Up Coming Excitement and Some Past

First off, the past excitement. All in the same month a couple of really good things happened to me. Number one, I got a new job (thanks to my best friend Lauren) that is only 7min from my house and  it pays a crap ton more per hour... like $7.50/hr more. And second, I graduated from UAHuntsville with my BSN (Bachelors of Science in Nursing).

I was/am soooooo freakin excited to finally graduate. I should have been there a long time ago, but at least I made it. I got a surpeise when I went to check in and get my name card... so apparently I am smart ;) I found out that I graduated with honors! :D I've never been that good before and I'm impressed ;) My graduation day was a great day that I spent with family and friends.  Here are a few pictures.



Ryan and I. This was actually taken at the pinning ceremony the night before. No pics because I looked terrible in the lab coat. Sorry folks




Walking up to get my diploma (cover)




I'm the one toward the middle/end with my head bent over. My ADD was acting up; too many speeches.




This is kinda hateful, but my hair better NEVER look like this chicks!




Ashely Madden and I.




Ryan and I. Love :)




My parents and I.



My friend Carly Christensen and I, who also graduated with her BSN.

  After graduation every one went to Baumhower's (my choice) for lunch. I was sooooooo GOOD and I got sooooo sick because I ate WAAAAAAY too much! It was very much worth it though :)


Alythia (My Precious!) and I at Bauhower's ( the best wings joint in Huntsville).

  From there Ryan and I headed over to Atlanta to catch the Braves versus Cubs game. They lost, but its all good! I got to spend time with my wonderful boyfriend in Atlanta.


Ryan driving to Atlanta. He looks like he is about ready to fall asleep.

I had to dispose of my ballons somehow, so why not use them for my entertainment at Ryan's expense. He sucked all of the helium of them and I actually have video of it, but this site was being gay and kept giving me error messages. Gay.

Finally, the up coming excitment! My parents, Ryan, and are going out to Utah next weekend! September 3rd-10th! Yay for vacations!!! :) I will post pics from the trip when I get back.

Just One Thing

I REALLY hate being one of the only unmarried people my age!! It makes church so freakin depressing!! Its really hard to hear about how wonderful people's husbands and families are when you want the same thing, like extra super bad. And then you see all the people that you grew up with that have families and how happy they are. Its just hard.

I sure do whine a lot, but oh well.

Time for Change

I have been doing alot of thinking and I'm thinking its time for a change. I really feel like I'm in a rut lately. My mind is wasting away and I feel like I'm totally losing all of nursing skills. I really want a job in Huntsville, but if I don't have a job here by at least September or November I might be putting my house on the market and relocating.
Here are the choices:

The New York of the South... ATLANTA!!! I LOVE this city!!!!!!!

OR Utah.... Prob Salt Lake City :) I would like to surrounded by more LDS people anyway. I just wish winters were shorter and it didn't snow.

Maybe I will join the military (Air Force) and work as a nurse there.



I can't afford to stay here if something doesn't happen soon. I hope the other places aren't as hard...

I Am Thankful For...

I know I’m a day late, but I feel that I need to express my appreciation for the things I have.

1. I’m eternally grateful for my Heavenly Father and His son, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, and the gospel. They help me so much every day. I don’t know where, or how, I would be without them. And also the scriptures (D&C is my personal favorite), they teach you what you need to know and also provide you with comfort when you’re going through trying times.

Joseph Smith's First Vision

  

2. I am thankful for the atonement and the gift of repentance. It allows me to be forgiven for the crappy things I do… and I do A LOT of things :\

3. I’m thankful for temples and the work that is performed in them. I love knowing that we don’t have to be separated from our family after this life. Ahem, husband, whoever you are, you need to freaking hurry up!!

Birmingham Temple

Nauvoo Temple

Salt Lake City Temple

4. I’m thankful for my family, especially my parents. I have the BEST parents ever!! They are always there for me when I need them and try to build me up when I am in the dumps. Also for my brothers, even though they get on my nerves and I occasionally want to do away with them. Oh! And my cousins :D

Justin aka.Fathead

Charile

Ashley, Shariana, and Maclane

5. I’m thankful for my friends, even though some of them are flaky or act old ;) …Sharon is gonna kill me, but I can’t resist! :D

Lauren

Sharon

Christina

Alythia

Amanda

Beth

Beth, I'm SORRY!!!

