University of Wisconsin-Madison....Yeah
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Friday, April 24, 2009
I was bored reading about Latin America and was inspired by the song I was listening to...so this is my deterrent I guess :) My senioritis in on a temporary hiatus. I got a couple exams back this past week that have given me a bit of a second wind. Sometimes I study so hard and get my exams get back and I do a little above average, without fail. I was beginning to doubt if I was still capable of getting an A, especially in one of my sience classes. So, 2 in one week was completely unexpected and the boost I needed to finish off the next 3 weeks of my college career.
Mike and I have been thinking about moving to Colorado after we graduate. Tony's uncle lives out there and offered to pass Mike's resume around to some of his engineering connections. I think it would be awesome to live out there! Everyone I have talked to that has been to or lives in CO loves it. I have never been before, but it sounds like a great place to live. Plus, the snowboarding is amazing :) The only problem with the whole plan is, I don't know what I would do out there. Since I'm not going to dental school next year, I don't really know what I am going to next year anyway, I suppose. I guess the only way I would know what I am doing next year is if I get into the UofM masters program.
Mike and I have decided not to do the whole commencement thing. Originally, our parents were all going to come out for it. My parents would only be coming for that Saturday because my mom works on Friday and I am leaving for Costa Rica late Saturday night. So, I figured they might as well save their money. We are going to have a joint grad party on June 21st instead. I would much rather spend time celebrating with family and friends instead of sitting at commencemet and waiting for my name to be called in order to walk across a stage and then wait for it to finish. Yuck! Plus I don't know anyone in the college I am in...everyone is in a different college. No. Fun.
The summer is starting to fill up really quickly already. Mike and I have every weekend full (with the exception of 1) until the end of June. I am excited to start working at the WI dental association again. I really like it there, plus we REALLY need the $$. We are so broke right now. Also not fun. But Summer here is amazing and I am really excited for it. Most of my friends are staying for the summer too. Chris promised to take me for a ride on his motorcycle  Yippee!!! I have never been on a motorcycle before...I keep forgetting how quickly my trip to Central America is coming up. I am a little apprehensive about it. This group seems to be really quiet and I feel like the guys going on the trip are kinda lame. One of them is a total momma's boy, one has a gf goin on the trip and is kinda rude and arrogent. The other one looks like a total beef-cake. He is a real Mr. Muscle man with a picture perfect girlfriend. It should be interesting. The girls seem really nice though! Mike, my friend from the first time I was there (he did the video stuff, from MN...lives in Costa Rica now), will be there on this trip. It makes me a little nervous. He has expressed before that he has feelings for me...which was awkward and unfomfortable in the first place. But on top of that, I haven't seen him since his little confession. I just don't know what to expect. He was a good friend, and I would be super excited to see him if he kept his feelings for me to himself. He knows I am married so I don't know why he felt the need to tell me that he has feelings for me. I don't understand guys, and I probably never will. I like to see the best in people, so maybe I just don't want to see his motives.
Three weeks, and I'll be a college graduate. Oh how time flies!
