Ready or not...

Well, it's time to go back to school! My break was great! I feel rested and had lots of good down time! I know I said I would have pictures, but I didn't take my camera out all week! Sorry! I'll try to post some soon. Today a few friends came over for a bbq/pool party. It was a gorgeous day outside, and the pool was the perfect temperature! They brought their 2 Cocker Spaniels over and all 3 dogs played in the pool with us. It was cute! :) The 2 weeks actually went by nice and slow...I was afraid it would fly by! Am I ready to go back? Well, if by ready you mean do I have my books, backpack, laptop, scrubs, etc...then I guess I am. But, if you mean anything else....we'll see! I miss my friends that I got used to seeing everyday, and I actually do love the learning. I think I'm ready, but I sure have enjoyed my time off! It's been fun to just be a wife, and spend lots of downtime with Jon (basically the first time since the wedding). We are starting the semester with Adult Health (med/surg), and ending the semester with Psych. It should be interesting! IVs, surgeries, emergency room...exciting! The weather is supposed to stay in the 90s this week, so that'll be nice...but I hear the worst is just around the corner! I'm sure you'll hear about it! :) Hope you're all well! I miss you all so much, and wish I could see you! Know that you are thought about often, and loved much!! :) I'll write more in a few days and let you know how it's all going! Talk to you soon! Lots of love from AZ!!

Week 2...

What a great, relaxing, wonderful week! I have been able to relax and enjoy my husband's company...all day, every day! The weather this week has been nuts! We have had overcast skies, dark clouds, rain, thunder, lightning... It's kept the air nice and cool, but it's getting very humid. Makes me nervous for the summer that lies ahead...but thank God for air conditioning!! :) I got my office cleaned and organized finally! So, I can say, I did get something accomplished during my break! I forgot to take "before" pictures, but I'll post "after" pictures tomorrow. We are BBQing tonight with some friends, and probably having a Memorial Day/Last Day of Summer Break BBQ on Monday. Im sure I'll have pictures of that to share too! Well, I better go get my day started. I had a lazy morning, and I need to get a few more things accomplished! Hopefully, by the end of today, I will have a sparkling clean and organized house! I'll let you know how it works out! One more thing before I go...I was laying in bed last night kinda tossing and turning because I couldn't fall asleep. I started thinking about how much I love being married and how in love with Jon I am. It took me a long time to fall asleep after that, but it was nice to be up with happy thoughts, and not stressful thoughts! So, to sum it up...I am SO in love with my husband!! (And taking a nap today!) :) Lots of love from AZ!!

Week 1...

So far, my vacation from school has been great! My mom and Bob came to visit for a few days, and I've really not done a whole lot since they left on Thrusday! :) It's been beautiful! My parents flew in on Monday evening after my last final, and we went out to dinner to celebrate. My mom and I went and made leis for the Nursing School graduation, and the rest of the visit was spent relaxing by the pool and just hanging out together. It was nice! My mom has a broken leg, so we got her a wading pool to sit in so she could be "in the pool" with us! :) The pictures at the end are of us in the backyard. Friday morning, I went to the convention center downtown to sell the leis that we made and it made me start thinking about how FAST it's going to come for me and my friends! Wow! Scary and exciting to think about!! :) I have a few goals for this next week. I have to finish my office!! I have piles of like things, now I just have to put it all away! (Baby steps...) I really want to get it done during this break so I can study in there for summer semester. I'll keep you posted...maybe I'll post some before and after pictures to prove that I accomplished something over break! :) We might be going to Jon's uncle's cabin next weekend, but that is still very up in the air. I hope you're all having a good summer so far! Keep me in your thoughts as I squeeze 16 weeks of craziness into 12 weeks for school! We start back on the 26th. I'll let you know how things go throughout the summer. Lots of love from AZ!!

