The Beginning of Many Updates :)

SO much has happened since I last posted! I'm pretty sure there was snow in the last pictures! That's insane, but in my defense I have been busy. I'm going to split these update into different posts because it would be ridiculously long if I didn't!


Let's see where to begin...I completed my last semester in school, working as an RN student doing post-partum, paeds, and intensive care nursery and fell in love with that area. I finally found the area of nursing that I'm comfortable, interested, and good at. However the hours were less than ideal. Shift work bites! What was I thinking becoming a nurse? I worked 12hr shifts, two weeks of days two weeks of nights, on a schedule that is basically 2 on-2off-3on-2off-2on-3off. It was insane. Plus my drive to work was 1hr10 min, which makes for a LONG day, especially when getting off of nights! Luckily one those difficult mornings I was able to call my mom to talk while I drove. Bad, I know since now it's illegal here in Ontario, but it's the only thing that kept me awake. Thanks mom!

So after surviving all this I was about a week and half away from writing my RN exam and graduating and I found out that my overall average for school was .18 too low to graduate :( BOO. So now it's going end up taking a whole year before I can get it sorted out and write my exam. Luckily I have my RPN to fall back on until I finish up!

On a happier note! I GOT ENGAGED!! hurrah!

Mike proposed in between Christmas and New Years up at his parent's cottage in the snow at the waters edge. It was perfect!

I picked out my dress quite quickly too. My mom and I went looking in town and I really wasn't expecting to find it so easily! I sort of wish I didn't so that I can keep trying dresses on - it's SO much fun and makes you feel so happy and skinny if you've never done it before! I highly suggest doing it, even just for fun. So I've been busy trying to get this wedding pulled together. The date is November 13th, 2010. We are SO excited!

And of course Brady is still here being his cute, wonderful, snugly self! He's actually still in our bed right now, even though I got up an hour ago! These Boston Terriers have personality I tell ya!

Will update more soon!

School has taken over my life, and I want it back!

Only 5 more weeks of classes and clinical, then I go into my exams!! I can't believe it! It still doesn't feel real. I think I'm trying to not get myself too excited, just in case something comes up or I fail a class and won't finish school this year. So far, everything is okay though! Hopefully it stays that way :)

My mom sent me this quote in an email the other night. You know when you hear the EXACT thing you need to hear at the EXACT moment you need to hear it? Well this quote was that for me. I was knee-deep in completing my assignments and was feeling quite overwhelmed with it all and didn't think I would get it all done. I love how moms just know sometimes :) They are amazing!

Do not be impatient with your seemingly slow progress. Do not try to run faster than you presently can. If you are studying, reflecting and trying, you are making progress whether you are aware of it or not. A traveler walking the road in the darkness of night is still going forward. Someday, some way, everything will break open, like the natural unfolding of a rosebud.



Vernon Howard, 1918-1992

Random Updates, Again.

Wow. Has it really been since May 24th since I last posted? Guess so. Anyways, lots has happened since that time:

I have finished my third year of nursing (AKA the worst year of my life) and I'm happy to report that I passed all my classes! I'm taking two summer courses, one online and one in class. The end of school is getting closer, I can actually see the light now and I'm getting really excited about that.

I moved! Yes, I moved away from home (1hr and 15min away to be exact) and into the small town that my Fella lives in. I am loving this change for many reasons, getting to be around him much more without having to pack bags and travel, Brady gets walked about 4 times a day here since the yard isn't fenced in so he's happy, and I love the small town community here and getting to know people better because I can see them more. Mostly, I'm quite happy to have the opportunity to get to know the Fella's mom better. I've spent a lot of time together with her and have enjoyed it so much. I was so nervous around her still after almost two years, but now I feel so much more relaxed and I'm so happy about that, as is the Fella.

I haven't gotten a job here yet, I've been putting out resumes all over town, and the one next to it and the one next to that(to total 20 min apart HA!). I finally got a call-back and have an interview tomorrow morning!! Wish me luck, I'm super nervous.

