JUNE 2008

As promised, here's a re-cap on the month of June. I hope I'm not forgetting anything.


I FINALLY BOUGHT MY JEEP!!!! Mullane Motors, Inc. I love it! But, doesn't it go to figure that I picked it up on Friday the 13th ... and on Monday the 16th, Buffalo and Niagara Falls got hit with HAIL!! That's right, my new Jeep, less than a week old, was damaged in two different hail storms, on the same day, in different towns. Lucky for me, insurance kicked in and now the hood (the only part that was damaged - gotta love a Jeep!) is fixed and looks brand new!




June also brought Tera and Treye's bridal shower. The picture above is the girls in the wedding party: Megan, Me, Tera (the beautiful bride), Erin, and Noel (the newly-wed). They received wonderful gifts, but I must say that my niece was one of the hits of the party!




We also had Tera's baccalaureate party at no place other than ... THE PLYMOUTH! Needless to say, this was by far one of the cleaner pictures from that night. We all had a fabulous time - and as often is the case - alcohol lended itself to a good talk.




As is the case any time I'm home - or that she comes to visit me - I am always taking pictures of my ever growing niece. The one here was taken the same weekend as Tera's baccalaureate party. Jennifer's fixating on her Mommy!




Last, but certainly not least, I went to see WICKED with two other PTs. We had a fabulous time at dinner before the show, and then at Shea's for the play. I HIGHLY recommend WICKED to anyone who has a chance to see it!!!!




I forgot to mention that Jennifer Alexis was baptized in May. She's here with me - her God Mother, and Logan - her God Father. Logan is also her one and only UNCLE!!

I know there's a lot of pictures here, and not a lot of text, but I hope this does suffice as an update for all that happened in June. July has also been a busy month. I'll be updating that Sunday night (hopefully)!!!

Enjoy your weekend!
Julie

way over-due

So, I need to be more pro-active with updating this blog site on a regular basis. When Erin is asking me to update it again, I know it's been too long since I've written something.

Ok, so I have a lot to catch you up on. Namely, May, June, and July. For the sake of not boring you to death with a novel, I'm going to update today (May), tomorrow (June) and either Friday or Sunday (July). So, here goes!

My fourth and final internship ended on a good note. Close to 85% of the patient population that I saw there was adults with developmental disabilities. (Hindsight's 20-20 and I miss that population now.) I really grew as a professional at this site.

Sometime in late April / early May I ORDERED MY JEEP!!!

With May came GRADUATION! Finally, after 7 long years of college, I AM DONE! My family was all here (except my one Grandma who was sick at the time.) When I say family, I mean: Mom, Dad, Kristen, Jennifer, Jen, Vince, Erin, Tera, and Treye - my family. It was definitely bitter-sweet, having Jen, Vince, and Erin here ... that's probably going to be the last time the four of us are all together in Buffalo - the birthplace of our friendship! Graduation night was complete with a dinner at Froghair and then ... Finnen's hosting the one and only ROUTE 66! For anyone who does not know who Route 66 is, they are a fabulous cover band, and the key board-ist is also the Gross Anatomy professor at Daemen. They not only sound fabulous, but they are a lot of fun to watch as well. Thank you, Vince, for driving me home that night!















I took a few days off after graduation, but I can't sit still for long. Within a matter of days, I was working with my temporary license in Niagara Falls, NY. I was, and still am, happy to be there! I am reminded daily why I love the geriatric population.

I started studying for my boards ... date TBA.

I am going home occasionally and each time I'm home, Jennifer seems to grow more and more ... I swear Kristen's feeding her Miracle Grow!

More to come tomorrow for the month of June :)

Have a great day, everyone!
Julie :)