End of Externship

Wow! Ten weeks sure flew by!!! My nursing externship at Danbury Hospital ended tonight. (Actually last night as I'm posting at 2:30 in the morning!!) I thoroughly enjoyed my time as an extern & learned A LOT from all of my preceptors! I can't wait until it's official & I'm actually working as a nurse! From the first night of my externship on, I knew I was doing what I really was meant to do! I LOVED it! Made some good connections & it looks good for a possible hire in the spring! YAY! My summer class also just finished. Now I can relax & enjoy August!!! Hopefully I'll get some good beach days in!! (I also need to do some reading for nursing next semester! Gotta love those fluids & electrolytes!!!)

Family Get Together

My mom's brother James & his wife Bette from OR came to PA & stopped in at my parents' place for a visit. Great time for a family get together! Jaren, Jarrell & Shaila enjoyed having Jeremy read to them. The little yellow chair was consistently being fought over by the younger three (Janae, Anisha & Vincent). Colson was content to lay on the couch and observe ! And Vincent (along with the rest of the kids) enjoyed going up and down the stairs! Wish I had their energy!!!!! :)

Gemma's Wedding

My friend Gemma got married July 4th at Brooklyn Botanical Gardens. It was a beautiful setting and a lovely wedding! What a fun night! :)

Father's Day/Pop's 50th Birthday Celebration

We went over to pennsylvania to celebrate Father's Day and my dad's 50th birthday. We surprised him with a scrapbook of memories for his birthday. He loved it! It was also great to see my nephews Vincent & Colson!!

God is good!!!

Just a praise report!! I received a letter from WCC (the college I attend) stating that I got a scholarship for my last year of nursing. It will cover the majority of the tuition expenses! We were trying not to worry about the finances for this upcoming year. We knew God would take care of us & this is a great reminder! This is such a "God-incidence"!!! We feel very blessed indeed!

New Nephew

My new nephew, Colson Tyler Martin, has arrived. He was born 6/5/06 at 8:58 am, weighed 6 lbs 13 oz and was 18" long. He's such a precious bundle of joy! I drove 6 hours round trip to go see him in the hospital (about 1 1/2 visiting time). I'm exhausted now, but it was SO worth it!!!

Good fun!

I had so much fun watching our friends' kids...Brandon & Jack. Their mom went to get her hair done, so it was just me & the boys! Jack pretty much chilled the entire time. Brandon & I had fun playing t ball, basketball, big wheels, Thomas the Tank Engine, etc. I thoroughly enjoyed it, but was tuckered out by the time I left! :)

Grades!!

I'm SO relieved!! I got an "A" in Comp & Lit II and "B+" in both Nursing & Microbiology!! To those who know me well, I'm "growing" and can now accept "B+" sometimes!! :)

Finals

Well, half way through nursing school!!! I am SO EXCITED!!! I finished my last final this afternoon!!! Now I have to wait patiently for my grades to be posted!!! I have a couple weeks break before I start my externship at Danbury Hospital. I'm also doing an online course over the summer. Should be an easy "A"!!! Definitely won't have any opportunity to be bored!! Tomorrow I'm tackling the weeds that have flourished during this semester! :)

Easter Sunday

My sis, Trina, got commissioned to go to Thailand. She left April 18th. She is going to be away for around 2 years. She'll be a nanny for orphaned kids.

Easter Sunday my sister Trina got commissioned for Thailand. She is on a 2 year assignment as a nanny over there. After church we all had dinner at pop & moms. Vincent was enjoying all the attention!!

YAY SPRING IS HERE!!!

Spring is finally here!! As you can tell from the photos I need to clean up my flower beds....but don't want to waste precious study time. It'll have to wait a few more weeks until the semester is over.

Exciting News!

I found out today that I got accepted to 2 nurse extern/intern programs for the summer. I chose the one that is closest to me and pays the best. I can't wait!! :)

My Family

My husband Chris & I with our babies...I'm holding Izzy & Chris is holding Fuzzer.

My cutie pie....my nephew....Vincent! He was enjoying some cake at my dad's surprise party.

My adorable godson

My adorable godson Jeaden! I can't believe that he is already 7 months old! I had a great time hanging out with him and his mommy (my friend Sharnett).