Today, as the Fella was cutting the grass I noticed that it looked like it was snowing outside. We don't know exactly what this is, but there is tons of fluff out there! I thought it looked funny that he was cutting grass while it appeared to be snowing so I tried to take some pics of it, but failed. Here are my sad attempts, you need to look closely to see what I'm talking about. Seriously, when I have the money photography class here I come!

Also, I'm going to try a running clinic in the fall! I'm nervous and excited about this as well. My friend is going to join with me, which makes me feel better about it. I know I'm going to be the worst one there and probably won't even be able to run for 10sec, but I'll still try it and hope that I learn to love running. I'm hoping that I can tone myself up and perhaps lose about 15 pounds. We shall see how that goes!

Quick update

Ahh Things have been so busy and I have failed at blogging again. School is starting to end for the semester so there is lots due.

Today I had the first bridal shower for my friend. I'm a bridesmaid in her wedding. It was so much fun! I took pics with my camera and I'm surprised and happy with how they turned out. There are actually more good ones than grainy/dark/crappy/out-of-focus ones. Success! I will post them soon.

I'm moving in with my Fella next weekend. WHAT! That came up so fast, I can hardly believe it! I'm feeling super excited and super nervous. Although, I know I truly don't have anything to worry about, I still do it. I'll make another whole post about that soon too!

Oh, and my tummy is feeling much flatter, I've lost 11 pounds, and my pants are baggy right now. VICTORY IS MINE!

My long lost blog...

Geeze Luigi I'm bad at blogging! I read blogs and twitters daily, if I have time. But I appear to be super lazy about writing a blog post. I'm going to try to be better at this! Here's an update on things I've been up to.

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School. Its been very busy and frustrating. Murphy's Law continues, I don't understand why. But every little thing that can, has gone wrong. Or at least been a huge pain. This week coming up is mid-term week so its extra hectic. I commute two hours to school and just over an hour to clinical for four days each week and its getting really tiring on me. I don't have anyone to commute with, so its expensive and exhausting. Also, OSAP angers me beyond words, only tears. I hate you OSAP.

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The boyfriend and I have decided to move in together. Which means I'm moving over an hour away to the country! I'm so excited for this. I think it will be great for me to have a new beginning in a fresh town and learning all about how they do things up there. I'm also excited to move out from home. I love my mom so much, and I probably couldn't do anything without her love and support, but I'm so ready to be out on my own!

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I've been battling stomach issues for years. I constantly have an upset stomach and is always worse when I'm stressed out or anxious. I have IBS. It got so bad for me since I've started school. Every day I come home and my stomach is so bloated that I look about 7 months pregnant, I'm not even exaggerating one bit. My stomach will be rock hard and hurt so much. Then on top of that I started getting daily, all day, nausea and heartburn. So I finally broke down and asked my doctor for something. She gave me ranitidine, which helped for a bit then all my symptoms came back and now she gave me prevacid, which I think after about a week may actually be working. I am so thankful for this. My stomach has gone almost flat(except for my chub of course) and is pain-free. HALLELUJAH! I seriously will not miss the old ladies from the nursing home at my clinical coming up and rubbing my belly because they think I'm pregnant. Not at all. It is so embarrassing.

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I'm about to become an AUNTIE EM for the first time! And I could not be more excited. Hopefully the little one(I know the sex but its a surprise) will be here tonight or tomorrow! Mom and I held a baby shower for her(my SIL) and I think it went well. I took some pics, but of course I'm still attempting to learn my camera and I had it on the wrong setting and didn't adjust it, so they are all grainy. I was mega disappointed. So I only got a few that turned out from my camera, and they are not really of the baby shower at all! My eleven year old cousin came over early because she wanted to help. Yes she is tall, taller than me.

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So, these are some of the things that I've been doing. Hopefully I will update and create blog posts much more regularly in the future! Off to have a blissful(really not, I'm doing homework and studying for mid-terms) Saturday night alone watching movies, eating chips and drinking root beer(these things are all true though).

PS. I find posting and moving around pictures so annoying on this thing, it never works the way I want it to, that's why the pics are in weird places, I just couldn't get them to move and gave up. But I thought they were cute. I don't know if its because I have a laptop without a mouse or if I'm not doing it wrong or am just plain bad at it. But I find this blogging thing difficult. I need to take a class or something.