MY FIRST SEMESTER IS ALMOST OVER!!!

I KNOW THAT I HAVE NOT UPDATED YOU IN A LONG TIME. WORK, SCHOOL, AND WEDDING STUFF HAS CONSUMED MY TIME. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO FIND TIMES TO ESCAPE TO GREENWOOD, MY ROOM, AND JUST GOING PLACES BY MYSELF SO THAT I CAN REGROUP FOR THE NEXT THING THAT I WOULD ENDEAVOR FOR THE WEEK. WELL, FIRST, VOLLEYBALL WAS A GREAT FIRST EXPERIENCE BEING ON MY OWN. THE GIRLS WERE GREAT AND I LEARNED SO MUCH IN THE WORLD OF ATHLETIC TRAINING. THE STAFF THAT I WORK WITH IS SO ENCOURAGING, AND WE HAVE SO MUCH FUN. HOWEVER, THINGS CAN BE STRESSFUL AT TIMES.
AS FOR SCHOOL, I HAVE FINISHED CLASSES AND HAVE TO COMPLETE TWO EXAMS NEXT WEEK. THIS SEMESTER HAS BEEN A HUMBLING EXPERIENCE AS I HAVE BEEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF GRADES THIS SEMESTER. I HAVE DONE FINE IN MY TWO EDUCATION CLASSES, BUT PARASITOLOGY HAS BEEN A CHALLENGE. THE MORE I HAVE TRIED TO STUDY, THE WORSE I FEEL LIKE I DO. THE TEACHER HAS NOT BEEN VERY EASY TO WORK WITH AS WELL. WE WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS AFTER EXAMS. I KNOW THAT GOD HAS HIS PERFECT PLAN IN THIS. I WILL RECEIVE MY MASTER'S!!!!!
FOR THE WEDDING, MICHAEL AND I HAVE DONE LOTS OF LITTLE STUFF. WE HAVE GOTTEN OUR ENGAGEMENT PICTURES DONE, REGISTERED, DONE LITTLE STUFF FOR THE WEDDING. WE ARE RIGHT UNDER SIX MONTHS. JUST PRAY THAT MICHAEL FINDS A JOB WITH BENEFITS. I FEEL LIKE I COULD BE AT WOFFORD AGAIN NEXT YEAR, BUT WE WILL SEE. WE HAVE MANY OPTIONS FOR LIVING INCLUDING A POSSIBLE HOUSE THAT WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THROUGH OUR WONDERFUL FRIEND ERIN. IT IS ALL GOING TO WORK OUT, SO I WILL KEEP YOU UP TO DATE. I ALSO AM ASSIGNED TO JURY DUTY THE WEEK BEFORE I GET MARRIED SO I AM TRYING TO INCH MY WAY OUT OF THAT.
I HAVE DECIDED THAT I NEED A BREAK FROM SCHOOL SO I AM NOT GOING TO TAKE WINTER TERM AT CONVERSE. I WILL BE TAKING CLASSES IN THE SPRING.
IN MY MY SPARE TIME, I ALSO GET TO HAVE LUNCH WITH KIM. WE JUST SHARE WITH EACH OTHER WHAT OUR AWESOME GOD IS TEACHING US, LIFE, AND THE TRANSITION FOR ME INTO THE MARRIAGE LIFE. SHE IS SO WONDERFUL. SOMETIMES I SEE PHILIP, BUT FOR THE MOST PART HE IS NAPPING. WE GET TO TALK LOTS WHEN HE IS NAPPING SO THAT WORKS OUT GREAT EVEN THOUGH I LOVE HIM VERY MUCH!!!!
WELL, I HOPE THAT EACH PERSON THAT READS THIS IS HAVING A WONDERFUL DAY!!!

P.S. LORI, YOU ARE SO AWESOME!! THANKS FOR INCLUDING ME ON YOUR LIST. I LOVE YOU ALL VERY MUCH!!!!!

