Quiet around here

I guess I just have been too lazy to post, that and busy! Nothing really exciting going on, studying, studying, and then studying some more. I have been feeling sick this week, blah.

Randomness for the day...

Happy thought of the day: I made a yummy soup for dinner last night, and corn bread to go with it. It was SO stinkin good!

Fun-ness of the day: Going to a scrap store today, havent been to one since, geez, like October!!! I hate being broke!!

Sad thought of the day: I still cannot stop thinking about this girl that was on Oprah yesterday. She had been on the show before, and this was a follow up. The story was that there was this woman who was dying of cancer, and she had a young daughter at the time, and she knew she was going to die, so what she did was make hundreds of video tapes for her daughter, of just one on one filming of her talking to her daughter about "motherly" type stuff (boys, periods, etc) because she knew she wouldnt be there when he daughter needed advice on those things, and she knew her husband would have a hard time with it. The mother died when her daughter was only 6, and so now she has all these videos with memories of her mom, and it was just the most special thing I have ever seen, gosh I cried so hard. The saddest video was where the mom said she would be looking down on them to find another soul for daddy to spend the rest of his life with so he wasnt alone, and that she gave her blessing, and she would make sure to find someone perfect, and that it was ok if she called her mom. Talk about a tear jerker! The girl was 13 when she came on the show this time, and it was just so sad, I could not imagine not having a mother at 13. I think it was right around that age I started "hating" my mom, yikes the teenage years were tough around here, I'm so glad to be older and closer with my mom. That show yesterday just made me value my mom so much, I dont know what I would do without her!

Just another day...

In paradise. lol not really but a girl can dream, right? Had an exam today and am anxiously awaiting the results...it was a MATH exam, and we have to get at least a 90% to pass it or else we are unable to give medications to our patients at the hospital, which means we lose points every day until we can pass it. If we dont pass on the third time, we get the boot from the program alltogether. BOOOOO. I will know by 7 tonight, I am crossing my fingers I passed!

Randomness for the day...

Happy thought of the day: I love nursing school. I really really do. As much work as I have to put into it, it really is a lot of fun. I have made a couple of great friendships with some girls I know I will keep in touch with long after nursing school is over, we just click. And on top of that we laugh together all the time, which is a great thing.

What I'm looking forward to today: watching american idol with Michael. We love watching that show together for some reason, and its two hours tonight!!

Got this from a friend and thought it was fun....

