Stacy and Amy's Baby Boy Countdown! :)

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This is Stacy's baby count down! It's a BOY!! :) Not long now!
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And, this is Amy's baby count down! It's a BOY!!
Congratulations girls!! :)

Little update...

Hi Everyone!
Hope this post find you having a happy and healthy start to the week! :) So sorry it's been a week since my last post! These past couple weeks have been getting away from me! Things are going well. I have hardly stopped looking at our wedding photos since I got them! I even made them my screen saver, and at school I just sit and stare...not always a good thing...and wait til the last minute to touch the computer and turn off the screen saver! :) Tomorrow is a full day at Long Term Care. We have our patient assignements, so we will be passing medications, giving injections, and all sort of other fun (and not always as fun) Long Term Care things! :) My friends Stacy and Eric came to town this weekend. I haven't really seen them since the wedding, so it was fun to catch up and have some one on one time with them. I started getting a cold on Saturday...and I was nervous because I do NOT have time in my schedule for that right now! Luckily, it went away pretty quickly, but it did leave me pretty tired! I can definitely tell my body is/was trying to fight off whatever it was! What else? Oh, we have some fun events coming up soon for school. One is called TOPs. It stands for Team of Physicians for Students. It is a day where physicals, EKGs, Echocardiograms, and other fun stuff are performed on local high school athletes for free. We get to participate and perform the EKG's, take vital signs, and maybe more if we're lucky. I'm looking forward to meeting doctors and nurses from around the valley just to get my name out and start forming some professional relationships. I'll post pictures. Also, our Junior class has a team for Relay for Life. We are in a sort of competition with the Seniors to see who can raise the most money. If you are interested in donating to our team, or just getting more info on the event, our website is:
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLFY09GW?px=10195949&pg=personal&fr_id=14861 We'll be walking from 6pm on April 24th to 6am on April 25th!! Lots of hours, but I've heard it's lots of fun. I'll keep you posted on how it goes, and hopefully have some pictures to share! I think that's about it for now. Another busy week lies ahead...but only 5 weeks to go for the 1st semester! I can hardly believe it! Almost a quarter of the way done with Nursing School!! Have a great week! Lots of love from AZ!!

WOOOHOOO!

Yes, I am excited...in case you couldn't tell by the title! :) The wedding pictures have arrived! Without further adieu...go to:
www.amoreweddingphotos.com and, click on "caughell-bender"
There are about 885 photos that turned out amazing! Since I got the CD last night, I have looked at all of them SO many times!! Hope you enjoy them!! The video has about 6 weeks to go, but I'll update you on that too! Lots of love from AZ! Happy viewing! :)

A few pictures

Hello again!

I ended up downloading the pictures tonight, so I thought I'd share. They are Jon's cousins and great uncle. And, the last picture is the reason I am NEVER walking into my garage (or backyard, or front yard, or anywhere outside) ever again! :) Enjoy the photos!

p.s. I went into the garage to get the clothes that I had hanging up...and it was right there by my clothes rack! I almost stepped on it!!

No website yet...

So, I got an email from the photographer tonight, and the CD went into the mail yesterday...so we should have it Monday or Tuesday at the latest. (Hopefully Monday!) :) I asked her about the pictures going up on the website...and although I wish it was tonight, I understand her explanation. She said she prefers to wait to post the pictures online until we get the CD. She wants the first time we see the pictures to be from the high definition CD, rather than the online proofs. All that to say...expect an email on Monday or Tuesday with a link to our wedding photos!! Hope you're all having a great weekend! We just got home from spending the day with some family. Jon's great unlce and some cousins got together today for a bbq. We met some cousins, and got to play with the munchkins. It was a fun day. I took lots of fun pictures, so I'll post them tomorrow once I download them from my camera! Lots of love from AZ!!
p.s. The exams on Friday went well. I may have pulled off an A in my theory class. That grade will be posted on Monday afternoon. As for Pharmacology...I have no idea how I did. I'm sure I passed, I'm just not sure by how much! :) I'll find out on Tuesday evening for that test. I'll let you know how I did! Fingers crossed! :)

SOOOO excited!!

Just thought I'd update you all... I just got an email from the photographer that she is shipping me the CD of photos tomorrow!! I should have it Monday or Tuesday!! Since school started, I haven't wished for a weekend to be over fast...but I'm hoping this one FLIES by!! :) I'll put the link on here as soon as I get it! I might get that before the weekend is over. HOW EXCITING!! Just thought I'd share! I've been studying for my 2 exams tomorrow, and this gives me new energy to study more!! :) Hopefully I'll report back soon with a photo website!! :)
Love,
One VERY excited wife!! :)

Back to the grind...

Happy Sunday!

Hope you are all well! I wanted to post some pics from the last few days... Jon had a nice birhtday. We went to breakfast, and then just drove around a little and spent most of the day at the house. The pie I made turned out really good..but I didn't have any birthday candles, so I had to use a votive candle for him to blow out! :) I was so glad that his birthday fell on my Spring Break, so I was able to spend the day with him and not have to leave him alone all day while I was at school! Spring break has been nice! It didn't fly by like I thought it might. Whew!! We got some stuff done around the house and had lots of time to relax. So, going back tomorrow, we are half way through the semester. We have 2 exams on Friday, and a project due on Tuesday. It'll be a busy week for sure! I'll let you know how the exams go. I was hoping that our wedding pictures would come while I was on break so I could have lots of spare time to look at them over and over...but that's ok! I'll make time! :) I got an email last week that they are in final production and should be ready any day, so I'm checking my email tons of times a day just to be sure I don't miss the email! ;) I'll post the link as soon as I get it so you can all see! :) Friday we had a couple friends from San Diego visit for the weekend. They are tons of fun, and we will miss them lots! Anways, I'd better get going! I have a few chapters left to get through today! Have a great week!! Lots of love from AZ!

