So apparently I thought my life would slow down, no luck in that department. I am not sure if I am working too much and need to cut back, but it just seems like every day its SOMETHING. Here is a run down of this week:
Mon: up at 6, school from 8-5 (stayed late for a meeting)
Tue: up at 6, got to work at 8, so that means leaving at 7:15 to drive 16 miles because of all the F'ing traffic! worked all day watching a 1 year old
Wed: up at 4, left at 5:45 to get to clinical, was there until about 7pm, came home and did paperwork until 10:15
Thur: up at 6, left the house at 7:15 again to be at work at 8, worked until 6 again watching a 1 year old
Fri: up at 6, again worked at 8 and watched a 1 year old all day
Dont get me wrong, I love my job, I LOVE Nathan, but 5 days packed back to back like that just make me a little looney. I guess I just need to get the hang of waking up early almost every dang day huh?? lol. I got a treat today and slept til NINE!!!!!!!!! Yippie!
Its my best girlfriend in nursing school, Katie's, Birthday today!! Happy Birthday friend, hope you have a great day!!
Have some pics from Arizona that are taking FOREVER to upload, so I will try to post those later today. While I know Michael and I will be in Arizona in less than a year, I am just not sure exactly how it will pan out. We just arent sure how much we will qualify for, how we will get the money if we DONT qualify for the full amount of the home, etc etc...we are new to all of this, so we are learning as we go. Hopefully we can plan a trip for early March and meet with his Uncle who is a mortgage broker out there and we can discuss our options, we shall see.
I have been studying about the renal system (kidneys) the past 3 weeks...and I dont know if this is self induced, but I seriously feel like I have a kidney stone (again!). I have had several in the last 5 years or so, and they are SO painful. The weird thing is, I have been drinking more water in the last couple of weeks than I ever have, so it doesnt match up. I am praying that I dont, because its seriously the worst pain EVER!
anyway, thats about it for me this week, wish I had more exciting things to report!!
Shouts to baby post...please come out already, we are anxiously awaiting your mommy to post your pictures so we can see who shes been bloging about!! :o)
Saturday, January 27, 2007
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Bla Bla Bla
Is what I feel like today, nothing to talk about, nothing to say, but tired of studying already and its only 10:45 am. Hence the reason I am blogging, gets my eyes away from the books!
Had a great day yesterday, my aunt and sister came for the day to go shopping and have lunch with me, we had so much fun. We went to the new mall in simi, and were there from like 11 until 7, thats a crap load of shopping! I always enjoy visiting with my aunt, she is the person I am closest to family-wise aside from my mom, and I know I can always ask her advice and talk to her about anything and everything. Got some new kicks with my giftcard from Christmas, some yummy smellies from bath and body works, and some workout clothes. Since my schedule has been crazy with school and working, I have been working out at home with my turbo kick tapes, although I would MUCH rather go to the gym with my long lost gym friend :o), I never seem to be home when the classes are! So this will do for now, until my schedule slows down.
Have been doing some more wedding-schtuff, and have completely changed the style/type of wedding dress I am going to wear. I change things all the time actually, so it will be interesting to see what happens when I do finally get married in terms of what I thought I wanted when I got engaged, and what it ends up being :o)
I did decide on my boquet a long time ago though, that hasnt changed. Here is a pic of 2 that I like, I think I like the all pink peonies the best, but I also like the other colors thrown in. The first pic matches better with my wedding party colors (fuschia and tangerine).
Hope everyone had a fab weekend!
Friday, January 19, 2007
MIA
This week has been crazy! I guess I better start realizing that from here on out LIFE is just going to be crazy, but I miss my old, boring life, where I didnt have anything to do half the time...I guess times are a changin and I better get my butt used to it!
Nothing exciting going on really...had a busy school week, 13 and a half hour clinical, and then a dialysis clinic day the following morning that was pretty sad actually...some of the patients had to go every single day for dialysis, I could not even imagine how difficult that would be!
