This is what Chris got me for our anniversary!
Preeettyyy....fun fun. Thanks babe.

One Year Baby

Today, one year ago, Chris and I were become more than "just friends". I can't believe it's been a whole year! At the same time, I can't believe it's only been a year. I feel like I've known him forever. Chris, you've made this the best year of my life and I cannot believe how blessed I have been that God has chosen us for each other. Thank you for all you are to me! I love you so much. I can't wait for the lots and lots of more years together foreva'.

Home for Christmas break, and I like it.

Hi, I bet ya thought I fell off the planet eh?

Blogging is a school thing for me, so it's weird to do it at home, but I thought I would. I've been home exactly one week. I love Winona and I miss my apartment and Casey and Heather, but I do also love being home. I have gotten to see my family and Christopher quite often, which is so nice. I also saw Cara who I hardly ever see!

Jeff (Kelsey's boyance) was ever so kind to put me on the Culver's schedule and I have thus accumulated 29.5 hours and I'm still goin'. I have tomorrow off though! I have shopped a bit and done other little random things. I made a snow man with Gavin and Chris, made cookies with mama, went to A-bee's with Pa, and tonight I went to Narnia with my brothers and Chris, it was excellante!!! I would recommend it.

I am very glad to be done with this semester. I really would not like to go back for another semester, not because I don't like my college life, but because I am tired of classes, teachers, studying, multiple choice tests, and clinicals. I have to find the motivation to finish this out and be done in May, well sorta, cuz I have to take the RN test early in June, then I'm a nurse.

God has taught me so much in college, the thing me kept telling me this semester is that this world is not all there is for me, I knew that before, but he made me really think about it. I find so much peace and joy in the fact that God tells me how valuable I am to Him, which has nothing to do with anything I achieve here on earth. It's so great to belong to a purpose aside from this world, cuz this world is one huge letdown a lot of the time, but it's good though, because it makes us want something more, which is God. However, there are so many good things I've been given here, like my amazing family, fiance, and friends, and while I'm here I'm making the most of my time with them and living for God.

I could probably think of others things to write about, but I think I shall get in my beddy bye and be cozy and watch tv for a lil' bit.

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, but I hope even more that you remember and realize that God sent His son to earth to save our lives if we so choose to accept Him.

God Bless You, Love Brianna (look at the pictures below!!)


Chris and Gavin happy to be unrapping kisses for the cookies.....















Chris and Gavin after opening all the kisses, they got a lil' loopy, heehee














Cara made my hair all spiraly, cool eh, this is also my new Nursing hooded sweatshirt!!!

Fun Day

Hello people. I am now done with school and today I just got to hang out here in Winona. Heather and I went to campus to do a few lil' things, went to Erbert's and then Target. I cleaned my room here and finishd packing. Then we got free pizza thanks to Heather and her parents!!! whoooo! Then I permed Heather's hair! Fun! Then we went to Wally. Now I am about to watch Mystery Diagnosis! My fav show on Discovery Health. I come home tomorrow! Here are some pictures from today!

La Salon De Brianna















Heather's "sectioned" hair















I should start beauty school insted of nursing.



















The curlers are in, but will it work??















Washin out the chemicals...



















Curlers are out, so far so good!



















Yay!! It worked...pretty pretty.

The Good Things of Fall Semester 05'

In no specific order:

My roomates: HUT and Casey, who never fail to make me laugh, be weird with me, listen to me, and support me during tough weeks, girls, you are the greatest, I'd be so lonely here without you. We have the weirdest jokes and stories; I love living with you guys.

My family: I have the best family. My parents are a never-ending source of support in every possible way. Thank you so much. I love you both so much, you are the two most amazing people I know. My brothers are also wonderful, they make me giggle and I love them. Also my amazing extended family, like those who read my blog: Jodi, Gran. E, and uncle Rick, and cuzzin Megan.

My fiance: Today marks exactly a year, according to my diary, that I knew I loved Chris. I remember the exact conversation we were having a year ago tonight that made me realize instantly I knew I'd marry him. (and we weren't even dating!) Chris you are such a joy and blessing to me. Thank you for always understanding me, listening to me, and making me laugh. I love you X infinity.

Non-school friends: Cara Marie, my girl cousins: Kellie, Jill, and Megan, and Kelsey Marie: you girls are always making me laugh, giving me words of encouragement, and just being the great friends that I love. I am so appreciate of you all.

Nursing friends: like Sooi, Tiffany, Mel, and Nurgul, you guys are the ones who know exactly what we go through, it's go good to have you to make it through this with!

Discovery Health Channel: hours of non-stop entertainment and ER in the morning.

Culver's of Winona: you guys have the organization level of a slug, but I still love you and your food, as evidenced by the weekly to biweekly visits with my dear Hut and C-dawg, yum yum.
(also to Chris (the employee, not my fiance) for being a married, college-aged-shimmying-leprechaun with a good heart and a decent upbringing (right Casey?, heehee))

Chula Vista: Pico Paco, need I say more.

Walmart: there's no place like Walmart, it makes me feel at home.

My car: it finally works, we've been through tough times this semester, like 5 towings, and hundreds of dollars down the drain, but you're still truckin'

My blog/facebook/and email: without whom I would have no way to waste time and slack while studying.

Gilmore Girls: I love that show and I owe it all to Kelsey.

Women of Faith: a wonderful conference I went to in October

David Crowder/Shane and Shane/Newsboys: My favorite groups of the semester that make awesome songs for me to listen to, also the Crowder concert!! whoo!!

