Test # 3 & a new haircut

This week went by very fast for me. I don't know if that is good or bad? I passed my validation on Bowel Elimination on Tuesday, so now I can administer a enema or suppository, not that I necessarily want to! On Thursday I had my 3rd exam and I made a 94 on it. I am so happy because that is a A, even on our crazy grading scale so that's a big plus. I went today and got a haircut since I start clinicals next weekend and we have to wear out hair back or up and I really don't want to wear a ponytail so I got it short enough that I can just pull the front back. After my hait cut at Penney's I was looking around and found a rolling backpack that I love for $22, the original price was $90. I am way too excited about that deal. If you saw how big my books are you would understand why. This week I also got elected to be an Alternate Delegate for our state Arkansas Student Nursing Association Convention. Still not real sure what I will be doing but I don't have to pay and I get to be with a bunch of people I know, so I am sure it can't be bad!

The front of my new haircut.

The back.

My new backpack.

I had to add this because the cat is peaking around the side.

My sweet baby boy!

Saturday fun!

This morning William decided that he was going to take me and Jack out for a morning of FUN! We went to Tanyard Creek in Bella Vista. It was absouletely BEAUTIFUL! We didn't walk the whole thing, but we plan to go back later on this year. Jack seemed to really enjoy all the new things, and he loved chasing after the squirrels he saw.
Here's some pictures from this morning.

Family visit & School is starting...

So we went home for a long weekend visit with the family and I can't say that it was the greatest trip that we had. I won't go into any detail about it, but just keep us in your prayers if you think about it.

We did get quiet a few pictures of our niece, Lilly, for around the house. She will be 5 months old on the 27th. Wow, how time has flown by.

School starts on Monday and I am already ready to quit. All the events of life happening all at one time plus the overwhelming amount of reading that I have to do. I have 4 chapters to read just for the first day of class. 26 chapters just for the first week of school. I guess if I understood what I was reading I might not be as overwhelmed but it's hard when you take in so much new stuff at one time. It is encouraging to know that we will have some clinicals the first week of school, I like that kind of hands on stuff. I could go my whole life without reading anything but my bible. I have never been a big reader. I can't remember the last time I had read a book besides a school book or my bible until this year, I have actually read 2 books through completely and I have another that I wanted to start on before school started but I never got around too it, I may just end of returning it because I am not sure that I will ever want to read again after I finish school. William didn't read a book besides his bible for a good 3 years after he graduated, and he didn't read nearly as much as I am having too. The library and I are going to become really good friends because our dog thinks he needs to be petted if he isn't asleep. It's not gonna happen though!

Just keep me in your prayers and I will try to update as I have time, the first day of class is on Monday.

Here are some pictures of our niece.

Tulsa Zoo on our Anniversary...

The day started out as if it weren't going to be a very good day....I burnt my face with my curling iron, accidently made my ear bleed and then got stung on my tongue by a bug just after we got to the zoo. But after that it turned out to be a really good day. After our trip to the zoo we went shopping at the Woodland Hills Mall and then to Copeland's for dinner. YUMMY!!!

I never knew that flamingo's slept on one leg?!?

Pictures below are from the Zoo, Enjoy!

Back for Pictures...

Where shall I begin....so many things to post about.

Jack is doing much better now. We stopped his medicine this morning because instead of diarrhea today it was vomit, fun stuff! Finally around noonish I got him to eat some rice cooked in some chicken broth. He loved it! I also gave him a Tylenol, he took a nap and now seems to be back to his normal self.

William is working on finishing the touch-ups in our office from painting it over 3 months ago. The ladder has been in the office and out cat has discovered that she loves it!

Rylee on her new favorite toy!

I have been wanting a new bedspread set or a bed in a bag for quiet sometime now, we will say atleast for 4 years. I just have never bought one because I couldn't find one that William and I both liked. I finally found one and I am so happy! I have never had a bedspread before that matched anything else on my bed.

Our old bed spread.

And the new bed spread

The new curtains that I split down the middle and sewed.

The old curtains.


I went and picked up my student nurse uniforms today, as well as getting my stethoscope, scissors & CPR mask.

