Millie’s Blog

Hey everyone! So it’s getting closer to the time when I leave to go on vacation to Tampa, Florida. My husband and I are extremely excited!!! I’ve never really been to the beach or gotten to enjoy the ocean and this will serve as our honeymoon so I absolutely can’t wait; however, I’m not looking forward to being in the car for twelve hours. Overall, it’s going to be nice to get away for a bit…I know you’re all going to be oh so jealous that I’m off soaking up rays on the beach :). I’m planning to go to Busch Gardens (I LOVE rollercoasters), the Lowry Zoo, the Florida Aquarium and St. Petersburg while we’re there. I’ll also get to stop by and see some family on the trip down there.

I’ll be getting back right before the 4th of July so I can spend that with my family, but also right around the time my summer class starts. The closer it gets the more nervous I get that it’s going to be too fast paced for me and that I won’t be able to stay on top of things. For goodness sake, I think there is a test every single week and Anatomy and Physiology I over a normal semester wasn’t exactly a piece of cake. But the good thing is that it’ll be the last of my pre requisites that I need for the Nursing program.

And speaking of the Nursing program– I’m still awaiting a verdict on whether I have been accepted, so wish me luck. I think the letter should come in the mail while I’m gone on vacation so I’ll probably have my mother check the mail every day to see if it’s come. I just can’t wait to find out and hopefully get one step closer to reaching my dream of having my degree and being active in the medical field. I’m also excited that my fellow blogger Chiquita and I might be entering the program at the same time!

Continue to enjoy your summer and catch up with me next time! Until then….

So two words that you probably don’t know describe me is— ACCIDENT PRONE…yes, accident prone. If there is a way to fall down, trip on something, knock something over…I’ll find it. The main thing that has made me all too aware of my ability to hurt myself in just about any situation is a new hobby my husband and I have taken up: mountain biking.

It started in December when we decided we should do something to exercise together, so we went shopping and found really nice mountain bikes for my mom to give us as Christmas gifts. Up until a few weeks ago all we had done was ride them around the neighborhood, but now we’ve been going to the bike trails at a local park in Clarksville. Even the first time we went I was falling all over things, hitting every rock on the path, and came home with bruised legs and sore. Trust me watching me attempt the trails was a sight to see.

However, you’d think I would have learned my lesson to be more aware and careful, but the next time we went I was riding down a hill that went into a creek. It barely had any obstructions in it, but the one that was there– you guessed it— I slammed smack dab into it. I went flying over the handle bars and laid there for a moment, with a bruised ego more than anything.

Oh but the self destruction doesn’t stop there, on the next trip to the riding trails I had made it safely down a gigantic hill, and through a narrow bridge, only to hit a tree root, fall over, get my head stabbed my a tree branch and fall into poison ivy with my bike pinned on top of me.

(I hope I’m amusing those of you who enjoy shows like Scarred on MTV or the show/movie with all the guys attempting random acts that could very well kill them– you know which one I mean.)

Oh and by the way did I mention I don’t have a helmet (yeah, my mom doesn’t like that too much)?! And when I went to buy knee pads someone had replaced them with wrist guards, go figure.

Moral of the story is I’ve decided I need more than a helmet, knee pads, and elbow pads– I need a fully cushioned body pad to even attempt this new hobby I’ve found.