It's snowing again!

Okay so maybe it only snowed 2-3 inches at my house, but with the wind blowing incredibly hard, this white stuff is flying around like crazy. My parents are driving to Baltimore today, so I hope that the weather isn't too bad for their trek. I heard it's not supposed to be too bad down south. As from my previous post, I had a good Christmas. And since today is New Years' Eve, I am planning on having a good New Years' also (despite having to work tonight). I hope that everyone has a safe New Years'! Man, all I can think about is how fun it is going to be driving to work when our driveway is almost 60% drifted over.

Grove City College

So on Tuesday evening (well, after school), Kent Parker (my sister's boyfriend) and I traveled four hours through rain and snow to get to Grove City College where my sister goes. I was really excited because I am intrigued by college life, and I was excited about spending the night with her roommate and her. Her roommate, Lydia, is super fun and really nice. Right now I am sitting at her computer typing while my sister packs and her roommate is talking on the phone.

In other news, four Colts players made it to the Pro Bowl! Peyton Manning is the starting quarterback for the AFC while Dwight Freeney is a starting defensive end for the AFC. Reggie Wayne is a reserve wide receiver, and Robert Mathis is a reserve defensive end. I was super excited about this. All four are really good players... and this is Mathis' first year! He has played outstanding this year and is completely deserving.

That's all for now!

Cornell Professor

I just had the opportunity to speak on the phone with one of the life science professors at Cornell University. I can't believe the resources that my dad has.. it's pretty amazing. I've talked with a vet in Kentucky, now one of the higher-ups at an Ivy League University.

Looks like God is going to open the door... I just have to walk through!

Yay, pilates!!!

Yeah, so you can probably guess that I am insanely bored at this point. Some good news: youth group was canceled! Time for pilates... after I eat myself sick. Lol, just kidding.

"I'm livin' in the land down under...!"

Okay, so I am not really living in the land down under... but that's the song I am listening to. Pretty awesome song, if I must say so myself. Um, yeah, so it's snowing pretty hard outside right now. I really hope that youth group is canceled. I know I am a bad person, but I want to do pilates tonight. I can't really do them if I am at youth group, right? That's what I thought. I am so bored... someone text me!

Veterinarian

All right, for those who aren't aware, I am part of a leadership program through my school. We meet once a month with juniors from other public high schools in the area, and we do... well... leadership things, I guess. For this month, our assignment was to interview someone in the career field of our choice. For instance, if we aspire to be a plumber, we would have had to interview a plumber. That's a bad example, but whatever.
I want to be a small animal veterinarian, so my parents and I thought about who would be the best to call. Now I have animals, but we don't take them to the vet very often, except for shots and such. So instead of just picking up the phone book and calling a random vet, my father asked around at work to see who most people took their pets too.
It turns out that my dad's secretary has an uncle who lives in Kentucky. He is a very famous vet down there and was recently added to the Harness Racing Hall of Fame in Kentucky (which is a very prestigious award, I am told). She gave me his phone number, and I called him about half an hour ago. He was very nice and answered all of my questions with good detail. I feel very honored to have spoken with a vet of his caliber. He is 70 years old and has been working in the field since he was very young.
Most of you probably don't care about this, but I thought it was really neat. I am also expecting an email from a vet in Nova Scotia. Who would've thought that I would be talking to people all over the country?

My God is AWESOME!

Right now, I am so blown away... it's crazy! Okay, so most of you know how my uncle has cancer - a really aggressive cancer that was in one of the later stages. That pretty much translates into: not good. However, the doctors were optimistic because they caught it early (early detection is the best cure... lol, health class!) and because he is in such good shape.
Well, they went down to Maryland to the prestigious John's Hopkins University hospital. It has a really good cancer program, and they were going down for tests. Eventually he is going to need to start some clinical trials, but they needed to know where the cancer was at and everything.
This is what really gets me. He had tons and tons of tests done today. It turns out that the tests show no cancer cells! I am astounded and so happy.. I could burst! Now before you get too giddy (like me), the doctors have said that this type of cancer has been known to hide before.. so they are going to continue with the treatments and everything. However, I am so happy that God is working a miracle in my uncle! We have been praying for him since he was diagnosed in June. He has gone through chemo, he has suffered the side effects, but we have never given up hope of his healing.
I believe that God can work miracles. I believe He is working a miracle. And I am just so, so happy. Thanks to everyone who has prayed.. but keep praying! He's not completely through it. I will keep praying with increased intensity until God heals him completely and definitely!
Thank you God for answered prayers!