HAIR CUTS!!!

So, now we really look like twins! I have been wanting to cut my hair short for quite some time now. So, I finally just went for it. (Sorry Breanne, I couldn't help it!) Kerri came for moral support, and half way through mine found a picture of what she wanted, and well, here we are!! Compared to Kerri in this one, I look like a boy. But, while kerri was holding her hair, she said, and I quote . . "look kids, a yakk died on the floor!" So awesome! I LOVE IT! IT is so stinkin Easy and fun! And after all, It's just hair! it will be perfect for when we go to Australia tomorrow! Oh, yah, we are going to Australia tomorrow! I will keep you updated on the adventures that go on there! YAY!!

Much needed UPDATES!!!

Sorry! It has been quite some time!

But, school is finally out for the summer,
So I at least have a second to breathe! Whoo!

Updates . . . . Lets see, where to begin?

The last 3 weeks of school were absolutely nuts! But, manageable, especially cause I had a ton of support from all sides! Thank you, I think you know who you are, you might not though, It was the little things that kept me going! So, you can just assume that . . . if you are reading this, you were one of my inspirations! :) But, I finished this semester strong, finishing a grand total of 23 tests the last week and a half. Having to retake a select few to get a descent score on them. Not to mention that the week before finals, our entire class took the best field trip ever! We are talking LAS VEGAS Baby!! It was so stinkin awesome! . . . So, it really has been a while since I blogged, I will give the details.

Our class and teachers decided that it would be way awesome and educational, of course, to go ride with the ambulances down in Vegas and see how a busy ambulance service functions. Well, i tell you what, I sure did learn a thing or two! It was seriously such a crazy awesome experience. We got to vegas and hit the ground running! Non-stop fun for five days straight! We would lay out next to the pool before our 12-hour shifts started at 4:00 pm, so nice. the only catch was, it was 111*F by 11 in the morning!!! And, the ambulances didn't have air conditioning!! Man alive! I seriously felt like I was going to cook! And some of my patients felt the same! And then they would tell me how bad they felt for us! Yah, you're telling me! Except for they were the ones that were usually stuck there against there will. But, I had some pretty awesome experiences! 14 patients for two 12 hour shifts. Not bad, considering in Rexburg, you're lucky to get one in a 24 hour shift. But, my first four patients were clinically diagnosed with dementia, and they were just nuts! Very entertaining, and can I just tell you how hard it is to keep a straight face in front of your patients! Holy cow! it was pretty dang fun! You'll have to ask me about crazy drunk man who took a 'chain-saw' to the leg!! That's a crowd pleaser! Anyway . . Vegas rocked! My parents came down the day before we all left and had dinner with our entire class, and I got to be with them all of Thursday day! (after my 12 hour shift, so basically, 2 hours of sleep that night, and then just go go go!) it was stinkin awesome! We may get the opportunity to do our internships there! Who knows.

Basically, biggest thing right now is that school is out for the SUMMER!!! WAHOO! I am so happy to be back home with my family! I saw so many people today that I haven't seen in over 2 years! It was so awesome! I love that everyone is just growing up and going in opposite directions! It is so fun to just see what everyone is up to and working towards!

I stinkin love my family! It is So SoSOOO Good to be back home with them! I missed them like the chickens!! I forget how crazy they are! Man! They are just nuts! And I wouldn't have it any other way!
Poor little Yazzi though, every time she had to leave me, or I would leave her, she would just go nuts! I don't know if this was a regular occurrence of separation anxiety, or if it is cause she loves me so much! I think me being gone so much has taken a toll on her, she never knows when she will see me next, (That may not be the real reason she cries, its probably the fact that she's leaving Grandma, but, we would like to think it is all for me!) But, I do know this, she wouldn't let me out of her sight whenever I was around. Man, she is just a hoot and a half!

Well, there are some updates . . . questions, comments, concerns . . . feel free to give them! :) I will take them as I will.

Little Random Facts of my Life

I absolutely Love FOOD!!
I hate eating by myself . . or even cooking for myself . . . food is just not as tasty if there is not a reason to make it exquisite . .

I have a stuffy nose right now. . . Everything inside my face is trying to squeeze through my nostrils!! Yikers!

I got to see my family this weekend in Soda Springs and go fishing and play cards and get more sleep night than i have in this past week! I was dead tired!

I am graduating from BYU-Idaho with my associated degree in paramedicine this December.

I have a date for this thursday. . . His name is Aaron Van Horn . . . he is one of the fire fighters up here and just got into the paramedic program for the fall semester. We are going to have a huge bon fire!

Kerri and my Dad are coming up on Friday to go scuba diving with me and my search and rescue class. Way Excited!

My college lacrosse team that i am on is undefeated. We have played in 5 games.

I have gotten hit with three huge hail storms in the past three weeks. Once at my lacrosse game . . . Ouch!

I miss my family like the chickens!!
I couldn't have received a better family in my life . . . seriously, when it comes to family, Mine is stacked with greatness! I don't think you can rig a better team to help get you through this life! Either I am seriously blessed, or just entirely lucky!

My life is grand!

BYE BYE STITCHES!

Well, I went to class and we all made a consecutive medical decision that the stitches were ready to come out . . . So, My teacher took one stitch out, and then Brittany, then Craig, Brian, Stan, Me, then Stetson. It was pretty sweet! And then . . . They were all gone. Not gonna lie, I kinda miss 'em. :( I had a full eyebrow for once in my life (although some people always wondered if they had to shave my eyebrow) but they looked WAY Awesome!! But, now I have a nice little red 'scratch' on my face. It looks really good though! And the discoloration has finally subsided, and it is a lot less tender.

