Test time

Well, it is block time again at Pikeville College School of Ostopathic Medicine. The sounds of a silent home or the mumblings of phrases and words no man has ever heard before. All I need to know about the body I learn in a song, it goes like this: "the leg bone is connected to the knee bone.." Ahhh, if it was that easy, we would all be doctors. Guess that is why I let her do the med school things. For all you that don't know, the way Natasha's school does test is a different format. About once a month, they take block testing. They take all their courses test on the same day. This is suppose to prepare them for their boards, at which they take all areas at the same time. Let us hope it works. This usually means time for me to play cards and stay away from my lovely wife except to cook and clean, yet this time is different. Another test will be in place, my father is arriving---oh scratch that, arrived in the late hours last night. He got a hotel one mile from house because he insisted on leaving last night, the only night I told him I was busy. Anyway, I am changing my opinion on how this lovely adventure shall be. I listen to a lot of thought and or thinking material with Natasha. One striving reoccurring point is the fact that we are what we think about. It is the notion that if assume something to be negative that it shall be. I am firm believer in this. I'll give an example. I was sitting at the Apris Ski bar that Natasha ran a few days a week at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah back about this time last year. As I sit there and enjoyed my after work beer, a gentleman dressed in ski clothes comes in with a huff and a puff and sits down with his friend. As they immediately sit down, they begin to swivel their heads looking for service. He had not even taken his outer layer off yet. He began to huff and puff. "Where is service, where is service..." To knock the story shorter, he eventually came out with the great saying "This place has gone down hill" (your opinion is fine)and then the big one "I knew it when we pulled into the parking lot!" REally, Real--ly, when you pulled into the parking lot. Now, most people that read our blog understands this, but I am here write so let me explain the terribleness. If you are spending let us 200 a person for entertainment that day, you are going to bring your $2 attitude along with you. So my favorite question WHY ARE YOU HERE! In your head, you thought how bad the place was going to be, how is it going to be any different. How is the outcome suppose to be any different when you have already made up your mind it is going to suck. So let us ask ourselves today, what have we made up our mind about already. What have we told ourselves that we will lose, be mad, be upset, be lonely, be tired, be ugly about today? It is a valid question and a big one. Just think, if we had the attitude about every thing like we have the night before we leave on awesome vacation attitude. i can remember as a child being so excited about going to Disney. I couldn't sleep, I didn't sleep, I didn't bitch about not getting sleep. I have decided that this will be a great day ( i mean really it is Friday), a great weekend and I will be happy and relaxed all through out. I can't wait until we go skiing in Utah next weekend and get to say "I knew this place had changed when we pulled into the parking lot" ha ha, good day