Another Weekend Away

Sara got married to Matt on Monday (which was also Adam's and my first year anniversary!!!) We drove to Arizona on Friday and got there mid afternoon. We had an anniversary date that night and went to a nice dinner and a movie. Adam surprised me with a diamond anniversary band for my right hand which I'm in love with. It is engraved with our wedding date :) If you are wondering what I got him...its a bit of an inside 'joke' between us-but he got to pick out any really nice luxurious pillow he wanted from any store. That is because I stole his favorite pillow because it was really comfortable and he has been suffering with cheap pillows all year!! The weekend of events was very fun and we had a great time at the wedding. I was a fan of the color of the dresses paired with the white longstem rose bouquets. Sara's dress was the same designer as mine and had some similar components...I loved it on her. She added some fabric from the bridesmaids dress to accent it which was neat. The weather was perfect (could have been really hot) so all in all I enjoyed it. It is very nice to be home again though after two long weekends of driving and events in a row :)

Melanie and Joe's Wedding

This past weekend Adam and I were up near Modesto for a college friend's wedding
that I was in. We carpooled up there with other friend's Matt and Sara (who are getting married
monday the 26th :) If you have never been up to that area it is definitely farm/cow land.
This weekend was record breaking heat...and humidity. The flowers were hanging on for dear life
but they were beautiful. Friday was the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner, Saturday was the wedding, and on Sunday we drove back home. They had a very short ceremony in a church and then we all drove to a
gardeny area where the reception had been set up. It was perfect for a country girl...elegant yet outdoorsy. I battled skeeters and ants all night but all in all had a very nice time and am very happy for them to be married after a 20 month engagement!!! Yowzers. On Friday Adam and I will be driving to Arizona (scottsdale area) for Matt and Sara's wedding. I am also a bridesmaid in that and am so happy for them to be finally married as well. Sadly, both couples will be moving out of state so we will have to visit them over the years!

Daydreaming....

Well, for anyone who knows me...I am someone who absolutely loves vacations. Last year for our honeymoon Adam and I went on a fabulous trip to NYC and all over the Carribean. BUT a year has gone by and I've got the itch again. This year, I have responsibility...and my lavish desires must wait. I will live vicariously through my parents, who, this coming week are traveling to FIJI!!! Then, in the Fall, my in-laws will be cruising through Greece and Italy (I think I gave them that idea since its on my top wish list). WELL, I wish them both the best time ever. Oh and happy 30th anniversary to my parents :)

Huntington Beach

Adam's cousin had a birthday recently and so we joined him and his friends/fam at a beach party. It was a lovely evening and had been a warm day so it didnt get too chilly. We had lots of fun and I would love to spend some more time there this summer. Shopping and tanning anyone??

DIamond Necklace

My mom and dad gave me this diamond starfish necklace...once again..Im a crappy photographer...but its so
adorable and SO me!!! I love it :)

Huntington Memorial Hospital

Well, this is where I will be working...i.e spending my nights :) These pictures don't really do it justice because it has really become a beautiful hospital. The entrance looks more like a hotel than a hospital. Anyhow, its about 3-4 blocks from our apartment which is nice. In fact, I took these pictures from the parking lot of our Vons grocery store. I like feeling like Im working in the community...its kinda nice! I will be in the Postpartum/Maternity unit there working with moms and newborns. That unit is located on the bottom left of the building.
I love that I can finally wear cute scrubs...I got a few as gifts for graduation and Im totally excited to wear them and buy some more!!

Nursing Pinning Ceremony

Friday afternoon we had the Nursing Pinning Ceremony. Getting your pin is a very special right of
passage into being in the profession! Our pin has a cross in the middle of it and it says Azusa Pacific University, BSN etc...
Again, like with the graduation photos...my dad has way better pictures but I was too antsy and wanted to post
now :) Hey, aren't you proud of me for adding pictures???

Nursing Themed Grad Party

My Mom was so cute and creative and threw me a graduation party with a nurse theme :) I didn't want to have a large party but mostly had family and some very close friends who supported me a lot during the four years! I was so thankful that people were able to come and celebrate. Its always nice to have an occasion to see those you love! It was a beautiful afternoon in Thousand Oaks..not too hot and not too cold!

We played a fun game where my mom took all sorts of candies and placed them in a glass container. They were pretend "pills" that "nurse amy" would give to "her patients." You had to guess how many pills were in there as well as how many different kinds..and then list the different kinds! I was very competitive with this game :) What was the best was that Anna (my brother's girlfriend) was only 20 pills off from the actual number! Later, she said that she used the formula for the area of a cylinder....WOW!!!

My mom ordered all these cute "syringe" pens... and made the votive table arrangements stuffed with different medical supplies.

THANKS TO ALL WHO CAME AND ALL WHO SUPPORTED ME OVER THE YEARS!!!

WE GRADUATED!!!!

On Saturday evening, APU's class of 2008 graduated under a beautiful sunsetting sky. It was a great ceremony, and although the handing out of diplomas was long (700 students), it was a very fun event for those of us who were graduating. I was completely swimming in my graduation gown thanks to my tall height and unisex sizing..blah...but thank goodness they were black bc that's slimming, right?? JK. Graduating was a huge accomplishment for me as well as my friends and we are feeling bittersweet as to the end of an "era."

Im hoping to get some more pics in my hands soon...right now I only have these that I got from Lisa's camera. I tried to burn a CD of my dad's camera's pics which are really nice but I was in a hurry and for some reason when I tried it this morning it looks like it didn't copy!!



US three girls were roommates last year.