My dark grey Gap hooded sweatshirt: my #1 most cozy thing to wear, often more than once a week, and I've had it since 9th grade at least.

My mental health and community health clients

The nurses at Wabasha Public Health: the best group of nurses I've ever worked with.

Teachers like Susanne, Linda S., Judy, Jo, and Karen who with work us and not against us.

Fountain pop: if you don't know why fountain pop is great, than I'm not even gonna try to explain it to you. Chris and Mom, I know you can relate.

Movies: I liked watching them when I had time.

Cottage cheese: ate it all semseter long, haha. (I threw this in for you HUT)

Upobidan: the child Chris and I are sponsoring from Ghana.

The Bible: one of the most helpful verses I've ever read that God showed me this semester:
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:26-28

Last and Most Importantly: God: where do I start, there are no words. The best I can do is that I would be a complete mess without Him. He has taught me so much in my years of college as well as this semester. He is my joy, my purpose, my peace and my hope. He is my best and most perfect friend and savior. He leads me, walks beside me, and holds me in His hand. Lord, you are all I need and your very presence is my life.

There are so many more good things that I know I'm forgetting, like cookies and snow and chocolate and the cool calender my mom made that I look forward to changing every month and my white board and my markers, hahah.

I'm pretty much done with the semester, except for a take home test due Monday. So, this is my semster wrap-up.

Thanks for being part of my good things, all you blog readers out there. Love you all.

Love, Brianna

The Last Night

This is my last night of studying for the semester. I have a lot left, but at least it's the end. I have a take home test to do this weekend, but compared to studying, that's a piece of cake. So, here are some pictures from the week. Have a lovely night all, and good luck to all the peeps with tests left!!!

Am I done yet???
















4 solids months of nothing but studying and I'm still alive.

















I'm looking at you!
I got bored studying so I took
pictures of my eye ball.


Hut and I















Casey's not the only one up at 5am! I don't know how ya do it girl.
















Chris visited me on Tuesday...but what is he doing???
















Alright folks, back to learning I go. See ya soon! Yipyip.
Love, Brianna

Sleep Studying

I just fell asleep sitting up at my desk in the library. Dang, how can I study when I'm sleeping. I think I will walk up and down the steps and do a lap around the floor and come back. Heehee. I have today and tomorrow left to study, then I have a test on Friday. There will be a lack of sleep, let me tell ya. Mmmkay, that's that, back I go, if I can....

Love ya alls.

Icecream.

You are banana! You are very kind and rare. You
have a personality like not many other people.
You might not be very popular but the people
who are around you love you.

What Iceream Flavour Are You?

I am paralyzed from the head down

Well, I'm at work, my last Monday of work for the semester, so that's exciting. However, I need to figure out what I'm going to say for my presentation on massage tonight. I can't dooooooo it, it's sitting next to me and I cannot reach over and pick up the paper and think. I have not reached the edge, I am well over it, falling down a cliff, hitting my head on rocks, all while trying to do homework. Hahaha, that sounded depressing, I'm not depressed at all, I just can't get my brain to care. I think my brain is done studying, but I know that I am not done, so I have to force myself to do everything thing. I make no sense, please stop reading this now. Why are you still reading, I told you to stop. Have you ever read the Sesame Street book with Grover and the monster at the end of the book? Well this is like that, you should just stop. MAUHAHA.

Ok, well lemme think, do I have anything cool to say.....
This weekend was one of my least favorite weekends ever. All I did was force myself to study and every second was painful. Yet I took my final this morning and it was good. On Saturday night, I slept for 11.5 hours and last night and last night I slept for 3.25 hours, so it averages out to 7.375 hours per night, pretty good eh, yeh I did that on a calculator. The highlight of Saturday was going to Culvers with Casey, which was fun, I'm glad she was here this weekend or I would have gone out of my mind. Later on Saturday night, I was gonna go to bed at like 10:30, but Casey and I ended up talking and going gymnastics in the kitchen/living room from like 10 to 11:40, wow, but it was fun, thanks C-dawg.

Welp, I need to start figuring out what I'm saying tonight, otherwise I'm gonna be like: "Hey guys, my presentation is like on like massage. Massage is cool. It's like this thing you do where you rub someone else's back. And yeh, well, that's all".

Have a great day and don't study like me, do something cool like make snow angels.

THE END IS NEAR

Hello everyone. I have spring fever or senioritis or one of those issues, hahah, mainly I feel very hyperactive yet I have to sit here and learn!!! I have 10 full days, including today until December 12 rolls around. That is my last day, then I have a month off! This week has been packed with stuff to finish, most of which I got done on time.

Yesterday was fun!!! Kelsey came over to see us and her, Heather, Amie, Casey, and I went to Chula like old times. Then everyone but Heather and I went to Harry Potter IV. Heather and I had seen it twice, I am very poor, and I also needed to work on my paper, so I did not go. However, I finished my paper! Then Kelsey, Heather, and I went to Breathe. Heather went home so Kels and I hung out and got Ben & Jerry's and watched How to Lose A Guy in 10 Days, funny movie. Then we went to bed and Kels left this morning.

Casey and I had breakfast at McDonalds this morning and it was yummy. Since then I have been finishing projects and assignments so I am now on to studying for my Monday final in Adult Health II. I don't wanna though.

This is what I want to do. I want to go play in the snow, then watch a movie, then go out for supper, then go shopping, then watch another movie, and so on, heehee.

Well, I guess I beter start studying, I'm going to pretend that I love it, thereby fooling myself into studying.

Love you all.