Posted at 10:59 am by Brie1903
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Sunday, April 05, 2009
I am definitely at a crossroads in my life, as probably most of us are. As a preface, my GPA dropped a little last semester due to my less than fabulous performance during the 18 credit semester. And as of two weeks ago, I am officially rejected from dental school. That brings me to where I am now. I suppose as time went on, I was beginning to expect that I was not getting into dental school this year. I didn't really want to think about it though. Whether it was because I didn't want to deal with the possibility of rejection or because I had so much else going on that I just didn't have the time to think about any other possibilities, I don't know. But here I am. 6 weeks away from graduation with no definitive idea of what I am going to be doing with my life. The logical series of steps, I suppose, is try to bring up my GPA this semester and then retake my DAT and reapply to dental school again for next year. The more I think about, the more I wonder if that is what I will end up doing. At this point, I can't even imagine mustering up the energy (and $$) to reapply to dental school, especially since my application would be due again June 1st. I just don't see it happening. At times, I think it would be a waste of time to miss this application cycle and do something else for the next 2 years of my life. But then again, I am only 21 and it wouldn't be the end of the world if I started dental school 2 years later than I originally planned...That is, if I still end up going to dental school. Right now, my back-up plan is to apply to the Masters of Dental Therapy program at the University of Minnesota. I was pretty skeptical about it at first (and still am a bit) but I think it would be an awesome fit for me. The whole focus of this program is underserved areas and that is who I want to treat. The problem is, I don't know if I want to limit myself in the procedures I can perform. There are only a set of procedures dental therapists are allowed to perform, most under the supervision of a dentist. Do I want to be more independent than that? I don't know. I have a friend (from Canada) that is a dental therapist and she says she loves it. She says she makes a really good amount of $$ doing it ($60,000-$80,000 USD) and gets a lot of satisfaction out of treating underserved populations. I just always thought (knew?) that I would be a dentist one day. I don't know if I want to settle. Is it settling? The program is a little over 2 years and costs a lot less than dental school. Those are definitely pluses. Also, I would like to start a family before I'm...30! If I waited 2 years before dental school, I'd be pushing it. Starting a family when I'm 24/25 sounds better (to me) than 28/29. After writing it all out, it seems like I would actually prefer this route. But I think it changes daily...
I haven't been home since Jan 1st and I think I am actually getting a little home sick. I like going home, I think just to regain my sanity :) I really miss my girls too... This semester (19 credits) has been so busy, I haven't had time to do much but what I have an obligation to do. Studying and VIDA stuff has taken up the majority of my time. I have to fit work in there too. It's been hectic, to say the least.
The amount of "going out" I have been doing since getting back from Costa Rica/Nicaragua has been at a consistently high level. In my first 3 1/2 years here, I averaged going out one night per week. Since being back, this weekend was the first weekend I didn't go out Friday and Saturday night. Yikes! It has been really fun and surprisingly, little to no drama has occurred because of it, but I feel like, if for nothing else, I need to slow down for my health. I feel as though...going out and drinking copious amounts of alcohol 2/7 days a week is not so good for me. Plus, usually one of two nights per weekend I am out with my neighbor Chris. I decided we spend too much time together. It was fun while it lasted, but honestly, him and his sophomore friends and their sophomore behavior got old pretty fast. He was a good friend, but I think it's time I find a new "boy best friend forever (BBFF)." :)
Posted at 06:10 pm by Brie1903
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Friday, November 07, 2008
I haven't written in a loonnng time, and since sarah decided she was going to write, and then Britt decided she was going to write (but hasn't yet) I thought it might be a good idea for me to write :). Plus I am sitting in the MOST boring class ever created in the history of the world and I have already read the newspaper. So I need something to pass the next 30 min.
I am suuuper excited for girls weekend! Like really uber excited. I can't wait for coffee time, and sitting around in PJs and watching movies. Ahhh bliss :). I am trying to figure out what to do with the Wisconsin vs Minnesota football tickets we have though. Mike and I have 2 tickets but there will be three of us here (Mike is going back to MN for the weekend). I can either sell the tickets (for probably a good amount) or buy one more ticket (for probably a heafty price). What to do? What to do?
This weekend, Mike and I are going camping with four of our friends and FREEZING our butts off. But the alcohol and hiking should help. I am excited to get out of Madison after this crazy election. I need a break from "Obama-mania". I can't take any more. Ok, he won, I get it. You don't have to go on and on and on and on and on about what you THINK he is going to do in office. Just shut up and wait and see. Did you not hear him in his acceptance speech?? It will take 4-8 years to see any change, so you might as well prepare yourself for disappointment and stop talking about all the great things you think Obama is going to do. I will be thankful if we get out of these four years without being bombed by the middle east or NEWSFLASH--Russia. Good luck Obama.