Greenwood Visit

THIS PAST SUNDAY NIGHT I WAS ABLE TO MAKE A SHORT TRIP TO SEE MY GIRLS IN GREENWOOD. AUDREY COOKED A WONDERFUL MEAL, AND IT WAS SO GOOD JUST TO SIT AT THE TABLE AGAIN AS THE GREENBRIAR FAMILY ALL OVER AGAIN (WHERE I LIVED LAST YEAR). THEY SHARED ALL THE THINGS THAT THEY HAD BEEN DOING, SHOWED ME SOME AMAZING VIDEOS OF THEIR CRAZY FRIDAY NIGHTS, AND THEN PICTURES OF THIS YEAR. THE FAMILY PICTURES ARE SO CUTE. THAT IS WHAT KATIE STARTED WHEN WE TOOK THE FIRST PICTURE AT THE CLEMSON TAILGATING PARTY LAST YEAR. WELL, ANYWAYS, THE BEST PART WAS THE ACCOUNTABILITY TIME THAT I WAS A PART OF LAST YEAR. IT IS SO NEAT TO SEE HOW GOD HAS USED THOSE GIRLS AT LANDER AND TO SEE WHAT HE IS DOING IN THEIR LIVES. TWO OF MY OTHER FAVORITE PEOPLE CAME BY, SANDY AND BOYTER (YES, THAT IS HER LAST NAME BUT JESSICA HER FIRST NAME). IT IS JUST SO COOL TO HAVE FRIENDS LIKE THEM. WE HAVE HAD SO MANY MEMORIES TOGETHER THAT I WILL NOT FORGET. ON MONDAY MORNING, I GOT UP AT 6:00 TO GO HAVE BREAKFAST AT HARDEE'S WITH MICHAEL. IT WAS AN EARLY MORNING, BUT I REALLY TREASURE THOSE TIMES THAT I HAVE WITH HIM. WELL, I HAVE GOT TO DO TREATMENT. CHECK OUT THE NEXT BLOG TO FIND OUT THE REST......

I KNOW THAT IT HAS BEEN A WEEK SINCE I HAVE WRITTEN ON THIS THING, BUT I HAVE LITERALLY HAD ANY TIME TO SIT DOWN AND DO THIS. VOLLEYBALL IS IN THE DEAD MIDDLE OF THE SEASON, THE MIDDLE OF THE SEMESTER IS APPROACHING, AND I HAVE LEARNED WHAT 15 MINUTE CAT NAPS ARE (SOMETIMES LONGER). HOWEVER, I AM ENJOYING WHAT I DO, JUST A LOT OF TIME INVOLVED. AFTER TODAY, I WILL BE GETTING A BREAK BECAUSE WE HAVE NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY OFF FOR FALL BREAK. THAT WILL BE VERY NICE. HOWEVER, I WILL STILL BE WORKING AT WOFFORD.
THIS PAST WEEKEND, MICHAEL AND I LOST A VERY SPECIAL PERSON IN OUR LIVES. MR. WALLACE HENDERSON FOUGHT A LONG BATTLE OF BONE CANCER AND GOD FINALLY TOOK HIM TO BE WITH HIM. MR. WALLACE AND HIS WIFE, MRS. EVELYN ARE PARTLY RESPONSIBLE FOR US BEING TOGETHER. MRS. EVELYN WILL HAVE A SPECIAL PART AT OUR WEDDING ON JUNE 3RD. MR. WALLACE WAS ALWAYS THE EXAMPLE THAT WE NEEDED TO LIVE BY AS CHRISTIANS. NO MATTER HOW BAD HE FELT, YOU WOULD ALWAYS SEE HIS SMILING FACE EVERY SUNDAY AT CHURCH. MR. WALLACE, YOU WILL BE REMEMBERED ALWAYS. MRS. HENDERSON IS ALSO A MIMIC OF THAT AND I ADMIRE HER FOR HER WITNESS AND LOVE FOR MISSIONS.
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK, PAUL AND KELLIE VISITED SOUTHERN SEMINARY. IT WILL BE SAD TO SEE THEM GO, BUT I KNOW THAT GOD WILL USE THEM IN A MIGHTY WAY. MICHAEL AND I WILL HAVE TO DO THAT SOON.
AFTER I WRITE THIS, I WILL BE GOING TO LAB AND THEN MY LAST CLASS OF THE WEEK. YEAH!
JUST REMEMBER, GOD IS GOOD AND HE LOVES YOU SO MUCH.

What a weekend!!

Hello to all as I sit in the busy training room at Wofford. This weekend Paul and Kellie came home to visit on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, mom cooked a wonderful dinner. Then Kellie is so crazy because she has sooo many bride books. I have not gone that crazy. However, she is on the ball with stuff. Paul and her are preparing for their trip next weekend as they go to Louisville to look at the seminary. I think they are pretty certain that they are going there. This weekend will confirm this. Well, I know this is short, but I have got to get back to work. Have a great day!!

BUSY WEEK!

