A Merry Christmas from sWiTzErLaNd

Look what I got from a certain someone in Switzerland!! Chase sent me a scarf and some pretty sweet gloves as well as a letter and quite a few pictures. Here are some that he sent.

Christmas Time in Price

We had a pretty intense snow storm this week. Altogether between last week and this week we have probably gotten around 8 inches of snow and it has stayed for more than a day which is rare for a winter in Price.

Here is our cute little appartment. Thanks to my roommate Shaully we have these festive decorations. It makes it feel very homey and Christmasy. I love living here!

P.S. Those little dots on the walls are little Christmas bows that you stick on presents. Oh and for Fall and for Thanksgiving we had leaves all over our walls. Shaully has a lot of fun with the seasons :)

For an institute activity this weekend we decorated gingerbread houses. We decided to go a different way and try a round house. It was fun to try and get it to stay standing, but we finally did it.

Havin Fun With My Roomies :)

My roommate Shaully and I covered in paint after the Lite-Brite dance. And what is college without having a facial night with your roommates?

Look What I Did!!

The other day I got sick of my hair so I impulsively had my friend Cassidy, who graduated from CEU cosmetology, cut it. I just wanted it off so she cut about 6 inches. I really like it and it will always grow if I want it long again. Anyway, I just needed a change.

Nurse Nancy

Here is the uniform for the nursing program. (pretty much what I wear everyday)

Life as I know it today

Life is great, but extremely busy!! My days now consist of waking up at 5 am for clinicals, or 7 am for institute meetings and staying up late studying and doing homework. When I am not studying I am at work. Suprisingly I am so happy though! It is good to be busy and working hard and I am grateful for all that I am learning and experiencing now. Nursing is tough and many times I feel a little overwhelmed or inadequate, but it is great to be reaching this goal of mine. Hopefully my grades stay high and I can continue in this endevor until I am finished. (although there are times I wonder if I want to :) jk!
And just for anyone that is wondering (I usually get asked this question) I am not dating anyone seriously. . . There are many long stories that are connected to this, but I won't go into that. It is fun and I am getting to know a lot of great guys. I actually went on a date this weekend and had a lot of fun with a guy named Kyle. We'll see where it goes. :)

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First Two Years. . .

I finally updated my Blog can you believe it!! I am at home for Fall Break now so I have a little bit of time. Well as I have been thinking about and going through this year at school, it has been quite different than my first two years. I decided to reminisce and share all the fun times I had my first two years.

* I Got My Her Did *

I got a hair cut on Thursday. Nothing too bold, just a little change.

P.S. I start school tomorrow!! (Wish me luck)

So Long Summer

Well, Summer is almost over. School and work have been going really well, but of course keeping me busy! I have finals this week and then I have a week break before the fall semester starts on August 20. My grades are acutally pretty good, so hopefully they will stay that way after the final, but the nursing program is great. At first it was a little overwhelming and it will probably continue to be at times, like in the fall when we start clinicals and pharmacology, but it will all be worth it! (hopefully ;)
So that is about all that is happening with me right now. . . I would put more pictures up, but I don't have a digital camera. I am hoping my mom and dad get a new camera for their mission and I get to keep the old one, then I will put some sweet pictures on my blog! (i'm crossing my fingers)

Back In Switzerland :)

Chase is officailly a missionary again and on his way to Switzerland as we speak (or as I am typing I guess. . . ) I saw him on Saturday and then we said our goodbyes yesterday on the phone. It was a really good five months to be able to see him and spend some time together. He is amazing, very dedicated and will do so much good over in Switzerland. Good Luck Chase :)

$ Money, Money, Money $

So I have been very blessed. . . I have found not only one job in Price, but two. And no money is not all that matters, other than it will pay my rent and feed me (I just couldn't think of any other title) but anyway, I was offered a job by the Ambassador office here at CEU just for the summer giving tours and working in the office while the other Ambassadors are gone for the summer. Even though I am technically not an Ambassador anymore, they still may use me here and there for some things. . . like now. The hours work really well with my schedule, so for a summer job it's perfect.

I just had an interview today at an Assisted Living Home, to do CNA work. This will be great because I can stay up on nursing as I am in school, becoming one. The interview went really well, and I am pretty sure I got the job, but I'm not sure if I should say that yet. It will be working every other weekend, so it won't interfere with my other little summer job at all. These two jobs are perfect for just starting out here and to last me for the summer, but if possible I will continue to work at the Assisted Living Home for as long as possible. This is definitely a blessing to have these jobs, the hours, the pay, and that I only have to do nursing care on every other Sunday. There are not many places here that you would not have to work on Sundays. I figure though, that the elderly, let alone any injured or ill person cannot take care of themselves on Sunday so it is a justifiable service to preform on a Sunday. I will still be able to go to Sacrament meeting every Sunday. I am really excited to start work, this has definitely been an answer to prayers.