My interview for dental school is coming up fast! Eeeek! I am way excited! It is in California, about an hour from LA. So my mom and I are flying out on Saturday to go shopping for a couple days and then my interview is on Monday. Yippee! I am feeling confident about the interview. It is a great school and I think it is where I would really like to go. Maybe even over MN (if I even get an interview there). Their values and their mission lines up with my own a lot better than any other dental school I have looked into. I want to go to a school that will incorporate dentistry and my values of faith and service. Loma Linda will do that. I suppose I have to get accepted first, but I am WAY excited!!!!
So that entry took up, ooooooh, like 10 minutes. Haha...I will have to find somthing else to pass the time.
Love you all and I can't wait to see everyone over Thanksgiving! Friday maybe?
P.S. Senioritis has severely set in! Ahhh how lovely it is to not care about class!
Posted at 12:23 pm by Brie1903
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Soooo....My eyes (yes plural) are twitching uncontrolably. They should really stop. I have been staring at a computer all day and now my fricken eyes are twitching. Hmmm! Good thing I don't have a lot of work to do, or really any for that matter. My boss has been sick for the past couple of days, which has left me with nothing to do--but sit. And stare. At a computer screen. Don't get me wrong, not having anything to do has its benefits. Yesturday I sat on facebook and shopped at target.com all day. Not what you would call productive, but it was somewhat entertaining none-the-less. OH! Yeah, and I looked for new jobs, again! Icky...
For those who dont know, The Angelic closed down for good about 1 month ago because they were dum-asses and were operation without a liquer license...at a bar! Stupid! So, big surprise, they got shut down. Now I have no job in sight for the school year. One problem with job searching--I dont know what I want to do. There aren't a whole lot of options for students besides working at a restaurant. But I really dont want to waitress again. I think 5 years of it is plenty. I have class every day until 5:00pm. Most businesses close then or shortly after. I dont know what I am going to do. Grrr! I hate job hunting!
Does anyone know what happened to "customer service"? I sure dont! I get lunch at this little restaurant on the capitol square every day and sit on their patio and read. Well today I got lunch as usual (to-go because I dont need a waitress) and sat on the patio. Well, I was informed that I am not allowed to do that....What?!?! I paid for food at your restaurant and you wont let me sit on your patio!?!?!?! What in the world. So, I'm not going back. Who kicks out a paying customer, especially one that goes there every day!
!Dont book hotels through hotwire.com! Mike and I booked a hotel from them last night for our anniversary trip to Chicago in a couple of weeks. They dont let people see what hotel they are booking until the hotel is booked so they can give discounted rates. They told us it was a 4 star hotel and what we got was a hotel at O'Hare airport!!!! Why the hell would we want that? Not to mention, parking is $45.00. I called them right away to ask them to switch us to a different hotel but they told us that all sales were final and there was NO way they could change the reservation. Bull shit. Awful awful site. Don't use it...ever!
I am UBER excited for our girls weekend to visit Kar in Duluth! We are going to have a blast :) I am excited to be able to finally see everyone again. Plus I am going to be 21!!!!!! Wooop wooop! About time, eh? And sarah will soon be 22. What an old geeser :) Hehe The double-birthday bash will be fenominal!
Last weekend was wonderful. Camping was beautiful, as always. It is such a peacful place. It was really nice to get away and hang out with those I love. Everything was so chill and relaxing. Nothing to do and no place to go. Beautiful! I am convinced it is a tradition that is just not meant to be broken - camping at Two Lakes Campground the 3rd weekend in July.
Posted at 12:12 pm by Brie1903
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
Does anyone else feel like real life is closing in on us? I didnt expect this semester to be so stressful, and I treated it like it was going to be a little bit of a break from high stress. Big mistake. I kind of blew it on my last round of exams and now I am stressing like crazy, trying to play catch up. I just hope I can hold on for the next 3 weeks.