We Love School

Hello my fellow collegeians (I don't think that is a word). I just wanted to say good luck to you all with the end of the semester, we're almost done!!! Then we get a nice big break, yay! I hope no one is overly stressed, but if you are, take a deep breath and blow it out (that's what my mom says). If you're stuggling with anything, you will get through it!
My things to do are down to a list of 8, which will take up all my time from now until December 12th, so I am excited for that day!!!
I love you all! See you all soon I hope!
Love, Brianna

Another study break opportunity

Name on birth certificate: Brie

Birthdate! : January 31, 1984

Nicknames:Brie, butthead, briemarie, brianna sue, various things

Star sign: big dipper

School: I dont' like it

Email address: too personal

Color of eyes: brown

Hair color: brown

Shoe size: 12

Brothers/Sisters: Brice and Gavin

HAVE YOU EVER

Missed school because it was raining: I never go to school when it's raining, it's too dangerous, I could get wet or slip on the grass.

Put a body part on fire for amusement: no, but the boys in my industrial tech class in middle school like to put hot glue guns on themselves to make blisters....

Been in a car accident: no

Been hurt emotionally. no, oh wait, I am a human, yeh I have.

Kept a secret from everyone: yes, all of you, muahahhaha, you dont know me.

Had an imaginary friend: Ben, he lives in Heather's closet, although I'm not sure if he's a friend, he's a little shifty

Cried during a movie: Yes, but it's pretty rare. The movie that always makes me cry is Stepmom.

Ever thought an animated character was hot: hmm...I don't think so. (I know who Max Steele is Cara, cuz I remember your doll in your room, heehee)

FAVORITES

Favorite Shampoo: Mmm...doesn't matter, right now I have the Aussie brand, inspired by Heather

Favorite color: oh I usually say blue, but it's hard to pick cuz I also like yellow, green, pink, red, and purple, haha.

Summer/Winter: Summer

Favorite Drink: Diet Coke

Song: Oh man, I like to many to pick, I'm pretty sure I say a differnt thing everytime I get this question. Today, I think I'll go with Revolutionary Love by David Crowder cuz I keep listening to it over and over.

Ice Cream: the brown kind

Subject: sheesh, I have all nurisng classes, so, outta all them that I have right now I'd say Emerging Health Care is my favorite subject because it's all about learning about our health care system, so its all new, interesting info, a nice change from nursing care stuff. But over my entire academic career, I'd say Geometry in 10th grade, Algebra II in 11th grade, World Affairs in 11th grade, and my Anatomy & Physiology and Pathophysiology classes in college have been the coolest.

Person(s): Haha, my favorite person? That's a funny question. I'm going with me, I love me, I'm the coolest, I wanna be just like me. I hope you're picking up the sarcasm. I think my favorite people know who they are : )

Girls name: yo mamma

Boys name: a bunch, they're all a secret.

TV show: Gilmore Girls, ER, Discovery Health Channel: Mystery Diagnosis, Plastic Surgery before and after, etc., Made (I always get addicted to it once I start watching it), Full House, Boy Meets World (the older years preferably)

RIGHT NOW

Wearing: Khaki pants and a white/pink/brown/tan/yellowish stiped button down shirt

I'm feeling: whatev.Eating:chewing gum from Sooi

Drinking: nothing, but I wish I had fountain pop right now

Talking to: I just announced to everyone in the computer lab (i'm at work) how to avoid jamming the priniter because they keep jamming it and I have to keep fixing it

Listening to: kids taking their computer tests... "click, click, cough, click click"

IN THE LAST 24 HRS

Cried: no

Met someone new: yes, one of the massage therapists from WSU, I had to interview her this morning

Cleaned your room: yesterday I vacuumed and picked up!

Drove a car: Yes, I just did, to the interview, which was at a little coffee place.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

Yourself: Um..I don't really know what that means, but I give credit to God for anything good in myself, so I would re-phase it as I believe in the power of God in myself, but not in myself alone.

Santa claus: I realized when I was 7 that there was no Santa cuz mom never sent our letters to him. I was not sad though.

Tooth Fairy: no

Ghosts: no

Angels: no doubt

UFO's: yes, I have one too! jk

FRIENDS AND LIFE:

Do you have a soul mate: I've never really thought about what a soul mate is, hmm...a mate for your soul.....heehee. I know without a doubt that Chris and I were made to be together because that was God's plan, so that's my answer.

Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?: no, but I got a fiance, heehee

Do you like anyone?: yeh, heehee, a lil' more than like though : )

Who have you known the longest?: My family, obviously, but other than that, the person I've known the longest and stayed close with is Cara

Who's the weirdest: prob Cara! but i love her!

Who's the shyest?: mmm, no one

Who has seen you cry: when I almost died skiing, my family saw me cry, haha, that experience instantly came to mind. I really don't cry much, and usually not in front of people.

What is the best feeling in the world: Someone tickling my feet, playing with my hair, back massage, that kind of stuff and 100 other things

Worst Feeling: guilt, nervousness

MISC. QUESTIONS

Silver or gold: gold

Diamond or pearl: diamonds, but I have a new-found interest in pearls

Sunset or sunrise: Well, they're both pretty, but I think sun-set, because I'm more likely to be awake for it and sometimes the sky gets all multicolored and it's so cool

Have you ever gone skinny-dipping: no

Do you sleep with stuffed animals: my doll and blanket, but no animals.

Have you ever broken/sprained/fractured a bone: neva'

Do you have any piercings: no

Rain, sun, or snow: Rain, nothing but rain, all day, everyday, I love it. ahhahhmauahahaha.