So Far So.... well it's ok

So I'm back in Price now and have started nursing classes. The first day was good, but I all of a sudden started not feeling well. I was hoping it would pass seeing as how it was the first week of classes. It didn't get better. . . I couldn't sleep and the next morning I had a fever, aches and the beginning of a sore throat :( I had a quiz in one of my classes so I took some ibuprofen and toughed my way through my quiz and the two hour class. After that I drove straight home to PG. I didn't have any more classes that week and I haven't started work yet so I figured it would be wise to take the weekend to rest at home so I could hopefully be recovered for class on Monday. Well it didn't get better when I got home, my fever wasn't too bad, but the sore throat got a lot worse and my gums got really swollen and painful. I went to the doctor and it wasn't strep, so there was nothing they could do. . . it was just a virus and would have to heal itself. Well Sunday morning I woke up and had fever blisters (aka cold sores) on my lip. I looked up all my syptoms up online (it's amazing what you can find on the internet) I had gotten the cold sore virus. Sometimes when you initially get it you get fever, sore throat, swollen gums, and of course cold sores. . . I hate to even write this and admit I have them, but I do and I'm stuck with them.

Anyway, I am back in Price and have been in class all day and I feel really good actually. The only thing is my gums are still very painful and swollen. . . It could be a lot worse though, I'm grateful I am back to normal for the most part and that nothing more was wrong with me. I'm not going to let a sore mouth keep me from doing what I need.

Bridal Showers!!

So along with weddings come bridal showers. This is the best part though ;) With my duty as maid of honor and a good friend, I have had the privilege of throwing three bridal showers. The first one was down at school before graduation. This one was for Katie. She actually is already married, she got married on June 8. Her shower was a lot of fun though. Sarin and I did what we could with a tight college student budget and what we had for hosting, which consisted of dishes collected from various roommates, and a lounge in the dorm where we had the shower. It was only inconvenient when the occasional baseball player would walk through and wonder what we were doing or when a study group came in to study for finals. Needless to say they didn't stay long . . . It is funny to see the difference between a shower thrown by an in-law, cousin etc, compared to one thrown by a roommate and friend down at college. We did a good job though, the food was good, the games were fun and all that mattered was the company (and of course the gifts they brought). . . and believe me, college girls can get a little crazy with the gifts.

The next shower, for Sarin, was a blast, but a little difficult because everyone was home for the summer. I figured that Pleasant Grove was a pretty good central point for everyone to meet between Price and Salt Lake. This one was a little different because it was at my house and I had my mom to help me. And get this, we had Hostess Ding Dongs and Ho Ho's for desert . . . get it ;), but don't think I am the tacky one here, it was my brother Chad's idea. . . jk Not many people came, but just most of our close friends, so it was good to see them all and we had a lot of fun with the original BCG's. I am really excited for Sarin's wedding, and not just because I am the maid of honor. . . but because we are such good friends. We really have become very close while we were at CEU. She was the one who wasn't going to get married too soon. She wanted to live it up while she was single, go on a mission and everything, now that it is here, it is weird that she is getting married, but at the same time really great. Jed (her fiance') is a great guy and they are great together. Man, her wedding is coming soon, July 14th! My little Sarin is all grown up (well for the most part :) I am really happy for her and wish her and Jed all the luck in the world!!

This shower is probably one of the last showers I will throw, at least for a while that is. Megan has been my best friend and across the street neighbor since 5th grade. We have gone through some of elementary school, all of junior high and high school together. Even though she is a year younger than me and we have had quite a bit of distance from that, we have stayed best friends and will for a very long time. Wow, it still takes me back a little when I think Megan is getting married. . . we have talked about growing up and getting married for as long as I can remember. We have each had at least half a dozen husbands imagined, and how our kids would look with each new crush. The best was when we dated best friends, Scott and Chris. Chris was Megan's age and Scotty was my age, despite their one year age difference they were best friends, just like me and Megan. We had the whole thing planned, while Scott and Chris were on their missions, Megan and I would go to college together and be roommates. When they got home we would marry them and have houses right down the street from each other. We would have kids the same age and raise them together and perhaps they would be best friends as well. And just imagine what we thought of when we went on a date with brothers. . . Life sure changes huh? Scott and Chris were just our friends by the end of high school, Megan and I didn't even go to the same college, and Megan is getting married before me. . . I'm sure we both wouldn't change how anything happened for the world though. Although our plans have changed over the years, it still hasn't stopped our friendship. Oh yeah, anyway about her shower. It was fun. Her older sister Mallory and I planned it. It was at a park and she had a lot of her friends come. I missed most of it because I was still running around getting things (that's how last minute I was on that day) but I really hope she liked it. She got some pretty crazy gifts let me tell you . . . that is just what happens when you get a bunch of girls together I guess.

