Schey Family

Muppets

2009-11-25T10:52:00.000-08:00

Watch Now

2009-08-07T18:24:00.000-07:00

I was just playing on the computer and I found this! He is amazing!

Everything is Bigger in Texas... Texas Snow!

2009-03-25T16:12:00.000-07:00

I got home around 4:30 today and there were some dark clouds in the sky, you could tell that it was going to be raining soon. About 5:30 it started raining pretty hard so we went out to take a look and it was a pretty normal rain storm. Once we got bored of watching the rain we went inside and started watching a movie. Then the storm really hit. We went outside and there was hail pounding down!

All of this came down in about 5-10 minutes.

Again because everything is bigger in Texas.... this is what Texas snowflake's looks like!

2008-11-18T06:06:00.000-08:00

Progress

2008-10-31T08:45:00.000-07:00

Well the job at Austin Home Health progressed faster than I thought! Last week they offered me a RN Case Management position! That happened a lot sooner than I thought but Derek and I are both very excited! I start in my new position this next Thursday! I will miss the wonderful people that are at Round Rock Medical Center but I am really looking forward to learning new things!

Changes!

2008-10-17T06:31:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a few months since we have updated this. Derek now works for Compass bank as a Senior Sales Financial Officer. He is really enjoying working there! We are excited to have him working normal hours again! I currently still working for Round Rock Medical Center but I only work three days a week there. Many days I get pretty bored when Derek is at work and not being that big of a fan of cleaning my house that much I picked up another job. I also work for Austin Home Health! I have really been loving it! It is a nice change of pace from a hospital and it is not 12 hour shifts! That is one of the reasons why nursing has been so great, there are so many things that you can do! My goal is to eventually become a case manager!

McKinney Falls

2008-08-22T08:58:00.000-07:00

This last Thursday Derek and I got the chance to go to McKinney Falls State Park. There are several different trails that you can take. Derek and I went on the Rock shelter trail and split half way through to another trail that you could go and see one of the waterfalls. They have not had much rain this year so it was not as big as before but it was still a lot of fun to be out!

This is just below the rock shelter.

I thought this was a fun picture of Derek jumping!

I just thought that this was a fun picture!

Katie and Jason!

2008-07-28T12:47:00.000-07:00

This July 16th Katie (Derek's sister) married Jason Chatham!

Katie and Jason were married in the San Antonio Temple! We are so glad to welcome Jason into the family, he is a perfect fit for Katie! Congratulations to you both!!

Summer Updates 3 The Bats

2008-07-25T12:44:00.000-07:00

There is a bridge in Austin that at a certain time at night hundreds of bats fly out. Sounds like fun huh? Well it smelled a little funny but it was still fun to see. There are a few fun pictures too!

Ben was pretty tired, he fell asleep in the car on the way there and didn't wake up!

Summer Updates 2

2008-07-25T12:11:00.003-07:00

Sadly I had to have surgery while Megan was visiting so that limited our activities, but there are still some cute pictures!

Summer updates 1

2008-07-25T08:58:00.000-07:00

Well this summer is going by quickly. I have finally been able to upload some pictures on to my computer, so now starts the updates! First in June Megan came up with her boys!

We have a sprinkler park close to our house. Ben was a little timid until Megan helped him go through a few times and then away he went!

Jacob was fearless from the start! Sam had fun running around, slowly he got in!
More pictures to come later!

Renovating

2008-06-11T06:33:00.000-07:00

I am getting my tonsils taken out today. This is the card Rachel sent.

Dear Jenny's Danglie Ball,
This is a notice to let you know we will be renovating your area soon. We will be removing the crowding tonsil, and thus moving back your walls to give you move space. No more crowding, so you can be the lovely danglie ball that you are!

Here's to wide open danglie ball spaces and no more sick tonsils!! May you dangle away!

Hope you feel better,
Rachel

That made me laugh so I wanted to share!

Our new table

2008-05-24T13:16:00.000-07:00

Next we are wanting to paint one wall blue! Still looking to find the right color!

Before and After

2008-05-24T11:00:00.000-07:00

So somewhere along the line Derek and I got a bench that his parents use to have. It is a cute bench but did not really go with anything in our house. So we changed it! I think it turned out pretty good for never doing anything like this before!

So the bench looks a little lumpy here. The fabric was actually one of the curtains what we had in our old apartment!