How is the weather right now: Holy crapola, it's frozen tundra out there.

Do you like cookies: uh, I dunno, I've never had one. I only eat organic foods from the earth, like dirt for instance.

What makes you happy: Well, all the wonderful people I know, like Chris, my fam, my friends, having no homework, yummy food, watching movies, rainbows, pretty things outside, like the ocean, winning the lottery, just kiddin. And obviously, God.

Are you too shy to ask someone out: I have never and I will never. I haven't because I would rather the guy ask me and I won't now because I'm marrying the one I love!

What's the stupidest thing you have ever done: Hmm...I do a lot of stupid things, like forget my car at school and get ticket for it, rarrrr. Um, I dunno, I'm sure Heather can think of somethings, or maybe Cara, I dunno, ask them.

Essay Assignment: What I Did Over Thanksgiving Break

My Thanksgiving Break:


Wednesday:
This was my first full day home and it was also Mom's birthday!!! Her and I hung out during the day and shopped around. She dropped me off at RCTC where Chris was and he and I went shoppin' a bit. Later my family of five went to the Holiday Inn to eat. My mom got a free meal because it was her birthday, yip yip. Then we got home and took pictures of ourselves and laughed really hard. I love when I'm with my whole family : ) Then we brought down Mom's cake and sang to her and gave her presents. Happy Late Birthday Mom! Love ya.

Thursday:
On Thanksgiving, we all went over to Gran E.'s house. Chris got to come, so that was lovely! We had lots of fun, hanging with the family. A total of 22 people were there I believe, but no cousin Megan, cuz she's still in London, we missed YOU! The food was awesome, thanks to Gran and the others that contribute (i.e. Cindy's wonderful corn bread thing that I love!). Also, Chris had lefse for the first time, so that was fun, we always have it at Gran's for Thanksgiving and Christmas because my grandpa is Norwegian, hence, we are all Norwegian. We played games, did puzzles, played with the little cousins, and such things. Later, I got to go with Chris and meet his aunt, two cousins, and a one-year-old second cousin, all very nice people! So, that was cool. Then Chris and I drove over to my aunt Julie's house where my dad's whole side of the family was located. We had more food, Grandma H's pudding pie, whoot whoot and banana bread. The guys all watched a movie and us girls hung out up stairs. It was a very lovely Thanksgiving!

Here is a nonexclusive list of the things/people I am thankful for!!!!

The living God, his son, and his spirit

America: the land of the free where I am privileged to reside

Christopher Adam Lewis

Mama

Dad

Brice-aroni

Gavin Chandler

Cara Marie

Heather Jojo Tlougan

Casey Bish

Kelsey Gordon Chesney :)

All my other friends! (you could see how this list could get too long)

My wonderful family which includes Grandpas, Grandma's, aunts, uncles, cousins, and so on

Mashed potatoes, Mexican food (Chula), Culver's, Chili, etc.

Mostly just how lucky I am to live where I live, and to have been born to two amazing parents who have given me the life I have and shared with me who God is and shown me his love.

Friday:
Mom and I went shopping a little and I got chili from Wendy's which was a highlight, heehee, YUM. I finished one of my papers and hmm...I think that was the day I went to Harry Potter with Brice and Gavin. It was my second time seeing it and it was just as delightful.

Saturday:
I was gonna do homework, but didn't. Dad and I walked to Carlos O' Kelleys and it was yummy. The walk was not bad at all, I thought it would take forever, but it didn't. We decided we burnt off the calories in the salsa we ate, heehee. Um, I saw Chris for a while before he had to work, then my mom and I met with the guy who might do my wedding pictures. Then mom made us spaghetti which was very good. Then Cara came over and we went to Culver's for some custard. Brita called while we were there so we had her come on over. Chris went on break when Brita came, so the four of us got to sit together, nice timing. I got chocolate custard with strawberries and hot fudge, mmmm, Chris made it for me and he did good. Brita and I hung out at my house after that and it was so nice to see her! We played Catch Phrase with my whole family and Jenny and then we drew with white out on a peanut jar and a magazine, it was fun.

Sunday:
I went to church, it was fine and dandy. Then we all went to the mall. I sat near Kellie, Jill, Jenny, and Katie and had fun talking to them. Then we went to Claires and I got two pairs of fake earrings and Katie got one. It was buy two get one free. Technically, I got the free pair, so in retrospect, I realized I used Katie to get a free pair, hahah. I didn't try to, but I'm pretty sure that's how it worked out, but Katie is so nice and sweet that she said she doesn't think I used her, haha. For those of you who don't know, Katie is my cousin Ryan's girlfriend : ) She is a lovely girl :) Also, I totally faked out several people with my earrings, however, the best reaction was Cara's, haha, you shudda seen it, let me tell ya. Later on we decorated the tree with the Amy Grant Christmas cd playing in the backgroud (tradition) and it was my turn to put the star on the tree! I also broke my favorite ornament, tear. There's a picture of it on mom's blog, sadness. Then Chris and I went to Carlos O' Kelleys and it was still good. He'd never been there, I think he liked it, but we were like, "WHOA!" when we saw his food. The burrito was like a foot long. Then I pretty much came back to winona and decorated with my Christmas stuff. I was bad and stayed up till 1:30 watching a Discovery Health Channel show I taped last week entitled "Mermaid baby" it was very interesting. The baby's legs and feet and kinda stuck together, hence the mermaid look.

