Some thoughts I want to share

When I was in high school I did an internship on a small labor and delivery floor. I absolutely loved it. I loved it so much that somedays I would stay late, on purpose, cause I wanted to, not because I had to. I loved it! I remember that semester walking out to my car to go home from the internship and I said to myself, "I hope when I am in school and things get really hard I remember how much I love this." Nursing school was crazy hard and being a real nurse can be even harder. I get so so so so so tired of patients who come in the hospital and expect a miracle but refuse to do the things they need to do to get better and stay better. I get so so so tired of pts who end up in the hospital because of something they did to themselves. I am also tired of families who hold on to long and keep their family members alive even when the patient has absolutely no quality of life. But, every once in awhile I have a patient that melts my heart and helps me remember why I am a nurse. When you hold a patients hand who can not communicate, while a procedure is done or just because you can tell they need some love, and they grip your hand so tight and won't let go. I like to think that patient won't let go of my hand because they feel love and safety from me. And that makes my job worth it. When I can make a difference for real and not just be a caterer to the crazy people in the world. I do have a purpose and my job is important. I forget that all to often and I am so grateful for the patients that help me remember this. 

*** Please forgive the terrible spelling and grammar. I'm to tired to fix it. ****

Sedona and Flagstaff

Last week Liz, Ami, Gabe, and I drove up to Sedona and through Oak Creek Canyon up to Flagstaff for the day. We were hoping there would be more fall leaves but it was still beautiful. Here are a million pictures. :)

 We found this written in the dirt.

You might be a nurse if...

So my friend Allison posted this on her facebook status about EMT's and I laughed so hard I had to share it. It should also have been about nurses!

1. You have the bladder capacity of five people. 2. You have ever restrained someone and it wasn't a sexual experience. 3. You believe that 50% of people are a waste of good air. 4. Your idea of a good time is a shooting or a car crash/rollover. 5. You believe in the aerial spraying of Prozac and birth control pills. 6. You believe thegovernment should require a permit to reproduce. 7. You refer to your favorite restaurant by the intersection it's located at. 8. You have ever wanted to hold a seminar entitled: "Suicide....getting it right the first time. 9. You think caffeine should be available in IV form. 10. People flag you down on the street for directions to the strangest places....and you know where they are located. 11. You can discuss where you are going to eat with your partner while standing over a dead body. 12. You have ever assessed the level of orientation of a patient and didn't know the correct answer. 13. A weeks worth of laundry consists of five of the same pair of pants and five of the same pair of shirts, five pairs of underwear and five pairs of socks. 14. You've ever referred to Tuesday as "my weekend", or "this is my Friday." 15. Discussing dismemberment over a meal seems perfectly normal to you. 16. You find humor in other people's stupidity. 17. You have ever avoided an unhealthy looking COPD'er in public for fear that he might drop dead in front of you, causing you to have to do CPR on your day off. 18. You have your weekends planned for a year. 19. You ever look at complete strangers and your first thought is "nice veins". 20. You believe unspeakable evil will befall you if anyone says, "Boy, it sure is quiet tonight."

50% of people are a waste of good air! Oh it couldn't be more true!! :)  

Happy Birthday!

Zakai's birthday was a few days before mine. He got this Darth Vader mask. There is a button on it that you push and it makes your voice sound more like Darth Vader. Kai was walking around with the mask on and light saber in hand saying. "You are not the dark sides favorite!"  Little boys are so funny! Barbi and Ami made him a Captain America cake. It was pretty awesome!!

I also had a great birthday! My roommates decorated my bedroom door for me and left me a note on the fridge. They also gave me an iTunes card and.......drum roll please...... FROSTED FLAKES!! I have a crazy love for frosted flakes and I don't care who knows it!! We all had a good laugh over it. I am lucky to have them! I am also so lucky to have my aunt Barbi, uncle Mike, and cousin Ami! They are the bomb! They took me to lunch and dinner, made me a cake, and gave me a gift certificate to "the Loft"! They are so good to me! I also had a party with friends and my friend Liz also made me a cake. I am so grateful for ALL my friends and family. It was a happy day and I felt very blessed. :) Thank you to everyone that made it so great!

Jessie's Bridal Shower!

The decorations and the food

SALT LICK!

Our family has had this joke ever since Jessie was little that we were going to have a salt lick at her wedding reception because she likes salt so much. So, I got a real salt lick for the bridal shower!! So funny!! That thing is so heavy. It weighs 50 lbs!

Before the shower I asked Tanner some questions about himself and Jessie. Then we played a game where I asked Jessie the same questions and if she did not answer them the way Tanner did then she had to put a piece of gum in her mouth. She had to keep all the gum in her mouth until the game was over. It was fun! :) 

Guests

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MUD OLYMPICS!

A few weeks ago for FHE we had the Mud Olympics! It was so much fun! Bro Smith made flooded part of his yard and made it super muddy. The olympics consisted of relay races, tug-a-war, and keep away. We got so filthy but it was worth it! We had so much fun!

Only one person got hurt. His hand is now in a cast....