Happy Birthday Megan!!

2008-05-07T14:24:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday to a wonderful sister, mom, and best friend! Megan you are such a strength in our family! You are an amazing mother I love watching you with your boys! I hope that you have a wonderful birthday! We love you!

Happy Birthday Guli!

2008-04-13T19:06:00.001-07:00

We just wanted to say Happy Birthday to Guli! You are such a great addition to our family! You are so sweet and smart! We are so happy about the cafe that you now have! We wish you the best of luck with that. We hope that school is going well! We are looking forward to the time that we can all get together again! We love you and are so glad that you are in our family!

My latest project

2008-03-27T17:46:00.001-07:00

As we have been working on setting up our house I have had the chance to try my hand at decorating. My ideas always look better in my head than the final project. Also I always just end up staring at what I have done and I cant make up my mind if I like or not. Anyway this was my latest project.

Derek's Job

2008-03-27T17:35:00.000-07:00

So as promised updates on Derek's job. He makes appointments for people to learn about the product that his company sells. He has been there for less than a month and they already have him training new people that are coming in. He had a meeting with the two guys that own the company about what their plans are for the future of the company. They are really impressed with Derek and actually offered him a manager position! After they have enough people to take over what he is doing he will take the new position! The first few months while he is working on getting things going are going to be hard long days but soon he will be working the wonderful hours of 9-5! I am so proud of him! He is such a hard worker! I will add more updates at they come.

Home Sweet Home!

2008-03-24T07:58:00.001-07:00

This is in our living room. We still have unpacking to do so we will take more pictures when the rooms are actually done! On top of the book cases I am going to put some plants I am just trying to figure out what ones would look good. I am still trying to figure out how to make it look better. Any ideas?

Just Rambling

2008-03-24T06:02:00.001-07:00

Well on March 3rd we closed on our house at 5:00 pm and moved in that night! Our house is slowly coming together. We finally got internet last week so we now feel connected to the world again! We will have a home phone this Saturday! We are still in the process of unpacking so I have not found the cord to upload all my pictures yet but more pictures will come!

Work is going well. It is a big change from what I am use to. I went from having no more than 4 patients to 5-6 patients. That one extra patient makes a difference and then add another one to that. The stress level is different too. The patients now are not as sick so mentally it is not as stressful but because I have more patients there is a lot more to do so I am running pretty much all day. The stress has just changed. When I go home I am just tired not worn out. Every job in nursing is hard just in different ways.

About Derek's job I will post more later there are still a few decisions that have to be made.

We are enjoying it here! We are close to some of Derek's family. I see his sister Jessica a few times a week and I am really enjoying getting to know her more.

More updates

2008-02-28T17:24:00.000-08:00

Since being in Texas I have not been that good at blogging. I promise to get better once we are in the house... which is coming soon! We are now scheduled to close March 3rd at 4:00! We did the last walk-through today and everything looks great! I will post more pictures when we move in and get the other computer working. I have many ideas that I want to do with the house!!

Very short blog... I will post more soon!

House Pictures

2008-01-15T20:17:00.001-08:00

So here are a few more pictures of our home. It is not a big home but a cute starter home.

Breakfast nook

Master bathroom shower and tub, not the best picture but you get the point

master bath

second bathroom

kitchen, through the kitchen you can see the living room and the lovely closet doors that have not been put on yet, and our front door

well as you guessed this is the stove

our back yard

We are wanting to be able to plant a garden on this side

just another view of the back yard.

So a few things that they still have to do is put the carpet in, put gutters on, put sprinkler system in, put the blinds in, put the grass in... and a few more touch ups

More House Updates

2008-01-15T15:41:00.000-08:00

Well our house is coming along! We now have a closing date! Right now it is scheduled for February 8th! Hopefully that will not change. We are very excited and will post more pictures soon!

Job Search

2007-12-28T14:56:00.000-08:00

I had an interview today to St. Davids Round Rock Medical Center. There were three positions available, one in med/surg, one in tele, and one in ortho. I wanted the one in med/surg. It is a smaller hospital. They can hold 160 patients. The med/surg floor is a 36 bed unit. The floor seems like a very nice floor to work on. Anyway the interview went well. After the interview Derek and I stopped for lunch and when I got home they called and offered me the job!

Happy Holidays!