Summer of Love. . .

So this seems to be the summer for weddings, at least for everyone I know. Let's see. . . I have at least seven friends getting married before school starts again. Two of my good friends from college, Katie and Sarin are getting married. My best friend from home, Megan is getting married, which was a huge suprise because she just barely turned 19 and is getting married on the 7th of July. Wow, that is young, but it's ok because she is very happy and her fiance' Caden is a great guy, so who could blame her. So let's see, four ambassadors from CEU are getting married this summer, Brennen, Jacob, Keena, and Jamie. Oh and four girls from my home ward in PG. Let's see if I can get together enough money for all these gifts!! Just kidding. . . it is great that they are all getting married, and it is really fun, but at the same time a little sad to see some of my best buddies getting married. I even get to be the maid of honor for Sarin's wedding :)

Home for the Summer

Well, two years after graduating from high school and beginning my college career at The College of Eastern Utah (it is in Price, Ut. . . a lot of people have never heard of it) I graduated with my associate of science in pre-nursing on May 5th. I am taking a short break here at home in good ol' Pleasant Grove until I go back to Price on June 23rd to start the nursing program at CEU. Yes, it will be my third year there, but hey, I got into a nursing program, what more could I ask for :)

It was a great day! My parents, my sister Gina, her husband Duncan, my brother Chad and his children Madelaine, Harrison, and Benjamin came down to Price for my graduation. As well as Chase and his parents. It was so good to have all of them there!

College of Eastern Utah

What can I say. . . CEU is great! I know a lot of people have never heard of it, or if they have the question always is "Why are you going there?" To tell you the truth I have loved going to school there. For being a two year college it really has a lot to offer.
What brought me down there was the Ambassador Scholarship. I had never really heard of the college or even been down to Price, but I decided to try out for their Ambassador program. I went down to Price for my first time, did a presentation and had an interview and a few weeks later I had a full ride scholarship to CEU to be an ambassador. For some reason it just worked out perfectly, so off to Price I went.
What an ambassador is, for those who are wondering, it is a recruitment program for the college. As an ambassador we go out to high schools all over the state and endorse CEU. We are very involved with on campus activties and programs, we give tours, give information and show the public what The College of Eastern Utah has to offer.
I could go on and tell you that CEU has the lowest tuition in the state, has an 18 to 1 student to teacher ratio, but from my experience there, that is not what made it fun. I made some of the best friends I have down there and had some of the best times. We were crazy down there in P-town. Along with the friends and the fun, I had a great experience with the College Stake. I was lucky enough to be called as the Relief Society President of one of the college wards. And I don't care what anyone says . . . CEU has the best institute program. I learned a lot down there and had tons of fun. I am looking forward to starting the nursing program there. It will definately be different from my first two years, but just as rewarding none the less.

My Best Friend

This is a good story. So about two years ago when I first went d0wn to CEU I met Chase. He was in my math class, so of course that was a great excuse to talk to him. So we started hanging out and became really good friends. After that I guess you could say we were casually dating because he still had to go on a mission. He left CEU at the beginning of the second semester to go home and get ready for his mission. We still were dating and saw each when we could despite the two hour drive.

Not too long after he left Chase got his mission call to Zurich, Switzerland. He left May 24th of 2006. Things were really good before he left, we had a lot of fun and grew quite fond of each other :) but no promises were made and Chase had a mission to focus on, so it was left at that. While Chase was on his mission and while I was starting my second year of school we wrote back and forth often (but not too much to distract either one of us) I was dating and working hard in school, while he was working hard on his mission.

One day in March I get a phone call saying Chase had been in an accident. It was the scariest thing ever! Luckily it wasn't more than a severed achilles tendon and a few broken bones in his foot, but it was serious enough to send him home for surgeries and recovery. I didn't really plan on seeing him, but he was released and wanted to see me. That was March 17th when I saw him and things have been great ever since. We have seen each other a lot since he has been home and become even better friends than before. Some things happen for a reason. . . He is finished with surgeries and is headed towards full recovery, after which he is going back out to finish his mission. Talk about dedication. He is amazing!