If you post it they will come....or something

So i have been chastised for not posting for such a long time. What can I say. I have an aversion to writing after a year of grad school. I lived life offline as much as possible over the summer and I'm sorry that I have been unable to stay in touch with everyone. I have been assured that people do actually still look at my blog though and that if I post something it will be read...so here it is friends! It is impossible to recap the jam packed goodness of my ultra exciting life (note the sarcasm please) but here are some fun things I have been up to in no particular order.

I spent three weeks of the summer with my parents at the beach house in Delaware. It was the best! Lots of opportunities to walk, bike, and swim. It felt good to be moving and relaxing in turn. Plus I love spending time with the Glasmann clan. It's always fun to be around the Taylor family and I really enjoyed all the fun and laughter. There was card games, complete with smack talk and ribbing, and more good food then I will probably see again for some time. I have to stock up on my cheese steak sandwiches while I'm back there! I got drenched in a thunderstorm while I was out attempting to walk 6 miles. I made it 3 and then was drenched in .2 seconds and rescued by my mother. It was also fun to have my cousin Paul and his family come for a quick visit. The trip ended with an insane drive made by me and my dad all the way from Delaware to Oregon. On the drive out we stopped somewhere every night and we had three drivers. On the drive back....we stopped in Sydney Nebraska and there were two drivers. It was fun though.

My cousin's got baptized in Utah at Brewer Camp. That was a really special experience. It was cool to have them baptized at a place rich with family history. The trip to Utah was fast but it was really nice to see so many friends and family members. I also really loved my cafe rio!! Ah I miss that place so much.







On the drive out to Delaware we drove through Rocky Mountain National Park. Holy Cow! Beautiful place. I loved the drive and would love to go back and do some hiking there sometime. It was so impressive to be driving up to the top of the Rockies. I recommend visiting the park!

Just before school started up I walked in the Newport Half Marathon. I walked with my aunt Karen and my brother in law Zach ran it. It was a lot of fun. I was surprised that I felt so good all the way up to mile 10. The last 3 miles were hard because they didn't have any water tables out. Next time I will walk with my water bottle! It was a beautiful course that went through trails in the mountains and then led us over to the beach. The course was 6.5 miles of beach walking. That was unexpected and took a little more effort but it was beautiful. I finished the 13.5 miles in 3 hours and 40 minutes. not shabby

I started my internship for the year at the Salem Hospital in the Emergency Department. I loved the 3 weeks I put in before school started....but it looks like that is all I get to love. My supervisor has had a family emergency and due to the stress and the need for erratic and possibly long periods of absence I am being reassigned to another supervisor. Initially it looked like I was going to be able to go back to the ED but now I have had word that if I choose to keep the hospital placement I will be permanently assigned to patient counseling and oncology. I have been struggling with this decision and I have my interview tomorrow. I plan to meet the supervisor and gather info and then make the final big decision. About the time everything went south with my internship I heard from a friend who did her internship at LDS family services last year that they were now looking for a student. Ironically when I wanted the placement last summer they didn't want a student! So I have been torn by the decision between two things I really want and not really having enough information to make a decision has made things interesting.

Alright well I think that brings you all up to speed on the things that have been on my mind lately.