Quick update...I got a 90 on my Pharmacology final!! :) I'm happy I did so well...and even happier that it's over! Today was a project presentation, and the last final of the semester is Monday morning. Can't believe I'm a quarter of the way through nuring school already!! Have a great weekend! Oh, and here is a picture of my group from this semester. They are awesome! We had the best group out of the whole class! Im going to miss you all next semester, but I guess it's only fair to spread the wealth and share the greatness with others! haha! I'll let you know how Monday's final is! :) Wish me luck!!

Short and sweet...

Good Wednesday morning! Just wanted to take a quick moment to check in with you all. Today is what ASU calls "Reading Day." For me, it is more of "Cramming for Finals Day!" :) I am heading over to my fiend Karen's house soon to study for the Pharmacology final tomorrow. I'm nervous about it, but I'm sure I will pass...just hoping I retained more from the semester than I feel like I did! :) I'm sure it'll be a long night, but only 5 days til I have 2 weeks off!! Have I mentioned how much I am looking forward to those 2 weeks?! :) This weekend will be full of studying too for my last final on Monday morning. I am still in awe about how fast this semester went by! I was just talking to a few friends about how I feel like we just walked in the door for the first time! I have really enjoyed this semester, and have been so lucky to have the best girls in my group! So, to M.C., Blondie (a better name to come), and O.H. (not a bad name if you ask me...sorry Blondie)..."We'll be great friends till we're old and senile...and then we'll be new friends!" :) Love you girls! Back to studying now...I'll update you all on finals, and post some pictures from my 2 week break! Miss you lots! Lots of love from AZ!

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TOO close for comfort...

Ok, so, long story short...Jon was trying to figure out a way to put my boxes of Christmas decorations (5 of them) up on shelves in the garage. They weren't really fitting at all on the shelf he put up, so we were trying to figure out what to do. I thought of the idea to clear out the closet that is under the stairs and put all that little stuff on the garage shelves, and the big boxes in the closet. Here's where it gets a little too close for comfort. I reach into the closet to start taking things out, and just where my stuff is stacked up (where the ceiling of the closet angles down under the staircase) was a scorpion...alive and kickin! Well, not kicking exactly, but moving!!!! I, OF COURSE, screamed for Jon, and he didn't believe me at first. He grabbed a glass to catch it in, and then let it out onto the kitchen counter for me to get a better picture. For the record, I was ok with taking the picture while he was at the bottom of a very tall glass!! The ugly little thing saw his chance for a getaway and started running (yes, running) around the counter, and Jon finally caught him again in the glass. My heart was POUNDING!! I have a couple pictures, but I don't want to grab the card reader to put them on the computer...cause what if a scorpion is on it! You'll see pictures as soon as I decide I'm not going to run into another one of those little guys anytime soon! Moral of the story is...I'm calling an exterminator tomorrow. My friend Karen says they're only about $50 every other month, and that it WORTH IT to me!! :) Whew! That was excitement for the evening! Anything else...hmmm...OH, the weekend's events went great! Jon went to San Diego very briefly to grab some things, including his truck, and went to a race on the way home. I had Relay for Life on Friday night (from 6pm to 6am), and then TOPS (Team of Physicians for Students) all day Saturday from 7am to 6pm. Busy, but awesome! Karen and I only made it til about 2am at Relay for life, but we were at TOPS bright and early to start physicals at 7am! As a group, we did over 1100 full physicals with EKG's and even some echo's on student athletes from around the county. They ranged in age from 10 years old to 18. It was very cool! We mainly did vital signs and EKG's, and a group of PA students did the head to toe physicals. It was put on by a doctor that runs a local ER, and it was a great day! I'll post pictures from the weekend...just not right this moment! :) That's about it up to this point. I keep feeling things crawling on me! It'll be fun to sleep tonight! I am setting up a donation account at Lloyd's Pest control...haha...just kidding! Two weeks from today is my last final, and then I'm off for 2 weeks. I'm looking very, very forward to it! Actually, I'm looking forward to catching up on some sleep! Mom and Bob are coming out, and I'm not sure what else we are going to do. I'll keep you posted! The next 2 weeks are full of exams, competencies, and finals, so keep me in your thoughts! I'll check back in soon! Lots of love from AZ!!