Posted at 10:38 pm by Brie1903
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008
I have had a long week and a half! Uh! I have another couple days left. I had 3 exams last week (Anatomy, Statistics, and Entomology lab practicle), 2 exams this week (Entomology lecture exam today and biochem exam tomorrow). Finally, I have a research paper due on Thursday that I havent started yet, and wont have a chance to start until Wednesday. If I survive these two weeks without taking a serious hit to my grades, I will be extremely surprised! It is times like these when I wonder if I will be able to make it through dental school. If I have a hard time handling 2 weeks of hard-core studying, how in the WORLD am I going to handle 4 years of it!?!?! I dont know. I surprise myself sometimes. There are times when I dont know how I can possibly do what I need to do. And somehow, through some sort of miracle, I get things done. Hopefully that is what happens this week.
Mike and I are going to try to make it home this weekend. It is Kayla's 10th birthday, and we feel like we should try to make it to be there with the family. I think we both want to get out of Madison for a weekend to get away from the stress. It is always nice to see our families and be home. It is really relaxing.
On a brighter note, we only have 5 more weeks until we are done with the semester. I am really looking forward to this summer. It is the first semester I will be staying in Madison. Part of me wishes I could be back in MN to hang out with friends every day. But another part of me is excited to be in Madison, experiencing new things. I hear Madison is awesome in the summer. I am really excited. I am excited to make plans with friends for the summer. It makes it seem more special when we have to actually make plans. Mike and I are planning on going to visit scott and melissa in SD sometime this summer. We are looking forward to that. We have never been there to visit, so it should be a good trip. I am really excited for the rest of us turning 21 this summer. The ONLY good thing about turning 21 last is everyone can go out with me...the down side is I miss everyone's 21st birthday because I cant go out :( You win some, you lose some. Brittany's wedding gives us another reason to make a trip back home...if we are invited. Which we could not be. Who knows.
Ok, I think that is enough time wasted today. I should go to bed so I have plenty of energy to study and take my exam tomorrow. Yippee.
Posted at 12:51 am by Brie1903
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Thursday, April 03, 2008
It has been so long since any of us have written, but I was compelled to write something today...I just have to get this off my chest.
I am in a writing class this semester and we have been doing papers and speeches on issues that are important to us. A couple weeks ago, one of the girls in my class did a political speech, arguing for abortion. Today she did her incindiary speech on animal testing and animal cruelty. While I thought she did a good job, I couldnt stop thinking about one thing...She is okay with abortion, where instead of animals , it is babies being tortured and killed!?!!? What??? I dont understand how someone could be so troubled by animal killing and torture but could argue FOR abortion, that does the same thing to babies. To humans! I dont understand! I wonder if it is because of selfishness, and nothing more. Babies can be quite inconvenient and effect one's life much more than changing your hair product because they test on animals. Is it worth it though? I just wish people would take a couple minutes to research what is actually happening to these babies that are victims of "pro-choice". Dig for the truth. Then, make an informed decision. I know "pro-choice" sounds like a good thing. It sounds pretty harmless. But the reality is, only half of the people involved get a choice. The other half has no choice, but death.
I just had to get that out. If anyone is interested, I posted my incindiary project on youtube. If you search "dying to live abortion" it should pop up.
Love, Brie
Posted at 12:58 pm by Brie1903
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Soooo, Mike and I are fine now. We worked it out that day. I'm pretty sure we have never had a fight last longer than a day. He always knows how to make me feel better about a situation, even if he is the one that caused the proble. I love that about him.
I am SO looking forward to going home. I havent been home at all since I left in August. We are leaving tomorrow morning after we look at a few apartments. I cant wait to have a nice home-cooked meal. Mike and I generally dont have enough time to actually make dinner. And we dont have enough money to afford much of anything but pasta. Haha. I cant wait to see my family(s). I miss them. I miss my daddy. I miss my friends.
