so many states!

phew.
it's been a whirlwind of 2 weeks. after finals jessie and I jumped into her yellow suv and headed out- through mississippi, alabama, georgia (commemorated with peach shakes from chik-fil-a), and south carolina. we were greeted with open arms by her bf kyle. and then we went to the ocean. it was dark. but it was soo gorgeous and calming. every care and stress in the world evaporated with the roar of the ocean in my ear, crunch of shells under my feet and tickle of salt in my nose. i attended mass at Our Lady of the Sea the next morning, ate a Bo Jangles chicken biscut (better than chik-fil-a!) went for a ride on the elmore's boat "like eye care" up/down the intercoastal waterway. some of the houses over looking it are absolutely gorgeous. we ate the most delicious fresh (fried) shrimp and hussssh puppies. i think they were more like circular mini funnel cakes- dip them in honey butter mmmm mmm mmm. calories didn't count on my trip.
the rest of the week we hit up the beach, walking, reading, coffee at java joes (waaay better than starbucks), outlet malls, more seafood, a couple dance clubs, and slept. as much as we wanted.
glorious.
the drive back wasn't good. wasn't bad, but it was sad to leave. we then had 2 days of class.
basic pathology and pharmacology. grosss

then i flew home over missouri, illinois, iowa, maybe some others to NEBRASKA
i had a lovely time with a good friend friday night- sushi and drinks and then headed home.
home.
a wonderful place.
i got to see my preschool teacher, many of my high school teachers, my piano teacher, one of the little girls i babysat since she was a baby, a few high school friends, and a good chunk of my family. my family. i love them. they are some of the craziest, stubborn, loving people that can cook. daaang. can they cook. i couldn't resist. tuxedo brownie tarts, gramma cake, cream cheese mints, TATO SALAD, grilled pork sammys, mmmmmmm mmmmm mmmmm
i woke up sunday morning with a terrible stomachache- so much delicous food! it probably didn't sit well, but i think it was more that i didn't want to come back to memphis. AND THEN they buried the crappy keyboard from the church at home. i can't wait to play it this summer!

4 more weeks.
4 more tests.
7 mini practicals.
2 weddings.
and then home for the rest of the summer!