Brianna's Updates: November 2011

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Happy Turkey Day! I'm thankful for being with these wonderful people! Home sweet home. :)

We ran the Turkey Trot this morning before we ate Turkey and stuffed ourselves. We had so much fun. Caleb and I were running buddies and we stayed together the whole time. We made it in 34:54 for the 5K. Here we are reenacting crossing the finish line. It looked like we were being competitive, but really he had to push me out of the way to avoid a little kid haha

Here's the whole running crew.

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Cody brought his baritone home tonight and we all took turns making music for the ears.

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Arthur and Cody and I went to go see Jack and Jill. It was cute, but not the best movie ever. We had a good time anyhow. We listened to Christmas music in the car and we saw this sign and had to get a picture of Arthur and Cody Arthur in front of Arthur Christmas.

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The biggest acorn I have EVER seen!

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I got sushi at lunch today at the hospital cafeteria. It was surprisingly really good. I got the spicy california rolls. I have had some interesting days of observing craniotomy and hip and femur rod and pinning surgeries, wound care, and acute care in the hospital. Pretty informative observations. I have really enjoyed being at a Level 1 trauma unit hospital!

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I gave Uncle Arthur a haircut tonight. I initially gave him a mohawk and then went ahead and shaved it all off. Wish he had kept the mohawk haha

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My tires were completely worn out from me driving all over Texas and Oklahoma this year. So, I had to get new tires. Arent' they pretty though!?

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I went shopping at the San Antonio Texas Thrift store today and got a bunch of ski clothes for Katy's boyfriend's kids for when we go skiing at Christmas. I got 2 ski jackets, 2 bibs, 1 toboggan, 3 ski gloves, and a fleece for $63.63. Bargain shopper

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A lot of the devos in my daily devotional book have been focused on trusting in God with big and little decisions and being completely present for today and making the most of every opportunity. Each day seems to be the perfect message for me at that moment. The book is called Jesus Calling by Sarah Young a 365 day devotional.

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Walking to my car tonight and noticed how beautiful the sunset was. At least I got out in time to see the sunset. It's kind of crazy seeing the sunrise and sunset every day as I go to work and leave. Makes for a long day.

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Our family went to HEB encampment with Highland COC. We had so much fun relaxing, camping, playing tennis, softball, hiking, eating, playing games, frisbee, and participating in a talent show. Here is the lookout on the camp with the Frio river below, changing trees, etc. Such a lovely weekend. Much needed break from work.

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I carved a pumkin to be in the spirit of Halloween. I carved it in the shape of an "LV" for La Vernia-the town I'm living in with my cousins.

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I walked out of work and saw this. So sad right!

Then I looked up and saw this. Even more sad. He ran into the window so hard that he made an imprint in the hospital window.

Even though it was sad, I thought it was picture worthy.

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We got to dress up for Halloween at work. Here's me and my supervisor dressed as Dumbo and the other student dressed as an ipod.

Here is another OT dressed as a sandWitch haha

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Megan and I needed a head lamp, so we improvised. We put our flashlights inside of our toboggans. Hey, it worked! haha We had a great time camping at McKinney Falls. We went hiking, made hot dogs and s'mores on the propane tank, and slept in a tent. We all bundled up and tried to keep warm. It got pretty chilly. We survived.