Happy new year...

This year has been SO full of everything... or rather, the last TWO years. A year ago today, I was home on Christmas break between semesters at UWEC. Between January '05, when I was a home-schooled high-school senior... to January '07... where I'm a CNA and dating (albeit too much long distance in my opinion- one of us needs to move closer!) my prince, Eric!... The changes in my life just seem so huge... and it's almost more than should rightly be able to fit into such a time frame... I'm nineteen as of Saturday... so 363 more days to go, and I'll be... (weird!!) 20? Though that's about a year.... it doesn't seem like a very long time... it reminds me how much I need to value my time, and work to make each day worth it... No wasting time!

December 28th, Eric arrived. I've been enjoying every minute of being with him again... and I am NOT looking forward to the fact that in 10 more days, (Jan. 11th,) he has to go back to school again... I know I will miss him so much!

I'm thinking of finding a missions trip idea to go on... curious... maybe the Karanda mission hospital?

Well, I need to get to sleep!
talk to you later...
~Danette

feeling a bit nostalgic...

ahh.. I went on facebook today, and saw a lot of pictures of UWEC scenery on a friend's photo page... As I looked at a picture of "The Bridge", I could almost feel the chilly air on my face and my legs as I walked across the bridge every day last school year... I remember standing on the wooden steps behind McPhee, just looking at the spring buds and how beautiful they were... taking pictures of the snowy prettiness of the hillside in January... rushing to get to class on-time. I remember the one time I fell down going down the hill... and how I avoided the hill on all icy days after that. I remember the mural in the hallway of my dorm, and the new one we put there nearing finals week... and I remember all of it... all of the wonderful experiences... and I miss them.
I miss the school atmosphere, the school classes, learning,... the beauty of Eau Claire.. the freshness of it all... the feeling of freedom of being on my own and being responsible for myself... I miss it. And yet, I don't want it back... because along with it went the confusion of not knowing why I was really there, not knowing what I was going to do with my life, and what on earth I should actually major in.
Now, however... I have my CNA, I'm working at a nursing home... and I have a LITTLE more of an idea of what's next... even if a lot of it is wishful thinking. I know what I want in my slightly more distant future... even if I don't know what I want to have happen next month...
I want to take a massage therapy program somewhere... and ooh... I just discovered that CVTC has a program open... but.. . I think it starts in August, and not January. grr... I want to start in January... but... I suppose that if August is the ONLY time I can start... then... hmm... I wonder.

It seems that everything I find tells me "August"... "In August there'll be an opening"... "In August you can get into the pharmacy technician program there"... "In August", everything is open right now in Eau Claire at the CVTC. And I want to take both programs.. the pharmacy tech, and the massage therapy... however, it seems like I have a glitch around here... impatience. Not wanting to wait around for the massage therapy stuff... wanting to be done with school NOW... while at the same time, wanting more school...

confusion still does exist for me... but now it's because I have too many appealing options, and difficulty choosing the BEST answer from among them...

Work...

Work is going pretty well for me. I kind of like working at the Dallas nursing home. Most of the residents are pretty nice, though there are a couple that are a bit demanding... I do understand that these people are PEOPLE.. and have rights. But a few of them seem to misunderstand the meaning of this- They have the right to good care... but not necessarily the right to expect me to be able to run all over for silly things when I have a full plate of work to do...
this is one particular woman... I can't say much about her because I don't want to get into trouble for breaking confidentiality... Suffice it to say she really does try my patience.... along with that of everyone else at work. Her call light goes on... "Oh... it's her... " Nicole says. ... I need to pray for this frustrating lady, because I do know she needs Jesus love, and it's up to me to show it..
I do think in a way I prefer the "Unit"... the memory care unit. Partially because the people there are far less demanding... (they only ask for that which they need,) and partially because of the people I work with... Jill is really sweet, and I work with her a lot if I'm in the Unit... though if she keeps up with explaining simple things to me over every time she helps me with someone... that might be a bit... annoying after awhile. "And we never put clothes on the floor.. and always remember to put a clean bag in the garbage.. and we have to take care of this too... and always..."... It's ok right now because I haven't been there long. In a couple of months... we'll see...
I am glad I only work 4 days out of the 14 while Eric is here.. :D
And.. I need to go. :D
good night!
Danette

One small child...

yay. I have been looking for sheet music for "One Small Child" (a christmas song) for quite awhile now. I went to Schmitt Music today, and still couldn't find it anywhere... Finally, I resorted to online. :D I bought my sheet music online digitally and printed it. :D yay. Now if only I can practice it and be able to play it well... before the christmas season is over. :D

What kind of american accent do you have?

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.
Boston
The West
Philadelphia
The Northeast
The Inland North
North Central
The South
What American accent do you have? Quiz Created on GoToQuiz

How very interesting.... Contrast it to what my friend Sarah got on hers:

Your Result: The Inland North

You may think you speak "Standard English straight out of the dictionary" but when you step away from the Great Lakes you get asked annoying questions like "Are you from Wisconsin?" or "Are you from Chicago?" Chances are you call carbonated drinks "pop."

:D I just thought it was kind of funny to think about. Midwest people where we live in WI DO have accents.. I've noticed them... but I speak a bit differently than they do.. which is weird, since I've lived here all my life. O.o...