past few months in pictures

life update

I was just informed by my friend Brittany that I need to update my blog....what the heck it has been 2 months, crazy. Well Here is a little update. I have been hired on to Mom/Baby, I work 2 nights and 1 day shift a week...I know I am crazy. Timmy is substituting (I don't know if that is a word) about everyday. On our days off or hours off I should say we are going to Riley's football games, going to Sunday family dinners, hanging out with family, teaching primary, cleaning our house, going to school, community service, we also celebrated our 4th anniversary, going deer hunting. Don't worry I will post a plethora of pictures as soon as I get some time. I work tonight, will sleep tomorrow day, I work tomorrow night and will sleep Thursday day, Thursday night I will be making caramel apples and carving pumpkins for my primary kiddies, Friday day I work and after we are going to the cabin with Brooke and Johan, then it is Halloween!! yeah so some time from now until then when I get an hour or so I will post all the pics

summer '10 in pictures

Summer comes to an end

I sat in the city pool today, all by myself, with no one around and I forgot how good it feels to lay in the sun. As some of you know I have been spending all my waking moments studying for the black cloud that has been haunting me for months. I tried just about everything I could to pass (I will not mention the crazy things). As the terrible wife I am I scheduled my test for the day of Timmy's birth, not even realizing that it was his birthday. What a sweet guy...never even said a word. I have been enveloped in this dark cloud for months, and was starting to feel like there wasn't an end insight. I had been repeating clinicals, and training on multiple floors since graduation. Finally I obtained a job in the Mom baby unit, that I was happy and sad about. It doesn't feel like home yet, but hopefully soon. At least I can still see my friends from Labor and Delivery. At that point I felt I was wasting a summer, Timmy and I have not been on a vacation for some time, I was frustrated with me not passing and even more frustrated with my training. I was also still going to school. Three days before the test I crammed everything I could learn about nursing. The day before Laci and I went to get a manicure and a pedicure, we also went for some lunch and talked. The day of I slept in and went to the store to pick up my favorite candy bars thinking this will surely help during the test. I listened to my recordings all the way down to Vegas, and we checked into the Golden Nugget. We went to my all time fav, Cheesecake factory for dinner, and went back to the hotel and slept. The next day was my test. We slept in until about 8, went to breakfast, and I walked into black clouds home. I decided I would treat this test like a marathon, and I took a break every 30 questions and each break ate a mini candy bar, got a drink and used the restroom. I went slow and read each question carefully not knowing whether I was answering some of them correctly. At 66 questions I took one last break and had prepared myself thinking I would have another 200 questions. About 20 min later, the computer shut off, and I knew I was done. I felt this time was it, the questions were harder and I had a feeling I had passed. Timmy picked me up and we drove down the street to find internet access. My friends from nursing school had told me about a trick you could do to see if you passed. If you log into the website and try to reschedule a test, if it lets you, you didn't pass. If it doesn't let you sign up, then you did pass. That is exactly what mine did. I still knew in my heart that possibly this could be wrong and not give me the right results. Saturday however I logged on to the website and with my sister at my side I paid the money and next to my name....PASS. I had never been so happy in my life. For over 4 months this test has been haunting me and now I am finally done....I am an RN!!!
Here are the past two months in a nutshell, Timmy unfortunately did not get a job as a teacher, but is still a great husband working hard at the pool and planning on substituting this school year to get his foot in the door. Timmy and I continue to teach primary that we love, I got a job in mom/baby and continue to go to school. Honestly that has been our life. My sisters and I are planning to go to Boston next week and travel to Connecticut and New York. We have never been on a trip together, and hope that maybe we can do this as a tradition. Timmy and I will continue loving life and loving each other. You don't know what life has in-store.
Here are a few things I have learned in the past few weeks. You are your own destiny. You are the most important thing under the sun. It doesn't matter why you do things but what you do them for. Reading the scriptures can make you more happy than anything else you can think of...It is your salvation on the line, you can't afford not to read them.

Blessings

I can't hide from the embarrassing reality that I didn't pass my boards. Yeah I know everyone says that doesn't mean that your not going to be a good nurse...I know I am the perfect picture of a terrible test taker. I didn't want many people to know but because I am going to school and I am in the residency program, I have told more people than I would like. I have now come to terms, a week later that I will take it again and pass :) I have realized that although my car broke down, timmy's grandpa died, My dog growing up was put to sleep and I didn't pass my boards, these things will all pass, and I will still be left with a new house, a husband who loves me and I love very much, family that cares about me, a new puppy, and great friends that make me laugh. I am now rolling with the universe. Whatever is in store for me will happen and for whatever reason I will learn whatever I need to. Someone once said you don't have to take the cards that are dealt to you, you can always change your fate.

March to June

Timmy and I have been busy as usual and to tell you the truth, I am in the middle of class right now. :) As most of you know we have graduated...finally. Timmy is lucky and has his Bachelors degree. I am an RN, and will take my NCLEX (boards) this saturday and I will be officially a nurse with a license. The past few months have slowly gone by but a lot has happened. March what happened in march...We moved in finally. We have a house now it is awesome. I love having my own space, kitchen and most of all I can walk around naked!! My best friend in the whole world got married and I am so happy for them. Brooke has always been a great friend and I think Johan and her suit each other very well...I approve! Lets see what else has happened. Lets see in April nothing really comes to mind but I am sure there was something so when I get our pictures up I will explain everything. May we graduated, I went to Cali and visited my sister and my two very cute nephews. They are in town right now and I love them so cute. I started the Bachelors program at SUU, we have had a few BBQ, I got a job at the hospital, and I will be taking my scary test on sat. So far unfortunately Timmy has not been offered a job yet for this school year...so unfortunately we will be putting off kids for another year...all that means is more traveling. I will be going to Connecticut this fall for a wedding and will be stopping by one of my favorite spots..New York, Timmy and I are going to try to go to COsta Rica this coming January and of course finally after 6 long years, Timmy and I will be going to Australia YEAH!! We have been talking about this since we got married and I am really excited for our lives to finally come together!!