Short Stack

In Loving Memory............

2008-03-03T10:08:00.004-05:00

This is in loving memory of my second cousin, Christine McNabb. She was killed last Saturday by a car when she was walking back to her dorm with a group of friends on campus at Virginia Tech. There was such a lovely ceremony at the funeral and the church. Students from Virgina Tech spoke; I never realized how many people she touched.

From the church to the cemetary, we had to cross county lines with the funeral procession. I have never seen so many police at a funeral event in my life. Each county had at least 20 cops along the procession route to make sure we had the right-of-way. It was very impressive. When we got to the cemetary, we all noticed that there we no tombstones anywhere. This is very common in Virgina (the call them memorial parks). She was buried on a hill next near a tree. Everything was beautiful, Christine would have been proud.

When I Must Leave You

When I must leave you for a little while-

Please do not grieve and shed wild tears

And hug your sorrow to you through the years.

But start out bravely with a gallant smile;

And for my sake and in my name

Live on and do all things the same,

Feed not your loneliness on empty days,

But fill each waking hour in useful ways,

Reach out your hand in comfort and in cheer

And I in turn will comfort you and hold you near;

And never, never by afraid to die,

For I am waiting for you in Heaven!

We will never forget you Christine!

I'm gonna be an auntie again!

2008-03-03T09:58:00.002-05:00

Hey everyone. I am so excited. Not that long ago I found out that my sister-in-law Christina is pregnant. I'm gonna be an auntie again! I believe she is due in September or October. I can't wait! But the only thing that is gonna stink is that they live in England, so I won't get to see them or the baby much for the first year because my brother isn't due to come home until September of 2009. But that is ok, as long as they move back close to home so we can all see them often. Who knew that I would be an auntie again so quick. I'll keep you updated on the details!

I haven't died, don't worry..............I have just been EXTREMELY busy!

2008-01-21T18:27:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone. I know I haven't blogged in FOREVER! but I have been so busy. A lot of things have happened since the last time I blogged. Lets see, where did I leave off.............

Oh yes. Cameron James Stack was born in September. Well, he is almost 4 months old now. And he is huge. I know you can't tell from the picture, but he is pretty big. And he is so CUTE! I love him so much. He is the greatest Godson I ever had (well, he is the only one I have ever had, but you get the gist).

Brady is getting huge too. He is talking up a storm. And his obsession with my father is growing too. Brady thinks my father is his own personel playmate. Whenever he comes over, Brady drops everything he is doing and runs to the basement door and says, "We go downstairs, and play with toys?" Well, yesterday we were over my brothers for the Patriots (GO PATS!!!!!!!! Super Bowl, here we come!). Brady sat at the bottom of the basement stairs for about 20 minutes saying over and over and over again, "Come on Dziadziu!" (Dziadziu is polish for grandfather). He is relentless this child. It was driving me insane. But I love him anyway. How can you be mad at that face!

Well, next thing that happened was that my brother, Jay, found out that he was getting deployed to Iraq in March, so him and his fiance Christina moved up the wedding to December 23rd (yes, that was 2 days before Christmas). It was insane. My whole family was going nuts with everything we had to do for Christmas and everything we had to do for the wedding. But is was worth it. We had so much fun. Brian did the best speech at the reception ever. If you want to read it, visit http://brianstack.blogspot.com/ and scroll back a couple of entries. I had a lot of fun being with all of my cousins and my aunts and uncles. It is rare when we ALL get together like that.

And last but CERTAINLY not least, I got a new job. I got my nursing license, but Portsmouth was not hiring when I got it, so I started looking at other places. Well, I ended up at Elliot Hospital in Manchester and I love it. It is so nice to see those two little letters after my name on my name tag, RN. It really is a great feeling. I can't wait until the paycheck. I am going to be rolling in the big bucks now (Well, I will be soon).

So that's the update on everything. Hope that catches everyone up. I will try to blog more often. Until next time.....................

Cameron James!

