Where has all the time gone?!!

Wow, I didn't realize that its been over a month since I have blogged. I told you I would drop off the face of the planet after school started. :) I have been so busy its unreal. Sorry I have been horrible at keeping in touch with people but I hope you understand. You could probably tell by the looks of my dirty house how busy we both have been. But here is a quick update. I am almost done with school!! December 7th is my last day of classes so I really only have a month and a week left! I have never anticipated the end of a semester as much as I do now. I am going to sleep all day everyday once I'm done just to catch up. :) I still have 45 more hours to do of clinicals and many more papers and projects to do in the meantime. But at least I see the light. I still hardly ever see my husband. We look forward to the weekends every week.... Chance is still working crazy hours, in fact, he is working today for 18 hours! Tomorrow for Halloween we are going to be bacon and eggs. I know its kind of cheesy but I was desperate and didn't have much time. We will be going to Chance's friend's party so I will post pictures! That's about all for now but I thought I would tell everyone that I'm still alive!

Oh the joys of night shift...

Don't get me wrong, I love being a nurse, but sometimes I really don't love the hours that come with it. Being married makes it even worse. I have only seen Chance for a half hour in the past 48 hours, and wont see him again till before the BYU game tommorrow (Go Cougars!). Our schedules are the exact opposite so when I get home he's already left for work and when I go to work he's on his way home. But for those of you who are wondering how my first night went, it went well. Alot of cute babies and the mothers were great too! I gave my first shot to a newborn, the Hepatitis B vaccine. I had my hand ready to poke but it took a second or two of convincing myself before I could follow through. It made me sad to know that I had just made the poor baby cry. :( Everything other than that was good and I think I'm going to enjoy my work. The people were really and welcoming too.
Chance, even if you don't read this, I miss you when you are away. You are the best part of me and I love you so much. Thanks for the wonderful nine months. Its been a bumpy ride at times, but its been so worth it. Love you babe.

Trying to save money, the key word is "trying"

Chance got a fifty dollar gift certificate to Outback Stakehouse so we decided to go on a date night last night. We were really excited when we only spent six dollars, just for the tip and we got an appetizer, two meals, and dessert. I was so excited that we had such a cheap dinner. So then we thought we would save money and go to the dollar theatre. When we got there we couldn't decide on a movie that we both wanted to watch, so then we decided to go home. I told him we should check the other dollar movie theatre out by Costco in Orem. He told me there was no dollar theatre there, and I insisted there was, so then we bet five dollars on it. To my disappointment I saw that the old dollar theatre had now turned into a Pirate World or something like that and there was now a new theatre close by. We debated going to see a new movie but then decided we didn't want to spend the money. He told me that instead of five dollars, he wanted to just get one new shirt cuz he felt like he didn't have any clothes. So then we went to Old Navy. He insisted that I buy something for myself too (I didn't resist too much) and to make a long story short we ended up getting alot more than just one shirt. So much for trying to be frugal. We laughed afterwards at the thought that we didn't want to see a movie cuz it was too expensive. But we did vow we would not spend any money on clothes till Christmas. hehe
So other news, school is still extremely busy for me. I have at least 3 maybe 4 15 page papers to write throughout the semester, two hour long discussions to lead, many presentations, a debate, and 90 hours of following a nurse manager. Not to mention I'm working full time. And I start my new job tommorrow so wish me luck! Chance is also working like crazy and taking night classes. Its surprising that we still manage to spend time together. But i guess that means we will never get sick of eachother, at least not yet anyways. :)

New Job!

So I'm excited to announce that I got the new job working on the Mother/Baby floor at Utah Valley Hospital. I'm excited and ready for the change. I will still be working nights which kind of stinks but I guess it is impossible for some nurses to escape.



Also I just wanted to show you pics of our horse and how big she is getting! She is a beautiful color too. I don't want her to change colors but she will most likely turn a whitish/grey. We went last night to play with her and Chance's sister's horse. Chance's sister's horse, Flame had never been ridden before and Chance was able to be the first one to ride it. It was quite interesting. Here ares some pics...


Me and my baby....




My hot cowboy husband..


She is getting so big!

This is Chance getting on Flame for the first time. It actually went better then what we thought it would since she can be a pretty wild horse...

Where did the summer go?!!

I can't believe the summer is almost over and that in two days I will be going back to school...sad. I will be taking 15 credits and still working full time, so I thought I would write one last post before my life is over for a time. Me and Chance were able to spend one last weekend of relaxation at his cabin before all the craziness begins. I rode a horse for the longest I have ever done, two hours! I was pretty sore the next morning but it was worth it. With our baby horse Josie getting bigger and more beautiful, plus with another horse addition to our family (which we purchased from Chance's parents), Fancy, we decided to save up so I can get a new sadle for Christmas that actually fits me. We shall see what happens. Also, another update in my life..I am also hunting for a new job. I have heard word back from a couple of places, and will most likely be working at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. I had two interviews last week that turned out well, and one interview today. I will most likely be taking a postition in the Mother/Baby floor, so right after the babies are born I will take care of the babies and their moms. I will also float to the NICU. I am supposed to hear back in the next couple of days but they said I interviewed well! So many changes all at once, I don't know if I can handle it. hehe Chance will also start school on Thurs so we won't be seeing alot of eachother from now on. Sad. Other than all that, I am still very happily married and have the best husband in the world! I love you babe. Until next time...peace. :)

Seven Peaks

Yesterday, Val trusted me enough to bring little Eryn to Seven Peaks with me. I figured since Eryn loves the water so much and her mother doesn't, it would be the prime opportunity. Val was hoping to get a little sleep while her rambunctious two year old was away, but she also had a newborn to keep her awake. Eryn had so much fun going down the big slide with "da tubes" and playing in the kiddie pools. And she was very well behaved and had a lot of fun. Thanks Eryn for the fun day!


Me and Eryn

If Eryn had her way she would have gone down this slide the whole day. She would go up all by herself and I would catch her on the way down. She must have done it at least twenty or more times!

Crazy Weekend!

This past weekend was a crazy one for me and Chance. Between the holiday, my brother Ryan's wedding, my neice Brooke's blessing, and family at our house, we were really busy but had a ton of fun. I didn't get a whole lot of pictures of the wedding since Val already does a good job at that, but here is what I do have:

On the 24th of July, we went to the Spanish Fork Rodeo with Chance's family. Tammy and Jeremy were also able to come with us. It was a ton of fun and we all enjoyed ourselves!

Me and Chance with Hunter and Hannah

Me and Tammy

Me and my cowboy..

Me and Chance waiting for the bride and groom to come out of the temple. I can't believe just seven months ago was our own big day.

Chance loves the babies..

Me and Chance and baby Shaylie

Me and Allie chillin.

And finally, Ryan and Suzie!

Val was right, Ryan does make a lot of wierd faces!

Me and Tammy at the reception that night. The reception turned out really well, and I was busy shaking my booty so had no time for picture taking!