A Month to Celebrate!

Nathan and I have been so busy but so great! Nathan is finishing up his last day today before his whole summer off! He's so ready for the summer break, and I'm ready for him to be home with me! I'm only working half weeks in LaGrange, and my last day down there will be June 30th! I'm so excited to start at Egleston. My orientation at Egleston starts July 20th! Now that things have slowed down a little, we got a puppy! We actually got him on Memorial Weekend, and we named him Toby. He is so cute and fun, and we are loving him!

I am done with all things college... except taking boards for my nursing license! We had our pinning ceremony on May 14th and graduation on May 16th. Both were amazing, and I can't believe I'm done. We spent that weekend at some friends' lakehouse in LaGrange who were oh so generous to let us stay there. We had pinning Thursday night, play day at the lake on Friday, graduation Saturday morning, and some more playing at the lake Saturday afternoon. It was so much fun, and I have a ton of pictures! Here are some from the lake, graduation, pinning, and of Toby!

Great Day!

Today was fabulous. I took my last final, all my grades are in, and it's official - I'm graduating! I knew when it was "official" it would hit me, and it certainly has! I feel so blessed and overwhelmed and excited all at the same time. And as if the day wasn't good enough already I found out I got a job! And not just any job, the one I wanted! It's on the unit where I did my practicum at Egleston, and I couldn't be more excited! I loved that unit, and I was definitely hoping for a job there. Everyone on the floor was so great, and I am excited to work with them soon! To top it all off, I got to come home to my amazing hubby! (who is cooking dinner for me as I type) He's the best! And, no I'm not biased :) He is so great to me, and I am blessed. Wow... what a great day!

I'm sure I'll be getting on here and posting some pics from pinning and graduation soon!

New Addition :)

So, this weekend we added a new addition to our family... a puppy! We went to look at the girl puppy, and fell in love with this little guy. He is a Westie/Schnauzer mix, and he's adorable. Here's are some pictures:

We especially love his one little white paw, and he has white on his tummy too. This weekend was also great because my mom came down for the weekend! Greg was able to come yesterday too and surprise her for mother's day. She was so happy to have all her kids together at the same time. She went to church with us this morning, and then we all went to make our first trip to Petsmart :) We got a crate, some toys, and couple other things. He will be 8 weeks on Memorial Day weekend, so we are going to get him then. And that works out great for me because I need to get through finals and graduation first! Procrastinating now... as you can see. I'm ready for finals to be done, and we're all ready for a graduation weekend! I'm going to go get back to studying.... taking joy in the fact that these are the LAST finals I have to take... EVER! (Unless one day I get some crazy idea to go back to school :) But even so, last time for awhile!

So close....

To graduation!

I haven't been able to get on here in a while! We've been so busy! Our first married Easter was great! We went to Honey's house on Saturday, and it was great to see everyone. Sunday we had a great Easter lunch at Nathan's parents house. After Easter, we got back into the swing of things with work and school and more work... My car soon had some trouble, and we decided it was time to get something new. So after test driving the cars we were considering, we ended up getting a new Accord! We really like it, and even though it may not be anytime soon it will be big enough for a family when that time comes around. And... since I come from a car with no radio, that's probably the best part... haha. I haven't listened to a CD in the new car since we got it!

And now it feels like we're in the last lap in the race to graduation. I have a lab today, and then classes are done! Next week we have a Kaplan course to review for NCLEX, three finals after that, and then pinning and graduation! I'm so ready, and I know Nathan is too! It will be so nice not to have class, work, and precepting. Oy! I'm ready to just have one job because right now it feels like I have three! So life is filled with tons of craziness and we're ready for summer!

What a Busy Weekend!

Last weekend was crazy and busy, and we loved it! On Saturday, we got to go to LaGrange for the annual KD Wing Fling. It was great to see everyone again, and it was a beautiful day to be outside for the afternoon! Saturday night we went to see the Sleeping Beauty ballet, and it was so good! Nathan even said it was good - what a good husband, right? We finally made it back to home sweet home in Newnan, and then we woke up Sunday and headed to Macon for my dad's first bike race! He did so great, and we were excited we were able to go. I posted some pictures from the race.

Dad and me before the race! Gosh, if only I had a helmet then

we might look just alike... haha
Dad's wave at the starting line.
Yep, I'm learning the lingo :)

Going strong! And this is where I was supposed to smoothly pass him his power bar.... and I dropped it. Definitely not a smooth pass off.

Mom and Nathan under the umbrella. Ironic that I called them the "whities" under the umbrella all day, and who got sunburnt on the face - yep, me.

Group shot of the cheering section!

Dad coming out of the woods and finishing up the last stretch before the finish line! FINISH LINE!!!

Sweet picture of Dad coming around the turn after the finish line!

The parents! Yes, they are as great as they look!

After our crazy busy weekend, we have enjoyed being able to just do nothing and be at home most nights this week! When we got back from Macon on Sunday we got to have some yummy dessert with Nathan's parents! It was so good, and it was great to see them!

On another note, I passed my exit exam! WOOHOO!!! And I am loving Egleston, especially the unit that I am on! These last two months are packed full of stuff, so say a little prayer that it all goes smoothly until graduation! It is great to love what I'm doing, and I'm so ready for it! Also, Nathan is almost done with the soccer season, so he will have a lot more time which he is excited about! And we are both ready for spring break! God is so good, and we are absolutely enjoying life!

Long time...

So, it's been a while since I've gotten on here. It's just been a rough couple of weeks, and we are definitely glad that we have each other! One great thing from the last couple of weeks was getting snowed in at my parents! We went last weekend on Saturday to visit until Sunday and ended up getting snowed in for an extra night! So, for the first time, Nathan and I got to play in the snow together and go sledding with my family! Sunday night we went to my aunt and uncle's house with my parents and stayed over there since the power went out at my parent's house. And they have well water, so when the power goes out the water goes with it! So, for the sake of showers and smelling good, we decided to go have a slumber party! And we love getting to see everyone too! Here are a few pictures from our snow weekend in Covington!

This is the little bit of snow that was left at our house when we got home on Monday

My beautiful Mom!
Me and Megan!

Me and Aunt Karen!

My Dad :)

Blake and my Dad

My parents house after it had been snowing for a couple hours. And it kept snowing all night!

Me and Nathan carrying the sled back up the hill

(Well, Nathan carrying the sled back up the hill :)

Our first time sledding together!

Much Love :)

Origami??

Nathan and I had such a fun night yesterday! We were trying to think of something just fun to do. When I found "easy origami" online, I thought how random but fun! So Nathan humored me, and we made some origami. It turned out to be fun and a little competitive. We made swans, which didn't turn out very well. Then we made boats that eventually ripped. Then, we finally made frogs! And to our enjoyment, they actually "hopped". We decided to race them, and recorded the competition. This is a little video that we will still be laughing at in 20 years. It's okay if you think we're crazy, but if you ever have a lazy night in the house you should try it. In the end, you will end up having fun and laughing all night! After we wrapped up our origami, we enjoyed some popcorn and American Idol. For your enjoyment, here is the video :)