Five On Friday

I'm back for my first Five on Friday in a long time!! 

One. I met Idina Menzel a week ago today!!

Actually I guess it was a week ago yesterday -- but who cares? I CANNOT BELIEVE IT STILL. I've seriously loved Idina for throughout her entire career on Broadway and NEVER thought I would get a chance to meet her! It was a dream come true and I'm so grateful that she is so awesome to her fans and came out and signed for us and met us! There was at least like 150 people outside so she wasn't allowed to pose for photos with anyone but I got lots of pictures of her signing and I got to talk to her while she signed my Playbill and If/Then program. More about this when I blog about my trip to NYC but really I'm so thankful that I met this amazing star!! 

Two. Almost time to go back to AMCK.

I have been training for the past 3 weeks at a hospital in another city that offers more high risk L&D type situations than we see at my hospital. It has been a wonderful experience and I have learned so much but I cannot wait to go back to my floor and my co-workers -- I miss them so much!! 4 more shifts out of town and then I go back home :) Also, I was accepted into the Nurse Residency Program at my hospital -- it's a program to help new RN's in their transition into their role. It sounded like a great learning opportunity so I applied. I am also loving this shirt ^^ ordered it for myself in black and purple.

Three. Fun times.

I had lunch today with my best friend Tessa and one of our nursing instructors who we are now friends with and it was awesome. I am so happy that Tessa and I have remained close and still see each other at least weekly even though nursing school is over. All of the other friends I made in school just kind of went their separate ways. I have many super close friends that live far away and this is the first time in forever I've had a best friend that's lived in my town. I am so grateful for her! I'm also grateful that I still get to see my former instructors whom I now have a friendship with through tutoring and also seeing them outside of school. I always knew when I left school I wouldn't lose touch with them and I am so happy that we've kept in touch and see each other.

Four. It's that time again!!

The World Artistic Gymnastic Championships will be this week and next week in Nanning, China! This has been a very exciting 2014 season and I am so excited to see how the conclusion to it will play out, as well as see my international favorites who I don't get to see much of all year. I'll spare everyone the details, but if you're interested you can go HERE and read about it on my gymnastics blog!

Five. Something in the Water

Can we say OBSESSED?!?!? Let me just say I think this is Carrie's best song ever. Don't get me wrong I love her, but sometimes (especially when she's singing live), I just don't feel or see the connection between her and what she is singing about. Don't hate -- just my opinion, I still think she has an amazing voice. But I feel like in this song I hear SO MUCH PASSION from her about what she is singing about. You can tell that God and her faith mean so much to her. I personally think she should put out a Christian album after hearing this.