2007-09-27T12:55:00.001-04:00

Cameron James Stack, 8 lbs 5 oz, born on Sept 25th @ 11:15am! My newest nephew is the cutest baby ever! Erica pushed 3 times and he was out. I went to visit that afternoon after he was born, then I went home to watch Brady so my mother could go over. Then the yesterday my mother and I went over in the evening. Brian brought Brady over yesterday to spend time with "Mama and Cameron". He was pretty good when he was there, but I think he is a little confused. It will be intersting to see how he acts with the baby around the house these next couple of months. But it is Brady's b-day soon, so he will love all the attention he will get and the presents! Welcome to the Stack Family Cameron!

Weddings, Weddings!

2007-09-27T12:35:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone. I haven't blogged in so long. I'm sorry. Well, one big thing that has happened since the last time I blogged was that my brother Jay got engaged to his girlfriend Christina. They will be getting married in April. Christina has asked myself and Erica to be bridesmaids. She picked out pink spagetthi strapped dresses (they are cute).

My cousin Cassandra FINALLY picked out the dresses for her wedding in June. She went with the dress she liked at David's Bridal (above) but in the sorbet color (coral/pink). She is doing a silver sash and shoes with it. I am so glad she finally picked something out. And I really like this dress too because it fit me really well and looked good.

So the cutest Brady Michael gets to the be the ring bearer in both weddings. He is going to look so cute in his suit. My cousin wants him to be in crop pants with suspenders and a bowtie (the english look). So my mom figured she can buy him regular pants for Jay's wedding and then shorten them for Cassandra's. We also found pink shirts at Burlington Coat Factory (so he can match the girls!, as long as they still have them in 6 months). He is going to look so cute!

Well, that is what is going on in the wedding world. I will keep you posted.

Rascal Flatts

2007-08-26T12:27:00.000-04:00

OMG! The concert was soooooooooo good! I went to see Rascal Flatts last night at the Tweeter Center. It was amazing! Jason Aldean opened for them. I didn't recognize any of his songs, but he was good. He played for about 45 minutes. Then the crew set up the stage for Rascal Flatts and they played for almost 2 hours. I took so many pictures. Sorry that some are fuzzy; the real close-up ones are pictures of the big screen.

You might not be able to tell from the picture, but the drummer was definetly wearing a Red Sox hat!

They started off the show with these really cool pyrotechnics all across the stage!

The concert was great! We had great seats, about half way up, not too far away from the stage. The concert was amazing, but then we got stuck in the parking lot for almost 2 hours. So I didn't get home until 2:30am. But it was all worth it. Go Rascal Flatts!

Happy Birthday to Me!

2007-08-16T18:01:00.000-04:00

Today is my birthday! At 9:30 this morning, I was officially 22 years old. Wow, I feel old. My own brother is almost 30. I told all of my patients that it was my birthday today, and they all said the same thing. "Wow, you look a lot younger than 22." Yeah, I tend to get that a lot.

My friends and I went out last weekend to Boston to celebrate my birthday and my friends birthday, which was August 6th. We stayed at a hotel for the night. We were suppossed to go to Waterworks, but one of my friends forgot his ID (thanks Josh...........j/k). So, instead we hung out and stayed at the hotel and had our own little mini party.

As you can see above, we went to the local liquor store and bought all kinds of stuff! We had our own party. We had two rooms at the hotel (but only because they screwed up), so it worked out well because anyone who wanted to go to bed (or needed to because we had to work the next day) could go upstairs to sleep.

We had so much fun that day. We will definetly go back sometime and actually GO to Waterworks. We want to go on a Saturday because that is when Kiss 108 is there. My birthday gift to myself in next Saturday's Rascal Flatts concert. I will definetly post pictures from that.

Best Concert of the Summer Season!

2007-07-18T18:43:00.000-04:00

Myself and three of my friends were lucky enough to get tickets to go see Rascal Flatts on August 24th at the Tweeter Center (Thanks to Katie's efforts!). I am so pysched we got tickets. Katie and I found out that they were coming to Manchester this past winter, but we found out too late and couldn't get tickets. I am such a Rascal Flatts fan. Even my brother is envy (Sorry Jay, I will call you during the concert so you can at least here them live *wink*). This is going to be the best ever. The tickets were a little pricy ($85 with fees) but it will be worth it. Katie was able to get fairly good seats, ones that are underneath so if it rains we won't get wet; they are also fairly close to the stage as well. I will definetely post pics the next day!

