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So, I hate nursing school. I know, you're thinking, really, this is what she wants to do with her life? But seriously, I hate the school part of it. I absolutely love getting clinical time, but the lectures and other stuff is horrible!! Senior year is so much busywork! It's like they purposefully want us to stroke out with all the crap we have due. And, since I now have the lovely last name Chrestman, I am number 4 on the roll. And that totally sucks! I'm so used to being smack dab in the middle, and it just is horrible being at the first. I continually have to do things before everyone else, and have more things due at one time. The past month has been 1 huge blur, just trying to get everything done on time, not really even worrying about how it sounds. On one paper I turned in last week, I looked over the comments, and she put this arrow on 1 part. I looked, and I literally had like 5 words in the sentence, and was starting a whole new thought from the rest of the paragraph, and I just LEFT IT!! (So I obviously didn't read over it again, but I got full points, so no fussing at me.)

Wow, I did read over that again, and that's a lot of complaining. But, I feel that's fine, because this is my blog, and if you don't like it, you definitely don't need to keep reading my blog.

But now I'm on to other subjects.


When it comes to football, I'm of mixed emotions lately.

The Packers have yet to disappoint, and as Clay Matthews was name Defensive Player of the week yesterday, we definitely don't have much to complain about. i can't believe he's had 3 sacks both games of the season. If he keeps this up, we just might make it further this year (although I blame most of last year on the offensive line)! The game against the Bears is Monday night, which will suck for me, since I have a 12 hour shift the next day, but I don't care. Can't miss a division game! It should be good, especially since Nick Collins, Brad Jones, and Mike Neal might all come back for the game. We're both so excited about this season, and can't wait to watch the Vikings game with Favre's ankle the way it is. (I know, it sounds like I'm so bloodthirsty, but I swear just with football!)

Ole Miss is just hard to talk about. Masoli sucks. He was supposed to be this bad-ass that came to save us. Well, he hasn't. We suck worse. And I hate that.

MS State has some potential. But they're definitely not living up to it. Relf and Russell both had several (I can't remember the exact numbers, they were so high!) picks, and so I keep saying they should put the Favre kid in. Now, that's not because his name is Favre (although I'm sure he's had some good coaching), but he definitely can't be much worse than Relf and Russell, and if he is (I really don't think it's possible though) then they need to know so they can get themselves a better quarterback for next year! Also, though, they could use some kids with better hands, because the catching isn't exactly stellar either.

So, in review, my life is definitely more boring than I thought. But, sometimes, it's cathartic to write, so you'll read it if you want!

Autumn...

IT'S FINALLY FALL!!

I'm SO excited. It finally feels like fall, and I can't believe it's so early this year. It's the first week in September, and our backyard has leaves falling and it's been about 65 degrees at night. It feels so amazing, we've just been sitting outside all the time(at least, when I'm not studying or writing a paper!). I love this time of year; it's specially made for football, chili, a great glass of wine, and enjoying life.

So, this weekend was the start of SEC football. It was disappointing in some ways, but amazing in others. MS State did so amazing against Memphis, but Ole Miss was SO disappointing. I'm hoping State will continue to be this awesome. They were so amazing in the first half, then just fell off in the second, and let Jacksonville State beat them, which should never have happened!! But, hopefully this is not how the rest of the year will play out for the Rebs.

This next week, NFL football season kicks off. We are so so so excited at this house!



We've had fantasy football drafts at our house for the past 2 weeks, and it's so great! We love doing this. I do some cooking, the guys come over, and we get ready for football! Today has been so awesome because it feels like fall outside, there's football going on all over my house, and it would be even more amazing if I did have so much homework to do! I'm procrastinating, which is unusual for me, but it's just so hard to focus on a great day like this.



If you can't tell, we are huge Packer fans. We have the schedule up on our fridge, and it feels like we've waited forever!

