The BEST email ever...

I am not the best at checking my email, but tonight I got one from Ticketmaster that I almost did not open. It looked like spam, had a red exclamation point next to it, and said something about a concert. I did not even realize it was from Ticketmaster until I opened it. Anywho,it was to let me know U2 is coming to the US next summer and the new date for my concert!!!!

I had tickets to see them in Denver last month, but the whole North American portion left of their tour had to be cancelled because lead singer, Bono, had to have emergency back surgery in Munich. On their Facebook page the band posted a home video with Bono stating after some good "German engineering" he is doing great.

I am so excited and will be in Denver May 21, 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(And if the new date works for them, mom and Daniel will be there too.)

Holy gnats!

Ever since I repotted my plant I have had a gnat problem. They drive me crazy and I have been looking for a way to get rid of them without hurting my plant. I got this one from a friend on Facebook. A small dish of vegetable oil set in the pot so it can get them as they grow.
HAHA! DIE! And this picture is only after one day. Yuck!
They say gnats are not harmful to the plant, but it's so annoying when I am dozing off just as one decides to fly up my nose.
I'm not gonna lie, they will not be missed!

Summer!!!

May 14 was my last day of school and man does it feel good to be done. I only have three semesters left!! After school got out I immediately went job hunting and basically got a job that day at Cracker Barrel. I worked at one in high school and love their country store. I will be doing retail. The down side is I have already spent almost $150 for uniforms. Ugg!!
Anywho, last week I got to spend some time in El Paso with mom and it was such a nice break! I even talked her into buying a kiddie pool for the back yard. Ghetto, but great. It's soooo hot there!
So, now I am back and I start work tomorrow. It will be nice to have a change of pace after a long school year.

Four more tests left!

I searched online for a picture to go with this heading. After typing in "test taking stress" this was the first picture that came up. Just thought I'd share the randomness of my online searching.

My First Blood Draw!

A few weeks ago I signed up to help with blood draws for cholesterol testing at a local hospital. We were told that we would be taught how to do it there, but as that day got closer I started to freak out. I even went to speak to one of my teachers to ask if I would get in trouble if I did not go. She said no, but I sucked it up and decided I could a least go and watch. After seeing the instructor do it and then one of my classmates I was all over it. I only got to do one person, but it was a lot easier than I thought and so much fun. I have even been inspired to take a phlebotomy class this summer. Can't wait!

What's left of me...

I know I have not posted in a while about school, but things have been so crazy and they are about to get worse.
I just finished four weeks of clinicals at a long term care facility. It was a lot more fun than I thought it would be. Other facilities I have been in are not the cleanest, they smell like urine, and the employees were not very nice. This one, however, was amazing. It is run by an order of nuns known as the Little Sisters of the Poor. It was a great experience, but I realized how much back breaking work CNAs do. I would have to say my favorite part was getting to administer medications to the residents... and walking around the place with my stethoscope around my neck making me feel very official.
I now have four weeks of school left, six tests, three reports, two care plan concept maps, one presentation, and two simulations labs to finish. Needless to say I am very tired and am trying my best not to fall victim to burnout. Looking forward to a summer of reading, traveling, shopping, crocheting, and of course working.

Happy Birthday Rachael!

Ok so your birthday is not until tomorrow, but I will be busy and I did not want to forget to post this picture!



I had to share this one too. It is my all time favorite picture of Rachael because of the look on her face as Daniel fears for his life in her arms! ahahahaha
Of course the look on John's face is equally creepy as he strokes his baby brother's head. How did he ever survive?

....Oh wait I forgot this post was about Rachael not Daniel. So...here is one more. Enjoy!

I heart CROCHET!

About a year before I graduated from BYU-Idaho I got one of my roommates to teach me how to crochet. It took me forever to learn but she was very patient with me. I made a baby blanket and it was so lame because as I got better the blanket got tighter. Now it just looks stretched out on one side. I then started to make a new baby blanket, because I have ADHD and I never thought I could do a bigger one. Five years later I finally finished it! It looks pretty good too I must say, but now I have decided I should go all the way and make a big blanket for myself. I purchased 13 things of yarn and I only hope I figure out I need more before they discontinue the pattern. Don't worry in ten years I will be sure to post the finished product!


This is the blanket that took me 5 years. In my defence, I did not have it with me the year and a half I lived in Hawaii. Cute!

Ready...set...bring it on!

Saturday, February 27 I got a call from mom about the earthquake in Chile over night and that it was supposed to trigger a tsunami that would head for Hawaii. I looked it up on the internet and found that there was an earthquake in Japan too. Fortunately, the tsunami did not materialize but it got me to thinking that I have never made the time to put together a respectable 72 hour kit. I started to make a check off sheet and ordered a few cool things online. The crazy thing about it all was the next day in church no one brought up the subject of these earthquakes, but there was so much talk about physical preparedness as well as spiritual. Creepy!

This past weekend I also decided to dedicate one of my cabinets to food storage. As I was doing this the thought came to me..."what happens if a meteor hits my apartment while I'm gone? There goes my food storage"...or "what if the second coming happens before I get to use my food storage?" Of course I know that the main point is that I am doing what the Lord has asked me to do and I feel really good about it.

I am almost done getting everything I want for my kit, including some MREs from mom. Tonight I went and bought a huge backpack to put it all in. It's way cool and even fits extra clothes. I'm ready!

(On Monday, March 8 there was an earthquake in Turkey too.)




The finished product.


My favorite purchase tonight!

My First Kate Spade

With the arrival of my big fat tax return and having a stressful time at school I decide to treat myself. I could not think of anything I really wanted when, just for fun, I ended up on KateSpade.com. I have always wanted one of her bags, but they are pricey. So, it would be just my luck that they were having a sample sale that week! I got this bag for a discount of more that 50% off with only $5 shipping!!! It came today. After years of dreaming I finally have a Kate Spade and I LOVE it!! Thanks Uncle Sam!