Long Time, No Post

2007-07-12T16:49:00.000-04:00

Sorry everyone. I have been such a bad blogger since I got out of school. I have been so busy with everything lately. But let me catch you up on some things

Monday I started my new job at Portsmouth Hospital. I had orientation that day, then got to go up to the floor and orient and train there. I am actually starting to get the hang of everything (now that they gave me my code to the computer system). I am a Unit Coordinator this summer (which is a fancy word for floor secretary). I basically put all the orders into the computer, answer the phone and call lights, and any other secretarial stuff that needs to get done. I will be starting my new RN job in September. It has been going really well there. I am learning fast, and it helped that I knew the computer system already.

And I have a brand new car to drive to work in! I bought a 2007 Toyota Corolla. And I love it!

It is a pretty shade of blue (almost midnight, but in the sun it looks bright).

Of Course, i have to still show UNH pride (ewww.......Terriers, gross.......lol!)

The inside is gray and it has this cool wood grain look to parts of it.

The car looks so good, but someone to manage to hit it with their door on the first day i parked it in a parking lot (and I was only away from my car for 60 seconds). I was going to get my car inspected, walked into the place, found out the wait was an hour and a half, walked out, and went home. I got home and noticed there was a dent with white paint on the gas tank door. I was so pissed. The person even had the nerve to try to wipe it off. They left their finger prints all over it (I should have had the police come and dust the car for prints.......j/k). But I am still pissed. The dealership gave me touch-up paint for free, so I will have to see what I can do with it.

So, that is what is going on right now. I will keep you posted on what is happening in the wonderful life of "Alyssa: The Real World"

Dress Shopping!

2007-06-12T12:39:00.000-04:00

My cousin is getting married next June (2008) and some of us bridesmaids went over to David's Bridal last night to check out some dresses. Wow, I thought I tried on a lot for my brother's wedding! Not even close to the amount we tried on last night. We spent 2 hours trying on dresses, probably around 15 different dresses, a couple more than once. But we narrowed it down to one dress my cousin likes. As you can see from the pic below, it is short and black. If this is the dress my cousin ends up picking, she wants to add a dark pink sash around the waist, a white sash for Jill (maid of honor), and a pin on the back of the sash where it ties. I really like the dress and it looks good in all of us (and me, which is good considering my boobs are huge).

They only had a couple of these dresses in black and the rest were in a light pink (which did not look good on most of us considered we were all very white and not tanned at all), but two of the girls tried on the black dresses with the sashes and they looked really good. My cousin isn't sure how it will go with her dress, so we might end up going back and some point with her dress to see how it looks with the black.

I felt so bad for the woman who worked with us last night. She was running around everywhere getting dresses and sizes for us. And another woman that worked there kept coming back to the dressing rooms to see what we were trying on becase she said all the dresses we had were so different from each other, she wanted to see what we were trying on next. Another group of women there were with a bride that was trying on wedding dresses. They also agreed that the black dress with the sashes was the best out of all of them. They were watching us try on what felt like every dress in the store. But I had fun doing it, I love trying on dresses!

The dress is an Oleg Cassini, which my mom tells me is a very famous and expensive designer, but the price isn't too bad ($180). The total would be around $200 with the sash and pin. So this is the finalist at David's Bridal, but we are going to look at some places in and around Boston (Yolandas in Waltham being one of them) on Saturday. I am so excited. I will keep you updated with pics of the finalists and eventually the winner! (I feel like I am talking about American Idol!) Stay tuned.

Update on the graduate!

2007-05-22T17:30:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone. I just wanted to update everyone on what has been happening these last couple of weeks. I did get offered the job at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, and I did accept it. I start on July 9th. Now all I have to worry about is taking my boards for my licence hopefully in the end of June (no worries.....only the most important test I will ever take!).

I had my nursing pinning this past Friday night. My parents, my brother Jay, and my grandmother went to watch me recieve my pin. This was the important ceremony of the two, the other being the university graduation.

The university graduation was on Saturday morning. We lucked out with the rain. It only sprinkled for a bit, then nothing. It was a bit cold, but a pretty good day compared to what my brother had when he graduated UNH, pouring rain.