Monday:
Today is Monday and I'm at work. People are turning in tests left and right. I've been writing this blog for like an hour because about every 20 seconds, someone is turning in a test. I have a meeting with my mental health client's case manager at 2:30, then I should do some homework! Fun! Then I have a night class and should do homework again. This is a very busy week, next week is still busy, and then the following week (the 12th) I have one last final and I'm done. So, in conclusion, I have a lot left to do, but only two weeks left, yay!!! Now I just have to use my time wisely and I should be good to go! I also probably have to go discuss/argue a test grade with a teacher, ooo, I hate doing that. But hey, I gotta. I really need to go to kickboxing tonight. Should I, hmmm....I don't wanna, but I should, blahhhhh.
MMMkay, I am going to put in some pictures now from over the break! Have a wonderful week everyone, it's almost December! Whoa!

Chris and Brianna




















Mom, Dad, Brice, Gavin, and I




















My 3-year-old cousins: Grant and Jensen



Sam, Chris, me, Gavin, Jensen, and Alex,
eating up the turkey.
















My brothers and I, aren't we just lovely?















Cara and I

Guess

Where

I

Am

???

Oh, l'm like totallly, like still in, like the study lounge

Within a 1/2 hour of being in the study lounge today (Sunday) the three girls walked by. I didn't look up at first, but then I heard someone say, "She's in there again", so I looked up and sure enough, it was the three girls, going down the steps. I wanna walk by them and say, "You don't knnooowwwww me". (refer to blog entry below this one if you don't know what I'm talking about)

Today I am studying diseases of the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, and kidneys as well as neurological disorders, oof dah. Tomorrow, after I take this test, I will have to immediately start studying for my last mental health test which is on Tuesday. I calculated that I only need to get 28 outta 40 to have an A in the class, so no problem. On Tuesday I also meet with my Kellogg client. After all that stuff I get to go home!!!!

I never mentioned that a great deal of yesterday was spent OUTSIDE of the study lounge. Christoper, my wonderful fiance, came over to visit me. He came at about 10:15 and had a pop for me in his hand, yum yum, he read my mind. Then we hung around and watched discovery health channel. I was impressed that he actually watched it, and I told him that, and he said it's not like he's watching it because he loves it, like I do, it's more like it's interesting but he's thinking, "why am I watching this?" hehehe. Then Chris bought me lunch at Chula Vista, mmm mmm, I haven't been there in for-ev-er. Thanks Chris!!! He had to leave at about 3 to go to work, so that was when my study lounging started. I had lots of fun having Chris as my only company of the day. Besides Chris, I only talked to two other humans on Saturday: the Walmart check out lady and Kellie on the phone, heehee, my roomies are gone! Also, Chris got an A on his math test, I'm so excited for him and so proud! Yip yip! What a smarty pants.

Well, I think I shall start learning about kidney disorders now, they are my favorite organ, so I guess this will be super fun!! hahah, or not.

Oh my goodness, this morning, on discovery health, I saw a show about how things can go wrong with twins before they're born. One thing that can happen is while they are being formed, one twin can get inside the other. So one baby grows normally, but with it's twin inside of it, and that twin will not continue to grow, it will just stay alive by means of the normal baby. So when the normal baby is born, they have to open it up and take out the little deformed twin. It was acutally very disturbing. Good think I told ya then huh? haha.

MMMkay, I'm sure I'll write later or tomorrow, or something. Bye!!! xoxoxo

Come, one and all........

I get a kick out of this so I thought I'd share it. Ok, I have a lot to do, every day, so I come into the study lounge, because it's a good quiet place (usually) where I get a whole table to myself to spread everything out. It's also very close to my apartment room, so I can easily leave often to go to the bathroom, get pop, talk to my roomates, etc. There are these three girls who come in here once in a while and they're very loud. They don't really do homework, they just giggle, which is fine, I just wish they didn't do it in here, cuz it's my only quiet place! Anyhoo, from where the study lounge is positioned, I can see people doing up and down the stairs, and those people always look into the study lounge as they pass, especially those three girls, it's like whatever/whoever is in the study lounge is of great interest to them. They've gone by several times tonight and have looked in. I feel like waving frantically or doing some kind of cool trick, like a back flip, so they have an actual reason to posess such a great interest in peering in at me.

So, getting to my point, the three girls just walked by, again, and, forgetting that a thin piece of glass and single door doesn't completely drown out sound, one girl proceeds to shout to the other two, "Oh my gosh, that girl is still in there!!!" Referring to me of course. Hahah, I loled. I think it's funny that they notice. I am the...drum roll please.....

"AMAZING STUDY LOUNGE GIRL!!! WATCH ME SIT, STUDY,AND.....SIT....AND.....WELL ANYWAY, AREN'T I AMAZING FOLKS?"

A sign should be placed outside the study lounge door:
"Peer in to view the study lounge girl, only 5 cents per look."

Before I know it they'll be talking about me in the Winonan (school newspaper).
"Have you heard about the girl who studies all day, everyday, in the same exact room in East Lake. Go there, second floor, walk up the steps, look in, and repeat, over and over and over, everytime you look, I guarantee, she'll be there...facinating....simply facinating. Word has it, she's in the nursing program."

Haahhaha, funny, all three girls just walked back down the steps, one after the other and each turned their head, a perfect 90 degrees, to look directly at me as they passed. I smiled at them.

Oh dear, well, I needed a study break. So, I guess I will go back to that studying now, after all, I am "study lounge girl", I have to keep up my rep.

Brie: Look at the tower I made out of our dishes
Casey: It's pretty, with all the colors
Brie: I should take a picture
Casey: You should
Brie: Should I really?
Casey: Yeh!
Brie: (proceeds to take picture) hahah, I should put it on my blog.
Casey: Do it
Brie: Haha, I think I will.

