Love like Crazy

Sunday night at 12:12 am I received a phone call from one of my best friends Kelsey to let me know that her cousin and my friend Mac Pratt had past away from her 3rd battle with cancer. Mac was one of the greatest people I have and will ever know. Just think of the absolute best all around person you know, charismatic, fun, smart, hilarious, beautiful.... she was all of that and more. I will always keep her in my heart and know she is looking down on me.... those sunny days will always be because of her! Through this hard event I have continued to think a lot about life, it's meaning, and my little part in it. I guess the only thing you can do is to keep on moving, the days will pass, and you will grow.
Mac's favorite song has been on replay in my head all week...

Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse I Love You
Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense
Never let your prayin knees get lazy
And love like crazy

Lee Brice- Love like Crazy <3

Rest in peace Mackenzie Pratt, you'll be with me until I see you again.

the time ticks by.

As this semester ticks by slowly I've learned more about myself, my limits, my ambitions, my goals, and my weaknesses. I've been very busy lately and haven't had the time to stop and smell the roses all but a few short times. I've come to see that I am understanding my nursing classes better and everything seems to be coming full circle that way; but I've seen friendships of mine grow stronger or be lost all together within the past 6 months. I've started working at home, at school, while having a full 17 credit course load, and a long distance relationship with my love and my family. Balancing schoolwork and social time has been going well but fitting in the work at home as well as events and mediating I have been doing as ARC of an entire building has proven to be a juggling act. One week more of my time will be devoted to schoolwork and the next ResLife, and the next work at home. When I was home this weekend I went to my highschool's homecoming field hockey game and realized I felt extremely awkward there because I knew more of the parents and teacher than the players. I left early and have decided there isn't a real reason for me to go back at this point because my life has led me away from there and on to new things. I can't believe it's already October because this summer and school year has flown by in the blink of an eye it seems. BUT at the same time I just want it to be December already and time for my amazing boyfriend to come home and have a break from this life, and a chance to catch up on my other life; the home living working girl. I've been into photography again alot lately which has me interested and other things as well....

I'm on duty right now waiting for it to be midnight so I can go to sleep just to wake up at 5am and go to clinical at DHMC, a 45 minute drive from here.

One super exciting thing right now is my boyfriend just sent me a pkg from Germany which i can't wait to get and see exactly what is inside!

I put some pictures from the "floor wars" event Crawford held last week and of the flooding from last weekend below and will put up some others soon. I promise.

<3