We had the greatest commencement speakers: Bill Clinton and George Bush. With the two teaming up for the tsunami relief, the commencement committee thought it would be cool to ask them the speak, not thinking they would actually accpet. Well, they did, and it was great. Both talked of the importance of being a citizen and it doesn't take a powerful citizen to make a difference. Of course there were jokes here and there. And Bill couldn't resist putting in a subtle plug for his wife: "Madam President (addressing the president of UNH), that has a nice ring to it," and "This world should be ruled by women, that way George and I can go play golf." All in all, it was a great ceremony. I can't believe that I am graduated from college and ready to start work. I will keep you updated on the stressful month ahead full of studying and freaking out!

On Cloud 9

2007-05-08T11:41:00.000-04:00

So I had my interview this morning at Porstmouth Regional Hospital, which is where I have been doing my internship this semester. I met with a woman in Human Resources and she told me that over 150 new graduates had applied to the New Graduate Program at the hospital and there are only 15 openings. This made me really nervouse, even though I was lucky enough to be one of the few that got an interview. Then I met with the Unit Nursing Supervisor of the floor that I did my internship on. We asked me some questions, and we talked back and forth. Then at the end as I was leaving he told me that he would love to have me work on that floor, especially since I have been there for 3 months and are familiar with everything. That made me feel so much better and now I feel as though I have an unbelievable shot in getting one of the two positions open on that floor for the evening shift. I am totally on cloud 9 and I can't wait to find out if I got the job. I should know by graduation. I will keep everyone posted! YAY!

A Few Funny Stories

2007-05-07T20:44:00.000-04:00

Excerpts from my nursing day-to-day calendar:

"After a long delay in the hospital's emergency room, the middle-aged man was finnaly being transferred to an assigned room. 'Since I had to wait so long,' he quipped, 'I deserve a beautiful nurse.' Both women in the emergency room assured him this would inded be the case, so when a young, attractive male nurse took over, the man complained, 'But you promised...' 'Well,' came the reply, 'we think he's beautiful."

"The clinic where I work promoted a coworker to head the payroll department, or Payment Management Sytesm. The title on his door now reads PMS Director. "

I love nursing!

Have you forgotten?

2007-05-03T18:50:00.000-04:00

This is for all those people who have been preoccupied with their daily lives, who have forgotten to remember all the men and women who are fighting for our country, those men and women who are away from their families. Please take the time to pray for all of our military men and women.

I hear people saying we don't need this war

I say there's some things worth fighting for

What about our freedom and this piece of ground

We didn't get to keep 'em by backing down

Now they say we don't realize the mess we're getting in

Before you start your preaching let me ask you this my friend

Have you forgotten how it felt that day?

To see your homeland under fire

And her people blown away
Have you forgotten when those towers fell?

We had neighbors still inside going thru a living hell

And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout bin Laden

Have you forgotten?

They took all the footage off my T.V.

Said it's too disturbing for you and me

It'll just breed anger that's what the experts say

If it was up to me I'd show it everyday

Some say this country's just out looking for a fight

Well after 9/11 man I'd have to say that's right

Have you forgotten how it felt that day?

To see your homeland under fire

And her people blown away

Have you forgotten when those towers fell?

We had neighbors still inside going thru a living hell

And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout bin Laden

Have you forgotten?

Now I've been there with the soldiers

Who've gone away to war

And you can bet that they remember

Just what they're fightin' for

Have you forgotten all the people killed?

Some went down like heros in that Pennsylvania field

Have you forgotten about our Pentagon?

And all the loved ones that we lost and those left to carry on

Don't you tell me not to worry about bin Laden

Have you forgotten?

Have you forgotten how it felt that day?

To see your homeland under fire

And her people blown away

Have you forgotten when those towers fell?

We had neighbors still inside going thru a living hell

And you say we shouldn't worry 'bout bin Laden

Have you forgotten?

Have you forgotten?
Have you forgotten?

I dedicate this song to my brother, 1st Lt. Jason E. Stack USAF

Relay for Life

2007-04-29T17:20:00.000-04:00

Relay for Life was at UNH this weekend. I spent Saturday and Sunday walking around the indoor track at the field house on campus to raise money for the American Cancer Society. I want to thank everyone who donated to me to help raise $250. Above are pictues of the Luminaria bags that I donated money to make for my sister in-law's sister, Shanna Pinet who is a two time breast cancer survivor, and my great uncle pete who died of cancer last year. I had so much fun over the weekend, but I am very sore from all the walking. I felt like I walked a million miles, but it was all worth it. Thank you everyone for the support!