2007-12-21T05:49:00.000-08:00

Myspace Graphics at WishAFriend.com

Updates

2007-12-20T09:34:00.000-08:00

So we made it to Texas! We got in late Tuesday night. It took a lot longer than we were wanting but the rent-a-truck would only go so fast and then trying to get it up some of the hills was very slow going. Our friend Crystal flew out to drive with us. It was very nice to have someone with us that was not as stressed out as much as we were. The cars all made it until Wednesday when our Scion popped a leak in the front tire. As frustrating as that is we are blessed that we made it all the way here with that being our biggest problem. So as Derek and I were unloading the truck Crystal took the car into get a new tire.

We went to look at our house yesterday! It is slowly coming along. They have the drywall up and they were painting when we were there. It is so fun to see the process. For now we are staying at Derek's sisters house!

So in the mean time we have to start looking for jobs. Derek has been looking at several banks around here. I have an interview set up for the 28th and I am going to start looking into another hospital that is close to here.

We are very excited for a new chapter in our life!

Just playing

2007-12-12T19:58:00.001-08:00

This is what moving to another state will do to you.

The new cover of the Next Blair Witch Project.

So this is what Derek and I do when we have time to spare before going out and all of our games are packed.

Getting ready

2007-12-03T12:20:00.000-08:00

We are now two weeks away from moving to Texas. Things are coming together... and some things are not...

There are so many emotions all rolled into one huge event. It is sad to be leaving our family and friends and the life that we have started here. I hate saying goodbye. At the same time we are so excited to be closer to Derek's family and to be moving into our first home! Derek's Mom sent pictures of how the house it right now and it is just fun to think that they are making that house for us. We got to pick out the colors and so many things in that house to make it ours.

These a just a couple of what she sent to us!

Lessons Learned

2007-11-13T20:39:00.000-08:00

This last week I have been in California helping my sister with her new baby. Not having children of my own there have been a few lessons that I have learned from helping watch a 2year old and a brand new baby...

- Always cover the pee pee
- Never give a two year old a credit card
- The way to Ben's heart is Lighting McQueen
- Two year olds fall often and it is ok
- Two year olds love the word "NO"
- Everyone is nicer after naps

Happy Birthday!

2007-11-07T13:46:00.000-08:00

Happy birhtday to the new Stanley! A good 9 lbs 10 oz! Pictures to come!

Pumpkin Recipes

2007-11-02T07:50:00.000-07:00

We are trying to find recipes for Thanksgiving. I love pumpkin so we started there. We found two pumpkin pie recipes that turned out pretty good.

Fluffy Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie
12 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
2 eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 graham pie crust

In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese on medium speed of electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar and spice. Beat until combined.
Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until just combined after each addition. Stir in pumpkin.
Pour into crust. Bake 350 for 30 to 35 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool for 1 hour on wire rack. Refrigerate at least 3 hours.
Garnish as desired. Store in refrigerator.

So this is not the best cheesecake that I have ever made but it is pretty good with some whip cream on top!

Streusel Topped Creamy Pumpkin Pie
1 1/4 cup cold milk
2 packages (4-servings size) cheesecake flavor instant pudding & pie filling
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 tub (8 oz) whipped topping, thawed
1 gram pie crust

Streusel Topping
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon butter or margarine

In a large bowl beat milk, pudding mix and spice with wire whisk for one minute. Whisk in pumpkin. (Mixture will be thick). Fold in half of whipped topping.
Spread in crust. Refrigerate at least 4 hours.

In a small microwave-safe bowl combine walnuts, brown sugar and butter. Microwave on high for 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 minutes or until bubbly, stirring once. Spread on foil to cool.
Crumble walnut mixture over pie. Serve with remaining whipped topping. Store in refrigerator.

This last one was very simple to make and the topping is fun to make and pretty good.

Tortilla Soup

2007-10-26T09:12:00.000-07:00

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 package frozen peppers
1 package frozen onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons dried cilantro
1/2 cup lime juice
3 (14oz) cans died tomatoes, Hunts fire roasted with garlic
1 (4 oz) can chopped green chili peppers, drained
4 (14oz) cans broth (vegetable or chicken)
salt and pepper to taste
1 (11oz) can whole kernel corn, drained
2 (14oz) cans black beans, drained
12 oz tortilla chips, or strips
1 cup shredded cheese
1 avocado - peeled, pitted and diced
sour cream to dollop on top

the recipe does not call for it but we added chicken!

Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in the peppers and onions, garlic, cumin, cilantro and lime juice cook 5 minutes, until vegetables are tender. Mix in the remaining vegetables, Pour in the broth, and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 30 minutes.

Serve in bowls over equal amounts, top with cheese, avocado, sour cream and tortilla chips or strips.

Derek made this a few weeks ago and it was amazing!

Our New Car

2007-10-21T19:48:00.001-07:00

So I have been pretty busy and Derek and I have not taken pictures of our new car yet but I found this picture. This is a 2006 Scion xB. This is exactly what our car looks like. Derek really enjoys driving it!

Nursing pictures

2007-10-17T15:15:00.000-07:00

I love these pictures!

Adventures in Nursing

2007-10-17T14:22:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday I survived my first rapid response. I came on and I had a patient that the blood pressure was not very good and the things that we were trying were not helping. My patient was just not looking very good and started going even more down hill so I called a rapid response. With in maybe 15 seconds that room was full of people. My team lead was in there helping me out along with a few other nurses, the doctor, the code team, and a bunch of interns and residents. Outside the room there was even more people. Then they transferred my patient to the CV-ICU. After everything was all over and I called report to the ICU I had to step off the floor and take a break and regain my composure. I talked to Megan on the phone until I calmed down. After taking a deep breath I went back to work. The great thing about working at the hospital is that there is always someone else there to help you. There was another nurse that stepped up and helped me get caught up even though she was busy with patients of her own. Never a boring day!

Updates

2007-10-14T10:22:00.001-07:00

Just a few updates. They have started work on our house! So now instead of a big plot of dirt we own a big whole in the ground! They are working on the foundation right now! The house will be done sometime between December and February.

We are also going to be getting a car this week! Derek has found a 2006 metallic black Scion that he really likes. He found a great deal through a private owner.

Next month will be a busy month. I get to go help Megan when she has her baby for a week! I am excited to see my sisters again! After that I will be taking a class to learn how to do CAPD (continual abdominal peritoneal dialysis). One of the things that I love about nursing is there is so much to learn and do!

My Mom

2007-09-15T08:51:00.001-07:00

I love you Mom!

Our New Adventure!

2007-08-26T19:49:00.001-07:00

Saturday was a very big day for us! Derek and I started the process of building a new home! We started by walking through a model of the home that we liked. It is a one story, 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 2 car garage home. Next we looked at lots that we liked. (This is a picture of the lot that we decided to build on!) After that we talked a lot, said a few more prayers, got some input from Derek's Mom and decided this is what we wanted. So we sat for a lot time signing paperwork. Then the fun part came! We got to pick out everything that we wanted in the house! We had a lot of fun! We are building through Centex homes. The deals that they were offering was 40% off on upgrades and they upgraded the floors in the kitchen, bathrooms, and entry to tile for free! It will take about 6 months to build. So another adventure begins!

Almost Done

2007-08-20T16:19:00.000-07:00

So this is my last week of orientation. With orientation they pair you up with a nurse and you work the same schedule they do. It is great because school can only prepare you so much. The goal is to make an easier transition into being a nurse. Well this Saturday is my last day. After that I am on my own. I am a little nervous about this. There is so much to know and learn. The good thing is that I work with some pretty good nurses that I know will help me. I was talking to Ron (the guy that has been training me) and he said that he has seen nurses the first day off of orientation standing at the PIXIS (the machine that hold the medication) with trembling hands. I am going to laugh if that is me.

I found a great poem about being a nurse.

Being a nurse means...
You will never be bored.
You will always be frustrated.
You will always be surrounded by challenges.
So much to do and so little time.
You will carry immense responsibility and very little authority.
You will step into people's lives and you will make a difference.
Some will bless you. Some will curse you.
You will see people at their worst and at their best.
You will never cease to be amazed at people's capacity for
Love, courage, and endurance.
You will see life begin and end.
You will experience resounding triumphs and devastating failures.
You will cry a lot. You will laugh a lot.
You will know what it is to be human and to be humane.
~ Melodie Chenevert

Our Trip to Hawaii!

2007-08-03T15:25:00.001-07:00

So I can't add all of the pictures that we took because I took about 250 and Derek took over 500... so that would be a lot to add. We we went to Maui and the big Island.

