Is this the real Chris Brown??

Last night I was laying in bed reading and our house phone rang (a rare occurrence in itself). I looked at the clock which told me it was 9:57, a very unlikely time for a phone call. Chris wasn't home and I just kept expecting it to be someone breathing on the other line and telling me that they were watching me or something.
Instead of that, I heard, "Is Chris Brown there?" (a gidy teenage girl voice)
I said, "um, he isn't home right now".
She replied, "oh my ----- is this the real Chris Brown? I mean the real Chris Brown? Oh my ----- I can't believe I am calling him" She then preceded to sing to me a bunch of lines from Chris Brown's songs.

Now I don't know if this was truly a sad, star struck fan or if it was a prank, but whatever it was, it really made me chuckle.

I should have told her to send me 50$ for an autograph from Chris Brown. That wouldn't have been lying right!

Nothing like really pushing yourself.....

So I was just thinking today, what are some things that I would like to accomplish this year??? and as I was thinking I decided that instead of setting a bunch a goals that create more stress in my life, I will attempt to:
1. do my hair (as in actually blow dry and style) at least once a week (why do so many girls make this look so easy?)
2. eat more chocolate
3. make dinner at least 4 nights a week
4. pass my classes (I am starting to see why people adopt the nursing school attitude of C's get degrees)
5. read the BOM from start to finish
6. shop more (I guess grocery shopping will have to count for now until I win a Nordstrom shopping spree!)
7.last but not least, I am going to locate (and then strengthen) my triceps and abdominals, I am pretty sure I was born with them, but I am not sure where they have gone

Phew. I am glad I got that all out there, hope I can make it. They always say until you write it down it doesn't mean a thing......

Ice Storm

So this is the result of trying to chip the ice off of our car after an ice storm last week. Whoops! I had been more afraid of breaking off the door handle trying to pry the door open (hey, stop laughing...I know I'm not too strong, but I really think that could happen one day) than breaking the ice scraper. Anyhoo, next time I'll just let the defroster run for a few minutes before chipping away at the ice.

We have been incredibly busy for the last few weeks. Linzi had a test or big paper due every week, and I've been trying to study for our respiratory test we took yesterday. The good news is that we are both done and are incredibly glad to have the next couple of weeks off...from school at least...Linzi has to work next week :( The better news is that this time next week we'll be in Utah celebrating with everyone we miss so much! If we don't post again before Thursday, Merry Christmas everyone!!

Jury Duty, Day 2

Well, this turned out to be short-lived. I actually got picked as part of a group of 40 prospective jurors for a case, and was thinking that I was going to get picked to sit on the jury (I was number 14). It was interesting to go through the questioning of the jurors, talking about connections with law enforcement, relatives that had committed crimes or any lawyers that we knew. While I didn't have much to say about the first two, the judge interrupted me while I was naming some friends that were lawyers. He asked me about med school, and when he found out that I was missing classes to be on the jury, he called me and the lawyers up to the stand and after a short discussion they decided to release me from service.

So I was home in time for lunch. I'm grateful to be able to be back to my normal life of med school and that I won't get behind in that, but I did feel a little bad that I was released when others that have to miss jobs and such were asked to stay. And I think it really would be interesting to serve on a jury and see how a case is tried. I'm guessing it's much different from what television portrays. Anyhoo, I'm sure that I'll get my chance sometime again in the future.

Jury Duty, Day 1

I (Chris) got a jury duty summons in the mail a couple of months ago and decided that instead of postponing my service until sometime next year (when I will be cramming for the boards or working in clinics) when I really don't want to miss school/studying I would show up today when they had me scheduled. My hopes of reenacting "Runaway Jury" were dashed by 7 hours of boredom.

I had hoped to either get dismissed quickly or at least get picked to be on the jury of an interesting trial but I got neither. Instead, I sat in the jury selection room reading, studying, napping and wishing that I had brought some food for the entire day until they let us go at 3:30. I get to go back tomorrow and do it all again....hopefully I have better luck then.

It's never too late to be thankful......

We are grateful for our wonderful families (and how they work really hard to still include us in their lives), our amazing neighbors and friends, a place to live, school, the church, and our health. It is crazy to think we have lived here for a year and a half. I'm grateful for the people we have met and for the way that they have changed our lives for the better. I'm grateful for the new ways we grow when we are forced to "step outside of our comfort zones" and yet, it doesn't make it any easier to do so.

Mmmmm Bop!!

Last weekend we had the opportunity to chaperone a church dance, a task that took us back to our youth. As it turns out we did not get to walk the dance floor, prying couples apart or breaking out our killer break-dancing moves. We were happy to get stationed at the coat/bag check (I never had a coat check when I went to dances!), which was pretty much the social hub of the evening.

Anyhoo, when we weren't taking peoples' coats or making wish lists, we decided to compile the top 8 songs that they played at the dance (it was going to be 10, but not enough songs made the cut):

8. YMCA (The Village People)
7. Thriller (Michael Jackson)
6. Hero (Enrique Iglesias)
5. Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice)
4. Bye Bye Bye (N'Sync)
3. Best of Both Worlds (Hannah Montana)
2. Bye Bye Bye (N'Sync...yes they actually played it twice!..I was reminded of Tyler Hedin knowing every step of the music video and his wonderful performances back in high school)

1. Mmm Bop (Hanson....where have they gone?!)

So, we got a great laugh of re-living our church dance days and are extremely grateful that those days are behind us.