No One Is Safe Anymore

2007-04-27T12:20:00.000-04:00

"UNH CAMPUS ALERT
This morning, an anonymous email was received by the Office of Admissions at UNH, alleging that pipe bombs are "in and around UNH facilities on Main Campus." The UNH Police Department is investigating this matter, but in the interim, we ask that you remain alert and that if any member of the University community sees something that looks out of place, that you contact the University Police Department immediately at 862-1427 (or 911 from a campus phone). We ask that you not touch any unusual or suspicious objects. Thank you."

As you can see, there have been many threats since the recent tragedies at Virgina Tech, and we are in the aftermath where no one is safe anymore. Just like after September 11th, there is going to be heighten security and an increase of threats all over the country. Unforunetly, there is nothing we can do about it. I just ask everyone to pray for the safety of all campuses around the country and pray for all the families who lost someone from the Virginia Tech shootings.

From Chaos to Peace

2007-04-19T09:47:00.000-04:00

The world has regained all sanity last night! Now we get down to business with the real talent.

Update on the Stack/Silva Wedding

2007-04-18T19:13:00.000-04:00

So, my cousin is getting very excited about her wedding which is in June 2008. She has already chosen dresses for us bridesmaids which are definetly the style that is in these days. As you can see from the picture, they are knee length and a soft green color (no, we are not doing the parasols). But she is not sure if she wants strapless or not. I will definetly have to do some sort of tanning for it. We will all go in the summer for fittings at Aria Bridesmaids in Boston and she will decide what kind of top looks best on everyone.

All us bridesmaids and the bride went out to dinner at Sal's Italian Restuarant in Lawrence, MA. It was very good. I was very surprised because I thought it would be like every other Sal's Pizza, but it was a very nice Italian restuarant. We spent 4 hours eating, drinking wine, and talking about every little detail of the wedding we could possibly think of. It was nice to meet the girls that I didn't know and see those who I haven't seen in a while. I am getting so excited about the wedding, I can't wait. It will be here soon enough. There is so much to get done between now and then!

Happy 28th Birthday and Happy 30th Anniversary!

2007-04-18T19:06:00.000-04:00

I haven't blogged in a while and missed a couple of occasions in my family. My brother turned 28 on Easter and my parents celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary on April 16th. Congratulations to Brian and Mom and Dad!

What would you do to win?

2007-04-04T21:22:00.000-04:00

The only possible explanation is that Sanjya must have sold his soul to the devil.

April Fool's Day!

2007-04-01T20:58:00.000-04:00

This is a story from my nursing day-to-day calendar. If you don't get it right away, think about it and really try to sound out the name. Enjoy!

"As a male RN in the ER, I really should have seen this one coming. On April Fool's Day, I picked up a chart and walked out to the waiting room to call my next patient without really looking at the chief complaint--'Vaginal Bleeding.' The name on the chart was Gynahurtz, Myva. So who stood in the waiting area yelling for Myva? Myva Gynahurtz? At least three other nurses, a couple of techs, and one police officer, all rolling on the floor laughing at that one. "

Relay for Life at UNH!

2007-03-29T19:06:00.000-04:00

Noon on Saturday April 28 to noon on Sunday April 29th UNH will be holding the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. This event helps raise money for the ACS for research. Relay for Life is a 24 hour walk where teams must have a member on the track walking at all times. My club, Circle K, has put a team together. I am trying to raise $200, and I am asking for everyone's help. If you click on the Relay for Life at UNH title above, it will bring you to my personal donation page.

This is just a reminder that I would really appreciate any support. Cancer has effected many of my close friends and family. It is a terrible disease and it means so much to be fighting for a cure. This will be my 4th Relay here at UNH. This event is very special to me and I plan on continuing my support to finding a cure for cancer. An advanced thank-you for any contribution you give.

