Week 48: An Average Week

Honestly, I considered not even writing this week because of multiple things: 1. It has been quite a slow week, 2. This week is already off to a crazy start! However, here I am! Writing to you about our boring week, so that's where we're at!

Monday I worked 9-9 in Copley. It was a super fun day, to be honest with you. The staff was really kind and they were a ton of fun. I enjoyed working with the floater who was there and it was just all around a good experience! Jonathan had an interesting day here, the internet went out, so that threw a wrench in the whole day. This sounds like an extremely millennial issue, however, it truly is key to him working from home. With this being the case, it is imperative he be able to get on the cloud and work on his projects. So anyway, he ended up working at the library for a few hours and made up the rest of his time throughout the week. Once he was finally done working he just came home, played some guitar and relaxed until I came home. And, in case you were wondering, the internet was back on once he came home. 

Tuesday was a day off for me, which is always a joy. I ran, studied and read while Jonathan worked, then after we had our dinner of chicken and rice he went to play basketball while I stayed home and made ham braid for the next day, showered, read and relaxed here on my own. This is actually a pretty huge step for me, as I do not do well staying home alone in the evenings, so I was pretty proud of myself for being able to function well with this arrangement! Jonathan got a little frustrated with basketball, but overall enjoyed getting to play a little bit.

Wednesday, I worked 10-5:30, which was an odd shift, but super short and enjoyable! Jonathan worked and then started in on the yard until I got home. Before we moved in, a pine tree fell in our front yard, so there is a lot of space that was underneath the tree. It was all weedy and needed some fixing, so he was working on tearing it all up. Once I got home we had philly cheesesteak sandwiches with dip, green beans, chips and salsa. Not gourmet, but pretty delicious. After we finished, Jonathan went back out to work in the yard, I cleaned up the kitchen and finished my book. I started a book on Monday that had 3 different short stories in it and finished it Wednesday...needless to say - I am not allowed to read any more books until my boards are finished. Apparently fiction is more appealing to read than pharmacy boards information - who knew?

Thursday I went up to Medina for orientation with my fellow grad interns. It was a really neat day, we got to meet a bunch of the higher up people, they fed us breakfast and lunch, we got to get to know each other, met some of the founder's kids, learned more about the company and what is expected of us - it was actually a really great day! Jonathan worked, then he got dinner ready for us. Ham braid and juicy noodles, which was delicious.

Friday was odd, I got to sleep in, but worked 2:30-10, so it was a little flip-flopped from usual! I studied some and went on a run, then headed to work. Jonathan worked, then he went and got stuff to put some grass in the yard then he came in and watched a movie called "The Longest Day". I believe it was about D-Day, so he loved it, if it's history, Jonathan is in. 

Saturday was an interesting day! In the morning, I studied, cleaned up the kitchen and made pie crust while Jonathan went to pick strawberries for us because he is absolutely amazing. When he got home, I was having issues with the washer not doing, well, anything, really. It had filled up with water and washed for the most part, but it wasn't doing anything else, so I was totally baffled. He was too at first, so I went up and worked on making the strawberry pie and washing up all the other berries while he looked into the washer. Thankfully he is amazing and fixed it! It was something with the lid and a circuit and a spring...honestly, he will have to explain it to you, but it is all fixed and we have clean clothes, so all good! After he was finished with that we got ready and headed out to grocery shop, then we went to the local Christian bookstore because it was closing, they didn't have a lot of merchandise left, but Jonathan bought a computer monitor, so it was definitely worth the trip! Afterwards we went across the road to Marc's to finish our grocery shopping, then went to Duluth to look around and then went to Longhorn to put our name on the waiting list. Mom and Dad met us there for supper because both of us had giftcards there! We had never been there and the food was absolutely delicious! We thoroughly enjoyed dinner with them, then came home and watched "Murder Mystery".

Yesterday was super full, we went to Grace Chapel in the morning for church, stopped at DDM on our way home to get lunch meat for the week. From there, we dropped stuff off at home, packed up the car and headed to the Landis' for lunch with Jonathan's family and his grandparents. From there we went straight to the Haas farm for dinner with my family and grandparents. After we were done, Mom and Dad brought Grandpa over to see the place since he hadn't seen it yet, then Mom helped me get the kitchen cleaned up while I got some food ready for the week and Jonathan taught Dad how to use the library app on his phone! Now we are all more prepared for the week. Once they left we just kind of prepped for the week.

This week is already looking pretty full. Lots of working and traveling and craziness, so prayers for safe travels would be much appreciated as well as continued prayers for good test results! Passing grades and minimal stress is what we are going for! The studying keeps getting more difficult, but I am trudging through! Thank you for your continued prayers as we go through this process! Love you all, have a great week!

Love,

Alli and Jonathan