I hope everyone is as excited as I am, and I'll definitely be posting more about it!
KC

Life to Its Fullest

Okay, I know, it's been way way too long! In my defense, though, it seems that every time I thought about trying to sit down and post, someone would call and need something, or I would have to run errands, or just something! The past month has just been crammed full of fun things and running every which way for us, so get ready for a long post!

We had David's family in town for about a week around the 4th of July, which was SO fun! We shopped, visited all kinds of family, and had both of our entire families over for a huge grill party!

Everyone had so much fun, and David even showed my granddad a new drink that he decided he loved!

We were all up laughing and talking WAY too late every night they were here! Jackson is 5 now, and so he's really getting to the point where he remembers us really well, and hearing him say Aunt Kacy, come play, or Uncle Da-bid (it's the cutest thing, the way he says David!), I need the 'puter (the kid is SUCH a whiz with playing on any computer, whether my Windows 7 or David's Macbook Pro; it amazes us!). He really is a super sweet kid, and we love him so much, and can't believe he starts school next week!

After David's family left, we got things back to normal for a few weeks, and then it was time for a girls trip! Bethany (my sister), my mom, and my grandmother, and I all went to Lake Norfork in Arkansas for a long weekend to stay with my aunt and have SO much fun! We played games, we talked constantly, and as with any trip where it's all women, we solved the world's problems after a few glasses of wine! Sadly, my camera batteries died the day after we got there, but I'll edit in a few days after my mom gives me some of her pictures. I was using rechargeable batteries, but they were just so old they couldn't hold any juice, so I bought a massive pack of regular batteries so I don't have to worry about that again!

We also went through Hardy, Arkansas on our way to the lake. We have always loved that town, and when Bethany, Ryan, and I were little, we would beg and plead to stop at this amazing candy shoppe they have, and now, it's more of the antique stores that catch our attention. I did stop at the candy shoppe and get David a big piece of fudge though! In one store, I did see some amazing things, and came away with 2 things. I found a wedding present for my best friend, who is getting married in March (yes, I know, I'm starting early, but I can't help myself!), and the most amazing mirror! I would tell you what the present is, but on the off chance Ali reads this post, I'll have to keep you in suspense until I give it to her at one of her many showers in a few months.

And now, the mirror. I can't tell you the thought that went through my mind when I saw it, because there really wasn't one. Even my brain was speechless! It was shoved behind a couple of other things, which I can't even remember now, because all I truly saw was the mirror. It was a long octagon shape, with beveled glass in it. I was so afraid to look at the price, but I made myself do it, and it was only $7!! I couldn't believe it! I didn't even think about where I would hang it or what I would do with it, I just knew I HAD to have it! So, we somehow stuffed them in the trunk of the car (you can imagine, with 4 women, how much stuff we had!), and I decided I would redo the frame, which was hideous, or buy a new one if I needed to. So, I got it home, and I was so excited, and David just didn't have my vision. He was so sweet about it, but the look on his face! It just said, okay, honey, I know you think it's great, but it really isn't. So, last week, I took a few days and worked on it. I can't believe how great it looks! I sanded it down some, and then painted it black. The mirror itself was in great shape, and the frame was really sturdy, just an ugly color, so I just updated, and now it hangs on the wall you see as you walk in the back door. I've gotten lots of compliments on it, and everyone seems to just love it, especially David, and I am SO completely proud of it!

Don't mind all the stuff in the background. Just look at how perfect that mirror is, and what a great job I did on the frame! :)

Now, I'm just getting ready to go back to school and finish up my last year of nursing school, and can't wait to finally be done and have a job!

This summer, for me, has been all about spending time with my babies, and just loving life.
David with both of our babies. Raven doesn't always like it when Rocky gets to sit with David too, as you can see by her pulling away in this one.
She loves getting her time alone though, and she's just so amazing. She's so well-behaved, and really, is our first baby.

After I got home from the lake, she was SO excited to see me. I love that! It's the best feeling in the world! She didn't leave my side for days!