My aunt is coming to visit tomorrow for a fun girls day, shopping and lunch, I cant wait! I havent had a Saturday free in a while, so I am excited to spend it with her and just relax.
off to work out, its FREEZING here right now, I figure that'll warm me up for sure!
Hope everyone has a fab weekend :o)
Nothing exciting going on really...had a busy school week, 13 and a half hour clinical, and then a dialysis clinic day the following morning that was pretty sad actually...some of the patients had to go every single day for dialysis, I could not even imagine how difficult that would be!
My aunt is coming to visit tomorrow for a fun girls day, shopping and lunch, I cant wait! I havent had a Saturday free in a while, so I am excited to spend it with her and just relax.
off to work out, its FREEZING here right now, I figure that'll warm me up for sure!
Hope everyone has a fab weekend :o)
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Crazy Week!!
So school started on Monday, blah. Seriously, I think I just might die. It just gets harder and harder...I feel like sometimes they push us to the point of just wanting to quit and call it a day! I had lecture on Monday from 8 am until 2 pm...then Tuesday was a math exam and hospital orientation, 12 hours worth of that (we did get out a little early)...then Wednesday was 13 hours worth of clinical!! To top if off, I had to work (babysit) Thursday, Friday, and today as well. I am so tired and I just want to spend tomorrow sleeping, but I need to start my studying as well as my care plan, ugh. Gee can you tell how happy I am about school right now?
Had family pictures taken last weekend by Michelle, they came out so great. We went to this park that is literally 30 seconds from my house, and you would never know. Here is one of my favorites. You can see her new photography website at www.thinkpinkincphotography.com! I went back to brown with my hair...just got tired of keeping the blond up, altough now I am already whinning to my sister for highlights, so I am sure it will change soon!
I found out that Childrens Hospital in Phoenix offers the same program that I wanted to get into here in California...and it starts sooner and isnt quite as long, so I am super stoked! It is a 14 week program, and it starts in February, and I can apply this summer, which is AWESOME. This means I may be pushing the wedding back until June, but we wanted to do that anyway for fear that the grounds at the outdoor place we chose may be too muddy in May. Although May is a great month for us, becuase its both of our parents anniversaries as well as when we got engaged, I am ok with pushing it to June, and the best part is that I would be done with the RN program at Childrens.
Planning a trip to Vegas in Feb to visit the friend I talked about a while back that I re-connected with. I am SO excited I cant even explain it. I just cant wait to give her the hugest hug, and to snuggle her sweet baby boy. Ryan is 4 months old now, and will be 5 when I get there, so still small enough to snuggle!!
Hoping I make it to a crop today after babysitting...I am SO tired right now, and its like 45 minute drive from where I work, but I may just say what the hay to have some girl time...I have NOTHING ready to take with me, so no scrapping for me, just chatting and shopping!
Peace out!
Had family pictures taken last weekend by Michelle, they came out so great. We went to this park that is literally 30 seconds from my house, and you would never know. Here is one of my favorites. You can see her new photography website at www.thinkpinkincphotography.com! I went back to brown with my hair...just got tired of keeping the blond up, altough now I am already whinning to my sister for highlights, so I am sure it will change soon!
I found out that Childrens Hospital in Phoenix offers the same program that I wanted to get into here in California...and it starts sooner and isnt quite as long, so I am super stoked! It is a 14 week program, and it starts in February, and I can apply this summer, which is AWESOME. This means I may be pushing the wedding back until June, but we wanted to do that anyway for fear that the grounds at the outdoor place we chose may be too muddy in May. Although May is a great month for us, becuase its both of our parents anniversaries as well as when we got engaged, I am ok with pushing it to June, and the best part is that I would be done with the RN program at Childrens.
Planning a trip to Vegas in Feb to visit the friend I talked about a while back that I re-connected with. I am SO excited I cant even explain it. I just cant wait to give her the hugest hug, and to snuggle her sweet baby boy. Ryan is 4 months old now, and will be 5 when I get there, so still small enough to snuggle!!
Hoping I make it to a crop today after babysitting...I am SO tired right now, and its like 45 minute drive from where I work, but I may just say what the hay to have some girl time...I have NOTHING ready to take with me, so no scrapping for me, just chatting and shopping!
