Babies!!!

I'm doing my OB rotation at school right now and it's wonderful. I get to care for day old babies and they are super adorable! Whenever I see a baby that new, I tend to think about where this child came from and how life is so miraculous! There is a new baby in my family! My brother's baby. Her name is Alex and she is so adorable. babies are so cute!! :)

Metro Monday!

So, I am an avid Valley Metro light-rail rider and I always have good stories from my adventures on the train. I decided to dedicate my Mondays to honor those adventures. I'm going to try to keep it up, but if the light-rail is boring that week...no promises. These last few couple days, no specific adventures occurred. I just noticed some common patterns of behavior.

My favorite behavior is what I call the "Awkward Seat Exchange." The light-rail can get a bit busy and people have to sit next to each other (closer than they want to). Sometimes seats open up and people silently move away from the person they are sitting by in order to occupy the free seat. This transition usually is accompanied by awkward glances between the passengers, and slow shifty movements. It's as if the person is trying to do it in q way that doesn't offend the person they were sitting by. "You don't stink! I just have personal space issues." I enjoy watching it! And the person that doesn't move just blows it off with a grateful sigh! The light-rail is enjoyable and better stories are to come. Join me on Mondays for Metro-Madness!

School is here! And Family as well!

School has begun. I've only been to a few classes. Next week is when the crazy all begins! What I have experience so far has made me excited for becoming a nurse! This semester is OB, Pediatrics, and Public health. All seem very interesting to me!

So I haven't had too many classes this week, but I did have a lot of family time! Today, my family and I had a BBQ and swim party! It was so much fun! My sister took pictures and I'll post the link when she puts the pictures on her blog! I love my nieces and nephews and I had so much fun swimming and playing with them. I did get a bit sunburned, but it was worth it. We had hotdogs and hamburgers. I had to control myself because of the diet, but I love homemade hamburgers! I had one and some potato salad and watermelon...SO YUMMMY!! It's still feels like summer.

Today was great, except for one part and that was when Margi had to leave for Utah to go back to school. Silly girl! I helped her pack and dot said her goodbyes. We video chat and she's going to blog while she's up there. Thanks to technology, this separation won't be as painful! :) Have fun in Utah Margu!

School is near...

I can always tell when school is about to begin. It's true that everybody knows when school starts but I get strange symptoms as the school year approaches. One of the first symptoms that I get is "Christmas Fever." Right around the time that school is suppose to start, I began to think of the holidays. I listen to christmas songs, crave peppermint, and practice carols on the piano. I am already looking forward to the Christmas break! :) Another symptom is school nightmare syndrome. Those usually don't come till right before school starts (school starts tomorrow). I had one already. Last night I dreamt that I wasn't completely ready for the school year and I wasn't able to go to my clinicals and my teachers were mad at me. It was terrible! I know I'll be fine but I think the stress is already getting to me. I am usually more stressed as the school year approaches. I'm especially stressed for this year. I'm a senior! Which is awesome, but intimidating at the same time...I have to start growing up soon. Get a job...Make money :) It's all good though and I'll try to enjoy this school year as best as I can. I will definitely blog about my adventures at school and all that goes with that! School starts tomorrow, which means my adventures start tomorrow! Go class of 2012!

P.S. Like the new look for my blog?

Workout! Fitness! Health!

It's time to get into shape! My BFF Faith and I are dieting and exercising! We are doing a 1500 calorie limit and exercise daily. Both of us don't like to go outside to workout. We like the idea of staying home and working out. This means workout videos and I have a few of those! We are doing Turbo Jam for the month of August (or what's left of it) and then September is Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred! I have done both of these and I love them both! So far Faith and I have had a good time doing Turbo Jam and have been a little sore from the workouts. No pain no game, right? These are just to prepare us for P90X in October!I have done P90X once already and I loved it! My favorite workouts are Yoga and Kenpo, anything the cardio. The strength workouts are awesome as well, but I'm not the biggest fan of chin-ups. We really want to get in shape! We aren't super concerned about weight. We are mostly concerned with feeling good and being healthy. We are both trying to eat healthy and watching out for those sweets. I have a major sweet tooth so it's a bit hard! Wish us luck!