I AM: in nursing school
I WANT: to be done with nursing school
I HAVE: the best boyfriend in the world
I WISH: that I was with him right now
I HATE: the lady in my clinical
I MISS: Michael
I FEAR: being diagnosed with a terminal disease
I HEAR: a plane flying
I SEARCH: google sometimes?
I WONDER: when I will be engaged
I LOVE: Michael Fazio
I ACHE: in my tooth (wisdom teeth coming in)
I ALWAYS: try to be nice to everyone
I AM NOT: fake
I DANCE: to some good booty shakin music
I SING: really loud in my car
I CRY: when I am sad
I WRITE: a lot when I am in class
I WIN: speed every time I play with Michael
I LOOSE: weight before my cruise (I hope anyway)
I CONFUSE: uuhh...?
I NEED: money
I SHOULD: be doing my clinical stuff right now
MY PARENTS: are the best parents in the world
THREE THINGS YOU ARE OFTEN COMPLIMENTED FOR: my eyelashes, my legs, and my hair
MAKES YOU HAPPY: being with people that I love
UPSETS YOU: being with people that I dislike
Yes or no...
YOU KEEP A JOURNAL: does a blog count?
YOU LIKE TO COOK: love to cook
YOU HAVE A SECRET YOU HAVE NOT SHARED WITH ANYONE: I'm sure I do
YOU SET YOUR WATCH A FEW MINUTES AHEAD: yes, but I know its ahead so it does me no good
YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE: yes of course
THE WEIRDEST PERSON YOU KNOW: probably my cousin Kevin
THE LOUDEST PERSON YOU KNOW: hhmmm....my SISTER
THE SEXIEST PERSON YOU KNOW: hhmm, no clue
YOUR CLOSEST FRIENDS: Sara, Angie, Erin, Michelle, and now Katie and Jess (nursing school)
THE PERSON THAT KNOWS THE MOST ABOUT YOU: My sister and Michael
MOST BORING TEACHER: 4th grade Mr. Near
FAVORITE TEACHER: Mr. Very
What is...
YOUR MOST OVERUSED PHRASE ON IM: "lol"
THE LAST IMAGE/THOUGHT YOU GO TO SLEEP WITH: usually Michael
YOUR BEST FEATURE: I am very patient
Do You...
TAKE A SHOWER EVERYDAY: yes
HAVE A (ANY) CRUSH (ES): Ace on american idol
THINK YOU KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN LOVE: I am in love
WANT TO GET MARRIED: more than anything in this world
THINK YOU'RE A HEALTH FREAK: no not really, I am health concious but not a freak about it
GET ALONG WITH YOUR PARENTS: yes
SIGN: Libra
NATURAL HAIR COLOR: Blonde
CURRENT HAIR COLOR: a dark brown with some red
EYE COLOR: blue
BIRTHPLACE: Santa Barbara
CURRENT RESIDENCE: Simi Valley
Family...
PARENTS: Mom and dad
SIBLINGS: Beana
LIVE WITH: parents half the time and Michael the other half
FAVORITE RELATIVE: probably my aunt baby or my cousin christine
Favorites...
NUMBER: 16
COLOR: PINK
DAY: Sunday
MONTH: February
FOOD: Cereal
SEASON: summer
SPORT: basketball
DRINK: AMF's
In the last 24 hours have you...
CRIED: no
HELPED SOMEONE: yes I helped a lady get a parking pass today
BOUGHT SOMETHING: lunch
GOTTEN SICK: no
GONE TO THE MOVIES: no
GONE OUT FOR DINNER: no
SAID "I LOVE YOU": yep to michael and my family
WRITTEN A REAL LETTER: nope
TALKED TO AN EX: nope
MISSED AN EX: nope
WRITTEN IN A JOURNAL: blogged yes
HAD A SERIOUS TALK: yes
MISSED SOMEONE: yes
HUGGED SOMEONE: yes
FOUGHT WITH YOUR PARENTS: no
FOUGHT WITH A FRIEND: no
NAME 5 BANDS YOU LISTEN TO: I couldnt even tell you...
NAME 4 THINGS YOU DISLIKE: italian food, bad drivers, when my pen runs out of ink mid-sentance, and bad breath
would you ever....
EAT A BUG? no
BUNGEE JUMP? yes
HANG GLIDE? yes
KILL SOMEONE? no way
KISS SOMEONE OF THE SAME SEX? I have before if that counts
HAVE SEX WITH SOMEONE OF THE SAME SEX? dont think so
GO OUT WITH SOMEONE FOR THEIR LOOKS? im done with dating but if i was no, its whats on the inside that counts
GO OUT WITH SOMEONE FOR THEIR REPUTATION? no
BE A VEGETARIAN? nope
GET DRUNK OFF YOUR ASS? I have too many times
STAR IN A PORN VIDEO? no
NOT WEAR MAKEUP IN PUBLIC? i never wear makeup to school
MAKE SOMEONE CRY? I am sure i have but not on purpose
DATE SOMEONE MORE THAN TEN YEARS OLDER THAN YOU? I have before but i wouldnt now
STAY UP ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT? yes
DRINK STRAIGHT ESPRESSO? no thanks

{First Day of Spring}

I LOVE Spring!! I love everything about it, especially the weather. Today is the first day of spring, and its supposed to rain tomorrow!! BOOOO!

Had a fabulous weekend with my family and Michael, went to 2 birthday partys, my aunts 50th and my cousins 3rd "princess party" both were awesome and it was great to have some time with my family and not think about school for once. Today its back to the swing of things, school, the gym, studying, etc....ick.

Randomness for the day:

Something I am happy about today: its monday, I love mondays. They have such a "fresh" feel to them, start of a new week, another chance to start doing what you said you would do last monday!

Something I am unhappy about today: I have a test tomorrow...a MATH test to make it even worse. I am crossing my fingers I do ok.

Something I am thankful for today: My family. As crazy as they all can be sometimes, and as much as they can drive me crazy, I wouldnt ask for another family anyday. They are all special to me in their own way, and I cherish each and every one of them (and there are alot)

Happy St. Pattys Day!!

I think green is an appropriate color for today! I have never been big on St. Pattys day, I hate corned beef and cabbage!!!!! Just the smell of it makes me sick! In honor of today, heres 5 green things that I enjoy

1. Mint and chip ice cream
2. My green workout pants
3. Shamrock shakes from McDonalds
4. The grass when it has just been cute
5. Green tea

I have come to the conclusion that my blog is incredibly boring and that I need to spice it up a bit every day. So here is some randomness for the day. (thanks to some friends blogs who have inspired me).

Yummy thing of the day: My mom went to Farmers Market last night after work and brought me home a bag of one of my very favorite things, fresh kettle corn. I had it for both breakfast and lunch today, and it makes my tummy happy

Happy thought of the day: I have a great life. sometimes I wish it was different, but all in all, I am very blessed to have the life that I have, and have the people in it that I do. I really couldnt ask for anything more.

Irritating thing of the day: its raining. I hate rain, especially when I am having a good hair day, because the second I walk outside, its all over, my hair starts to frizz and curl and the rest of the day is ruined.

Something to look forward to today: The tanning salon and the gym. As soon as I get my butt in gear I am off to tan and then to work out, that makes me happy. Even though I really want to just crawl into bed and never get out, I think I will make today a productive day!

