It Finally Happened!!!

The countdown is finally over, I officially graduated on December 18, 2009. My family was able to come, (including my Aunt Cloe and Grandma Wilson). I am so grateful for all the support that I had throughout the nursing program, I know I couldn't have made it without the support from my family, friends, and the help of the Lord. This post is mostly pictures....because I like pictures and think they are fun, so enjoy!!

Right before the nurses pinning
Elder Scott was the guest speaker at the Nurses Pinning, and Commencement! It was so awesome to hear him talk, and he gave an awesome blessing to the nursing graduates that night. As you can see in the picture, that obviously is me, (I didn't look at the camera for a picture...and Elder Scott is smiling at me! Amazing!!!) He had such a wonderful spirit with him, and I swear he made eye contact with me a few times during his talk. When he spoke he really was speaking to the nursing students and looking at each of us, there was a wonderful spirit there that I will never forget.
Love my Family!!


I'm pretty sure i'm almost as tall as Ethan.....
My Grandma Wilson was able to make it for the Nurses pinning, it was so good to see her!
Love my roommates!! I am so glad they put up with me through my last semester:)
The "nurses pin" oohh aahh
Nursing Buddies, (Kyleen, Me, Jackie)
Me and Nicole, I think we were always at the Library studying together, good times!!

The nurse and Doctor:)
Me and Amanda, (She came all the way from Maryland! Such an amazing sister!)

Me and Ethan
We have fun together, (notice i'm the only one without red hair, but no matter what my sibblings say, I was not adopted) haha
My wonderful Aunt Cloe who graduated from the same nursing program
I'm so glad my whole family could be here, (except for Mindi and the kids, we missed you so much and wish you could have been there!)
My amazing parents who I could not have gotten through this program without
Well, I think that is about all to my graduation. I'm officially a "post-grad" now and I am excited to see what else life has in store for me!

Friday Night at the "Berg"

I can't believe how fast this semester has gone by! There have been so many good memories built while I have been here in Rexburg, and I have learned things that I don't think I could have learned anywhere else.

Well, since this was my last weekend in Rexburg I decided to just have a fun night with my roomies. GNO's or GNI's (girls night out, or in....duh) = fantabulerific time! Here are some pictures from our adventures!

Before me and Rachel headed out we decided it was time for a picture, we both had our scarves, (both of which Rachel had made, my roommate=domestic)

Okay so as we were driving to get some movies we saw this cars engine on fire! It was a lot bigger before we got the pictures. And of course we had to pull over to see what was going on right? Wrongo, we totally pulled over because we couldn't see out of Rachel's car because the windows were fogged up, and it was quite convenient that we pulled into the perfect spot to watch the car/policeman/firemen....so we thought we'd get some pictures while we were waiting

Scary!

Next we got back to the apt and decided it was time for some more pictures,(I think girls like to take lots of pictures.....or maybe it's just me.....memories!) on the yucko carpet. Can I just tell you I love the timers on camera's! So convenient...so we had a fun time taking pictures before the movie:)
Two words, love Kirsten!
wow didn't notice this earlier...Chelsea's fingers are in the shape of a "w" pretty sure she has her wedding on her mind:)!! Side note....Chelsea's getting married in 6 days!
Kirsten's amazing head standing skills we knew nothing about until after this picture
oh no!! Rachel's bubble is being invaded!! :)
Love all our faces in this one
um...ya
Movie time= dang good time!!
Just as an end note.........6 days until I graduate!!! Can you say excited?!.....I can:) It's pretty exciting when you can do count downs with your hands....enough said:)

"The strength of the Lord"

Today has been a crazy day, but I felt like taking a break and posting something about my day yesterday. I absolutely love Sundays! It really is the best day of the week. This past Sunday was such a testimony builder to me of how the Lord really does hear and answer our prayers. I gave my Relief Society lesson on the power of prayer and it strengthened my testimony so much! As I was struggling with something yesterday and feeling a little overwhelmed I had an interview with the stake relief society president and she gave me a little Christmas gift. It was sad because it was the last interview that I will have with her. I have really loved my calling. It has taught me so much and I am a firm believer that the Lord gives us callings that really will help us to better ourselves. As I got back to my apartment and started thinking about this week and how I will get through everything I decided to open the gift she gave me. It was a tile with writing on it that said,

"...in the strength of the Lord thou canst do all things." Alma 20:4

WOW talk about an answer to my prayers! That scripture really strengthened me, and I know that through all the different trials that we are all facing, we can get through them with the strength of the Lord.

Weird...

So yesterday I took a big step in my whole graduation process, (which is 15 days away by the way!!) I picked up my cap and gown! Exciting I know....so of course I have never done this before, so I had no clue how it worked. So I went to the bookstore and basically followed the signs, filled out the paperwork that was need, as well as dropped it on the ground numerous times, kind of embarrassing when there are people all over . As I went to grab my cap and gown I was just so ready to get out of there, (because I went at a very crowded time) that I saw the box with the height of 5'7-5'10, I thought, "sweet, one height must fit all these different heights" so I grabbed one and ran out of there. Well as I was sitting waiting for my next class enjoying the free crunch bar that I got I looked at the bag my gown was in and my eyes zoned in on a tag that said, 5'7-5'8, then it hit me, it wasn't one height fits all, and seeing as how I am a little over 5'9 I decided I didn't want my gown to look like a below-the-knee length skirt, so I got my stuff and shamefully went to get the right size, 5'9-5'10, mission accomplished, I am officially all set for graduation, with the exception of finishing my classes, but that's not a big deal right? Needless to say I can't believe graduation is 15 days away! Can you say excited?! I can't say it enough.......but I think I can fit the word scared in there too :)

I'm thankful for....

There are so many things I am thankful for, and here are just a few.....:) enjoy!

Our loving Savior, Jesus Christ, who atoned for all our sins

GUNS!!! not because i'm good at shooting them or anything...but because they make for great pictures:)

Temples!!

To live in a free country

Great roommates

Best Friends:)

Running 5K races....or just running in general...even if it is freezing cold....in that case I'm grateful for skins as well:)

To be an aunt

The beautiful world we live in

JAMBA!!

Bike rides with my sister

Trips to Taco Bell

Fondu!! (need I say more?)

To be part of an eternal family

To be from the great state of Wyoming!

There are many more, but I think it's impossible to list them all, I hope you all have a fantastic Thanksgiving Day!

Here it goes....

Well i've been sitting home over my week off for Thanksgiving and basically I thought starting a blog sounded like fun, so here it goes:)

This past week it has been so nice to be home for a break from school....even though I have still been doing homework, but that's the life of a college student. My clinicals are going great, and I love them because they remind me of the reason that I wanted to become a nurse, which is so that I can serve others and help them return to their full health. This week I had a particularly nice patient. She was on the rehabilitation floor and very hard of hearing, so most of the time I would just smile and nod as she would speak. Our conversation went something like this:

"I have some advice for you, now I have lived in many different places and met a lot of good people, as well as some bad people. But let me tell you something, you will always be able to find good people wherever you are if you look for them. That is the best advice I can give you."

And she was right, it was wonderful advice and I am always going to remember it.