7 always was my lucky number

So, let it be known that at 7 o'clock on the 28th of May 2009, I, Karli Ann Blum, after treating 118 patients in the E.R. was now on the receiving end of the health care system. And became a patient to a wonderful nursing staff in the oh so beautiful emergency room of Rexburg Idaho. The best part was, one of my class mates was on shift tonight and he was the one that got to help work on me while I was up there! It was awesome! (considering the circumstances)

One word . . . Lacrosse!


Watered down version of the tale:
I was behind the goal, two balls were in play, I was watching one ball while a kid took a shot, the goalie didn't stop it, it collided with my sunglasses, which in turn impaled my face, and I saw stars, spun around, dropped to a knee, told everyone what to do for me, and ended up with 7 stitches. And now, I have a sweet swollen eye and some various bruises. But, I am doing great! Minimal pain as of right now. and that is about it. Oh, another plus, I finally have a some what complete, bushy, looking eyebrow! I never really did before tonight, they are to blonde on the ends. But not today pal! My right eye brow is quite stunning. Seriously . . . people just love to stare at it!

The big 2-0!!

Can you beleive it? I am not a teenager anymore! What happened? Well, this has basically been the best birthday weekend ever! And oddly enough and somewhat sad, the first birthday I have ever celebrated with just me as the main birthday girl. And I tell you what . . . Princess . . . Is all I have been for the past 3 days! Down right spoiled by my spectacular family! I have built a chicken coop for our little flock, So fun! Painted posters with Amber and Yazzi. Went to dinner and a movie with mom and amber. Olive Garden and Night at the Museum II . . . A Must see! I have enjoyed great Food at every meal time! Exquisite delicacies! Yumm! Breakfast in Bed this morning, with a cereal that I recieved for my birthday. I 9 birthday cupcakes! (in triangle shape with frosting and fondent flowers on top with trick candles! Luckily Yazzi and my mom helped me blow them out, cause I think that would have been to much for me to handle . . . seriously, blowing out my very own candles, weird.) But they were delicious! Yazzi claimed 3 of them! And I had a couple myself! I got pork chops for dinner, on the barbeque . . . FAVORITE!!! And I got a wicked awesome kite, and cake decorating equipment, we are talking the fully loaded works for a professional cake decorater!!! So ExCiTeD!!! A bandana, some granola, awesome face paints (go to amber's blog later for the spectacular insight on that) and 2 air conditioners (1 from each parent) . . . I thought that was great! But, the best part about the weekend was seriously being with my awesome family! Yazzi is just so hilarious and Crazy! Taten is adorable and starting to walk! He smiles at everything! Amber is so stinkin awesome! Love her to death! Glad we have put the past behind us! Although . . . I still kinda don't enjoy eating raisins on a regular basis . . . hmmm... Cohwen is STINKING hilarious! Holy CRAP! is all I have to say about that! My parents are simply the best parents anyone could ask for in the world! I get so excited knowing that I get to come home and see them! (seriously though . . . for the past 3 weeks knowing I was coming home for my birthday has been way happy and I have been so anxious! But It finally came! And it has been so awesome!) And the lost twin, well, she will come back eventually, and I miss her terribly. I seriously would not be who I am today with out that insane girl by my side! Jeepers! She is nuts! Love her to death and I can't wait to see her in a week! Hope she didn't get eaten by a liger. Anyway . . . Best birthday weekend ever! Man, 20 seems old! I don't know how some of you people out there have made it past 23! I ammend and look up to you! That seems so far away! Man the amount of stuff you can accomplish within a year! Hope this one is just as good, if not better than the last!

Surprise! BEST DAY EVER!!!!

So, yesterday was basically the best day ever! My 7 hour class was canceled because my teacher wasn't going to be there. So, I had all the time in the world!! I still had to go to 5 hours of classes, but 4 hours of that is awesome lab, so that was fun! So, with my extra time . . . I cut someone's hair. ( I am quite the hair cutter now, I have cut 5 peoples hair within the past 3 weeks. And I must say . . . they look fabulous!) I helped my room mate compile and frost a cake. (More details to come) Cleaned my room. Cooked some awesome lunch, Did some homework, rode Magness! And competed and won against my room mate in Mario Kart! 7 times!! So, I went to lacrosse practice, had such a good time! My team rocks! We have our first game tonight! (i will let you know how it goes) Then, afterwards I stayed and helped 2 girls with their stick skills that had just started learning how to play, they improved immensely by the end of our little session. Then, my awesome room mates, came and got me from practice which was way nice, and I learned they hadn't eaten dinner yet, And I was way confused! So, then they asked me to tell them about my day, so I did. Then, I walked in to my apartment to find it covered in streamers and my room mate holding up a camera, and then they placed an awesome cone hat on me! There were presents in the middle of the floor! And dinner laid out on the counter/table It was so exciting!!!! I couldn't believe it! They got me good! Later I had learned that they have ben planning to surprise me for over a week! They did good at keeping it in! I felt so stinkin loved! We ate our amazing dinner . . . Chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, gravy, and lemonade in my new crazy glass! It was so perfect! And such a surprise! And a kid that I had cut his hair a couple of days ago said he owed me, and when I got home there was a note written on my white board saying look in the freezer, and low-and-behold, He had gotten me my favorite flavor of Jambe Juice!!! It was seriously awesome! Oh, then the cake! All sarah and I did earlier was frost the cake, then they turned it over to me, and let me decorate it! So, I drew each of us on the side of the cake with a 'sweet' little thank you on top! It was so fun! And it is basically gone already! Seriously though . . . best day ever! Whoo that was long! Thanks for sticking to the end! I can't wait to go home this weekend and I must prepare for the best weekend of my life! Seeing my family on my birthday!!!!!! Much Love!