Peace out!
Friday, January 05, 2007
Just a quickie
Just a quickie post...its back to reality...school is starting on Monday, and I am dedicating my weekend to reading ahead so I know what they are talking about in lecture for once. Today I have a math practice, and for some reason I am nervous about the math this semester, I am nervous about everything this semester, its supposed to be really tough, so cross your fingers for me that I make it out alive!!
Got a scary call from Michaels mom this morning...her husband took her into the ER after her Doctors office called to let her know that her Hemoglobin was 5...for non-medical people, thats really low. Hemoglobin is a measurment of the oxygen/iron carrying capacity of our red blood cells...and the normal value for a woman is 12-16. So when its low, basically you dont have adequate amounts of red blood cells that are properly carrying oxygen and iron to the areas of your body that need them...and you can be at risk for heart problems especially since the heart is a muscle and it needs oxygen to survive. Say a little prayer for Val if you get a chance, hopefully she gets this all worked out and is back on her feet again!
Enough nurse talk...nothing super exciting to talk about, still havent uploaded the pictures from the snow, I will beg Michael to do it today!!! (there is pics of the house I am in love with too!). Will post more later, on my way out the door :o)
p.s. Kat, if your reading this, did you fall of a cliff?? Update your blog!
Got a scary call from Michaels mom this morning...her husband took her into the ER after her Doctors office called to let her know that her Hemoglobin was 5...for non-medical people, thats really low. Hemoglobin is a measurment of the oxygen/iron carrying capacity of our red blood cells...and the normal value for a woman is 12-16. So when its low, basically you dont have adequate amounts of red blood cells that are properly carrying oxygen and iron to the areas of your body that need them...and you can be at risk for heart problems especially since the heart is a muscle and it needs oxygen to survive. Say a little prayer for Val if you get a chance, hopefully she gets this all worked out and is back on her feet again!
Enough nurse talk...nothing super exciting to talk about, still havent uploaded the pictures from the snow, I will beg Michael to do it today!!! (there is pics of the house I am in love with too!). Will post more later, on my way out the door :o)
p.s. Kat, if your reading this, did you fall of a cliff?? Update your blog!
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
2007
Dang, time flies! Its so weird to say 2007, it feels like I was just in Vegas ringing in 2000. Now I am an old fart that celebrated the New Year in bed, falling asleep. Michael thankfully got here when there was a MINUTE left til the New Year, it was so sweet, he sped home from work and didnt call me because he wanted to suprise me. I think I was fast asleep by 1:20, lol.
So our time in Arizona was too much fun, and went by way too quick! We flew in on Christmas Day and suprised Michaels mom, it was so sweet, she was SO excited to see us. We went to Sedona and Flagstaff on a mini-trip, both of those places are so beautiful, if you havent gone you have to go sometime! I am trying to post some snow pictures but cant find them on the computer, so I will make sure to do that sometime this week. It was sooooo cold!! Michael and I are seriously thinking about putting a downpayment on a home in April of this year, it takes 8 months for it to be built, so it would be done just in time for when I graduate nursing school. We have the money now that is required to put down, which is exciting, so we have to put a lot of thought into it in the next couple of months. This house that I fell in love with is seriously so gorgeous, I love it. It couldnt be more perfect. As hard as it will be to move out of California, Michael and I want so badly to own a home, and to have a big family, and there is just no way we can do it here, so Arizona it is, even if its just for a couple of years to get on our feet. I will keep ya'll updated, I am just so excited about it!
I was bummed that I didnt end up meeting up with my girlfriends Erin and Shanna when I was in Arizona, maybe next time!! I know for sure I will be out there in April for Erins WEDDING!
Santa was good to me this year...I got a Zune (like an IPOD, except Microsoft makes it!), cookbooks, an herb garden, pajamas, a cute jacket, lots of cute scarves, cash, gift cards, smelly bath stuff, a Coach bag (from Michaels mom and sister, sooo was not expecting that!!), a new PINK blow dryer, a ceramic flat iron, hair products, more gift cards, and lots of socks!! I wasnt expecting to be so spoiled!