Derek and I both love Mustangs so we had to rent one when we were on Maui. This is outside the hotel that we stayed in.

We took a bus tour of the Hana Highway. It was so beautiful. We stopped at several waterfalls, Oheo Gulch, some black sand beaches where we walked through a lava tube, some white sand beaches, and a few more stops. There was one cove that if you looked down into the water you could see the outline of a car that had fallen in.

The next day we woke up early and went up the mountain to do a zip line tour! There were 5 lines each one getting longer and better. Starting at the third one you could start running to get more speed. The last one was over 700 feet long! This was our favorite activity! We also went to the Maui Ocean Center and went to the beach to watch the sunset.

Then we went to Lanaina. We walked around and did a lot of shopping. We saw a tree that took up one entire city block, the old Banyan tree. We also went to see a show called Ulalena. It was a musical production about the myths and history of Hawaii. It was amazing!

The last day in Maui we did a lot! First we work up early to see the Iao Valley and hike around. Then we went to Twin Falls. Now the name of that made me think that there were two waterfalls in the same area... not so they did have two waterfalls but in not very close to each other. It was still a beautiful walk. These were very small waterfalls compared to the other ones that we saw. After that we went to the Maui Tropical Plantation and had lunch before we flew over to the Big Island!!

We got to the Big Island got our car and started to 2 1/2 drive to our hotel. By the time that we got there it was pretty dark but in the morning this was the view from our room!! It was such an amazing hotel!

We went to the Place of Refuge. Derek loved the Tiki's! We really enjoyed learning some history about Hawaii here.

We also went to the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. This was right outside the Thurston Lava tubes. We also saw steam vents and Halema'umu'u crater. Still have no clue how to say it.

That night we went to a Luau. Derek got some pretty cool pictures of the Fire Dancer. We watched them did up the pig from the Imu. We had some poi, neither of us were big fans of that, but overall they had good food.

This is Akaka Falls. It is a 420 foot drop! It is at Akaka Falls State Park. There is also another waterfall that is a 400 foot drop but it is hidden a bit by all of the trees.
We also went to Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens. We learned that when they actually sell mosquito repellent before you go into the park there is a good reason why. We were eaten alive! We had so many bites when we came out. It took about two hours to walk all the way through it. It has amazing flowers though!

So if we had to do it all over again I don't think that we would hop around to the different islands. There is just so much to do! We had so much fun!

Happy Birthday Derek!!!

2007-07-21T09:31:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband and best friend! Derek you are so amazing! You are such a kind, thoughtful, and generous man. You have shown me by your example what it means to really love someone.

I love that you are so comfortable with who you are. That you will have fun no matter where you are. I am so excited that I get to spend this life and the eternities with you by my side. You are my superman! I hope that you enjoy your birthday! I love you with all my heart!!

Newfoundland dogs

2007-07-12T15:27:00.001-07:00

So I fell in love with this breed of dog. They can grow up to 27 to 29 inches tall and 100 to 150 lbs. So not small dogs but they remind me of a great big teddy bear. Their nickname is gentle giant. They are so massive but so cute!

An Early Birthday Present for Derek

2007-07-02T16:17:00.001-07:00

So I know that Derek's birthday is not until the 21st but I gave in to Derek and let him have his birthday present early.

I got him a Wii.
Right after he opened it he just stared at it for a while.

When it finally hit him what it was his eyes got so big! It was so much fun watching him open it!

After I asked him why he just sat there for so long and his response was, "I thought if I touched it it would go away." I love this picture! There is no hiding his emotions.

The Last Step

2007-06-22T10:03:00.000-07:00

So Thursday I took the state boards (NCLEX-RN) to become an RN. The test is a computer adaptive test. The test is very different for everyone. You can have a minimum of 75 questions or a max of 265 questions. I had 75 questions and the computer screen went blank. I walked out of there got in my car and thought that all of the years of work towards this point and it is over in 75 questions. Well this morning at 9:00 I looked on the state board website and found that...

I PASSED!!!!!!!!!

I am officially an RN!!!!!!!!
I am all done! I now sign my name J.Schey RN!