And there you have it folks.

I went to a concert

Greetings from Winona, MN, area code 55987.

Hi, my name is Brianna and this is my online blog, you think you know, but you have no idea.

Haha. Well I cannot seem to remember the last time I updated, so I will start with this past weekend. I went home for a night. I saw my whole fam. and Christopher too! I went to my Grandma E.'s b-day party and it was fun-o-licious. Then I cannot remember what else I did, I probably just studied or something.

Then, on Tuesday, Christopher came and we drove to Bethel University in St. Paul to see my dear friend Cara. It took an hour longer than we thought and I forgot my mobile telephone so Cara thought we were dead. The plan was to get to Bethel, call Cara, and she would tell us where she lived. However, the plan turned into me shouting at strangers on campus, "Do you guys know Cara Dietzman?" Finally, one nice boy said, "yes!" So, I asked if he knew where she lives, and he did, and he brought us straight to her door! Thank you un-named boy. So, Cara saw that we were in fact alive and gave us a tour of her living quarters, which was quite nice. Then she took us to a cool place with Subs, but more original than like Subway for instance. Mine was very yummy and Chris bought us cheese bread too, mmm mmm. I got to keep the plastic cup, so that was cool, souvenir!!! Then she directed us to Northwestern College, where the concert was located, thanks Cara!!!

We arrived a little late, but not to worry, we only missed part of the first band, Robbie something, but what we did catch of them was very good. We then bought matching David Crowder shirts, fun! Next came Shane and Shane, who I love! They were awesome. Then came the David Crowder Band. That is one original man. He's very talanted, funny, and loves the Lord, so it was like a big singing worship service, whoot! They sounded identical to, but better than the cd. It was very fun, I wanna do it again. Then we left.

It took a long time to get home. We did this cool trick where we started in St. Paul, went through Minneapolis, and were back in St. Paul again! How cool is that, I bet you wanna know how we did it so you can do it too huh? Well, too bad, I have no idea what we did. Heehee. I drove part of the way home and that was ok, but I got a little sleepy until I started jammin' out to the radio while Chris was in and out of sleep :) At one point, a deer was staring at me from the side of the road. I did not like him; I thought he was going to jump out at me. Also, the snow coming at me head on was a strange phenomenon which I can't really explain. All I can say is that my eyes were getting weirded out and I felt like I was in outer space traveling at warp speed with stars shooting by me. It is hard to drive like this.

Finally we got home and due to the late hour, Chris took a 5 hour nap on the couch. We went to breakfast at McDonalds at 7:20ish which was soooo yummy, mmm, breakfast burritos, mmmm, thanks Chris :) Then, I got to go back to bed for three hours which was delightful. Then I picked up my mental health client and headed off to the mental health party held for all us students and our clients. The food was gooood. My client gave me a good-bye present of banana bread, a cd he made for me of the Pussycat Dolls (very random), and a Christmas card. I thought that was all very thoughtful. I will never listen to the cd (their main song goes somethings like this: "Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me") but it's the thought that counts.

Since then I've been studying and will continue to study until I have learned all 8 chapters that my test is on tomorrow morning.

If all goes as planned, tomorrow I get to do two super fun things with Heather (Casey, you're welcome of course, if you will be here???!!!) One is Breathe at 9pm and the other is.....drum roll.....dramatic pause.....cymbol crash.......drum roll again.......crescendo of strings.........bass drum crash........THE HARRY POTTER IV MOVIE!!! Oh I'm so excited. The fourth was my fav. book, so this is bound to be my favorite movie.

I would also like to say, that I have been here at work since 11 and I have helped three different people, like actually taught them something. I like when we get to the section they're on now, because I understand it, unlike the previous two sections. So yeh, today I feel like I'm doing my job.

Okay, I will leave you with some pictures. I forgot my camera for the concert, but I'm actually glad I didn't have it to distract me, so I will put up some I found thanks to google images.

Adios friends. Peace out. See ya later.

David Crowder and band

Shane and Shane

Things about me

I thought this survey was pretty original, so here ya go....

2 names you go by:
1. Brianna
2. Brie

2 parts of your heritage:
1. Norweigan
2. Scottish

2 things that scare you:
1. Bugs going into my ear
2. Flies anywhere near me, ahh

2 of your everyday essentials:
1. God
2. My planner, I could function without it, but it's my means for organization.

2 things you are wearing right now:
1. An Old Navy fleece thing I've had since 9th grade
2. My pink watch from Mom :)

2 of your favorite bands or musical artists (at the moment):
1. Shane and Shane
2. Newsboys

2 favorite songs (at the moment):
1. Prescence (Newsboys)
2. Yearn (Shane and Shane)

2 things you want in a relationship (other than real love):
1. The experience of sharing my whole life with someone else who wants to be a part of it.
2. Happiness/fun/laughter

2 truths:
1. God is so very real
2. Everything happens according to God's plan, whether it seems good or bad.

2 physical things that appeal to you (in the opposite sex):
I'm thinking about Chris here :)
1. Smile
2. Eyes

2 of your favorite hobbies:
1. Scrapbooking
2. Making cookies

2 things you want really badly:
1. To have God look down on me and say, finally, you are saying "yes" to me in all you do.
2. For my family/friends who don't know God as their personal savior to know Him and for abortion to be completely illegal in all forms.

