To infinity and beyond

It is often said that it is love that makes the world go round. However, without doubt, it is friendship which keeps our spinning existence on an even keel. True friendship provides so many of the essentials for a happy life-it is the foundation on which to build an enduring relationship, it is the mortar which bonds us together in harmony, and it is the calm, warm protection we sometimes need when the world outside seems cold and chaotic. True friendship holds a mirror to our foibles and failings, without destroying our sense of worthiness. True friendship nurtures our hopes, supports us in our disappointments, and encourages us to grow to our best potential.-from my wedding vows, September 5, 2008

Dear husband,

There were manic style meltdowns, bumps in the road, and rings of fire I made you jump through...

...but when the doors opened, I heard nothing and saw nothing except you at the end of the aisle. Happy one year anniversary! I love you to infinity and beyond.

Love one another, but make not a bond of love

Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

Fill each other's cup, but drink not from one cup.

Give one another of your bread, but eat not from the same loaf.

Sing and dance together and be joyous,but let each one of you be alone,

Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.

Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping;

For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.

And stand together yet not too near together;

For the pillars of the temple stand apart,

And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.

A hobby is only fun if you have time to do it...

"A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints."

Things I did over summer break:

I learned how to golf (loose association with term!)

(*gasp, read a non-anesthesia book!)

and then I read anesthesia books...it's a sickness similar in a nature to anxiety-induced sweaty hands and cupcake addiction.

All work and no fun makes Morgan a very dull girl...

I roll down the windows and let the fresh air wash over my face. Cold is a feeling I haven't felt for a while and I welcome it like an old friend. Aaron and I enjoy the fact that there is nothing we have to do, except be with each other and enjoy nature. We have accomplished so much in the past few months that the only thing we must now accomplish is building the perfect s'more.

one ninth

1. 0.1 repeater
2. the number Lambda
3. "Why pay for employed by private corporations, when you can get the same cowboy antics at one-ninth the price?"
4."Only seeing one ninth and feeling there is more to the story."
5. Halphen constant
6. "one-ninth of dreams come true"
7. "one-ninth, poignant and hopeful"
8. a simple fraction
9. The amount of CRNA school I am done with

All work and no fun makes Morgan a very dull girl

Things I like to do outside of CRNA school



1. Think about CRNA school

2. Do board review practice question with Aaron

3. See how long I can run in the heat before feeling dizzy (max 30 minutes in July)

4. Stalk all of my future places of employment

5. Gain motivation from gaswork.com

6. Paint my bathroom horrendous colors, tell everybody how "ugly" it looks, and be honestly offended when people agree (and when my grandmother gives me money to repaint)

7. Scratch Rugby's belly

8. Explore the great state of Arizona

9. Dance in my kitchen to Flo Rida

10. Day dream with my husband about our charmed life :)



Things I didn't know about CRNA school and about myself

1. It is REALLY hard and you REALLY do study for 12 hours a day. It is a full time job and a half.

2. I always thought of my self as "ambitious" but not to this extent. I get up at 5am and go to bed at 11pm. All in the name of school. And I can't not do it.