Katie

Ashley Madden

Sorry Beth, it’s the only picture I have…

6. I’m thankful for the opportunity HF gave me when he put Dr. Dick in my path; that allowed me to continue in my career when all hope seemed to be lost. I seriously had exhausted all of my options in Huntsville and the surrounding areas. It was a very scary time.

7. I’m thankful for my house.

8. I’m thankful for my pups… and my future pup once I get a new job that makes good money so can fence in the back yard :)

Crack and Evie

9. I’m thankful to be out of nurse prison, it feels good… now if only I could get a hospital job in Huntsville so I can relearn a lot of the skills I forgot. Seems like sooooo much stuff!

10. I’m thankful for the great country that I live in and all the brave men and women that dedicate their lives so we can have all of the freedoms we all enjoy.

11. I am also thankfull for Alabama football... gives me something to look forward to in the fall :)

ROLL TIDE!!!

Now for things I will be thankful for in the future…

1. Husband and a family of my own.

2. A new job as an RN in a hospital, either here in Huntsville or if need be in Atlanta.

3. Whatever else HF decides he wants to give me.

Update

Remember my challenge I sat back in like Sept? Well I am proud to anncouce that I am 9lbs lighter! YIPPIE!!

Still no hospital job. I have had some good interviews though... at least I am getting them now! Wasn't getting any for a LONG time, but thank goodness that has changed!

Do You Smell The Gator Meat??

 Ok, let me start off my saying that my boss, Dr. Dick, is the BEST! He paid for me to go to the Alabama vs. Florida game yesterday as an early birthday present. I had soooo much fun! I wanted to go so bad! It just turned out that he had to work the next morning and since is old and crusty (and generous), he couldn’t go and be able to function the next day. So he paid for the ticket for me to go. Wasn’t that sweet?!

I went with one of our patients named Gary. I was a little bit worried about that at first, but it all turned out alright. J In fact he is a really nice guy! I got to know him a little bit better and it was all good. By the way, does anyone know ay available, not crazy women around their 40s or early 50s?  Gary needs a lady ;)

Here are some of the pics that I took from our awesome seats at the game. We were near the press boxes on the west side of Bryant Denny Stadium… the non-sunny seats! YAY, nor sunburn!!

My view from our seats

Watching the Gators before they met their maker ;)

The Million Dollar Band

 

  

I sure was expecting a closer game than the slaughter that occurred. Alabama beat Florida 31-6! Who would have ever predicted that one??

Anyone in the mood for Gator gumbo?? We got plenty of Gator meat from the slaughter!

Again!

So I have decided that I am in much need of slimming down. Especially since I weigh almost as much as I did in high school, and that is not a good thing at all!! So this Sunday I started back on Weight Watchers... actually I tried to start last week and I realized how absolutely horrible my eating habits have been! It’s BAD!! So on Sunday, I started for real. I’m proud to say that I have already lost 2 pounds! Flippin awesome possum!! If I can just keep it up I’ll be set!

I know last time I did Weight Watchers was in the semester I graduated high school (in 2003) and the results were outstanding! I lost about 50lbs and I looked flippin cute! And tiny! I miss those days... I could wear stuff out of the little kids section!

2004

2005

So this is my new goal… I want to lose 45 lbs. I don’t have a time limit because I know if you lose the weight too quick the quicker you pack it back on too.

Another thing on my to-do-list sis to get an indoor bike with a program that adds resistance, so it will be like I am outside and going up and down hills. In fact, that is another one of my goals… hills. I would like to be able to be able to bike up Bankhead Pkwy on Monte Sano eventually. Might be a long time before I achieve that one though. That piece would be sooo hard! I don’t see how people do it. I drive up there and I see people biking up it like it’s no problem. I can’t imagine! Makes me tired just thinking about it… ;) I’d have to haul me and the bike up the mountain! Whew!

If anyone would like to join me in this challange that would be awesome! :)