The end is near. Very near. Wahoo! In just over three months I will have my Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Words cannot explain how excited I am. Seriously, I've been waiting for April 23, 2010 to come for 5 years now. I love BYU and all, but man, being done will be the BEST!
I'm doing my Capstone (aka final semester) at Orem Community Hospital's Women's Center. This is wonderful for 4 reasons:
1. I've only heard great things about this hospital
2. It's a two minute drive from my house. Yay!
3. I don't have to wear my lame BYU uniform anymore. I can wear whatever scrubs I want. Trust me, this is an exciting thing for us students.
4. The unit includes Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, the nursery, and NICU (a very small NICU, but still...) all in one area so I get to be a part of it ALL!
I met my nurse preceptor today. She'll be with me for the 17 shifts I have to do throughout the semester. When we met she told me the last 5 students she's had in their Capstone were pregnant by the end of the semester. Hmmm...I'm planning on breaking that chain. Hopefully it's not some kind of funny curse.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Cutest Country Song
If you've read the previous post, you know Jeff's been gone since Wednesday night. Well I can only think of one good thing about not having Jeff around for a few days: I get to listen to country radio in the car. I used to be quite the country fan, but I must say being around Jeff has lessened the love. So I was driving home from work tonight and heard the absolute cutest country song on earth. Just listening to it made me love Jeff more :) I wouldn't be surprised if a bunch of you have heard this song already, but it was a wonderful first for me. It's called "Love Like Crazy" by Lee Brice. If I were a little bit more computer smart, I would somehow put the song in this post. But since it's past midnight and I don't have Jeff to help me, I'll just post the lyrics to the first verse and the chorus:
"They called them crazy when they started out
Said seventeen's too young to know what loves about
They've been together fifty-eight years now
That’s crazy"
"He brought home sixty-seven bucks a week
He bought a little 2 bedroom house on Maple Street
Where she blessed him with six more mouths to feed
Yea that’s crazy"
"Just ask him how he did it; he'll say pull up a seat
It'll only take a minute, to tell you everything
Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse I Love You
Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense
Never let your prayin' knees get lazy
And love like crazy"
Seriously, this is so cute to the music.
And while I'm on the topic of good country songs, another absolute favorite of mine is "Little Girl" by John Michael Montgomery and Alison Krauss. Oh my gosh, I get chills just thinking about that song. I remember my mom making me listen to it in the car a long, long time ago and it was the first time I ever cried about a movie, song, book, or anything like that. I was embarrassed back then, but the song still hits me pretty hard every time. If you haven't heard that song, you HAVE to. And you have to really LISTEN to the words. Gomusicnow.com has really cheap downloads, like for 7-20 cents per song.
Anyway, anyone heard these two before?
"They called them crazy when they started out
Said seventeen's too young to know what loves about
They've been together fifty-eight years now
That’s crazy"
"He brought home sixty-seven bucks a week
He bought a little 2 bedroom house on Maple Street
Where she blessed him with six more mouths to feed
Yea that’s crazy"
"Just ask him how he did it; he'll say pull up a seat
It'll only take a minute, to tell you everything
Be a best friend, tell the truth, and overuse I Love You
Go to work, do your best, don't outsmart your common sense
Never let your prayin' knees get lazy
And love like crazy"
Seriously, this is so cute to the music.
And while I'm on the topic of good country songs, another absolute favorite of mine is "Little Girl" by John Michael Montgomery and Alison Krauss. Oh my gosh, I get chills just thinking about that song. I remember my mom making me listen to it in the car a long, long time ago and it was the first time I ever cried about a movie, song, book, or anything like that. I was embarrassed back then, but the song still hits me pretty hard every time. If you haven't heard that song, you HAVE to. And you have to really LISTEN to the words. Gomusicnow.com has really cheap downloads, like for 7-20 cents per song.
Anyway, anyone heard these two before?
Thursday, January 14, 2010
PA Schools Update
Well once again it has been awhile since I have treated my blogger followers with an update on my exciting life. As many of you know I have decided to pursue a Master's Degree in Physician Assitant Studies. To become a PA you must to attend graduate school and pass a certifying exam (PANCE). This past summer I spent hours and I mean hours applying to 35 schools. Updating you on the current situation of being accepted into those schools is as follows. I have been invited to 5 interviews so far. The schools are Central Michigan (Michigan), Western University (California), Western Michigan (Michigan), Marietta College (Ohio), and Barry University (Florida). I only have attended two of the interviews so far and have 3 in the next 2 weeks. Needless to say I will be spending a lot of time in the airports, renting cars, and nights in cheap hotel rooms. This past week I was placed on the alternate list for Central Michigan. It was a bummer since I really liked that school a lot when I went there but now it depends on those accepted in they decide to accept their seats or open up spots for us alternates. Most likely I have to move on but I am still holding hope for CMU. Western University will let me know in March if I am accepted and who knows when the next three I will. This whole process has been one exciting yet stressful time. Brianne says it might be the happiest day of her life when we receive my acceptance letter (crossing fingers). We love BYU and our apartment but we are ready to move on in our lives. I have been in my undergrad since WW2 I swear and am ready to go to graduate school by attending PA school. I bought a new suit for the interviews so I thought I would post some of my professional modeling pictures. I was actually offered thousands of dollars but turned it down. Its just not the life I want to live. Anyway, you can be 100% positive that I will blog about being accepted when I find out.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
A Really Late Halloween Post
This year we went to Idaho to take the nieces trick-or-treating. As always, they were just too cute.