My new hair & Student Nurse uniform w/ accompanying pink stethoscope.

Again but with my lab coat on as well.

Our student nurse patch that is on the left arm of our tops and lab coat.


My shoes for clinicals, they are Crocs & I love them!


My pink Stethoscope:)


CPR Mask

Suture Scissors.



Yesterday afternoon I went to Mandy's to get some red low-lights put in my hair.
They turned our GREAT! You can't really tell in any of these pictures but I am so glad because I have a new haircut that is so easy to fix and a new color, that was way over needed. I also got to do my first color, other than my mom, and I think I did a good job. :)
The back of my new haircut. I just added more bangs to the front and more layers in the back.

My orientation for school is on Wednesday, and out Anniversary is on Thursday.

I only have 6 more days of work!

Eventful week...

The week started off with our dog having diarrhea for 2 1/2 days. NOT FUN!!! Poor baby though, we took him to the vet and he seems to be all better now, he must feel special he gets cheese twice a day for 10 days. :)

I got my hair cut, again....I will post pictures soon.

I am getting my hair colored today...YEAH!!! Mandy your the BEST!!!

For the first time in my life I have a whole comforter set that matches!!! I am so excited, I know it's silly. I will post pictures of it soon.

2 of our dear friends are moving on Saturday and they are having a going away dinner tonight. :(

I only have 7 more days of work left!!! YEAH!!! I love my job but I am ready for a break before school starts. We are going to go home and visit for about 5 days in a few weeks. I am so excited to get to see my niece again. She is 4 months old and I have only seen her twice. The pictures of her are so cute and she is getting so big. I will definitly have pics when I come back home.

Suzy Homemaker...

I decided that I wanted new cutains while I still had time to think about it and do it. So I bought a panel and split it down the middle to cover the living room window and then I bought 2 yards of fabric to make my own curtains for the kitchen. Pictures are below.

Front-view of the curtain that I split in the living room.

Side-view of the curatin that I split.

Side-view of the curtains that I made for the kitchen.

Front-view of the curtains in the kitchen.

Front-view of the curtain I made over the kitchen sink.

Side-view of the curtain that I made over the kitchen sink.

CPR

I am now CPR certified. I was so scared about taking this class because I knew nothing about it, but it was super easy.

Now just have to wait for Orientation in less than a month. FUN FUN!

Happy 23rd...

Another year is gone.....WOW! It seems like just yesterday that I turned 22! I don't feel old yet, but my youth seems to be fading:) The past year has been very eventful to say the least:

2 of my very best friends moved away, we found out that we were going to be an aunt and uncle, I finally quit my paper route and got a daytime job, we had our 3 year Wedding Anniversary, we went to Hot Springs, AR for the first time ever, my baby brother turned 16, I got to go through my very first Corn Maze, we had our first Thanksgiving and Christmas in our own house, My cat, Rylee, and dog, Jack, both turned 1, I got stuck on the roof of our house trying to put up Christmas lights, I made a A in my A&PII class, thanks so Dawn's help, William began J-Men, that would soon come to change my life forever as I got saved and baptized in the Baptist Church, I won my very first Fantasy Football League, William turned 27, we began Financial Peace University, that would change our lives forever, our niece was born, We paid off our first purchase that we made together, our car, I passed Microbiology with a B, by the grace of God, my middle brother turned 18, graduated from high school and left for Marine Boot Camp and then I got accepted into Nursing School.

In the whole Journey of the past year I have changed alot, I came to know God in a different way than I had ever before, I got to meet lots of Christian couples/parents at our church, I have made lots of lifetime Friendships! I have definitly been blessed! God is good, and he does amazing things. Baby Blake was born and is healthy, Baby Isaiah just arrived last month and is healthy, and all the other 7 or 8 babies that have been born. The year seemed to start off on a down side with my closests friends moving away but apparently that was God opening another door to meet more Christian people!

Happy 23rd to me!

I will update again soon, I have my CPR class tomorrow, and my Nursing School Orientation and our 4 year Anniversary are in less than a month!