School has Started!!!

Summer is officially over for me.  I started school  this week and spent two 12 hour days on campus, thankfully that will not be every week.  This is my second year of nursing school and this semester I get to have rotation on Labor and Delivery, Peds, and Psych.  I am way excited for all these rotations.  I start clinicals next weekend and have them every weekend until Thanksgiving. One good thing is that time will fly by because I will be so busy.  I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel I will be and RN by May, WahOO!!! I am hoping to do mostly Labor and Delivery, I have seen 3 births and it is so amazing.    We have been learning a lot about the pregnancy and delivery thing and can I say WOW!!  All you moms get the gold star for performance.  Lets just say more knowledge is not always better  :)   

 

Happy Birthday Curt!!

Happy Birthday

Curt is turning 35 today!!  

I know it sounds old but he sure doesn't act it :) Thats all that matters right.  I am so thankful that he was born and that we found each other eventually and got married and have enjoyed 7 or 8 wonderful birthday celebrations together.  I have told him that we can do anything he wants today and so far he has come up with going to work.....lame I know, but he isn't thrilled about his birthday so I will keep working on him.  I am definitely making a cake and his favorite dinner.  Anyone that knows him give him a call and harass him a bit about having a birthday, he will love it.  I love you Curt and hope you had a great day :)

THe Olympics

WOW!! Ok who has not been watching or should I say who is crazy enough not to. I have found myself perched in front of the TV, watching faithfully and cheering our fellow USA team members on. Curt and I both have found ourselves screaming at the TV and clapping and whistling, what can I say? We love the olympics. It is definitley my favorite time of the year when it comes. It is DVR'd and we have had many great nights cheering on the Americans.

How about that Michael Phelps?

Did I already say I love the OLYMPICS? :)

Road Trip Up North

My Birthday!!

         

Yes, as you all know I was dreading my birthday but it wasn't so bad :)

I have such wonderful family and friends and the best husband ever that it turned out to be a very memorable birthday.  

Curt and I woke up and rode 26 miles on our road bikes for all my many 26 years, it was so fun.  He then made me breakfast and then the regulars for swim days came over with cards and presents and balloons and a cake, and I had a great celebration with them.  Curt surprised me with 14 dozen roses on my bed when I was done swimming, I was stunned :)  It was "a bed of roses"  :)  He had done this when we were dating and did it again, they were gorgeous. 

We then got ready for a night out with just Curt and I.  Which consisted of a wonderful dinner at Gun Barrel, delicious dessert at Golden Spoon ( it was even double stamp day yes!!) and then a great night finished off with Tuachan which is playing Les Miserables right now.  The play was not my favorite and it didn't help that it was still 100 degrees outside but it was so fun just to go and do it with Curt. Any body that knows Curt knows he made a sacrifice for me to enjoy my birthday by suffering through a play.....he was a good sport.  Thanks dear for a perfect day.

                

Summer coming to an End :(

Wow I can't believe it is August!!  Summer seems like it has flown by but we still have a couple of weeks to enjoy.  School in St. George starts the 12th of August so swim days will soon be over, early to bed and early to rise for the families and no more late night walks to hopefully find the cooler air. 

 

Usually August brings some excitement for me but this year it seems to be a little bit of a drag. School starts for me the 28th and then it is back to the grind for me. Only 9 more months and I will be an RN, Yahoo!! ( that is exciting but starting it isn't so much) I am also not sure about this birthday thing I am turning 26 on Tuesday.  For some reason I am not thrilled with this birthday and kinda wish it would just pass by.  Oh well thanks to the ones in my life not allowing that to happen it will be fun and I will love it....pics to come :)

I have truely enjoyed myself this summer and hope for many more great summers near the pool and having a great time in the neighborhood.  Thanks to all the great supporters of our swim days and many other events we had.  It was great fun.  Here are some pics from some of our great days together enjoying the sun.