One more week!

Well, one more week of Adult Health anyways! This summer is FLYING by, and staying VERY busy!! After this week, we start our Psych rotation. It'll be interesting, I'm sure! My group will be at the VA hospital in downtown Phoenix. I'll let you know how it goes. Oh! Before I foget...I got an IV!!! The patient was great, and very nice. She knew I was a student, but didn't know she was my first successful IV start...until right after I did it! :) She just smiled and said, "It didn't even hurt!" YYEEESSSS!! :) I was on cloud 9 for the rest of the day! Talk about a confidence boost! I'm hoping for another chance this week because I'm not sure if we'll have the chance during psych. What else?! I think that's all for now. All I've done for the last week is write papers day and night! I have a small break from big assignments, and boy does it feel good! (By small, I mean about a week! But, it's better than nothing!) I hope you're all well and happy and healthy! Lots of love from 111 degree AZ!! :)

Great week...

It's been a great week! I passed my exam on Monday (and I didn't study near enough...or so I thought), we had a great time in San Diego, and I got my first, real, successful IV today! :) As far as the exam goes, I brought along my computer and ALL my books on our trip to San Diego. I got through some of the powerpoints on the way there, and a few on the way back. When we got home on Sunday, I finished them up and breezed over my notes. I was NOT thinking I would do well at all, but I did! I was very pleasantly surprised! (And SO thankful that Jon drove the whole trip so I could get some reviewing done!!) San Diego was awesome! We saw some family from South Dakota that was in town, and had a great (but far too short) time catching up with family. It felt like a whirlwind, but it was so nice to see everyone!! The kids are all getting SO big! And, Tommy and Aly's wedding was a blast! It was so fun to see great friends, and have a great time! Congrats Tommy and Aly!!! (And, I didn't have to try to catch the bouquet!) :) The hospital was great today! I've done IVs in lab, and tried (unsuccessfully) to do an IV last week...but I GOT IT today! I've pushed IV medications, removed IVs, flushed IVs, but today was a real, live patient! It was a definite confidence boost! After I was done, I told the lasy she was my first...she laughed and said it didn't even hurt! WooHoo for me! :) This weekend I have SO many papers to do! Needless to say...nothing too much fun is planned. I'll be on the computer, with my nose in my books for the weekend! Hope you're all doing well! Here are a few pics from the wedding we went to. Lots of love from AZ!!

Busy, busy, busy...

Wow! Of all the school weeks since January...I really think these last two have been the busiest! We have so many papers (in excess of 10 pages) all due ontop of each other. I turned in a care plan for a patient a few days ago that was almost 30 pages!! All that to say...I've been busy! :) But, it's going great, and still going SO fast!! I miss seeing my friends everyday...we're only in class together 1 day a week now, and the rest we are split up in different groups and at the hospital. McNugget, MC, and OH...Miss you girls so much! :) Have a fun pool party without me this weekend...haha About this weekend...I think Jon and I are going to a wedding in San Diego. We are going to drive out there very late Friday night, and come home sometime Sunday. I just told Jon he has to drive cause I have an exam on Monday morning, so I am bringing my books to study during the drive. Wish me luck! :) Tomorrow morning I am heading to the VA hospital in downtown Phoenix to get fingerprinted and all that good stuff. That's my hospital for the 2nd half of summer and we have to get clearance to work there. I am not looking to forward to the Psych rotation, but a military hospital might throw in some interesting twists! I'll let you know. I guess I should get back to my paper writing fun! Hope you're having a good week! Remember...when life give you lemons, make lemonade...easier said than done sometimes, but so very worth it in the end!! Lots of love from AZ!!

Moving right along...

Sorry it's been so long since the last post! To say I've been busier than I've ever been in my whole entire life would be a serious understatement! They weren't kidding when they said that summer semester would be intense! We have so much to do, and not nearly enought time to do it in! Good news is...we are already starting week 3, and only have 9 more to go after this one! We sure hit the ground running on this one, but it's going well. We;ve practiced IVs in lab, and a few of my friends have actually gotten a chance to do them in the hospital! I almost got to do one, but the patient didn't end up needing one. Darn! Maybe next week...When I did it in lab, I got it on the first try and felt pretty comfortable! We'll see how comfortable I am when it is a real person staring at me while I do it! :) I'll let you know! I have some pictures to post, but not enough time to load them. Hopefully I'll be able to get some to you this week. OH! Exciting...we got our wedding video in the mail this week. And, yes, I have already watched it about 10 times...and I cry everytime!! :) I wish I could post some of it on here, but you'll just have to come visit to see it! I've gotta get back to my homework now! Have a great week! I'll write more soon...promise! Lots of love from AZ!!

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!!