Go Home Yanks!

What a week! I had my first Peds exam on Friday (don't ask) and was so ready to enjoy my weekend. My friend Pedro, an avid Yankees fan, invited me, an avid Marlins fan, to go to the Marlins/Yankees game on Saturday. Of course I said "YEAH!". So Saturday afternoon we headed to the stadium. I was a little nervous since the Marlins had lost to the Yankees the night before. But I had to keep my game face on cause Pedro was talking mad crap already. We went and sat in our section and, as it filled, I realized I was one of the possibly four Marlins fans in my area... faaaaaantastic! Not gonna lie, it was a little intimidating. But I sucked it up. I figured, I'm already here, so I'm just going to scream and be as obnoxious as humanly possible to make sure everyone here knows I'm a Marlins fan (in case the Marlins jersey and hat didn't give it away). Luckily the giveaway at the entrance that night was a Marlins cowbell. Can't get too much more obnoxious than that! 

The game couldn't have been better. But what happened to all the trash talking Yankee fans?!? I tried so hard to rattle their cage, but nada! Even Pedro, who a week before the game kept texting me about how the Marlins were going down, was sitting there with nothing to say. I, on the other hand, was screaming and taunting them like a crazy person. I was shaking that cowbell so much I was getting blisters on my hands! All Pedro could do was laugh and shake his head. I don't think he realized what he was in for. :)

Long story short... Marlins WON IT!! We won and the cocky Yanks had no choice but to shut up and leave with their tails tucked between their legs. Victory is sooo sweet! Go Marlins!! 

So excited!!!

Yes, I went with the enemy. lol

 

Surrounded by a sea of Yankee fans.

Just so we're clear. 

Marlins win it, 2 -1!

Agony of defeat!

Celebration bizatches!!

Cowbell 1, Yankees 0!!

Sunday Already?!

Good Lord what a week!! I spent Monday through Friday morning (4 a.m!) in seclusion studying for my Med-Surg cardiac exam. And this wasn't just any exam, this exam could very well mean the difference between pass and fail for most of the class (myself included), so you can imagine the amount of stress we were all carrying around! So Friday 8 a.m. rolled around and you could feel the tension in the air of our unreasonably freezing classroom. As the professor passed out the exams, I took a deep breath and gave myself a little pep talk to calm myself down and remind myself not to overanalyze the questions as I'd gotten in the habit of doing in my previous exams. 35 questions, 45 minutes... The professor said "begin" and there I went, trying to keep a good pace. I fought the urge to let my mind wander a few times and ended up finishing the exam pretty quickly. It was now time to avoid the crowds of people who had gathered outside the class to ask each other what answer they got for this and that question. I decided I wasn't going home until I knew my grade so my friend and I hung around, grabbed some lunch (and a well-deserved beer), and met with the professor who held our fate in her hands. Drum roll please............  yes ladies and gentlemen, I got an A!!! WOOOOHOOO! I couldn't have asked for better news. All the stress, sleep deprivation, and Cuban coffee was SO worth it!!  :)

Let's PLAY BALL! 
After such a long week I really looked forward to Saturday. I was taking my mom and dad to see the Marlins play the Dodgers and praying that the Marlins would finally win one. The afternoon was perfect for a ball game. My mom had a blast

 and my dad, though he didn't pass the chance to say how much better he could watch the game if he were at home in front of his TV, enjoyed himself too. ;) I definitely had a great time... a cool, breezy afternoon,  a corn dog and fries, some hotties sitting directly in front of me, and a big W for the Marlins, was all I could've asked for. 

After the game, I sang and danced my butt off at the Super Saturday concert with TKA and Stevie B. For those who aren't familiar, TKA and Stevie B. are two of the biggest freestyle groups from the 80s and early 90s. Freestyle music was huge in South Florida during that time and it still draws a big crowd. Other freestyle artists you may have heard of are Exposé, Lisa Lisa & the Cult Jams, and The Cover Girls. It was a fun Saturday overall and I'm glad my parents had a chance to get out of the house. 

And now it's Sunday! Where did the weekend go? As I sit here typing away, the annoying voice in the back of my mind is saying, Aurora, it's Sunday, why don't you do something productive like picking up your Med-Surg book and reading ahead for tomorrow's class? Fortunately and unfortunately for me, I've become pretty good at ignoring that voice. My predictions for the rest of the evening are: I will finish up my blog, prepare myself a nice dinner, and watch Extreme Makeover Home Edition and have myself a good cry. :) Hope you all had a great weekend!

Look for a new, delicious soup recipe coming soon!