THIS WEEK HAS BEEN THE NORMAL WEEK. WORK AND SCHOOL....WORK AND SCHOOL...HOWEVER, I LOOK FORWARD TO THE WEEKEND AS PAUL AND KELLIE ARE COMING HOME FOR SATURDAY NIGHT. I WILL AT LEAST GET TO SEE THEM FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS. THEN I WILL VENTURE OFF TO BED AS I WILL BE LEAVING FOR GEORGIA SOUTHERN AT 6:45 AM WITH VOLLEYBALL FOR A GAME! FUN STUFF!! I DO HAVE GOOD NEWS. DAD IS DOING WELL FROM HIS LITTLE FLARE-UP IN THE LEG. I COULD GO INTO GREAT DETAIL, BUT THAT WOULD NOT INTEREST YOU.
THIS WEEK, I HAD MY WEEKLY LUNCH WITH KIM. SHE IS SO AWESOME. EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A PERSON LIKE KIM IN THEIR LIVES. WE HAD CHURCH'S CHICKEN WHICH WAS A FIRST FOR ME, AND THEN WE JUST TALKED ABOUT STUFF AND WHAT WE WERE STRUGLINIG WITH. THAT IS SO AWESOME! WELL, I HOPE THAT WHOEVER GETS A CHANCE TO READ THIS IS HAVING A SUPERB DAY!! KNOW THAT TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY, YOU ARE LOVED AND MISSED VERY MUCH!!

DAD

YESTERDAY WAS INDEED A BUSY DAY! I WORKED UNTIL 6, BUT ENJOYED IT AS I MOST OFTEN DO. HOWEVER, MOM CALLED ME AND SAID THAT DAD WAS GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. SHE SUSPECTED HE MIGHT HAVE A BLOOD CLOT. HOWEVER, PRAISE THE LORD, HE HAD A BAKER'S CYST ON THE BACK OF HIS KNEE AND IT HAD LEAKED FLUID. HE IS GOING TO HAVE TO BE OFF HIS FEET FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS! PRAY FOR THAT BECAUSE HE WILL BE AT HOME AND DOES NOT LIKE TO SIT DOWN FOR 2 SECONDS. ANYWAYS, MICHAEL CAME FROM GWOOD. WE ACTUALLY HAD A DATE!!! IT WAS THE FIRST ONE SINCE AUGUST 17TH WHICH IS MY BIRTHDAY. HOWEVER, WE JUST HUNG OUT AND WENT OUT TO EAT. WE WATCHED FEVER PITCH!! IT IS A GREAT MOVIE! WE RECOMMEND IT! TODAY, THE GIRLS FACE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON AND THE CITADEL TOMORROW SO MY WEEKEND WILL BE RATHER BUSY! OH WELL! THAT IS LIFE!! TO ALL, HAVE A GOOD DAY!!!

GREY HAIR!!

YES, AS I WAS SITTING IN THE DOUBLE RECLINER WITH MOM LAST NIGHT, SHE STARTED LAUGHING HYSTERICALLY. SHE TOLD ME THAT I HAD A GREY HAIR IN MY HEAD. I WAS KIND OF LAUGHING BUT NOT REALLY. I GUESS THAT I AM GETTING OLD. I HAVE BEEN WORKING AND GOING TO SCHOOL SO I GUESS THAT IS MY BODY'S RESPONSE TO TELL ME I HAVE GOT TO SLOW DOWN A LITTLE. BUT ANYWAYS, I GUESS IT IS A FACT OF LIFE. I HAVE JUST GOT TO DEAL WITH IT. I GUESS IF I AM TOTALLY GREY HEADED THAT MICHAEL WILL JUST BE MARRYING AN OLD GREY HEADED WOMAN. HAHA!!
AS FOR EVERYTHING ELSE, THINGS ARE GOING WELL. I HAVE JUST BEEN BUSY. MY ROOMMATE FROM COLLEGE, AUDREY, IS DISCOVERING NEW TALENTS AS SHE WANT TO BECOME A CLOWN. CRAZY AS IT MAY SEEM, BUT SHE IS REALLY SERIOUS. SO FOR THOSE THAT ARE READING THIS AND LIVE IN THE UPSTATE, JUST PAY FOR HER GAS AND BALLOONS FOR A PARTY OF FUNCTION AND SHE WILL BE RIGHT AT YOUR DOORSTEP. SHE HAS LEARNED TO MAKE LIKE 50 DIFFERENT BALOON ANIMALS. SO, AUDREY HERE IS YOUR SELLING AD FOR YOU.
TO ALL, HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY!!!

