Almost done...and yet it's just the beginning

I was listening to the radio about a week ago and heard the radio DJ say he had a new song that he wasn't entirely sure how he felt about it but he was going to play it anyways.  I decided to give it a listen and as Des can attest I'm a bit hooked to this song.  The bridge is a little weird and I think unneccesary considering the overall theme I get from the song.  If you don't like hip hop/rap at all don't listen to it, if you are neutral give it a listen, it'll change your life (o.k. not really, but I do think it's catchy).

I may be avoiding studying and watching YouTube videos... bad idea?  Probably and yet, I only have one
left! (can I get a hallelujah?) This has been one of the best and yet most stressful semesters I have had thus far in my college career, that's saying something considering I did 22 credit hours one semester about a year ago.  I am glad it's coming to a close, means only 4 more semesters until graduation, but it also means  2 seniors I loved working with shout out to Brady and Katie, (who will likely never read this) and an amazing GA Kelly (who also likely will never read this).  Of course I can't forget Vinny, these 4 made my football days amazingly awesome and guaranteed me a good laugh every single day.  Add Paul and Eric into the mix and you are destined to have a good time. If I feel like it, I will post some pictures from our annual ATEP Super Bowl we had today.
Quick highlights (for my benefit more than yours):  Anne getting tackled by Josh (our academic advisor) *we played all classes together including administration* Mind you we were playing two hand touch not tackle.  It was quite hilarious to watch.
Vinny intercepting a pass in the endzone and returning it for a touchdown (full length field) and about died afterwards.
Best quote/conversation following this epic weave and run,
"water! water! I need water!"
"Vinny, we aren't at football practice..."
"Fine, get me a diet soda"
"Right, cause that's the best recovery beverage..."
"o.k. who of you is oxygen administration certified that'll do too"
"Um.... right, let me get that out of my pocket and get on that..."
"Don't mind me while I am dying over here, you just play on without me, i'll catch up"

It was pretty much hilarious.
This next one, we found it pretty funny, others probably would just look at me and think I'm weird.
When determining if we wanted to have a rule of where to touch, *it was co-ed*  one person yelled "below C7 that'll be fine", another said, "how about rib 8, if they hit rib 7 you're still free to run." "Hey, I like it, wait who will be the judge of that?"
Needless to say, we just decided 2 hands anywhere you could get, but you couldn't touch any female's chest area.

Considering that aside from Brady and Katie I didn't spend a significant amount of time with any 3rd years, I am really going to miss them, they have made this semester one of the best as stated above.  I am glad I still have a few of the GAs left (they have one more year of their masters left) and of course the head trainers - they alone are amazing - the new GAs have quite the bar to live up to, but I'm excited to see what happens and the awesome memories that come next year and the year following that before I move on to my next great adventure.
Regardless of what happens, one thing is for sure, I will be livin' the good life! :)

Athletic Training

 I had the thought to make one of these myself the other day so I decided to search it and see if anyone had ever made one before.  The best part is that some of them are accurate while others... well...some days it feels like they're all accurate.  I sure do love my major! Best job in the world (at least I think so).

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Never a dull moment that's for sure. :)

Finals...

The time has arrived again... Finals Week
It is at this time of the semester that it seems as though every teacher decides, "oh, I just decided I want you to do this assignment on top of everything else you have going on, oh by the way, it's due next class."  I like to pride myself that I am not a huge procrastinator, mind you the not a huge procrastinator.  I do put things off at times, much more than I would like to, but with my crazy schedule this oft times can't be avoided...

I once heard the saying, "prayer will never really be taken out of schools as long as there are exams."  How very true this is, I can't recall a time when I haven't pleaded for heavenly help on every single exam, practical or written.  I have found that as long as I do my part, I always get some help from the Man who knows all.  Who better to have on your side during an exam than an all-knowing Being?

I have decided to use this blog as a sorts of journal,  I know many people do this already, and I know many people think this is strange, why would you want to put your thoughts in a place that is open to the whole world if they come across your site?  My rationale, you never know when someone else will stumble across your blog and it may change your life for the better, I have personally experienced this multiple times.  I don't even know if anyone reads this, so in a sense it doesn't matter one way or the other, whether this is a journal or just a means in which to capture random clips of what is going on in my life.  To whoever does read this, enjoy and hopefully you can learn something from it.

Now back to studying...

Life is... Good!

A friend asked me the other day how I was doing, I have been really busy with school, work, and other responsibilities I currently have in my life but this question caused me to stop and think, was I doing all of this for the sake of getting good grades, making money to pay for school or was it because people I know, respect, and enjoy working with asked me to help out?

I think all of the above answers the question.  I indeed am really busy, often stressed more than I ever thought I could handle, often feeling like I am doing all that I can to keep my head above water, and yet when I am in bed or have a chance to sit back and think about all that I have done throughout the day, I realize I wouldn't change it for anything, I love what I am involved with, I love what I am studying, I love the people I am working with, the athletes, the AT's I work with, my instructors, and of course my classmates.  We have a lot of fun together, making a lot of good memories. 

BUT, one of the aspects that I love about my life is getting to see this little guy usually once a week, sometimes more, sometimes less.  I mean really, look at this guy, how can you not smile when you look at him. 

While there are times that I wish my life would slow down and not have so much trying to vie for my attention, I indeed am livin' the good life, all I can do is do my best and of course, take whatever comes my way and make the best of it.  Anything less, would only sacrifice the gifts and blessings placed in my life right as this specific moment.