2 places you want to go on vacation:
1. London
2. Anywhere tropical
(3. Also to Guatemala/Ghana, cuz that's where my sponsored children live)

2 things you want to do before you die:
1. Reach more people for Christ
2. Have babies :)

2 ways that you are stereotypically a dude/chick:
1. I like playing with my hair and painting my toe nails :)
2. I like girl movies/shows (but then again, there are guys that do too)

2 things you are thinking about right now:
1. The new Gilmore Girls on Tuesday
2. How much I'm looking forward to Chris and I being parents some day

2 stores you shop at:
1. Target/Wally: random things/groceries
2. Old Navy/Maurices: clothes


I must give Kelli W. credit for this survey since I got if off her page : )

Also, you should all do this survey and put it in your blog/email it cuz it's fun : )

Gran Gran Gran

Happy 29th Birthday Gran!!!!!! I love you and I hope you have a wonderful day!!!

Jensen and I playing with Play-doh at Grandma's. 

Jensen preparing to tackle me 

Jensen wrestling me 

The stawberry things I made for Chris and I for fun, heehee, aren't they pretty?  

Hello.
Last weekend was pretty sweet. I did homwork and things and then Chris was here for all of Sunday which was awesome cuz I love to be with him the whole day. We had a picnic like thing in my living room with bread from Erb's, yum, then we went to Chicken Little, which I highly recommend, I loled a lot : ) and we also ate at Acoustic, which was yummy as well. This week has been busy of course. I cannot wait for Christmas break. I have a test every week at least, projects, group stuff, so yeh, it's just packed full. I wanna lay around and watch tv, hahah, but I can't. I have to study all night tonight too, man! First though I have to go to Wabasha to go along with a public health nurse to a baby visit, cute! I get to see a baby, fun. Today was my last meeting with my mental health client. We're having a party for all the mental health clients next week, so I'll see him again, but it's somewhat sad. I shall miss him. We went to Hy-vee and ate all you can eat buffets, whoot whoot. Well, this is short cuz I gotta get goin, but there's a quick little run down of the week and I missed tons of stuff, but there ya go! I wanna put some pictures in too, but I shall later. A'ight, I hope you're all having a good day!
~Brianna

Lord Reign in Me

Thank you God for your grace and mercy and ever constant prescene. You give peace to my overwhelmed head : )

I love this song from the Newboys, who have a wonderful way of singing about the amazingness of God. I love the line that says, "When the ground beneath us trembles, Your foundation never moves" Lord, I can't even express my gratitude for what that means to me. My debt to You is so huge, yet You are unchanging and You are my strong tower.

Stong Tower-Newsboys

Strong and mighty
Strong to save us
Like a fortress
Never failing
Strong in battle
Strong in kindness
When we stray, Lord
You're strong to find us

When the winds come hard against us
You are steadfast,
You are true
When the ground beneath us trembles
Your foundation never moves

Strong tower
High and glorious
Strong tower
Mighty in love
Our refuge
Our defender
Strong tower
Lord above

Strong to lead us
Through the shadows
Strong to carry
All our sorrows
When the enemy surrounds us
Closing in as darkness falls
Though his armies rage against us
They can never scale these walls

My Fellow Minnesotans.......

I found some fun facts today about MN while on a county board website (for a homework assignment) and I didn't know any of these and some make me laugh, so here ya go, MN facts.

MN state muffin: blueberry

MN state butterfly: monarch

MN state tree: red pine

MN state song: Hail Minnesota

MN state fish: walleye

MN state mushroom: morel

MN state photogragh: "Grace" (1918) (who know we had a state photogragh??)

MN state drink: milk (heehee)

MN state grain: wild rice

MN state gemstone: Lake Superior agate

Minesweeper

Oh wow, I am so excited. I have been playing the game minesweeper on my computer since we first got a computer when I was in middle school. I got good at it when I was younger because along with solitare, it was about the most fun thing I could do on the computer. Anyways, there are three levels and I've never passed the "expert" level because it requires a lot of time and concentration and my eyes start getting fuzzy and I can't see the boxes anymore. However, tonight, while taking a studying break I was very determined to pass it, and I did! It took me about 9 1/2 minutes. I just had to share that with the world. I passed the expert level of minesweeper and it only took me about 8 years to do it. WHOOT!

You're dying to know about my day aren't you?

It's about 9:00 and I have so much left to study tonight and tomorrow, oof-dah. Can I do it? I don't know. Since I am already lacking in time to do what I need to do, I thought I'd make it more challenging by wasting some of the time I do have by updating my blog.

Yesterday I went to Kellogg/Wabasha and vistied my community health care client. It was great fun. He invited me for lunch at the "legion" in two weeks, so that should be neato. I then proceeded to follow one of the public health nurses around for the day to see what her job is like, I couldn't stay awake, it was horrible, but it was cool to she what she does. Luckily I don't think she or the clients noticed I was sleeping while sitting up, at least I hope not.

Today I met with my mental health client in Winona. We went on a short walk (because long ones tire him out, jeesh, that's the point, and he's a young guy too) and then he wanted to make hamberger helper, so we did that. Then I worked, worked out, and started the studying process. I took a nap at like 7:00p, cuz I couldn't keep my eyes open. It was the worst 40 minutes of sleep ever. I slept the whole time, but had horrible dreams non-stop. Then Heather and I went to Culver's. I decided I could go for a break. I got a bowl of chili and pop since I already ate supper. Today I made myself spaghetti. I was very proud of myself and it was yum-mee. Now I am studying again, while drinking pop, so I will be up every two seconds to go to the bathroom. I've learned in the past that caffeine stimulates the bladder, which is why it makes you pee so much, but in class the other day our teacher called caffeine a "natural diuretic" (which is a medication people are given to get rid of fluids and it makes them pee). That made me lol, cuz I'm like forcing my body to get rid of fluids, yeh, not that funny, maybe it just is to me because we talk about diuretics all the time.

