Walking the mile...

I'm leaving for Tampa in the morning so I can get to my hotel, open up my books for the last time, and try to sleep. Tuesday and Wednesday are the big days! I feel ready. I feel confident. But I still think I'm going to puke....

Please pray that I will pass this test. It's so important b/c without a passing grade, I won't be able to practice law - which I have been looking so forward to doing. I need the prayers and thanks for all your support.

For Annie....

You asked for it! :) hahaha!! I love ya and miss ya! P.S. - I would post other pictures, but I forget that I'm supposed to have my camera on me at all times. :) After the bar, I will take tons of pics while we are at Universal Studios, and then you will be in photo heaven, K?

Houdini Wieny!

Tinkerbelle can get out of her crate. I don't know how the heck she does it; she is just like Houdini. We put her in her crate when we leave, and when we come back, who is at the door to greet us, but our little dog! It's happened like 5 times too, so I know it wasn't just a freak accident. Crazy dog.

HARRY POTTER!!

Elliott was at work on Monday night and his boss apparently was having a secret competition. Whoever got the most compliments would win a prize. Of course Elliott won the contest b/c he's the bestest server ever! He won a $25 gift certificate to Outback (score!) AND he won 2 tickets to the premier of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at midnight last night! Double score! So we went even though 10:30 is my bedtime. It was really good! I was surprised b/c that is my least favorite Harry Potter book, but the movie was my favorite one so far. There's a great fight scene with Dumbledore and Lord Voldemort. It was pretty cool; y'all should go see it!

That same night (earlier though) we had already made plans a while ago to see Transformers with a bunch of people, so we went to that too. Very entertaining. I was surprised at how much I liked that one too. It was fun to have a movie day, but now let the cramming begin as now my lectures are over and I must study, study, study!

2 Weeks and Counting...

My bar exam is coming faster and faster! Two weeks....AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I'm freaking out a little....must study now!

This means WAR!!

I went to my kitchen tonight planning to grab a quick dinner and head back to my books. But no. Instead, I walked into my kitchen (which is sparkling clean, of course) to find a whole freaking colony of ants!! They were EVERYWHERE!! At first, I didn't know what to do b/c there were so many, so I just watched them scurry here and there. Then I woke up from my dazed state and grabbed the dish towel and started smashing ants. I literally stood there killing ants for 20 minutes. Now I have a zillion ant bites and I feel like I have ants in my pants and on my arms and crawling everywhere....eeeewwwww! I hate that feeling! I tried to find where the ants were coming from, but they didn't seem to have an origin and I don't know why they would've come to the spot they were at b/c there was no food around. I hate ants. I hate bugs. Eww...now I feel like they are on me again! Eww....waaaaaaa!! My bites are itching....stupid ants! Come back, I dare you! I shall win!

It's Alive!!!

Good news! Tinkerbelle's toy is more like a cat, and has regained life! It's been out of commission for about a week now, and all of sudden it started working again! She couldn't be happier!

Studying is going pretty well, but is starting to take a toll on me. My neck and back are killing me because I'm constantly hunched over a book, doing practice questions. I took 2 simulated exams this week. On the first one, I got a raw score of 122 where the national average was 104. On the second one, I got a raw score of 104 where the national average was 95. So, I guess I'm doing alright. Since the bar exam is a scaled test (where you are compared to other people), as long as I am above the average, I figure I'm pretty safe. I still have a lot of room for improvement though, so these next few weeks I'm really going to focus on it even more. But, since today is Independence Day, I figure I deserve a little break. We went to Las Olas Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale for lunch today with our friends Bryce and Brittni. We wanted to go to this wonderful Mediterrainian (how the heck do you spell that??) restaurant that we found when we came down with my parents in March, but it was shut down! :( I was so bummed! But, since we were there and it was time to eat, we decided to go to Cheesecake Factory, and it was yummy. Elliott had to go to work, so now I am just blogging and chillin. Bryce and Brittni are going to take me to a barbeque at Steve and Emilee's house and then the ward is having an ice cream party at the park with fireworks, so I'm going to that with them too. I'm going to enjoy my time off today and not feel guilty b/c for the next couple weeks, I'm going to become a hermit and not do anything but study. Yay for me.

Last Saturday we went to a barbeque at Brandon and Jamie's house with Bryce, Brittni, Steve, and Emilee. I made a strawberry-spinach salad that was quite delicious, if I do say so myself. We all played Taboo after dinner and man that game is so funny when you get that many people playing it. We were dying laughing. Good times. It was fun to get to know Brandon and Jamie a little more...they are halarious. I'm so happy we've found great friends here. It makes everything better.

We've had some pretty crazy lightening storms here the past few days. I swear the lightening strikes our area b/c the thunder comes before the light is even gone and it is the loudest sound ever. Seriously, it sounds like massive explosions! My computer is next to a window, and I've heard on the news here that during a lightening storm you shouldn't be by a window (and since Florida is the number 1 place for lightening strikes and deaths from lightening, I listen to what the news says), so the other night I was just studying at my computer and the brightest light came and the biggest thunder came, so I dove off my chair and started crying. HAHAHA!! I'M SUCH A DORK!! But, I was seriously scared. Elliott came to my rescue and tried his hardest not to laugh at me since I was being overly sensitive that day anyway. But yeah, the lightening/thunder/rain storms here are insane. I was driving through one of these storms on my way home from school and I seriously couldn't see 10 feet in front of me or hear anything b/c the rain was hitting my car so hard. I'm amazed.

The Death of a Loved One...

SQEAK! SQEAK! SQEAK! This is Tinkerbelle's favorite toy. We call it her Jewish dog because we bought it for her for her 1st Christmas, but it is blue and white, so I think it was intended for Jewish dogs. It's also known as her pacifier. She squeaks this thing all day, everyday. Well, Mr. Squeaker doesn't squeak so much anymore. Tinkerbelle finally killed it. You should've seen her sad little puppy dog eyes when she was chewing on it and it stopped squeaking. She still runs to get it, tries to squeak it, drops it, looks at me, looks at Mr. Squeaker, tries again, and then walks away. It's so sad b/c that is her one toy that she will play non-stop fetch with. I thought I'd be happy once Mr. Squeaker didn't squeak anymore, but I just kinda feel bad for Tinkers. Luckily though, she has an Octopus that has a squeaker in it, but she still loves Mr. Squeaker the most.