8 Days

(Not my bouquet, although very pretty)

I am 95% sure that no one is reading my blog, which is a little depressing, but yet I still post (when I have exhausted all other means of procrastinating).
The wedding is 8 days away. Which is so soon, but still forever away. We are so excited. All the little stuff that needs to get done has started to stress me out. The main problem was food/caterer. We figured it out Saturday. At least that is over now. On to the fun stuff like music and pictures and decorations and who will do what and etc. Should be fun though. Hope to see you there!

It's Over!

It is official ... I am a BYU graduate! I graduated last week from BYU from the nursing program. It was a little weird to put on the navy cap and gown and line up in the hallway with all of the other graduates (after walking up to campus in the rain mind you). I felt like it was supposed to feel special, but it was kind of just like any other day. The whole family came to town, including Tyson's parents. It was fun to hang out with everyone and I appreciated everyone coming just for little old me.
While everyone was in town, Kasey threw me a wedding shower. It was a lot of fun. It was good to see everyone. Thankfully I got a lot of stuff that Tyson and I need and will use in the near future. Within that same week Tyson and I addressed, assembled, and sent out all of our wedding invitations. That took forever and I'm glad it is over, now on to reception food!
So now life is mainly 1) Find a job and 2) Plan a wedding, which is surprisingly busy. For example today was, laundry, grocery shopping, faxing, fixing my tap shoes, getting prescriptions, going to a tap class, cleaning my room, and more. I've been applying like crazy, but jobs are scarce. I'm still feeling optimistic about it though. I think I've applied eleven places now and I'm still hunting.
Sorry no pictures this time, I didn't take any, but everyone else did so they should send them to me (hint hint). Until next time!!!

Welp...

So, it's official, I'm engaged! (and have been for almost a month). Tyson came home from North Carolina, which he neglected to tell me, and then surprised me with a proposal. I kind of knew the proposal was coming, seeing that I had already been planning the wedding, but I was SO shocked that he was home.




Since then life has been busy with school and planning. I've done a lot (invitations, receptions place, dress, etc.), but there is still so much left to do. I'm glad Tyson is here to help with everything.
So Graduation is in the air. I still have a lot I need to get done before I'm done, but it's in like less than 3 weeks! Yesterday was the first time when I had any feelings of "Oh, wait, I don't want to leave. I like coming to class with all these girls. I'm not going to see them anymore." At the same time I couldn't be more excited to finally work. Now I just need a job.
I guess I'll have to change this blog to include him now and make it "our" blog ... or not. We'll see.

My Life.

Today was an interesting day, and by interesting I mean kind of bad. So I had class all day and I just wasn't feeling it. I am ready to be out of here. So 8-3 I was up on campus and then finally able to go home. I was so happy to be home. I had to mail a letter so I came in the house, put down all my stuff, grabbed the letter and the mail key and ran out to the mailbox. I put my envelope in the little slot, got the mail, and then headed back to my apartment only to realize I had, out of habit, locked the door when I left. I was stuck outside, luckily I had my cell phone at all. I called my roommate, she was at work until 11pm and had turned off her phone. So I called the management company and asked if there was anything they could do. The lady said "Yup, it looks like we have an extra key, just come down here and get it and bring it back before 5." To which I replied "My car keys are also locked inside the apartment." She said "Ohhhh." Then she put me on hold until she could find out if a maintenance man could bring the key to me. He could, but it would cost me $29.95.
The office isn't too far away (9 and 1/2 blocks) so I decided to walk. The whole trip of walking down there, getting the key, walking back, getting my real keys, driving down there, returning the key, driving back, took about an hour. I didn't have anything else to do though. I got inside and almost immediately fell asleep. A long day + mono + 2 mile walk = very tired.
Although it was an added pest to my day, it seems to be just the kind of thing that would happen to me. Such is my life.

I Wouldn't ...

So, I've been feeling sick for awhile and finally went to the doctor. After a gag-worthy throat swab and 2 pokes for a blood draw (yes, she missed the first time and I wasn't surprised because I was watching her and she didn't exactly go near my vein. I wanted to say "Umm ... here let me do that." except a self blood draw is tricky) I was given my diagnosis ... mononucleosis. The doctor came back into to room and said "How would you like a good case of mono?" and I said "I wouldn't." to which he replied "Well, too late."

So I was sent on my way with nothing but "get some rest and don't be stressed!" I can't go to my clinical because I shouldn't be exposing little babies to this virus. So I will be at home sipping cider and watching movies for the next week or so. Hopefully I will recover soon!

Here Kasey

I guess Kasey is mad I haven't posted in 4 months, so I shall update. (It's not like I have class tomorrow from 8-3 or anything).

It has finally come. After much anticipation and waiting around and years and years and years ... I am in the last semester of my college experience. The senioritis is quite bad (as evidenced by me writing my blog instead of doing homework). I realized tonight I missed an assignment that was due two days ago and I was supposed to have read a 102 page book by tomorrow. Great way to start the semester no? I think it will be ok though.

Yesterday was my first day at the hospital. I am doing my capstone at American Fork hospital in the Labor and Delivery unit. It was a pretty good day. I didn't realize how much a 12 hour shift exhausts me. We have never had to stay from report to report, but I did yesterday. I hope I get used to it by the end of the semester. I watched/helped with 4 deliveries, 2 girls and 2 boys. I forgot how truly disgusting having babies is, but its still cool. The highlight of my day was probably when I went to start an IV on a patient. She prefaced me with "Just to let you know, I'm impossible to get an IV into. The veterans poke me like 6 times and then give up and call an anesthetist. You can try though. I don't mind being poked. I'm used to it." I said "Oh. Well, I'll take a look, but maybe I'll have Carolyn (my nurse/preceptor) do it instead." Her veins looked fine and then she said "I know they look ok, but trust me the minute you poke it will roll and they can never get a flash." I could continue forever because it is a long story, but I will just say I got the IV in first try, no problems. HA LADY! Take that!

I worked with her a few more times. She told me I was the best and she would write me a recommendation when I needed it. I thought "Thanks, but I will probably never see you again. Congrats on the baby."

I'm still getting used to everything on the floor. I think one of the hardest parts is learning the charting system and trying to figure out what I'm supposed to chart. It is ok though. I have 17 more shifts to learn how. I work again on Saturday.

Well I hope that satisfies you with what has been going on in my life. Other than that, Tyson is in Georgia for Airborne training, but he has his cell phone so we at least get to talk now. I am still a little sick. I got a really bad cold about a week ago and I am still getting over it. I have gotten sick a lot this season. Kasey, I hope you enjoyed. Until next time (probably April)!

Here are some pictures of what has happened since September:

Katie, Kendyl, and I drove out to LA my birthday week to visit our friend Emily and see the sites. I should have blogged about that. It was fun. This is outside of an art museum while we waited for Kendyl's friend.

In the beginning of December I went out to Missouri with Tyson's family to his basic training graduation. It was fun, but there isn't much to do in St. Roberts. We went to a sushi place that was really good, but it made me nervous to be eating raw fish in a state that isn't exactly near an ocean. Again, another thing I guess I could have blogged about, sorry. My life is more exciting than I realized.

It is snowing in Utah. We salted our walkway and shoveled so it would be livable. The sweats in the boots is a great look, I know.