The Day Before You by: Rascal Flatts

I had all but given up on
Finding the one that I could fall into
The day before you
I was ready to settle for
Less than love and not much more
There was no such thing as a dream come true
Oh, but that was all the day before you

Now you're here and everything's changing
Suddenly life means so much
I can't wait to wake up tomorrow
And find out this promise is true
I will never have to go back to
The day before you

In your eyes I see forever
Makes me wish that my life never knew
The day before you
But Heaven knows, those years without you
Were shaping my heart for the day that I found you
If you're the reason for all that I've been through
Then I'm thankful for the day before you

Now you're here and everything's changing
Suddenly life means so much
I can't wait to wake up tomorrow
And find out this promise is true
I would never have to go back to
The day before you

Was the last day that I ever lived alone
And I'm never going back
No, I'm never going back

Now you're here and everything's changing
Suddenly life means so much
I can't wait to wake up tomorrow
And find out this promise is true
I would never have to go back to

Yeah, I would never have to go back to
The day before you
The day before you

Whats on my mind...

1st of all,
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MOM! I know I told you on the phone and I know its almost over but I love you and I miss you and I'm so glad that you are my mom!

and 2nd of all, I'd just like to say hey to all the people I haven't been in touch with much lately.

And 3rdly, I'd like to say just how wonderful my boyfriend really is. I never knew that I would feel so cared about and so loved. I love him more than anything and it just makes me sad to know I'll be away for so long when I go to finish my degree.

To Diana, you are what gives me strength to go into another long distance relationship. You are amazing and I believe so much in you and Mike because I know just how much you love him and how he loves you. You helped me realize how much someone could love someone and I am grateful for that every day of my life. Thank you for everything and thank you for being my best friend and for being there for me when I needed it most.

To my sister, you are wonderful. I never knew that you and I could share so much at the exact same time. That ring made me whole for a while and I'm so happy that it served its purpose and that you found Matt. He is a jem and I hope that you keep him around for a while.

To my mom and dad, you are my rocks. I don't know how I could have gotten this far without you. You've been there for me when I've caved, and you've been there to hold me up, to keep my head above the water and to keep me breathing and kicking in the deep end of life. You've been wonderful role models in life and I'm so grateful that you have been there for me through thick and thin and through everything that I've been through. Thank you for holding my hand, for drying my tears, for pushing me and for helping me. I don't think I even really have begun to realize just how lucky I am but I see it so clearly now though.

To Michele, I know we haven't talked much lately but you have changed my life. I've never known someone who has been so strong and who has fought so hard. You deserve everything that you want. I'm so glad that you have Derek and that you have the cutest daughter ever. She looks just like you and I'm so grateful to have gotten the chance to meet you, much less knowing you. I'm blessed to have you as a friend and I'm sorry that I haven't been more updating with life.

To my brother, though we haven't talked much lately, I hope your doing okay. You've made such a big impact in my life its not funny. I'm so happy that Daisy came into your life and I hope your taking good care of her! I miss you and I hope that I get to see you soon. If not, then I'll see you at my graduation. I love you Patrick!

Finally to Rae, knowing you the last few weeks has made lifeguarding more fun. I'm so glad I took that class there at the Y. You and Nate are going to be just fine, I know it. I'm so happy that you are happy and I'm hoping to keep in touch with you for a long time. Your awesome!

Lifeguarding 101 Day #7 (Test out day)

Today was our final test!
I got paired with Rae for our scenerio and we had a Head, Neck and Back injury in the shallow end and passed with flying color's! Go Rae!
It was a great feeling to know that I could do this without even having to think about it I just grabed the board when Rae jumped in and we went to work on making sure the victim was calmed and doing okay.

Then we had to take the written test...

I PASSED! YAY! I'm a certified Lifeguard! I am offically trained in AED, CPR, First Aid and I'm able to watch a pool and know that I can respond if something happens.

There is this quote on the front of my manual and it is definatly something that I think hits my heart today because it's true for me staring today! Here it is:

I have kept a watchful eye on swimmers,
offered parents peace of mind
and trained hard to respond in a HEART BEAT.

Now if the YMCA in St. Augustine will just call me back I could get a job!

Lifeguarding 101 Day #6

Wednesday was Day 6 and we practiced scenerio's in the pool all night. I got paired with Morgan first and we did a seizure vitim and then went into CPR.
Then I got paired with Wiley and we had a baby drowning in the deep end and went into doing CPR as well.
I played victim in a few scenerio's too.
All in all it was a good class.

Lifeguarding 101 Day # 5

Monday was day 5 and we went over First Aid and such.

Moving...

So I decided after I graduate from Flo-Arts, I'm gonna move in with Sam until I go away to Alabama... So I'll probably be living with him for most of the summer.

Well he decided his apartment just isn't big enough for the two of us plus two cats. So, we're moving into this cool two bedroom apartment and I'm soooo excited.

You have no idea!

My big 20th!

Yesterday was my 20th birthday! It was a pretty good day too.

I started out with having to drive to Gainesville for my guard class but that wasn't bad and it was kinda fun.

Then I came back to Sam's house to take a nap... then we went for pizza and then went mini golfing! It was soooooooo fun!
After golfing, we went and walked down on the beach... it was really pretty out and it was rather romantic!

I got a Nintendo DS game from Sam and he also bought me a really pretty ring! It looks rather like this:Its soooo pretty! I love it!

Lifeguarding 101 Day #4

Yesterday was Day 4 and we did Head Nick and Back injuries in the water and on land.

The interesting part is that the video doesn't tell you that if the victim isn't breathing that you kinda have to skip the backboard in the water part and get them onland so you can help them breathe.

We practiced in the shallow water and in the deep water. Its harder than it seems. But we all managed to figure it out. We were in two groups of teams... my team was the best if I do say so myself.

after that we practiced getting head neck and back injured people out if they are submerged. This was hard because if there in the bottom of the deep end its not exactly easy getting them up without any kind of help but the kicking of your legs. But low and behold I got Scott of the bottom of the pool in the head chin grip. He even freaked me out cause I guess my hand was in the wrong place and he moved my arm and I was like woah whats wrong! But he said I did well so thats awesome!

After class was over at about 12:15 we went to lunch for my birthday! I'm 20 years old now! yay!

The Rain Tree

My amazing boyfriend who I love so much took me out tonight for my birthday.

Well to start off when I got back from guard class we went to his Aunt's house to swim in the pool. That was actually really relaxing and fun!

Then we got ready to go out and he took me to this pretty fancy place called the Rain Tree
I'm not gonna lie, it was a pretty expensive place but the food was amazing!
I had the Lamb, which is becoming one of my favorite dishes to order when I go to a decent restaurant.

The BIG suprise?
my birthday present!
He bought me the prettiest ring ever! its a purple tanzanite heart with two pink sapphires on the sides. White gold band.... sooooooo pretty! I love it!

I am probably the luckiest girl in the world....

Tomorrow's my real birthday... Hope its a great day!

Lifeguarding 101 Day #3

Today we learned how to give CPR and AED.
We started off watching the video's on how to care for the body and how to open the air passage and all the different ways and steps to do.
Knowing what to do after each step is probably the most important part.
Like you wouldn't give CPR to a person with a pulse even if they arn't breathing.

We got to practice on the interesting dumbies. They were actually really cool to be honest with you. It was awesome to really see what the chest rising is going to look like; even in the infants.

We also learned about the AED, when and how to use it.

Tomorrow we learn head, neck and back injuries and how to care for them.