What I know I will not get done today: cleaning my room. I still have not unpacked my clothes from Arizona, and that was over 2 weeks ago! I have a horrible, terrible habbit of unpacking! I have just been busy with school, and when I am not at school I feel like I am at the gym, or Michaels, or work, or wherever...it just never seems to get done. The pile just keeps getting bigger, and pretty soon it may just take over my room.

{Happy St. Pattys Day}

Blog Challenge

Got this one off Toni's blog.....

List 10 things you recommend

1. Flat irons, I would die without mine
2. Take time for yourself every day, even if its just 20 minutes
3. RED ROBIN
4. Making sure to tell your family that you love them, every single day
5. Finding a career that you enjoy, my grandfather once told me that if you do something that you love you will never work a day in your life
6. Vanilla cones from McDonalds
7. Listening to a child laugh, it is the best sound in the world
8. New York, if you havent been, go!
9. Patience
10. Find a hobby that you love (like SCRAPBOOKING!)

Gee you would never know I was thinking about food with the Red Robin and the ice cream, lol.

Today is my off day from school and work, yay!!! The last 2 days in school were long days, we learned all about how to give medications (oral meds, rectal meds, vaginal meds), and we learned how to give injections (Intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intradermal, oh and insulin). It was really interesting, but makes me really nervous to actually have to poke someone with a real needle!! (we used real needles in class but we practice on oranges and hot dogs, not the same as a person!). I think I am going to write my letters for scholarships today, the deadline is march 30th and I havent done much of anything (except ask 2 people for letters of recommendation). I hope I get them, it would help me out so much. 2 of them are for $1000...that would be SO nice!!!! I saved my tax return for the cruise in May, but its only $400! I have no idea if that is enough money...Michaels mom said to bring $100 for each day...its a 7 day cruise!! that makes me $300 short...so if anyone reading this needs a babysitter, I'm your girl! call me! lol. Date night, work, scrapping, partys, whatever, I will do it.

I thought I would post this cruise picture since it is the ship we are going on, and it kinda sets the mood for me to get ready for the cruise (I have been working on my tan AND my waisteline, I am very proud of myself!). I am SO excited, I have never been on a cruise before so I have no clue what to expect. I think I am going to play the lotto til then in hopes of being able to buy some cute clothes, I havent bought clothes in ages. I am secretly crossing my fingers that maybe Michael is going to ask me to marry him on our cruise...it is a nice place, and a special time for us, but then again its kinda scary to bring something like that with you to another country.

Holy Jeezo

Ok so I dont know HOW on earth I pulled this one off...but I got a 97% on my final exam!!! I was SO stinkin happy you have no idea! That gave me a 93% overall in the lecture part of the first quarter, and in the clinical/hospital part I got a 96%...I am so proud of myself right now!!!!! It is such a great feeling to know that something I have worked so hard for is working out so well for me, I feel like this is totally my calling in life (not being a good student, but nursing in general), and I love every part of nursing school (even though I know I complain about the studying sometimes). I love the instructors because I am able to learn so much from them, I enjoy my classmates (most of them), but most of all I really love the patients. I love knowing that for the 8 hours I am there, that one patient gets my undivided attention. Hospitals are so busy and understaffed that nurses barely have time to give patients their medication much less have any pleasurable conversation with them, and it just makes me feel so good right now as a student to maybe brighten someones day a little bit when I am there, or put a smile on their face. Anyways, ok this is going to sound really stupid of me, but for some reason I cant press the space bar to seperate my paragraphs on this blog...does anyone know WHY?? its so weird! I promise I dont always run everything into one paragraph, but it wont let me space it out! I am blog-illiterate I suppose. On a different note, my Michael got a position as the lead server at the claim jumper in thousand oaks, he was SO happy and I am so happy for him. It just means more money, better tables, better shifts, he now trains new employees, and I think it has just boosted his confidence a lot and he is feeling a lot better. He wants to eventually move up into managment, so this is the perfect step for him, especially since the restaraunt is so new. Thats all for now, I will post more when I can figure out how to space this thing!!!

Its been a while...

Gosh, every day I swear that I am going to post, and I keep forgetting!!! Life has just been crazy...ever since I started nursing school it feels like my life has just been turned upside down...NOTHING is the same as it used to be. It is a welcomed change, but I am not so sure if I like it (yet). I have my first final exam on monday, and I have not studied one bit!!! I feel horrible, but I just cant get into it! Michael has been so patient and understanding the last couple months, I am so suprised. He is always encouraging me to study and he is always rewarding me with cute little things for getting good grades. So far my grades have been excellent, and I am so proud of that. I have a 96%!!! That is a HUGE shocker for me considering this teacher that I have is supposed to be the worst! I really have enjoyed having her though, she challenges her students more so than any other instructor and I feel like I have learned a lot from her. Nothing else exciting going on, I am just getting excited for our cruise (May 20th), and for the SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!! Off to study my cranial nerves!