Thursday, March 17, 2011

Change...

Lots of changes! It's a new year, starting a new job, practically getting a new house!
Mav and I have been super busy since last blog! Once we got the anniversary out of the way, and built some super cute flower beds with a stone retaining wall as well as replaced the outdoor lights, Christmas was upon us! Then before you know it, it's St. Patty's Day!! So, this month....
Mav is going into the Army. Right now he is an 18 X-ray, which means he is going to be trying out for special forces. He ships for Basic on the 23rd of May! Seems like that is just around the corner. He's pretty psyched, and I have run through pretty much every emotion available, and will probably do so many more times before May rolls around. If all goes well, he will be home around
Christmas, and possibly gone an additional year and a half, depending on his program. He will definitely be going Airborne... Why a rational, sane person would jump out of a plane I have NO idea!
Been doing lots and lots of work on the house. New carpet is being installed tomorrow. Re-tiling the entry way... the Mortar is setting! Painted pretty much the entire upstairs. Starting a basement remodel that is going to be amazing! Automatic sprinklers, and a new fence out back... I think that's the whole list, but... I may add something else tomorrow! I have to admit, I am exhausted! It's been a long week.
This is my last week at LCCB. I've been there nearly seven years, and I have to admit I am sad to see it go. I have a lot of people that I am going to miss over there! Starting at South Davis Community Hospital officially on Monday. I will be working the LTAC-Long-term Acute Care unit, where most of my patients will be on ventilators with Trachs! Nerve-racking and exciting! One step closer to the ICU!
Next week we are headed out to Florida and a cruise to the Bahamas! Been waiting on this one for a long time! We are calling it our graduation gift! Mav finished the police academy in January!
Hope to post some pics soon!

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Helloooo summer!


It's hot.

It's really hot!

I haven't seen the electric bill yet, but I'm pretty sure it's gonna be monstrous.

And I love it! The long days, the warm nights. My favorite time of day is in the evenings, to sit out on the deck, talking with friends and enjoy the warm summer nights. Sipping lemonade, listening to the sounds of the neighborhood, and the occasional bonfire. Love it!

It's been awhile since my last blog. I took my RN boards on June 1st, and got my RN license for my birthday! Yay!! Now that I am officially an RN, I have been applying for jobs at the hospital. Figure it'll take me like, 2 days to get a job, right? WRONG! It's been nearly two months, and what I have realized is this: Be grateful for the job you have, recognize that any experience is better than none, and enjoy what you are learning, because knowledge is key. I had just gotten to the point where I was going to back off for a bit, enjoy the nursing home for a while, and catch up on my finance stuff, when wouldn't you guess... I got a call for an interview at ORMC! For a full time sot on the surgical floor. Yay!! That's next week, so... keep your fingers crossed for me!

Mav finishes the first part of his police academy in a couple weeks. He's learning about corrections and jails and stuff right now, and loving it. He applied for a position with highway patrol. That is an extensive process! They actually came to our house to interview me! He had another interview with Weber county this last week. He's excited and looking forward to leaving Smiths when the time comes. I keep telling him to quit now and we'll figure it out. It would be so nice to actually see him! But, he's stubborn and won't do that.

We got a bunny here not long ago. That thing is a little devil! He terrorizes the house, chews on everything from shoes, to paper to cords. Poops in the corner of the landing, hides behind the furnace... But he makes me laugh when he charges down the hall hell bent on escaping whatever scary thing lives down there when the lights are off. :-)
We call him Jersey Cow, because he looks like one.
<----This is a pic of him from when we first got him. He's grown a ton since then!

Friday, May 14, 2010

Thursday, May 13, 2010