Myrtle Beach

I am slacking on my posting. However last month I had the chance to go down to South Carolina to Mrytle Beach. It was sooooooo nice. I sat on the beach for 4 days straight and studied for boards while my Dad an Bro were golfing. Our hotel was right on the beach so I didn't have to walk far out my door. The water was GORGEOUS. It was so clean and warm. It was wonderful. At night we would go out to dinner and visit fun places. We went minigolfing and saw the Good Vibrations show. We ate at this one resturant Greg Normans Australian Grill, which was a nice classy resturant and super Yummy. I had prime rib with grilled asparagus. Delicious! I would love to go back again soon. There is so much to see and do there. I wish I had more time and wasn't studying most of the trip. But for the most part I enjoyed myself. How could you not with a beach like this....

Mystic

My "sister" and future roomie Nikole was home this weekend visiting. Nikole, her parents, and I went down to Mytsic Connecticut for the day on Friday. We ate at Mystic Pizza (yes the one the movie was made of with Julia Roberts). It was interesting since I have been to Mystic before and never ate there. The pizza was pretty good but I must say I have had better. After pizza we walked down the street because all the cute shops were having a sidewalk sale. It was a beautiful day to walk around, and the shops were right next to the water. I got a photograph taken by a local artist of a water scene at sunset with two swans. It is already matted, I am going to have it framed and hang it in my bathroom in my new place.

After we visited all the shops we went to a place we saw down the road on the way into town called You've Got to be Beading. It was a bead store that also had a studio that you could make your own jewelery right there. This was perfect since I have never beaded before but was interested in starting. Nikole made a simple beaded pearl bracelet. I made these cute earrings.

Afterwords we met my Dad and Brother for dinner at Dakota steakhouse. They have the BEST salad bar with all the trimmings. For dessert I had the yummiest blueberry crisp. The blueberries were a little to tart for me but the crisp part was delicious. I could have not asked for a more relaxing fun filled day.

First Day Of Work

Since I have hurt my back I have not been working since finishing my boards. However I signed up with a dental temp agency to work as a dental assistant until I get my license. Tomorrow is my first job for them. It is a 2 weeks job, so I will be able to get quite a few hours. I am SUPER nervous though. I have not assisted in 2 years. Although procedures have not changed the products have. I just am going to be a lil rusty until I get back into the swing of things. I just hate that feeling of not being able to be 100 percent perfect. Plus my back in not quite 100 percent yet. But I have a feeling that once I jump into things it will be like I never stoped assisting. Although word on the street is that our board results are being mailed to us this week. Hopefully I will have them by the end of the week and I can send in my papers for my license and be able to temp in early September. That will help me save up enough money for me to move to Utah.

Tour Of The Idols

So on 8-8-08 I had big plans .... The American Idol Tour concert. Now I posted earlier about my love for all things Jason Castro. However this really is the first year that I have ever gone to the Idol tour. Something about the contestants this season made me verging on obsession. I went to the concert with my Dad's wife and her sister. I was excited to see Jason (and David Archuleta) and they were excited to see both Davids (mostly Cook). As you can see you it made for an interesting evening.

We started off by eating at Trumbell Kitchen. My dish was very yummy. I had mongolian pork chops ... so delicious. This was just a block away from the XL center that we would be seeing the show at. The show was 3 hours long including intermission. But with ten idols perfoming it had to be. The idols performed in the order of how they were voted off beggining with number 10. has was the first to play after intemission and boy was it worth the wait. Our seats were about 25 rows back on the floor right in the aisle. It was kind of a pain when people started standing up, but right on the aisle it wasn't much of a problem. To be honest with you I didn't really even listen to Jasons performance, I just stared at his face in my binoculars so I could see his face super close up (Pathetic I KNOW). Thank goodness for YOUTUBE because another fellow Castro fan caught the whole performace on tape and posted that sucker on youtube the very next day.

David Archuleta was AMAZING! He sounded just like he did on the show. I just love the voice on that kid. I hope that he has a long lasting sustainable carrer. All I will say about David Cook is its a good thing that a lot of people like him and can see past his smug persona. He took the stage like he was a member of a reputable rock band that has been around for years. He stood there on the stage after a song and didn't say a word. It was an awkward silence and girls just screamed. He started makng jesters with his hands and wanted the crowd to chant his name
once they finally did he goes OK OK. Needless to say I was NOT impressed. All in all I did have a great time Once the ringing in my ears stoped from all the screams. ( I almost forgot what it was like to go to a mostly teen girl concert) Posted below are the wonderful performances from Jason Castro.

My Pain in the Back

So I am not quite sure what I did exactly (although I have a few theories ), but I have hurt my lower back. I have basically been keeping my activities light (laying in the hamock with my Jasper, and being proped up with pillows watching movies.) It was nice at first although now it is getting really old. I have been on pain pills, and muscle relaxers to help me get through the day. The pills also make me very sleepy. I have also been seeing a chiropractor for about 2 weeks now. After my first visit to the chiropractor I felt AMAZING. But my pain and stiffness came back and I realized this was going to be a stubborn injury. I am making progress but it is a SLOW process. I am not used to this at all. I am use to taking a pill for 7-10 days and being cured. But I am sticking with the therapies and hopefully I can be back to hitting the gym in no time.