Day Before!

Today is going to be a day full of anticipation! Tomorrow I'm going to NY with Patrick to meet my "in laws" as he calls them, haha! It didn't start out too well this morning though, because he just found out his 80 year old grandfather is extremely ill and in the hospital... which isn't normal for him. He's as healthy as an ox. Maybe he'll turn out to be okay...Hopefully.

So, I've been starting my search for Physical Therapy schools that offer a Doctorate. I could go just for a Masters, but in about 10 years, I'm going to need a Doctorate to be able to see patients without a referral (or so says my advisor). I figured I may as well just do it all now than have to go back a couple of years after I finish my Masters and obtain the Doctorate. I think there are only 3 schools in NC that have that degree available to me: Duke, Elon, and Western Carolina. UNC and some others have it, but they only have Masters available as of right now.

I know its early, but it doesn't hurt to start looking at schools right? As far as out of state goes, the only other states I'm considering would be Georgia, South Carolina, New York, and Colorado. Not quite sure where my schooling will take me!! =)

My 1st Blog

Okay, so since this is my first blog, I really don't know what to talk about. Is there something specific I'm supposed to say? Something about physical education? Maybe exercise science or nutrition? I guess I'll just start by saying what my major is. I'm a physical education major with a concentration in exercise science. I want to go to physical therapy school for a specificity in sports and athletes. I'm a huge fan of sports -- especially hockey (NHL) and baseball (MLB). I'm not a fan of college level sports. My favorite NHL team is definitely the Carolina Hurricanes -- Eric Staal is my favorite player, by far. Boston Red Sox are my favorite MLB team. David Ortiz, Jason Varitek (our captain, catcher), and Josh Beckett (one of our pitchers) are my 3 favorite people. I like Varitek alot, and this picture is 1 of my reasons:

I find it one of the best possible pictures in MLB history. Our catcher, Varitek, got pissed at A-Rod (Alex Rodriguez from the Yankees) and just took it out on his face. Beauty at it's finest. =)

A little bit about me... I was born and raised in Raleigh, NC and I'm such a family oriented person. I have the best relationships with my immediate family and I wouldn't have it any other way. I also date the most wonderful man, Patrick Baldwin. He's a infantry mortarman marine stationed at Camp Lejeune. He's my hero. I have many acquaintances, but only few I call "friends". My favorite color is yellow. I love leopard print. And hopefully, one day, I'll be able to own an Aston Martin DBS. =) But until then... I guess there's always the big city.