My motivation for studying for the DAT has been slowly fading. I only studied for about 5 hours today (vs 12 hrs the last 6 days). At this point, I am excited to just get it over with. I am becoming less and less concerned about relearning every detail of everything and am now planning on depending on what I know. So basically, I am going to cross my fingers and pray it turns out ok. This one test only determines my future. No big deal, right?
Mike and I took a little trip to Target last weekend. Not a good idea! I am like a Target addict, I swear! Well, instead of just picking up what we went there for, we ended up spending $350!!!  We got a lot of stuff though. Mike pretty much got a new wardrobe. He needed it. Who knew Target would have such nice clothes for guys. I never knew. I got a couple tops, from the sale rack of course. Mike got new shoes. I got a pair of Isaac heals...Pointed toe. So cute! $7! We got a christmas tree. I think it will definately by atleast $20 worth of holiday joy.
Love Love
Posted at 12:32 am by Brie1903
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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Things between Mike and have just gotten worse since last night. I probably shouldnt be writing about this on here but I have to get it out somehow. He just seems like he doesnt care. And I cant stand that. I told him we probably wouldnt be having sex for a while because I have my period...He was disappointed about it but didnt really say anything. Ok, fine. Then he decided, actually, he wasnt ok with that. So we had make-up sex. Fine. THEN he proceeded to tell me afterward that HE thinks I am "chubby". I dont know if that should be a big deal or not, but that is like THE WORST possible thing anyone could EVER say to me. I dont care if someone calls me a bitch or pretty much anything else they could think of, but chubby, or fat just does not settle well with me. And for my husband of all people, to say that to me...it was just more than I could take. WHY would he say that to me!?!?!? He knows how I feel about that! I just dont understand what is going on. So I have been crying for the last like half an hour. Nice. He left about 10 minutes ago. He said he loved me and tried to give me a kiss, but I moved away and said nothing. So he left. and he wont be home for another 5 hours. That is another first. He usually wont leave without both of us saying "I love you". He did. Or if he does, he will call me right away. He didnt. So, now I am supposed to sit here and try to concentrate on studying for my DAT while I feel like my world if falling down around me. I guess nobody said it would be easy...
Posted at 12:58 pm by Brie1903
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Put this one in the record books, because it has NEVER happened before...I was just denied sex from my husband because he, "just asked Tony to help him with something on World of Warcraft" Are you mother f-ing kidding me!?!?!? Wow...thats all I can say...wow! I couldnt even be mad. I just laughed and asked him if that was a joke. It wasnt. So I am blogging instead. Oh the glamour of married life
On a different note...
Last weekend was amazing! I had so much fun at Stout, as usual. It is always good to go to visit Brit in Menomonie. It always makes me feel like myself again, which I have some trouble with after being in Madison for a while. It is always fun to see Cassie and Angie too (my friends from middle/highschool and Brit's friends at Stout now). Anne came this year. It was good to see her again. I was a little apprehensive about seeing her again and hanging out with her for a whole weekend. It felt like high school again, in a good way. It was like we hadnt lost any time in those 2 years we werent really talking. I was pleasently surprised.
I just finished my 4th exam of my 2nd round of midterms. Yay!!! It was a long last couple of weeks. But, so far they have turned out well. I got 2 back (o. chem and music appreciation) and got A's on both! Yay!!! I was pretty surprised. Definitely improvement from last time. I am far from done with my studying however...I have my DAT (Dental Admissions Test. Like the MCAT) in, oh...a week and a half. I am taking the 4 1/2 hour test the Saturday after Thanksgiving. YIKES!!! I start my serious studying for it tomorrow. I will be locking myself in the apartment from wednesday-wednesday to study, all day long! Oh boy! It will be worth it though. I am convinced.
I hope everyone is doing well, and we MUST all get together over Thanksgiving!!! Love you!
Posted at 01:20 am by Brie1903
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