My New Favorite Author

2007-03-26T18:56:00.000-04:00

My mother has what you would call a library in our spare bedroom in our house. There is a bookcase in there filled with books of all kinds. I picked this book over spring break when I was home titled, "The Runaway Princess." I love historical novels, so I thought this one looked good. I starting reading it and I couldn't put it down. I was done with it in less than a week, a usually it takes forever for me to read an entire book. I loved it! It was unpredictable, it had romance and suspense. I found my new favorite author: Christine Dodd

If you love historical romances, this is your author. I was so excited to start a new book that I went to Amazon and ordered three of her other books, The Lost Princess Series. One of them has arrived, but it is the third in the series, so I need to wait until the first one comes to start reading again. I can't wait. I have been checking my mail religiously waiting for the package to come. I definetely recommend this author to anyone who is looking for a good book to read. She also has a website www.christinadodd.com.

American Idol Update

2007-03-18T10:33:00.000-04:00

I'm very excited that my four favorites from the beginning are still in the running.

But I have two more favorites that has become everyones favorites.

Between these two girls, Melinda and Jordin, and the other two girls, Lakisha and Stephanie, one of them will be the next American Idol. No offense to the guys, but the girls are in a complete different league than the guys. Good luck girls!

Spring Break!

2007-03-18T10:07:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone. This past week I have been home for spring break. I have been busy painting my brother's old bedroom, cleaning out my room, and homework as usual. But this weekend was a real treat for me. My nephew was here because my brother and sister in-law were at a wedding in New Jersey. Over the weekend, we saw the many faces of Brady

This is the "I'm being fresh" look!

This is the "I'm mad" look!

This is the "clueless" look!

Brady had many other looks, but he was too quick to get them on camera. Brady found a new toy to play with. He kept trying to grab our cell phones, so we gave him an old cell phone we still had the charger for and let him play with it. He loved it! He would open it up and say "hello?" It was so cute, i wish i had a video camera. We did lots of fun things this weekend.

We even took Brady outside

But that didn't last long

I had so much fun this weekend. Don't worry Mama and Dada, Brady had so much fun. He wants to know when he can sleep over again?

Kids and Break

2007-03-05T10:08:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone. I haven't blogged in a couple of days, so here is an update. This morning I went with 2 other girls from my Circle K club to do a seatbelt safety program to 2 second grade classrooms at an elementary school in Dover. It was great! The kids were great and had such a great time. This program gives me such satisfaction. I did it last year in a couple of schools and it was fun then as well.

Break is next week and I am very excited. I will be home for a whole week without any schoolwork to worry about. I will just have to start applying for jobs next week. Wish me luck on that. I will be sending in applications and resumes to area hospitals. I am also excited because the weekend ending my break my nephew will be at my house because my brother and sister in-law will be at a wedding. I am so excited to have Brady for a weekend where I can play with him all day. Hopefully if the snow is still around I can take him sledding down the little hill on the side of our house. That will be so much fun. I can't wait.

"Goin' to the Chapel and their Gonna Get Married!"

2007-02-28T10:33:00.000-05:00

My cousin Cassandra and her long-time boyfriend recently got engaged and have set a date of June 2008. Cassandra asked me to be a bridesmaid and I am so excited. I can't wait until the wedding. These two are so perfect for each other. My cousin is trying to decided everything now. She originally had all planned out black dresses with a pink sash to match the orange and pink flowers. Now she has changed her mind to a seafoam green, a darker green sash, chapmagne gold shoes and ivory accents for the flowers. I don't know where she will go next with the color selection, but we are going to look for dresses in April. She won't be able to change her mind after we order. But I am so excited. She asked my brother and sister in-law to have my little nephew Brady to be one of the Ring Bearers in the wedding. He is gonna look so cute in a tux! I will keep you posted on all the details!

American Idol Season is Here!

2007-02-21T22:28:00.000-05:00

American Idol season is here once again. Yesterday and today we got our first glimpse at the competition. Here is what I thought of it.

Stefanie was unbelievable. What a way to start the show off. She really blew the guys out of the water. She kind of reminds me of Fantasia. Your gonna go far girl!

Lakisha was AMAZING. She has been my favorite since she audtitioned. She is by far the best out of the Top 24. She will go far if she keeps this up and I will be very surprised if she doesn't make it to the finale. And it is ironic that she sang that song because she kind of looks like Jennifer Hudson. You Go girl!