Hmm..well good news, the apartment inspector didn't say a word about the way my bed was illegally postioned, so she must not care. Also, a man came today and pulled a massive and very sick hairball out of Heather and my shower, so now it drains properly. That is so gross, I swear it was like a 1/4 of the hair on my head. I'm going bald. I'll probably have to get a wig. I heard wigs have names, like "the Sharon" or "the Barbara" maybe that's an old thing and they don't do it anymore, but it would be fun to be bald and rush into a wig store and yell out, "get me "the Sharon, now!"

Guess what, I'm getting married in 354 days, which is less than a year!

Oh, today was a very nice day. I was thinking about you Mom and how it was your perfect kind of day, at least it felt like that here. Not hot and not cold, I like it.

Also, I was wondering if anyone reads my blog that never comments. So, if you are reading this now, I demand that you comment so I know, just outta curiousity, if you read this. If you can't think of a single thing to say, just write, Hi Brianna, my name is (your name here) and I read your blog today. Heehee. Do it, do it, it'll be fun.

Ok, back to studying.
Adios.
Comment now, everyone's doing it....

My Post for the People

Well hello there friend....

I haven't update in a while so I thought since I got some time now, while at work, I shall update. Two weekends ago I went to Women of Faith. It's a big convention in St. Paul at the Excel and this was my second year of attendence. It was very good as usual. There was lots of good speaker and singers and such. We stayed over night at the Radisson and it was fun sharing a room with Mom, my aunt Julie, and two family friends Cozy and Denise. I also got to see Kelsey and Sharalyn at one point, so that was coolioooo.

The rest of the week was a blur, I know I had a lot to do and a lot to study for.

This past weekend was lots of fun. First of all, I worked for 5 hours on a Friday for a group project and then I was home alone all night cuz my roomies left for various reasons. I cleaned the whole place and got groceries and stuff. Then I watched 50 First Dates and fell asleep in the middle of it at about 3am, I love staying up late! Then I got up at about 10:45 when Mom called me. I did all my homework in the morning so I could go home Sat. night, which I did. Mom and Dad took Chris and I to Timberlodge and it was soooo good, but we got very full. They have scrumtrilicious bread there, mmmm, and mashed potatoes as well. Then Chris had to usher at the RCTC play to get service hours in for his theatre class, so I went along and hung out and then we went to the play. It was called The Importance of Being Earnest. It was one of the best plays I've seen. The actors were so good and they were so funny. I went to church with the fam. the next morning and ate at the mall, yum yum. Then I was going to leave for Winona but my group project got pushed way back for the meeting time, so I decided to stay for my cousin Jill's 14th b-day party. Julie and her mom made wonderful food and Julie gave me things to take back with me, whoo hoooo. It was lovely to see everyone and hang out with my cuzzins. I got back to Winona at about 8 and had a group meeting at 9 and another one at 10, crazy huh? Oh, also at home, my mom bought me two shirts, and hooded shirt and a pretty purple coat as well as new cozy jammies just for a surprise, it felt like my b-day, thanks mama!

Now it is Monday and I just had 4 hours of classes and presentation #1 of the week. Our group went the very first of everyone and there was one group after us today. The teacher said our two groups set a very high standard for everyone to follow, so that's good to hear! It was pretty fun, I always feel a little nervous about being up in front, but once I'm there, I like it. So, now I'm at work and I'm thinking I should start studying for my Friday test.

I would also like to tell the world, because I am so proud, that Christopher got 86% on his last math test, whooot whoooot.

Here are a list of other random things:

• There are lady bugs in my room.
• Tomorrow is inspection so I need to figure out how to move my bed since it's in an illegal position in front of the door that contains the heater.......Or, maybe I could just leave it there and see what happens, maybe I'll get expelled.
• Did you know there is a new food pyramid?? It's very different and I like it better.
• I bought fruit and vegetables to be healthier and not just eat mashed potatoes for supper.
• I heard cousin Megan's voice on the computer yesterday, all the way from London.
• I forgot to mention that I decided to sponser a second child! Chris decided that it would be cool if we did it together and I agreed. So, while at Women of Faith, mom and I went to the WorldVision booth and I got a little boy from Ghana for Chris and I and mom got a boy around Gavin's age from hmm...I can't remember, but I'm pretty sure it's centrel America.
• There's a boy in here (at work) who has one pant leg rolled up, I'm thinking he's in a gang. I am now entitled to envoke the school's diciplinary policy and prompty escort him out of the room where we can proceed with furthur investigation. Based on my knowledge of gang symbols and paraphenelia, I would say this boy belongs to the East Side gang, yep, I am most certain. Good thing there's a camera in here, I can keep an eye on him.
• That's all folks. It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, so have a lovely day (for those of you who now have the Mr. Rogers song in your head, way to go, because that was my intention....remember Mr. McFealy??? hhahahahahahh, bye!!!!!!!!)

The People I Love

Here are some pictures of the important people in my life that I love!!! It's in no specific order and it's not all-inclusive because I don't have picures of everybody. So, here are the beautiful people in my life for your viewing pleasure. Love ya!
~Brianna

My amazingly wondeful parents, I love you guys! 

Chris and I (I love you!!) 

Brice, Jenny, Me, and Chris 

My baby Chris 

Cara Marie and Brianna Marie