Father's Day

2007-06-17T19:58:00.000-07:00

The First Man I Loved

I remember standing on your feet as you taught me to dance
And walking along side of you as a little girl
I remember sitting on the counter as you fixed my many bumps and bruises
And the way you stayed so calm.
I remember being so happy when you came home from work
And running into your arms

Dad you were the first man I danced with
The first man who loved me
And the first man I loved

I remember the quiet ways you would show your love
And the joy in your eyes when I succeed
I remember the way you love my Mother
And knowing I wanted a man that loved me the same way
I remember seeing the smile on your face as we danced at my wedding
And seeing that you were proud of your little girl

Dad you were the first man to show me how to love
The first man I looked up to
And the first man I loved

I am so grateful for all of the wonderful men in my life. My wonderful Dad, you have taught me so much. My Father in-law, I love hearing all of your great stories and thank you for always making me feel welcome. My Grandfather, I love your jokes, stories and old cars! My wonderful Grandpa's that have passed away, I love you dearly! I am so grateful for you examples. My uncles who helped me so much so many times! My Derek, you are not yet a father but I look forward to seeing you with our children! Derek you have already taught me so much about love you are going to be a wonderful father! I have had so many example of great men in my life! I wish you all wonderful Father's Day!

Happy Birthday Dad!

2007-06-17T19:52:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Dad! I know I am a little late loading this up. Dad came over and had pizza and cake with us! Dad I love you so much! I hope that your birthday was great!

Tomorrow

2007-05-20T13:50:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow Is a Gift From God

~By Amanda Bradley

Tomorrow is a gift from God

another day to grow,

a chance to learn the wondrous things

God feels that we should know.

Tomorrow's an adventure,

full of places not yet seen,

full of people we can meet

and dreams we've yet to dream...

Tomorrow is another chance

to search for who we are,

and if we seek in earnest,

our discoveries take us far.

And when we give our best

to each tomorrow that we live,

then we are truly giving God

the best thanks we can give.

Graduation Weekend Pictures

2007-05-16T13:09:00.000-07:00

Pinning Ceremony May 10th 2007

My wonderful husband Derek

My Twin Sister Megan

My Dad

Grandma Cacy and Mom Schey

Uncle Larry, Mitch,
Aunt Shannon, Katie
Bates.

Aunt Kristen Morrison

Uncle Don, Aunt Mary,
Grandma Czarnecki

Crystal!
(I have known her
since 6th grade!)

The Friends that suffered with me :)

Julie, Amy, Mindy, and Allison.

I dont have a picture of Allison
but this was the best study group!

May 11th Derek and Katie threw me a party!

My cousin Katie
helped Derek put

all this together!

My second cousin Leslie

Grandma and
Grandfather
Morrison

May 12th
We taught Megan how to play Curses!
This made for some great laughs!

There were tears
but that was only
because she was
laughing so hard!

Katie had to copy
everything that
I did!

Derek had to play
with his wrists
super glued to his
head! That did not last long.

Every time that Megan talked

she had to swat at mosquitoes
talk like a vampire and a witch
and act like a gorilla!
I love this Game!

A Few More Pictures!

Ben Stanley!
We had so much
fun playing with
my nephew!

Ben liked to fly, jump, run,
anything to be active!

Crystal and Matt
I am so glad that you
were here!

Happy Anniversary!

2007-05-15T09:11:00.000-07:00

All I want is to love you
for the rest of my life...
to wake up every morning
with you by my side,
knowing that no matter what happens,
I'll be able to come home
to your loving arms.
All I want is to share everything with you...
to talk to you about our ideas, our dreams,
the little things that make us laugh
and the not-so-little things
that we can't help worrying about.
All I want is to give you my love...
as a place you can always
come to for acceptance
or the simple comfort that silence brings
when things left unspoken
can still be understood.
All I want is to grow old with you...
to watch our life unfold,
our dreams, one by one, come true.
All I want is to love you forever
~ Tracy Donovan

Derek words can not express the love that I have for you. To just say I love you does not seem like enough. I love you, I cherish you, I adore you. You are my strength, my best friend, my everything. Thank you for always being there for me, for loving me and teaching me what love is. Happy Anniversary Derek!

Great News for Derek!

2007-05-14T20:25:00.000-07:00

We received great news today! Derek's boss has been working hard to get Derek more money because he works so hard. So today we got the news that Derek not only got an amazing raise but also got a promotion!! He is now the only senior personal banker! I am so grateful for Derek. He is such a hard worker and he really deserves this. I am so grateful to have a husband that works so hard at everything that he does.