As far as the guys, they weren't as good as the girls, but there were a couple stars out of the group. I really liked Chris. He is a funny guy and knows how to give a show and be very entertaining. He might not have the greatest voice but knows how to put it all together. Great job Chris!

Phil was another star of the guys night. He started out a little shaky, but ended great and was definetly one of the only guys that pulled it together last night. Keep it up!

Overall, the girls were amazing, the guys were ok. The guys have their work cut out for themselves next week. I can't wait until the Top 12 are chosen. This will be a great season.

Get Well Card

2007-02-19T21:39:00.000-05:00

I have this Nursing Day-to-Day calendar that has some pretty funny mini-stories for everyday. This was today's:

A motorcycle patrolman was rushed to the hospital with an inflamed appendix. The doctors operated and advised him that all was well. However, when he woke up in the recovery room, the patrolman kept feeling something pulling at the hairs of his chest.
Worried that it might be a second surgery the doctors hadn't told him about, he finally got enough courage to pull his hospital gown down enough so he could see what was making him so uncomfortable.
Taped firmly across his hairy chest were three wide strips of adhesive tape, the kind that doesn't come off easily. Written in large black letters was the sentence:

"Get Well Soon, from the nurse you gave a ticket to last week."

A word to wise: don't piss off a nurse. We can come up with some pretty creative ways of getting even.

Blizzard in New England!

2007-02-14T12:48:00.000-05:00

Hey New Englanders. Well, I am pretty much snowed in up here at UNH. This is the view from my window. As you can see, it is beginning to look like winter around here. The whole region is under a blizzard warning until tomorrow morning. The winds are whirling up to 50mph. At least UNH had the sense to cancel classes. Usually in snow conditions, the name "The University of No Holidays" comes to mind. Well, I am off to trudge my way to the dining hall. I hope everyone stays safe today and tomorrow.

A Little Lesson for Everyone

2007-02-12T22:10:00.000-05:00

Here are some little life lessons that everyone should take the time to benefit from.

http://brianstack.blogspot.com/2007/02/find-your-path-give-back-make-good.html

Relay for Life at UNH!

2007-02-11T14:10:00.000-05:00

Having fun with friends; eatting all night; drinking lots of caffiene; listen to some great bands; men dressing up as women and parading themselves around. Sounds like a typical crazy weekend here at UNH, right? Well, its that, but it is so much more. It is also a weekend filled with hope and support.

Noon on Saturday April 28 to noon on Sunday April 29th UNH will be holding the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. This event helps raise money for the ACS for research. Relay for Life is a 24 hour walk where teams must have a member on the track walking at all times. My club, Circle K, has put a team together. I am trying to raise $500, and I am asking for everyone's help. If you click on the Relay for Life at UNH title above, it will bring you to my personal donation page.

I would really appreciate any support. Cancer has effected many of my close friends and family. It is a terrible disease and it means so much to be fighting for a cure. This will be my 4th Relay here at UNH. This event is very special to me and I plan on continuing my support to finding a cure for cancer. An advanced thank-you for any contribution you give.

The Cutest Kid In The World!

2007-02-08T22:13:00.000-05:00

Here is my cutie of a nephew! Isn't he so adorable? He is very excited about the upcoming arrival of his new brother or sister. But he hopes that he/she doesn't take all his toys!

An Intro to My Crazy Life

2007-02-08T19:54:00.000-05:00

Hey everyone. I just decided to start this blog. I had an account just so I could post on other people's blogs, but I decided to start my own. As many of you know, right now I am currently in my last semester here at UNH. I am a nursing major, so things are very busy. I am doing my senior practicum at Portsmouth Hospital. I like it there, and it is nice and close to campus. I have had some pretty interesting experiences so far.

I just found out recently that my sister in-law Erica is pregnant, so I will soon be an aunt again. My brother and sister in-law have a son already: the cutest little boy in the world. My nephew, Brady, is the biggest Patriots fan. He even runs around saying "Touch Down" during football games. But I am so excited that she is pregnant. She is actually due about two weeks before Brady's 2nd birthday. I can't wait to see another little baby around in our family. My brother is the oldest on both sides of my family, so Brady and the soon to be little baby are the first babies in a while in my family. Congratulations Brian, Erica, and Brady! And an advanced welcome to Baby Stack!

Well, that is about it for now. I'll keep you posted on everything.