Hi

Hi everyone-I missed you!

I'm in the midst of finals and final projects for the semester, so I'll probably be more brief than I'd like.

Let's see...

-I'm now a year older since I wrote last-I'm 26-yay!

-I was sick on and off from the end of February until the middle of April with colds/sinus infections and then a temporarily swollen neck that thankfully turned out to be nothing (we feared something serious was happening with my thyroid...poor thing has been on meds for years)...I am finally feeling better!

-In happy news, I had my first joint speaking engagement with my husband to about 600 high schoolers-very cool experience!, had another great speaking engagement at a high school senior scholar banquet, enjoyed lots of great times with family and friends-new and old and some that have reemerged from the past to much delight!

-I technically work 3 different jobs so between that and 18 hours of school this semester, that has taken the majority of the time.

Hopefully I'll write more soon.

Today, I am grateful for life, happiness, friends, family and God!

R

Numb Hand Situation

I will be seeing a neurologist tomorrow about the numb fingers/arm pain/arm numbness/back pain situation that hasn't really gone away for the past month...I appreciate the prayers!

Today, I am grateful: for friends, family, God, Grey's Anatomy, cute babies and nice people.

Rachel

The Ultimate Gift

Over the weekend, I saw a splendid movie-The Ultimate Gift (although, without ruining it I just have to say something happened in it towards the end that DID make me mad...because it happens all the time in movies, but that's all I'm going to say).

Besides that, I thought it was a great movie despite a bit of I guess you would say, cheesiness or predictability. It was thought provoking which I like and all tied together nicely with a little suspense!

These are the gifts in the movie:

The Gift of Work
The Gift of Problems
The Gift of Friends
The Gift of Giving
The Gift of Gratitude
The Gift of Family
The Gift of Learning
The Gift of Money
The Gift of Laughter
The Gift of a Day
The Gift of Dreams
The Gift of Love (which leads to the Ultimate Gift)

Today, I am grateful: that my tapestries presentation is over, for family and friends, and love!

Love,

Rachel