Ben Bostic and his new wife, Sarah Kuntz, got married this weekend.  I can't believe my good friend of many, many years is married!  The wedding was beautiful and we had such a fun time!

On Sunday we carved pumpkins!

This is the finished product!  Dad took the challenge of doing the Trick or Treat pumpkin, I did the cat, Mike did the ghost, and Mom did the weird face!

Class and clinical have been going very well.  I began my clinicals at Women's Health in Robinwood two weeks ago and I am learning so much.  I have been doing pap smears, measuring pregnant bellies, and listening to many baby's heart beats!  I am looking forward to learning more and by December, be conducting the office visits all by myself!  Frank has been doing well.  He is getting excited for his haircut on Thursday as well as Trick or Treat night that evening.  Last year he was a turtle, this year he is a pumpkin!  (pictures will definitely follow!!!)  I can't wait to see Ella and Lily's costumes!  Mandy sent me a picture a few weeks ago of Ella in her costume with a caption that read "Ella wanted me to send you this picture, she said--Aunt Jackie is going to love my costume."  Haha, she is such a funny girl.  Lily will be two in a few short weeks, I can't believe it!  Well, back to work I go!

Sunset Hills Winery

So....let's see where life has been taking me.  Mike and I headed to Waynesboro this past weekend and had a great time.  Mom and Dad were in South Carolina so we didn't get to see them.  Friday night we went to Gigi and Pappy's for dinner.  We had crab soup, beef stew, and oatmeal pie (Mike had his own blueberry tart....my grandma sure knows the way to his heart!).  It was nice getting to talk to them; I miss them while I am at school!



Pappy, Me, and Frank

On Saturday, Mike and I had an extremely random day doing alot of things.  We woke up and got ready to go to Thurmont, MD to a corn maze with Frank.  On our wa there, we took a detour to High Rock.  I had always talked about it to Mike and we had never gone so given the beautiful weather and the fact that we were headed in that direction, we finally went.  And it was beautiful!

Following High Rock, we plugged the address of the corn maze into the GPS.  At this point we were up in the "sticks" of Waynesboro.  We ended up going right by the cemetary where Mee-Maw is buried.  I had been wanting to visit her but could never find the time (which is such a horrible excuse).  She was very special to me and I think about her often, especially since I wear her wedding band on my finger.  She passed away on my birthday 14 years ago, I believe (if I did the math correctly).  I miss her dearly but it was nice to go and spend some time at her grave site.  It was also very nice of Mike to come and listen to me talk about her while we visited.

After that we started towards Thurmont and it just so happens that that weekend in Thurmont was "Colorfest" which is a huge ordeal to those living there.  There were crafts being sold, food everywhere, and tons of massive yardsales.  Upon entering Thurmont, I noticed a make up table at one of the yard sales and immediately thought of Ella and Lily.  So I persuaded Mike to stop and we did.  To make a long story short, we didn't get the make up table (after Mike reminded me that Ella and Lily already have approximately 3 of them, haha).  We did buy a 20 piece set of plates/mugs for $8.  I guess I should mention that MIKE bought them (in case he reads this).  They are really nice and for 8 dollars we figured we could store them at the house for the future if we should ever be under one roof together.

After walking around some of the sales, we got back in the car and slooowwwwllly drove through Thurmont; there were people everywhere!  Eventually we made it to our original destination.  The corn maze was actually 4 mazes in one.  Each maze was a different length and you could choose which ones you decided to do.  The theme of the mazes was "Iron Man" and the mazes were each a different part of his body.  We went through the maze that was 2.5 miles long.  Thank goodness we had a map or we might have been there all day!

Frank and I at the entrance to the corn maze!

They also had a pumpkin shooter there.  It was a large contraption that you paid to put a small pumpkin into and upon pulling down this big lever, the pumpkin shot out into the field by compressed air.  It was actually pretty neat.  They had an old car and random targets out in the field you could aim for.  After paying for the plates and the maze, unfortunately we didn't have enough cash to participate, haha.

When we got back to Waynesboro we went back out to Gigi and Pappy's and took Pappy for a walk outside and told them about our day.  Frank got to run up and down the big hill they have in the back of their house (how he wasn't tired after the corn maze is beyond me....you'd think I fed him pure sugar!).

Saturday evening we had ribs and asparagus for dinner and sat outside and ate.  We gave Frank a bath and then watched a movie.  The day couldn't have been more beautiful and any better than it was.

On Monday, Mike's parents came to see my house in Georgetown.  We walked around the campus and the town.  Again, it was a beautiful day!  We ate at The Daily Grill and it was very good!  I always like when we spend time with them and I get to know them better.

Tomorrow I start clinical at Women's Health in Robinwood.  I will be there on Thursdays and Fridays.  I am excited yet nervous to start.  I'm sure it'll be great once I get the swing of things.  I'll have to remember to post about my first day!

And I can finally breathe!!

     I can't believe it has been so long since I've posted!  The end of September/beginning of October has been extremely busy.  I am officially done my health assessment class.  I passed both the health history as well as the physical exam.  One class down for the semester, four to go!  Because I have passed the health assessment class, I am cleared to begin clinicals!  I begin next week (the week of October 11th) at Women's Health which is located in Robinwood!  So I am going to be in Hagerstown on Thursdays and Fridays.  This is the other OB/GYN located in Hagerstown; Capital Women's Care being the other.  I am excited but nervous to begin.  I think I will be surprised at what I already know.  I haven't gotten all of the information regarding my clinicals yet so I'll fill you in as I find out.
      I had my first pathophysiology test last week and did very well!  I was so nervous due to patho not being the strongest class of mine but I worked hard and it paid off.  I've actually discovered an enjoyment in learning it because of how well I am doing in the class. 
      Last weekend, Mike and I took Frank to the neighborhood of Adams Morgan in DC and went to an outdoor craft showing.  There were some really unique things there; it was not like your typical craft show of knitted pot holders or hair scrunchies.  They had bracelets made of camera lenses and sculptures made of shredded books.  Just a bunch of homemade things that were very interesting. 
     Last Sunday we met up with Mom and Dad, the Blubaughs, Bostics, and the soon-to-be married "Bostics" (Ben and Sarah) at Sunset Hills Winery for Dad's birthday.  It was nice to relax, although I was so surprised at how chilly it was!  I was glad to see Dad; it had been too long!
     Normally I have Thursdays off from class and my health assessment class was on Fridays, and since that class is over, I have a VERY long weekend right now!  Five days to be exact since Columbus Day is Monday!  Crazy!  It's nice to have a little break :)  Mike and I are going to have dinner and play cards with Gigi and Pappy tonight.  Tomorrow we might go to a huge corn maze in Maryland with Frank!  I love fall!!