Megan and Jenny!

2007-05-07T22:17:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday!! Megan I love you and I am so glad that we are twins! You have always been there when I needed you, thank you! I love you and I hope that you have a wonderful birthday!

Another step closer...

2007-04-17T17:37:00.000-07:00

These last few weeks have been very busy. Last week I took my last nursing school exam! I have already started my preceptorship. I am working on an oncology (cancer) floor. I was very nervous about it at first because that is a very emotionally difficult area but the nurses that I have been working with are amazing! I have also started my new job! Every one at Good Samaritan have been wonderful. They have been so willing to work with my crazy schedule and have been so welcoming. I have also just sent out my application to the state board of nursing to be able to sit for my boards. I am almost there! I can see the light at the end of the tunnel!!

New Opportunities!

2007-03-31T07:32:00.000-07:00

Coming close to the end of nursing school I have been thinking more about where I want to work. I currently work at a nice small hospital but I wanted to just look to see what my options were.Looking into what I wanted to do I applied at two different hospitals. The first one was Phoenix Children's hospital, the second was Phoenix Good Samaritan hospital.

I have always wanted to work at Good Sam because of the reputation that it has. There are only five magnet hospital in Arizona and Good Sam is one of them. I interviewed at both hospitals and got an offer from both hospitals. Good Sam offered me the job right on the spot!!

I decided to take the job at Good Sam. They offered me a substantial amount more than what the new grad rate is, because of the experience that I have (I have been in the health care field for over seven years). I am very excited about this opportunity! I will be working on a Medical/Telemetry floor. This floor is for people that come in with regular medical issues but also have cardiac problems. The area is set up that I can also float to other Telemetry areas. I will have the opportunity to see different procedures and surgeries during my orientation! Right out of school they will put me in more specialized classes. I will go through a critical care, EKG, and ACLS classes. I start work as a nurse extern 2 on May 14th while I wait to take the state boards. After that I can roll right into a RN position!

The Dorsets

2007-03-03T08:17:00.000-08:00

My cousin Spencer manages a band called The Dorsets. Last night Derek and I went with Katie to hear them play. They are awesome!! They already have a CD out. Check them out!!

www.myspace.com/thedorsets

My Brother

2007-02-28T21:20:00.001-08:00

Happy Birthday Jozef!!

School

2007-02-28T20:09:00.000-08:00

Every semester there has been some challenge that makes school just a bit more difficult. This semester it is because it is the last semester and I am so sick of studying. It has been a real challenge to push myself to study. Over the last year and a half it seems like all I do is study, I am ready to be done. I keep thinking how wonderful it will be when I have all of this free time... and then I see how quickly I fill that time. I plan on working 3 to 4 days a week and they are 12 hour shifts, I also start school in August for my BSN. So I am thinking that free time is just a thought that is very far off after kids and retirement.

The thought of being done with this program is wonderful and I am so excited, but at the same time I am nervous that it is almost over. There will not be an instructor to fall back on any more. I guess that one of the good things about this job is that there is always another nurse there to run thoughts by if something just does not feel right.

MS Walk

2007-02-24T09:57:00.001-08:00

Katie Bates my wonderful cousin sent me an email about a walk for JA that she was wanting to do. I think that is a wonderful idea. So that started me thinking about doing one that was close to my heart. Derek and I have decided that we are going to do the MS Walk on April 14. The walk is around the Zoo and the Botanical Gardens, after that there is food and admission to both parks. We were wanting to see how many people we could get to join us! Let me know what you think!

http://main.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=1860

My Parents

2007-02-18T15:24:00.000-08:00

I said that I could not find a wedding picture of Mom and Dad when they were married and Dad came to my rescue and sent me this one. Thanks Dad!

Happy Valentines Day!!

2007-02-14T13:29:00.003-08:00

I just wanted to say Happy Valentines day! Happy birthday to Ben! Happy Anniversary to my wonderful Parents! I was trying to find a wedding picture but I could not find one, but I found one of Mom and Dad just before they were married!

Blogging

2007-02-13T11:00:00.000-08:00

Well I have finally got around to starting a blog site.

I am very excited about everything that is going on! I am in the last semester of the Nursing program and I am so really to be done! Derek will be starting school in August! We are also hoping to buy a home sometime this year. So there are many exciting this going on this year! We will keep you posted!!