I am so loving this Chicken Tortilla Soup, its soooo super yum I cant stand it! I have to share the recipe, its that good (I think so anyway), and you dont feel too guilty eating it!
1 large can tomato juice
2 cans of low sodium beef broth
2 cups of water
1 medium onion, diced
1 clove of garlic, minced
2 tablespoons of butter or olive oil
1 rotisserie chicken (cooked), bones removed and shredded (we just use the breast, but you could use leg meat too if you wanted)
1 can of corn
2 cans of black beans
1 small can of diced green chilis
1 teaspoon of cumin
1 packet of chicken taco seasoning
Heat a large pot on medium-high heat. Add butter or oil, and saute the onion and the garlic for 3-5 minutes. Dump everything else into the pot, bring it to a gentle boil for about 10 minutes, and then let it all simmer on medium-low heat for about 45 minutes-1 hour. My favorite toppings are non-fat sour cream, shredded cheese, tortilla strips, and avocado! You can also add different things to the soup, I have had it with carrots, celery, potatos, and bell pepper. The ingredients I posted are just my personal favorite!!
Enjoy!!
Oh I wanted to add another goal for 2007...pay off my credit card!
So our time in Arizona was too much fun, and went by way too quick! We flew in on Christmas Day and suprised Michaels mom, it was so sweet, she was SO excited to see us. We went to Sedona and Flagstaff on a mini-trip, both of those places are so beautiful, if you havent gone you have to go sometime! I am trying to post some snow pictures but cant find them on the computer, so I will make sure to do that sometime this week. It was sooooo cold!! Michael and I are seriously thinking about putting a downpayment on a home in April of this year, it takes 8 months for it to be built, so it would be done just in time for when I graduate nursing school. We have the money now that is required to put down, which is exciting, so we have to put a lot of thought into it in the next couple of months. This house that I fell in love with is seriously so gorgeous, I love it. It couldnt be more perfect. As hard as it will be to move out of California, Michael and I want so badly to own a home, and to have a big family, and there is just no way we can do it here, so Arizona it is, even if its just for a couple of years to get on our feet. I will keep ya'll updated, I am just so excited about it!
I was bummed that I didnt end up meeting up with my girlfriends Erin and Shanna when I was in Arizona, maybe next time!! I know for sure I will be out there in April for Erins WEDDING!
Santa was good to me this year...I got a Zune (like an IPOD, except Microsoft makes it!), cookbooks, an herb garden, pajamas, a cute jacket, lots of cute scarves, cash, gift cards, smelly bath stuff, a Coach bag (from Michaels mom and sister, sooo was not expecting that!!), a new PINK blow dryer, a ceramic flat iron, hair products, more gift cards, and lots of socks!! I wasnt expecting to be so spoiled!
I am so loving this Chicken Tortilla Soup, its soooo super yum I cant stand it! I have to share the recipe, its that good (I think so anyway), and you dont feel too guilty eating it!
1 large can tomato juice
2 cans of low sodium beef broth
2 cups of water
1 medium onion, diced
1 clove of garlic, minced
2 tablespoons of butter or olive oil
1 rotisserie chicken (cooked), bones removed and shredded (we just use the breast, but you could use leg meat too if you wanted)
1 can of corn
2 cans of black beans
1 small can of diced green chilis
1 teaspoon of cumin
1 packet of chicken taco seasoning
Heat a large pot on medium-high heat. Add butter or oil, and saute the onion and the garlic for 3-5 minutes. Dump everything else into the pot, bring it to a gentle boil for about 10 minutes, and then let it all simmer on medium-low heat for about 45 minutes-1 hour. My favorite toppings are non-fat sour cream, shredded cheese, tortilla strips, and avocado! You can also add different things to the soup, I have had it with carrots, celery, potatos, and bell pepper. The ingredients I posted are just my personal favorite!!
Enjoy!!
Oh I wanted to add another goal for 2007...pay off my credit card!
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