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