Hi!

Not too much new going on in the last couple days...just thought I'd check in and say hello. Spring Break has been going nice! I thought it would just fly by, but it's been a nice week! I haven't gotten as caught up on my reading as I had hoped, but I still have a couple days to get going. I started to unpack my office yesterday and made a huge mess, so I took a break on that project! :) Ill probably finish that up tonight or tomorrow. Right now I am baking Jon a Dutch Apple pie for his birthday. It smells YUMMY!! I'll let you know how it turns out. Hope you're all having a nice week! I'll try to post some pics at the end of the weekend. Lots of love from AZ!! Happy Birthday Claire, Angel Face!! Wish I could be there to give you a big 2 year old birthday hug!! We love you!! And Congrats Amy and David!! Another BOY!! :) I guess if Mortimer doesn't fit...I'll try to think of a different name! :)

A couple pictures...

Hi Guy and Gals! :)
Hope you're having a nice weekend! Did you remember to set your clocks forward? Now you all west of us are the same time as we are now! Welcome! :) Yesterday we had a great visit with some of Jon's family...well, some of our family I guess! :) We went to see (Great) Uncle Ken, and some cousins. Everyone is doing great! It's always nice to get over there and catch up. They are all such fun people! We're hoping to get them over here in the next couple weeks. We even talked about going to their cabin in Pine Top, AZ sometime in the next few weeks. We'll see what's going on with classes around then! As we were heading home around 10 last night, I realized that I hadn't taken any pictures while we were there. Oops! I'll make sure to take pictures when they come to our neck of the woods in a couple weeks. I did take some pictures around the house, and of my plants. The first picture is my Valentine CalaLilly (sp?). It has 4 gorgeous flowers now! A couple are starting to get old, but it keeps blooming, and it is SO pretty! :) The second picture is of the little seeds I planted. They're actually growing! In case you forgot which seeds...they are the seeds that Amy gave as favors at my San Diego Bridal Shower. She had written "Watch Sarah and Jon's love grow..." And they are really growing!! :) Then, there is a little hello from me and my girls! And, a picture of Jon and I...in case you are starting to forget what we look like! No wedding pictures yet. I'm checking my email about a thousand times a day...I'll be sure to pass them along as soon as I get them! Have a great day today! Talk to you soon! Lots of Love from AZ!!

What a week!!

I didn't realize that it has been a week since my last post! I feel like I just wrote the last one...busy week!! I had SO many assignments due, and spent so many hours reading, writing, trying to understand...!!! I can definitely say that this was the most stressful week yet! BUT-I made it through and it's SPRING BREAK! Can I just tell you that it was all I could do to not jump out of my chair and run as soon as the teacher was done lecturing this afternoon?! Some of my classmates started clapping! :) It was funny! Ok, so, to update you all some on this past week...(other than TONS of homework!)...Monday was rough. Jon and I were both worn pretty thin. He was being so sweet and understanding to me, and I was trying to support what he was going through too. It was a very sweet, but quite wearing! We almost decided to call it a night, and kinda just grumble to ourselves, but we decided we needed to be out with loving people and we have made a commitment to going to a Monday night Gospel and Missions class at our church. I am so glad we went! It really helped us to re-prioritize and humble ourselves. Tuesday was a better day. Somehow fellowship, and a good night sleep can do wonders to your brain! I went to a job interview at "The Keg" Steakhouse that afternoon. The manager loved me, introduced me to the other manager, said he really thinks I would be a great fit for his team...and he'll keep my application at the top of the pile and call me just as soon as he has a position open. One of my friends from school works there and she affirmed that he really liked me and will probably call me when he needs more servers. So, it was nice that he liked me, but disappointing that he couldn't hire me. Oh, well! I know God knows what's going on! Jon also got word that a great opportunity for managing a ranch didn't go through either. We're doing our best with what we have and He'll take it from there! :) Thursday I officially took office as President of my class. It was very cool! The current President brought me her whole binder and a list of contacts; explained a little about the position; and left me her phone number so I can call her with questions as I start to firgure out how I'm going to do this! :) The other days were fairly non-eventful except for school. And now I have 9 days off! I hardly know what to do with myself! I felt like I needed to do homework, and turn in assignments, and I was a little confused! :) But, I mostly just loved the feeling that I don't have to go back to class for 9 days! I'll probably catch up on some reading, but nothing too demanding school wise! I want to hem my scrubs a little, and unpack my office. Most of all, I am looking forward to spending time with my husband for the first time since the wedding without having a thousand things to do!! :) Tomorrow, Jon and I are going to drive down to Tucson to visit with his cousin and some other family. We have been meaning to get down there since we moved here, so we are looking forward to the visit! I have lots of pictures to post, but none downloaded yet. My next post will be full of pictures, I promise! That's alot for tonight, so I'll let you go! I hope this post finds you happy and healthy and feeling loved! Lots of love from AZ!
(p.s. in case you wanted to know...it's Jon's birthday on Thursday the 12th. Give him a call if you think about it!)