WAIT Summer stop going by so fast!!

Well, I am already down to my last week of school! I can't believe how fast it has gone by. I finished up my speech class, I did my last two very well and even managed a 100% on my last persuasive speech, yah! The class wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be, I guess I'm still good at speaking in front of people, but my nerves do get the best of me, more now then they ever have! I guess my 5th grade scare (it was 5th grade right??) of D.A.R.E Mr. deputy Cope making me read my essay of what I want to be when I grew up in front of the whole 5th grade + Family still gets under my skin :-)
As is, I have two more tests for Nursing, one being tomorrow and I'm ON HERE! The motivation for this class is lacking... I don't care for it, I just want to pass and move on to more exciting things! I did have a great time in clinical though. Being hands on is what I love the most, I always learn something new and I miss being the "busy body" that I'm used to. I'm in the process of trying to find out what classes I need for VCU (Virginia Common Wealth University) to continue my education after I get my ADN. I figured I need to get on board or I may never go back until my supervisor gives me a choice of going back to school or no job... therefore I better just do it. They have a RN-BSN program but they also have an RN-MSN program.. skip the bachelors and just get my Masters..?? Sounds interesting so we shall see what it consists of, it may not be possible since Brandon will be back on the ship at that time, but who knows!
Graysen is in a new day care! I got the phone call literally right after I posted the last blog. She still doesn't like "school" but this one is all because she doesn't want me to leave. She hasn't said that she doesn't have fun, or that she was bored, and she hasnt' told me once (yet) that she didn't do ANYTHING! So that's a plus as far as I stand! She will get used to "leaving" me soon enough, but it will take time. I just hope it's sooner then later, makes the mornings so tough!!
We have been enjoying the summer as much as possible. We've gotten to the beach a few times and this year I've actually gotten in the water woohooo, but I still have yet to get Graysen to liking the water. We've gotten her out there twice, but both times were against her will ha, so you can imagine how well that went!
Brandon is still waiting on results and in the mean time getting trimmed up, it's funny how we always seem to go on our "diets" and "work out" plans at different times therefore are never there to be support to one another. He's doing great though. I on the other hand have not been keeping up with anything due to school and everything else going on.. well... maybe just making excuses (haha) I decided to I need to get back on it but this time I'm going to try things a little differently. I did loose a lot of weight but then hit a wall and didn't even think about doing something to help out such as a cleanse... we all need that from time to time. I've done a colon cleanse before with a cabbage soup/diet thing basically eating raw fruits and veggies for a week. This time I'm going to switch it up, not only does my colon need it but my liver too so I've looked into this Fat Loss Factor diet.. which I'm really just interested in the whole cleansing factor of it. You are raw for two weeks then start a liver cleanse which is a salt flush + lemonade cleanse, for 10 days.. SINCE you don't eat anything on it I'm going to do 3 days on 3 days off 3 days on and see how I do. After that I will slowly start adding back food but am going to try to stay away from as much processed foods as possible. The "diet" doesnt' have you bring back meat for a while, they say to just have fish as your meat but I'm not sure I can depart from steak for that long :-) So I will see how I feel. I do have a friend who has made this a life change, doing only fresh, mostly raw but it seems very hard, but I'm up for the challenge (hopefully!)
That is what is going on in the SAUL household!!! Here are a few pictures but I did post more on Flickr. Also here are TWO links to TWO cute videos brought to you by Graysen :-) Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th!!

http://youtu.be/vro5xCbImg4
http://youtu.be/N1B--Zq31Yg