The four of us before we headed out. Jeff was the Scream guy, I was a banana, Sadee was Cleopatra, and Ava was a pumpkin.
For some reason, my costume was a hit. EVERYONE had to make a comment about the Banana. It was fun. And then every time someone would say, "Look! It's a banana!" Ava would pipe up, "And I'm a punkin!" in her cute little voice. And goofy Sadee loved to point out that I was fruit and Ava was a vegetable. Too funny.
Scary Ava
Scary Sadee
Just being adorable.
The four of us before we headed out. Jeff was the Scream guy, I was a banana, Sadee was Cleopatra, and Ava was a pumpkin.
For some reason, my costume was a hit. EVERYONE had to make a comment about the Banana. It was fun. And then every time someone would say, "Look! It's a banana!" Ava would pipe up, "And I'm a punkin!" in her cute little voice. And goofy Sadee loved to point out that I was fruit and Ava was a vegetable. Too funny.
Scary Ava
Scary Sadee
Just being adorable.Thursday, November 5, 2009
BACK FROM THE DEAD
Looking at my blog I realize I haven't posted for probably the past 3 or 4 months. For my dedicated and avid readers, I APOLOGIZE!!! Life has been crazy this past summer but that is still no excuse. I will just give this blog a life update on our lives together.
Jeff- This past summer was nuts for me. As many of you know I want to be a Physician Assistant and I applied this past summer to graduate school for that field. What I thought would take me about 8 hours to complete ended up taking more than a month. It was nuts!! Now, I am all done with all the application process and I'm waiting for the interviews and acceptances. I applied to 39 schools and, as of now, have two interviews (Central Michigan University, Western University CA) and have been rejected by 11 other schools. I am really pumped for the interviews which are next week. Monday I fly out to CMU and Wednesday I have the interview in California. Either way I am not complaining and hope to have some more. Currently, I am taking a couple classes and working at the BYU Student Health Center as a Clinician Aide (basically a Medical Assistant). I currently serve as a Den Leader with the Weblos Scouts in my ward. Outside of school, my free time has been given to my wife and NFL/College Football. She is still learning to cope with my football passion. I admit, sometimes its crazy. Both of us graduate with Bachelors Degrees in April with Bri's in Nursing and mine in Physiology. We are pumped to move on and have already planned a week long celebration to St. George and Vegas to relax.
Brianne - She is the income provider that's fore sure. She works as an LPN at Trinity Mission Nursing Home in Provo and works her butt off (makes bank). She just finished up her ICU rotation in the hospital and now will do her last rotation of Mental Health before her Capstone project. She really wants to get Labor and Delivery for her final capstone in American Fork Hospital because after PA school we would like to settle down in the north end of Utah Valley. She is still serving with the Young Women as a Girls Camp Assistant in our ward. Her drive and hard work always inspire me to be better.
Jeff- This past summer was nuts for me. As many of you know I want to be a Physician Assistant and I applied this past summer to graduate school for that field. What I thought would take me about 8 hours to complete ended up taking more than a month. It was nuts!! Now, I am all done with all the application process and I'm waiting for the interviews and acceptances. I applied to 39 schools and, as of now, have two interviews (Central Michigan University, Western University CA) and have been rejected by 11 other schools. I am really pumped for the interviews which are next week. Monday I fly out to CMU and Wednesday I have the interview in California. Either way I am not complaining and hope to have some more. Currently, I am taking a couple classes and working at the BYU Student Health Center as a Clinician Aide (basically a Medical Assistant). I currently serve as a Den Leader with the Weblos Scouts in my ward. Outside of school, my free time has been given to my wife and NFL/College Football. She is still learning to cope with my football passion. I admit, sometimes its crazy. Both of us graduate with Bachelors Degrees in April with Bri's in Nursing and mine in Physiology. We are pumped to move on and have already planned a week long celebration to St. George and Vegas to relax.
Brianne - She is the income provider that's fore sure. She works as an LPN at Trinity Mission Nursing Home in Provo and works her butt off (makes bank). She just finished up her ICU rotation in the hospital and now will do her last rotation of Mental Health before her Capstone project. She really wants to get Labor and Delivery for her final capstone in American Fork Hospital because after PA school we would like to settle down in the north end of Utah Valley. She is still serving with the Young Women as a Girls Camp Assistant in our ward. Her drive and hard work always inspire me to be better.
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