Christmas Presents

The Christmas season is fast approaching. This is my favorite time of year. All of the lights, decorations, songs, and of course vacation. I have always loved Christmas time. Gathering with family and friends and eating the best foods and treats. I still remember the anticipation for weeks before Christmas. We had an advent calendar and would count down the days. I remember all of the traditions from reading a story a day till Christmas to opening 2 presents on Christmas Eve. The Christmas holiday has always been a big deal in my family. I am now with someone who doesnt feel the same way. Christmas was of course there, just wasnt celebrated to the magnitude that we did in his family. So to me, the months leading up to Christmas are lovely. To him, its just another holiday. In the time that we have been together I have tried to change that :). I love the anticipation of Christmas time, and I love giving gifts. He is the kind of person who would much rather give than receive so when I ask what he wants, he never has any idea lol. On top of that, he is absolutely impossible to shop for. I think that men in general are hard to shop for. It's like my dad, when you ask him what he wants for Christmas his answer has always been world peace. That is not possible for me to give him for Christmas lol. That's how Jonathan is. He is just a little picky too, so my stress about what to get him every year begins way before Christmas.

I have already started to mull around ideas of what to get him this year. There is always the staple gifts of a wallet, clothes, watch, all the typical man things to get them on special occasions. This year I want to do something with meaning. Something that has sentimental value. I have decided that instead of dealing with the craziness of the stores at this time of year, I am going to make him something. Maybe that is a little cheezy or cliche, but I want to give him something that will have a use and value beyond what a wallet or watch will give. Now, this isnt going to take all of my stress away. Coming up with an idea of what to make for him is going to be challenging in its own way. Once again, he is very picky. Now I know with something that is made for him, the pickyness level will change drastically. But I want something that will have that meaning that hand made gifts have, but also be something that he can use.

I have been thinking about making a quilt. My mom gave me this idea. One year, a couple years back for my birthday, she made me a quilt with squares of jeans from members of my family. I love this quilt, and so does Jonathan. He always ends up stealing it from me and using it. I love this idea, but I run in to a problem. I dont own a sewing machine. We havent been in Henderson for long, so my problems there is no sewing machine to use. This idea has stuck with me and I want to find a way to do it. If I am not able to find a sewing machine, I will now be back a square one. If anyone has an ideas, please feel free to let me know.

Here We Go!

So I am new at this blogging stuff, but figured I would give it a try. Here we go applies to so much more than just the start of a new blog, it applies to so many aspects of my life right now. Today I am just going to focus on one of them.

I recently started school again. It has been 8 long years since the last time I cracked open a school book. I was very intimidated and I have been procrastinating starting for several years now. After all of the procrastination and the realization that if I had done this right after high school I would be done by now, I jumped in head first and applied. I quit letting my fears and insecurities win and just did it.

For some time I have been sticking with my decision to go in to a pharmacy technician program. First. Then after continue on to become a pharmacist. I enrolled in a shortened 10 month program with the National Certification option at the end. I was thinking, YES!! the faster the better. I failed to reflect on the fact that with a shorter program comes a shorter amount of time to learn all the same information as the longer programs.

The first class, not so bad cramming all that info in. Second class, BIG difference. I have realized there will be a price to pay for the benefit of finishing faster. A lot more studying in a lot less time. You may think, no biggie, it is well worth it. But sitting down today, on my first day of this new class, I realized just how big of a deal it was. Anatomy and physiology crammed in to a four day a week for four weeks is a lot.

I know that it is going to be beneficial for me to get done sooner, and with having to externships in this program I will be better prepared and trained. Right now it is seeming like a very long way to climb to get to the top of this mountain I have chosen to climb. Wish me luck!!