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.