MOLLIE

IT'S OFFICIAL!!

YES. IT IS OFFICIAL. MY LITTLE BROTHER BY ONE YEAR PROPOSED LAST NIGHT TO HIS NOW FIANCE, KELLIE PADGETT, ABOUT 11 O'CLOCK. HE TOOK HER TO OLIVE GARDEN, THE ROPER MOUNTAIN SCIENCE CENTER TO LOOK AT STARS, AND THEN TO A PARK IN GREENVILLE WHERE HE PROPOSED WHILE TWO OF HER BEST FRIENDS FROM SCHOOL TOOK PICTURES. HE SAID THAT IT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ANY BETTER. I ASKED HIM IF HE REMEMBERED EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID, AND OF COURSE, PAUL SAID NO BUT THAT SHE SAID YES. HOW AWESOME! THE WEDDING WILL BE ON JULY 15, 2006. YES, THAT IS SIX WEEKS AFTER MINE. MOM AND DAD WILL BE VERY BUSY NEXT SUMMER.
FOR ME, LUCKILY I DID NOT HAVE TO WORK THE FOOTBALL GAME. I WAS POOPED AFTER SPENDING MY WEEKEND AT WOFFORD FOR THE DAY YESTERDAY UNTIL 9:15 PM. WELL, ANYWAYS, I REALLY DO LOVE WHAT I DO. THE GIRLS ARE A LOT OF FUN AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WITNESS TO THEM IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE.
TO, ALL HAVE A GREAT REST OF THE WEEKEND!!
LUV YA, MOLLIE

VOLLEYBALL, VOLLEYBALL, SCHOOL, VOLLEYBALL

HELLO TO EVERYONE TODAY. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE BUSIEST BUT BEST DAY OF THE WEEK. IT IS FRIDAY, AND I LOVE FRIDAYS. THEY ALWAYS MAKE ME FEEL RELAXEDD AFTER I REALIZE ALL THAT I HAVE DONE IN ONE WEEK. TODAY, I HAVE THREE VOLLEYBALL MATCHES, HAVE OBSERVED ONE SURGERY THIS MORNING, AND THEN YOU KNOW THERE IS ALWAYS SCHOOLWORK. I TALKED TO MY GOOD FRIEND KIMBERLEE DUNCAN LAST NIGHT! SHE IS SO AWESOME AND JUST HAS DONE SO MUCH FOR ME. I WISH THAT I COULD BE AS GOOD OF A FRIEND AS SHE IS TO ME. TOMORROW, THE TERRIERS ARE PLAYING GEORGIA SOUTHERN AND MY JOB IS TO BE ON THE SIDELINE OF GEORGIA SOUTHERN. FUN STUFF!! WELL, TO ALL OF YOU, HAVE A WONDERFUL DAY AND REMEMBER THAT GOD LOVES YOU A WHOLE BUNCH.
P.S. I WAS TALKING TO AN ACQUAINTANCE OF MINE IN CLASS WHILE WE WERE LOOKING AT LOVELY PARASITES UNDER A MICROSCOPE. IT OCCURED TO ME...GOD MADE EVERYTHING...EVEN THESE LITTLE PARASITES THAT ARE SO DEADY AND THE MANY THINGS THAT ARE BEING DISCOVERED AND HAVE NOT BEEN DISCOVERED YET!! DOESN'T GOD HAVE SUCH A GREAT HUMOR??
TO ALL,
HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!

I tried to create another blog but lost my user name and password to the other so i just created another one. I hope that this blog finds you doing well. Working and going to school has kept me very busy so this one is going to be short.
My weeks consist of getting up with mom at 6 am in the morning and not getting home sometimes until 9 or 10 at night. This makes for long days, but I really do enjoy what I am doing at Wofford. The people that I work with are great and help me out a great deal. Candace, Elizabeth and myself are the three Grad Assistants working under two other Athletic Trainers. It was very nice today because Elizabeth and I stuck our feet in the Hot Whirlpool for about 10 minutes. She said that we needed a break and so we took it.
Today, for class, we went to Croft State Park to find parasites on deer for class and for my lovely parasite collection that another graduate student and myself have to do. Anyways, this was quite interesting.
I hope that everyone is doing well and that life is treating you well. Remember, God is Good, All the Time!!!!!

With much love,
Mollie