Good news everyone! I will be starting my first nursing position at Mount Vernon Hospital in Alexandria, Va on the medical/oncology unit in less than a month. I will be working nights and orienting for 3 months before I'm out on my own. Right now I am more excited than nervous. I can't wait to start taking care of my own patients. Nursing school was a long and difficult journey and at times it was hard imagining myself as an RN but I was determined and worked hard. I've reached my goal to become a nurse!!!
To explain the Milky Way chocolate bar during my senior year of high school I interned at the NICU at UVRMC and after a couple of hours of shadowing the nurses on the unit I would go to the gift shop and buy a dark chocolate Milky Way. I would sit in the lobby and observe the doctors and nurses walking by. I remember thinking to myself how much I loved being in the hospital environment and wanting to one day be the nurse walking in the halls to see her patients. So after my interview for my new job I went to the gift shop and bought myself a dark chocolate Milky Way. Now I will be the nurse walking in the hospital hallways to see my patients!
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Knee Surgery
Some more good news. ;) Chris had arthroscopic left knee surgery a little less than a month ago. A piece of cartilage broke off and has been causing pain in his knee for almost 2 years now. Basically 10 years of military work, ruck marches, his deployment (wearing all that armor and carrying a heavy gun) plus running 10 miles every other day, caused a ton of pressure and damage in his knee. However now Chris can slowly get back into working out without knee pain! His knee feels great and the surgery went smoothly.
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| About to head into surgery very early in the morning. |
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| Physical Therapy |
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| Check up with the Doc just one day after surgery. |
Mini Vacation
A couple of weeks ago we drove to New Jersey for the weekend for a little family reunion pool party at Uncle Bill and Aunt Muriel's home. They live near Princeton in such a beautiful area. We love spending a few days there to get away from the city
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| Zions Mercantile? Nope this is an Amish store! |
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| We went to an Amish market in New Jersey, their food is pretty tasty. The market was run by a bunch of teenagers. |
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| I found a turkey feather! |
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| Uncle Bill and Chris in charge of the grilling. |
Happy 4th!
We spent the 4th of July down the street from out apartment at a little park that provides this decent view of the National Monument. It would have been way too crazy to go into D.C. .Friends from our ward came and brought tons of food, chairs, tables, music we had the place to ourselves. The day before I went to Eastern Market and bought 20 bratwurst they were so good! I made 30 delicious wacky cake cupcakes and my Grandma May's salad. We ate well all day and had a perfect view of the fireworks that evening. Sadly I was bad and didn't take any photos of our friends. Next time I will.
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| The crowds came right at sunset. |
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| Baking Skills! |
Random Fun
Chris picked me up after work and we randomly decided to check out the spot at Reagan airport I think is called Gravelly Point. The airplanes fly so close above you because they are preparing to land. It was so neat to see such massive things so close in the air.
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