This is what she does during the day. After she eats breakfast and goes outside and David leaves for work, she goes back to bed. I'm pretty much always up when David leaves, and so she just goes back up to our room, and sleeps on David's pillow! It's so funny! And if I'm not up when he leaves, she just sleeps beside me; she won't sleep on my pillow or my side of the bed, though. Just David's!

I heard a quote some time ago, I can't remember who said it, but they said, "I think, to live life, would be an awfully great adventure." This summer has been all about the adventure for me. I've had so much fun taking care of David, antiquing with friends and family, going on our cruise, staying up late and sitting outside for hours, and enjoying the time we had before I started back to school, and have no life again. So, I raise my glass (as it's been all summer) to a wonderful time full of family, friends, and tons of fun!

Father's Day

There are several men in my life who make me proud to call myself their daughter in some form or fashion. Today I wanted to honor them in some small way.

The first is my own Daddy.


This is my Daddy walking me down the aisle at my rehearsal.

He isn't an overly demonstrative or overly involved dad at this stage in my life. However, I know that no matter what I need or when I call him, he'll be there as fast as he can possibly get there.
I know what it's like to do without a dad for a while. It's not something that I would ever wish on another human being. When I was 13, he was sent to Bosnia for a peacekeeping mission for about 11 months. Then, when I was 17, and a senior in high school, he was sent to Iraq for a year. He joined the National Guard when he was 18, even before he met my mom, and in the 25 years he had been in the Guard, he had never had to go anywhere besides a few weeks for training here and there. When he was sent to Bosnia, it was difficult, but there really wasn't any fighting, it was simply a peacekeeping mission. Iraq, however, was a different story. He had a very dangerous job there and my dad is the ultimate hero. He would give his life for someone else in a heartbeat, and my mom, brother, sister, and I knew that. That was probably the most difficult year of my life, and I'm still in my first year of marriage! He is one of the most wonderful men I know, and I wouldn't trade having him for anything in this world.
Growing up, I never really thought about how wonderful he was, I just knew that it was no fun at all to get in trouble with him. He would give you this look that said, you know what you did wrong, and so do I, but we're still going to talk about it and then you'll get a spanking. I hated his spankings! If you noticed, he's a big guy, so when he spanked, you knew that hand was going to hurt! But he's super gentle, and hardly ever lost his temper.
I don't know if I can ever adequately describe what a wonderful father he's been, but every year in June I always try to show him a tiny portion of how amazing he is.
I love you Daddy.

The second is my father in law. My husband and I have been married for 6 months, and we dated for 2 1/2 years before that. However, I've known my husband's family most of my life. I've always admired his dad, and he has always been a huge influence on my husband, and a reason that my husband is so amazing. I appreciate him so much, and love the man he's helped my husband turn out to be.



Here are my wonderful in-laws with my husband.


The last is my husband. We don't have any children yet, but in a few years when we do, I know how wonderful a father he'll be. I have no doubt how much he'll love our beautiful children, and how much fun he'll have with them, and the wonderful things he'll teach them. I can't wait to see that in a few years, and to be able to give him a wonderful Father's Day.




Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful men out there!

First Things First

Okay, so I've never really thought much about blogging. Now, however, I've decided to try my hand at it.

Before I keep going, though. Don't really expect this to be funny. I have my moments, but like I tell my husband, he doesn't really laugh at my jokes, just me. So, you can expect to laugh at me, probably not at anything I say on purpose though. So don't say I didn't warn you!

If for some reason you're reading this and you don't know me, I'm young, have 1 year left of nursing school, and I got married about 6 months ago. My husband is the most amazing person I know, and we love to spend time together. All these people I know that have been married for years and years laugh at me when I say I love marriage, and that we have fun together all the time. I don't get that. I mean, yeah, it's hard, but shouldn't it also be fun? I've always thought that, and we get along so well, and just love being together. So I guess that's all I'll say about me for now!

Basically, I'm just writing this blog for me. Getting my ideas out there, seeing if other people agree with my ideas and basically just being egotistical enough to think people really care that much what I think!