clinicals

Today was my first real day of clinicals. I went to an actual care facility. got report from the nurses. followed a nurse around all day. did a physical assessment on my patient. passed medication to my patient. gave my patient an insulin injection (which by the way is terrifying to do.) wrote a care plan on this patient. that is a joke, it takes like 7 hours to complete the whole thing. awful. just awful. got hit on by way too many confused but cute little old men. It really was a great day. I finally feel like I'm actually in nursing school. These are the stories you hear about from other people. Care plans, no sleep, tons of homework, no social life, knowing more about your classmates than you would ever like to know, late night study sessions, red bull and chocolate becoming your new diet...I'm dreading all of that and at the same time I'm so excited for it! I can't wait for next semester, I have Labor and Delivery and Med Surg! Awesome.

Jen, Brooke, me, Devon at the VA

MOAB

In March Brad and I took a little weekend getaway to Moab. It was a blast! Jeff and Holli came down with us and Melinda was there running a race so we got to see her too. It was so beautiful down there! We went hiking, I got stuck on a rock, we made smores, had a campfire, ate at a little cafe called the Love Muffin cafe :) It was a great weekend. Here are just a few of our pictures!

   mmmmmm smores

April Fools

I decided that since this was our first year being married I needed to play a really good April Fools joke on Brad. i thought and thought of what I could do and what scares Brad most of all...then a light bulb came on and I realized that Brad is terrified out of his mind of me getting pregnant right now. Its not that we don't want kids, we do. We are just not anywhere near ready to take on the responsibility of another human right now. So I asked my dear sweet sister Courtney, who just happens to be pregnant, if she would kindly pee on a stick for me. She did and on Friday morning I left Brad a positive pregnancy test in the bathroom! I sent him a text message with a picture of the test and told him I was too scared to tell him in person. Right away he didn't believe me. He kept telling me that this was just a joke and I couldn't really be pregnant. I kept on pretending and trying to convince him. Finally he walked out of his class and called me on the phone. Anyone who knows me knows that I am terrible at keeping a straight face while a joke is being played and Brad can always tell if I'm tricking him. I played it off really well on the phone, and luckily he couldn't see my face because I was smiling the whole time. I had a really nervous tone of voice and I just kept asking him what we were going to do. Finally he believed me. He got really quiet for a few minutes and took a few really big deep breaths. He stuttered some words and I really thought he might cry. :) It was the best april fools joke ever. He was so mad at me, which made it even better! Then we decided to play the joke on my family. Some believed it more than others, but I'm pleased with my joke and the way it turned out. I thought it was hilarious.

Happy Day

Its only 12:40 and already today has been a great day! Here are the reasons why I love today.

I went to clinical and passed off placing foley catheters, sterile technique and physical assessments on the first try.
My test that I thought I got a C- on actually turned out to be a B (what a relief)
It's Friday
Brad and I folded 3 loads of laundry
I went running
The sun is shining
Neither one of us work this weekend
Spring Break has officially started
Moab is only a week away

today is life- the only life you are sure of, make the most of today
                                                                           -Dale Carnegie

Snowy hike

On presidents day we decided to go for a hike up Millcreek canyon with my brother and sister. We were a little hesitant at first because it had just snowed the day before and it was freezing. But we decided we didn't want to be lame and not go, so we went. It was beautiful! It started out a little chilly but once we got going it warmed right up. Brad even took his jacket off. The trail came to a big clearing overlooking the entire city! It was breathtaking...literally because it was cold since we weren't moving :) but it really was a gorgeous day with the sun shining and the fresh snow on the mountains and trees. We live in a beautiful place.

SOME GOOD NEWS...
I got a new job!! YAY!! :) I have been wanting a new job for awhile now. I never really even picked the floor I work on now. I started working on a medicine unit but then it got too big so they had to split us up, and they gave us 3 units we could choose from and they would put us there. So in July I was forcefully relocated to the Neuro unit. I didn't mind it at first but then things just started getting crazy and everyday was a bad day, so i started applying for jobs. I had some interviews but nothing seemed to work with my school schedule. I finally had an interview with Huntsman Cancer Hospital in their short stay department and that same day they called and offered me a job! I can't wait to start! And the best part is...no nights, weekends or holidays! YAY!

Sunshine

This week Brad and I actually had a few hours together that we could actually go and do something fun. It was a beautiful sunny day outside so we decided to go for a little hike up to "suicide rock" it was so nice to get out of the house, and even though it looked much warmer than it actually was it it felt so good to be outside in the sunshine!

It was so windy, Brad almost blew off this rock.

Beautiful

25 Facts

It's 1:00 in the morning and I am sitting at work. Blah. I have to work one night shift a month and today happens to be my lucky day. It's pretty slow tonight which is good. I had my Fundamentals book open and I was trying to study. I read about 4 pages and decided I would much rather blog. So here are 25 facts about my cute Bradley fish that you may or may not already know.
1.He loves boats
2.His family owned a giant and I mean GIANT lizard
3.He is a blanket hog :)
4.He loves motorcycles
5.Summer is his favorite season
6.He works at Wells Fargo and is going into Business
7.Guess is his favorite brand of jeans to wear
8.He has a protein shake and a banana almost everyday before school
9.He is an expert handy man
10.His birthday is June 13
11.He loves back tickles and face tickles
12.He only likes reading informational books
14.He is very adventurous
15.Skydiving is a must before he dies
16.He makes the best fajitas
17.He loves Sunday movie night
18.He went to Michigan on his mission
19.He played baseball as a little tyke
20.He enjoys a freshly pressed shirt
21.He is constantly hungry :)
22.He likes to go running, hiking, swimming. Anything outdoors
23.On rare occasions you can catch him talking in his sleep
24.He is the sweetest person
25.He is left handed

Here are 25 random facts about me
1.I hate the word "potty"
2.I love country, especially Brad Paisley and Tim McGraw
3.I love sleep
4.Laying out makes me happy
5.I want to visit Africa one day
6.Fall is my favorite season, and October 5th is the best part about it
7.I honestly don't think I can live without chapstick
8.I just recently found out my eyelash curler is in fact a necessity
9.I love doing anything outside
10.I love babies, puppies, and anything small
11.I am now the proud owner of a chi
12.My mom and sister are the reasons I decided I want to be a nurse
13.I wish I could sing
14.My nieces and nephews are definitely the cutest. Really, they are.
15.I think unpainted toenails on girls are gross. Especially in the summer
16.Family is the most important thing to me
17.I am blind as a bat without my contacts or glasses
18.I want to go in a hot air balloon some day
19.I can drink hot chocolate anytime of the year...and I do
20.I love chinese food
21.My favorite song is "You're the song" by Paul Jacobsen. Listen to it.
22.I love my treadmill and my ipod
23.Brad thinks I spend way too much on workout clothes :)
24.My favorite color is pink
25.I love the sunshine and rainstorms