Guess who is home?

After 5 long weeks, MY HUBBY IS HOME!!!! oh I have missed him so much. He landed on Sunday and I am happy to have him back. I felt like my other half was gone and something was missing inside. I am so glad that he was able to have this experience as an intern with the Oakland Raiders, but I don't know if I can handle not seeing him for that long!

While Shaun was gone, my sister Jess stayed with me for most of the time. I enjoyed being able to have an extended sleepover party with her. It was great to get to stay up late and chat like little girls. It will be a memory that I will remember forever.

When I get more time, I will let you all know about my eventful weekend that I had. Right now, I am in the middle of some exams and must get back to studying :)

A whole lotta nothin'

Well its been a while since I have written anything. Everyday I get on my computer and I always have the intention to write something, then I realize I have NOTHING to talk about.

Shaun has officially been gone for 2 weeks. For those of you who don't know, he was offered a wonderful opportunity to be an intern with the Oakland Raiders. He is in Napa Valley, where he has been working in the athletic training department for their training camp. He has been busy everyday. Most days I don't get to talk to him till 9 o'clock at night! Not only has it been an adjustment getting used to him not being here, but its been weird not being able to talk to him until late. I am used to talking to him every few hours in a regular day.

Without my husband being here, I have spent more time studying and hanging out with girlfriends. Oh, and I have also now started watching ESPN's NFL live, just on the off chance the camera crew gets a shot of Shaun in the background!!!!! haha...I have to admit I don't like watching espn AT ALL, but now it has become a nightly occurrence!

oh the things we do when we are in love..... :)

The End of Break

This morning I started my next semester. I really enjoyed my break...although it went by WAY TO FAST!

We spent the week in a half hanging out with friends and family, seeing movies, going out to dinner, and going to the pool. It was a lot of fun and I feel refreshed and ready to go!

Here are some photos from my week and a half:

We went on a Double Date with my sister and her boyfriend to Dave and Busters!

At Pizzeria Bianco with the Family

Celebrated Shaun's 25th Birthday

Lots of pool time with my Brothers and Sister

The end of another

Well I am done with another semester. Boy they are sure flying by! This was the hardest semester thus far. I think it was the worst because of the hard material and the month of dealing with Shaun's brain mass. It was really hard to balance everything. I was struggling to stay afloat in classes and with everything else that was going on that I felt like all of the other thing in life got pushed to the side. The house was never clean, I hardly cooked dinners, my relationships with my friends suffered...but in all of that, my relationship with Christ grew stronger. I had to rely on Him to get me through the day.

I passed Pharmacology, Pediatrics, and Obstetrics. I am now moving on to Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing, Mental Health Nursing, and a Leadership class. I will have classes every Monday, Tuesday and Friday. I will be at the hospital every Thursday. I will start off the semester at Mountain Vista Medical Center, where I'll have 9 weeks on the Med-Surg floor. Then I'll be at Phoenix St. Luke's Hospital for my Mental Health rotation!

When I am at Phoenix St. Luke's Shaun will be there too!! He has a PT clinical in their Physical Therapy department. I am excited about this..even though it is most likely that I will not see him at all because we will be in two separate areas of the hospital..it is still great to know that he'll be there!

This is my last semester in classes!!!!!! I will be in classes for this semester and then my last semester I will only have clinicals the the hospital! I can finally see the end of school! Only 8 more months until I am an RN!

Until I start my next semester, I am excited for my next week off! We spent the past few days celebrating Shaun's 25th Birthday with family and friends. I am using this week to catch up on life. Cleaning the house and spending time with friends is my top priority. I am looking forward to the next week and all of the dinners that we have planned with friends!

4th of July

I took a break from studying for finals last night and we went up to my parents house for the night. Mom made a wonderful low country boil with crab, shrimp, sausage, potatoes, and corn! It was so good!!! And it wouldn't be the 4th without homemade ice cream for dessert!

We then made our way over to peoria for their fireworks show. We did what we do every year and parked in front of the Target and walked to find just the right spot to watch. We arrived right at 9, just before the show stared, so all of the "good' seats were taken. Now when I say good seats, I mean the grass seats. The only spots left were in the gravel. We were ok with this because of what was to come later. After we got all settled, my Dad made a comment about how funny it would be if the sprinklers went off. Well wouldn't you know, the moment that the show started, the sprinklers came on!! Although I felt bad for all those people who were now soaked with water, I could help to laugh at how funny it was!

I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th of July!

My Dr. in Training

Yesterday, Shaun had his "white coat ceremony." Shaun just finished his 2nd year at AT Still University. After the completion of each year they honor the students at a ceremony. Last year Shaun was pinned...and this year he received his white coat. He only has one more year left till he graduates with his Doctorate in Physical Therapy! We are both so excited...we can see the light at the end of the tunnel...the end is drawing near!

In his last year, Shaun will not have to go to any classes, he will just have clinicals. In just over a month, Shaun will be leaving me for 5 weeks to intern with the Oakland Raiders at their training camp and pre-season games. After that he has a few clinicals with other physical therapy clinics and hospitals, and then next Spring he has a 4 month internship with the Milwaukee Brewers. I am so proud of him and all of his hard work!

Our 2nd Anniversary

Wow...time sure does fly when you are having fun! I can not believe that we have been married for 2 years already. It seems just like yesterday that I was planning our wedding and dreaming about being married to Shaun.

When I was getting ready to marry Shaun, I thought that my love for him was the most that it could ever be. After being married to him for two years now, my love continues to grow deeper for him on a daily basis. I did not know that I could have such a deep love for my husband. I am so thankful to have him in my life and I have no idea what I would do without him.

For our anniversary on Tuesday, we spent the morning by going to breakfast at Mimi's, going to the driving range to hit a few balls, and then we went and had a relaxing massage. My favorite part of the morning was definitely the massage! I have only had one other massage before, and that was at a resort in Africa...talk about an interesting experience (I wont get into details about how uncomfortable that one was!) So lets just say that this one was 100 times better than my previous experience!

Shaun was in charge of the plans for the rest of the day. We returned home and he told me that he had booked us a room at the Hyatt Regency in Scottsdale. We had been there once while we were dating just to ride the gondola. We had also heard that they have a wonderful Italian restaurant and have always wanted to go back to eat there. Shaun was wonderful enough to surprise me with dinner reservations and a night stay at the resort! After checking in, we saw our lovely room and went to the pool for a few hours. In the evening we went to our reservations at Alto and had a delicious dinner. I ate a ravioli dish and then we shared a wonderful creme brulee! A gondola ride was included with the price of dinner and we enjoyed it very much. The resort was beautiful and exactly what we needed after having such a busy past few months! We were able to regroup, de-stress and reminisce on our memories of dating.

I have loved the past two years of marriage and I look forward to what the next year holds!