My Trip to Missouri

Last week I spent 5 days in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. It is about 3 hours away from St. Louis. There we spent the weekend with my Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt, and cousins. We were there for my cousin's Wedding. We spent a lot of time talking, cooking dinner, preparing for the wedding, and going to Wal-mart. Here are a few pictures from the weekend.

We love our dad

1st Semester Down...Only 5 more to go.

I know I haven't posted in a while, but I have been really busy with finals. As of Thursday, I just finished my first semester in Nursing school. It was an interesting first semester. I met a some cool and not cool people. If this semester is any indication of how fast all of the semesters are going to go...I will be a Nurse in no time!

I am most excited for my 3rd semester. That is when I start my clinicals. It is where I actually get to have a rotation at a hospital . Right now I am sick and tired of reading textbooks. It is so hard to learn about a certain disease and not be able to see an actual patient with it. I can not wait to be in a real hospital! Only 135 days until my first rotation! (November 21)

What is even more exciting...only 20 more months until I will actually be a Nurse! :-)

He's been Pinned

On Friday night we went to a Ceremony at Shaun's School. He is just about to finish his first year in the Doctorate program at A.T. Still University. The School has a ceremony for the first and second year students. The second year students receive their white Dr. Coats and the first year students receive a pin. It is basically a way for them to say... you survived a tough year in classes...congratulations, you get to move on to another year! Seeing the ceremony made me excited for Shaun to get his white coat next year. When that happens, it means he has no more classes left (just internships) and only has one more year left! When I think about how fast this year went, I think that we should be there before we know it. I can not wait!

These are a few of my favorite things...

I thought I would share with you guys a few things that I love...

-Date nights with Shaun
-Disneyland at Christmas time
-Family Vacations
-Pedicures with the girls
-Watching the sunset
-Cooking a yummy dinner for my husband
-Going on a bike ride
-Spending time in God's Word early in the morning
-Weddings
-Puppies
-Learning about cool medical facts
-Looking at our wedding photos
-Spending time with my 4 brothers and sisters
-Taking pictures
-Going up to the cabin
-Shopping with the girls
-Worshiping God
-Baking cookies
-Spending time with my new family
-Watching the food network
-Going on walks
-Long talks with friends
-When I receive flowers from my wonderful Husband
-Going back to Arkansas to visit family
-Having deep conversations with my Mom
-Church on Sundays
-Hiking
-Laughing
-Having friends over for dinner

Sasha

This week Shaun and I are dog sitting for Ben and Jamie. We are watching their white Lab mix, Sasha. (named after JD's scooter on the TV show "Scrubs") She is so cute! I love how in the picture she looks like she is smiling! So far, we have had a lot of fun watching her. We just feel bad when we have to leave her alone for a few hours. We can not wait until we can have the chance to have a dog of our own...but for now, we will just have fun watching the Ihms' dogs when they go out of town!

Happy Fathers Day!

Shaun and I were lucky to get to spend Fathers Day with his family. We went to church this morning and then headed over to Jason and Nikki's house to have lunch with everyone. As usual, Nik made a great meal! We had a lot of fun being able to catch up with the family. Shaun and I are so blessed to have such great families. We love both of our Dads so much!

Tagged

I have been tagged by my brother-in-law Jason

Four jobs I've had:
1. Babysitter
2. A "counter girl" at Barro's Pizza
3. Hostess and Server at Fox Sports Grill
4. Nursing School (It is a full time job!)

Four movies I've watched more than once:
1. Pride and Prejudice
2. The Devil wears Prada
3. The Notebook
4. 27 Dresses

Four places I've lived:
1. Harrison, Arkansas
2. Sydney, Australia
3. North Phoenix
4. On Campus at Grand Canyon University

Four TV shows I watch:
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Amazing Race
3. Top Chef
4. Project Runway

Four places I've been:
1. Nairobi, Kenya
2. Zurich, Switzerland
3. Disneyland
4. Austin, Texas

Four people who email me regularly:
1. Shaun
2.My Mom
3. My Sister
4. My Dad

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Chicken Parmesan
2. any kind of pasta
3. Cashew Chicken
4. Ice Cream!

Four places I would love to visit:
1. The Caribbean
2. Italy
3. Paris
4. Hawaii

Four things I'm looking forward to in the coming year:
1. Starting my Nursing Clinicals in November
2. The birth of my first nephew, Drew, in September
3. Annual Trip to the Cabin up North in September
4. Christmas Time