Charleston Apartment

It has been a long 5 days! We pulled out of Birmingham at 7am Saturday morning and arrived home to Auburn at 10pm last night. It was hard work, but I'm glad my apartment is settled for when I return in a few weeks. My parents were a huge help and I'm so thankful for the time they spent with me there. Several people wanted to see photos of the final product, so here they are:

Moving to Charleston

Well, my house is all packed up. My parents are coming up this afternoon to load and then early tomorrow morning we are hitting the road for Charleston. I-20 almost all the way - about 7 hours... I sure hope all of my stuff fits!! Packing really makes you realize how much "junk" you have, store, keep, "need" for daily living. It always overwhelms me, makes me want to throw it away and ALWAYS brings to mind the verse, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven...For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matt 6:19-21 I'd love to always say my heart is not with my stuff and only with things that are eternal...it's a daily struggle to keep focus on what's really important!!

Countdown for hours...

I have since realized that Graduation was a little anti-climatic...all because I still had 85 hours of internship to complete, 2 law exams and my boards to take before I could actually work as a Pharmacist!! Well, tomorrow is my LAST day of working for free and my hours will be complete. YEAH! Yesterday I was able to sign up for my boards - didn't quite get the dates I wanted, but I think it will still work with my moving schedule. So, please keep me in mind on Wed the 20th for the AL law exam and Monday June 1st for the NAPLEX board. SC law exam still TBD.

Meeting Patrick

I was able to meet precious Patrick O'Reilly when they came through Auburn last weekend! It was a quick visit, but hopefully I will see them more in June. Thanks for the picture Naomi!
 

Anybody but Adam...

For you American Idol fans you know what I'm talking about. Most of my friends do not like him, but I know there are some of you that do. I can't stand him and I hope by some miracle he gets booted tonight. Check out this blog for a good laugh: Anybody but Adam
I honestly really like Kris Allen - he is just more my style...

Graduation

Jessica Golden, Pharm D. Yep, it's official!!
Yesterday was a great day. It was nice to have our own graduation ceremony separate from the rest of the University. I was honored to serve as the Graduation Marshall - even though at times I felt a little silly carring our banner... I was so glad my parents, grandparents, brother and uncle all came to share in the festivities. I was also so glad to have April Speaks and Julie Carter there supporting me as well! We had a nice family lunch at Aricia and took plenty of photos. The past 4 years have flown by and I am thankful the Lord guided me to pharmacy school, sustained me through it and allowed me to share in this special celebration of accomplishment!

Success!

The rain held off this afternoon- Hallelujah! Graduation at 10am tomorrow - can't wait!

rain, rain, go away!

Today a group of my pharmacy school friends and I are supposed to take pictures on Samford Lawn/AU sign with Aubie! But the forcast says 100% chance of rain this afternoon! BOO! :-(

Change is in the air...

TODAY WAS MY LAST DAY OF ROTATION, LAST DAY OF BEING A STUDENT...EVER!! I'm so excited to be moving out of this phase of life... and wondering what the next phase is going to be like... I am glad the Lord is in control of that, thankful He will guide me, comfort me and protect me along the way.

I feel like my life is going to be turned upside down the next two months!! It will look something like this:
Heading to Auburn this Sunday with Graduation festivities on Monday and Tuesday. Then I will be finishing up my license hours at the AU student pharmacy for a week and 1/2 while studying for the boards. I will head back to Birmingham the weekend of the 16th to continue studying and PACK... I plan to take the NAPLEX boards on the 19th or 20th. Move to Charleston on the 23rd. Take Alabama law test on the 28/29th. Clean up and officially be out of Bham house by June 1st. Take SC law test sometime early June. Get Alabama Pharmacy license at board meeting in Bham on June 10th. Greece trip with Amy June 15th through the 25th. Head back to Charleston and start work on Wednesday, July 1st!! Whirlwind... Ok, now my head hurts...off to bed!