2 weeks

left of class, and boy do I feel ready.. but at the same time, not so ready hehe. I still have a crap ton of work left to do and a bunch of tests. I need a break. I need to de-stress and relax.

on another note- I went shopping yesterday and bout some new summer clothes! I love shopping. I still need to replace a pair of jeans and but a jean skirt but other than that I am set.

I am so tired but I need to study and I am waiting for Chris to come home from work before I go to bed. I love him so much.. I get all warm and fuzzy when I think about him and the fact that we are getting MARRIED in 2 years... 25 months to be exact.. that time needs to come FASTER! I want to be Mrs. Tufts alreast!

ok more studying everyone
night
peace and love

you have to watch these! my FAVORITE is the singer family its sooo cute I cried!

friday 5

So I figure what is better to do on this BEAUTIFUL sunny/ semi-warm day than answer the friday 5

1. What’s the most annoying sound in the world? I REALLY hate chalkboard scratching more than anything in the world
2. Which of other people’s mannerisms do you find very annoying? My fiance puts things in his mouth while he is talking to people, like his sweatshirt strings and things like that.. that drives me nuts.
   
3. What do you do that really annoys others? I probably talk to much
   
4. In what way has your own behavior recently caused you annoyance? I get way too stressed and worked up about things, it drives me nuts bc I can never relax
   
5. Who’s the most annoying person you know? I have a few customers at my job that drive me a little crazy
   

$500.00

FOR OUR LOCATION FOR OUR WEDDING!!! yep that is the deposit that we are sending in this week! I am soooooo excited! It takes a big weight off of (at least) my shoulders. we can sit back and relax for a while and have a date to tell people. out next endeavor is the caterer. I'm hoping we can do the food for like $5,000 which is reasonable. Did I say I am SOOOOOOOOO EXCITED!

collective saddness

This beautiful piece of writing really tells it all. It is fantastic

chech it out at The Change I Wish To See

wasting time

so I should be doing some work but I decided to fill out this think that Boredom's Bounty Posted

instructions are simple – just bold the things that you’ve done:

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyworld/Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you were not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been laid off from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

rejection.. and such

So the real news to start with- I didn't get accepted to the nursing department. I am not really upset, I kind of knew I was not getting in this time around, but I did have some hope. I'm more angry with the stupid letter. I basically said that they gave first priority to those that have all of the minimum prerequisites done with "hidh academic performance" Which I do have. I have an A in chem, an A in Anatomy and physiology I an A in Pharmacology Calculations.. so that is a bogus reason. I KNOW I didn't get in because I still have to complete A&P II and Microbiology, which I will have done at the end of this semester.. But like I said I am not really upset.. I just fell a little lost.. Like I don't know what to do next.. what the next step is for me. Do I wait until next year to apply to a bunch of different places since I still have some other classes to take anyways, or do I go ahead and apply now and see what happens... ugh I just don't know

in other news- Tamela from A Brunette Making It One Day At A Time has tagged me to do this. Her blog is a lot like mine and she leaves me some awesome comments so I decided to go ahead and do this little thing

Here's how to do this 8 THINGS thing:

• Mention the person that tagged you.
• Complete the lists of 8's.
• Tag 8 of your wonderful bloggy friends.
• Go tell them you tagged them!

8 THINGS I LOOK FORWARD TO

1. Getting married
   
2. Getting into nursing school
   
3. Losing some weight.. maybe 10 pounds
   
4. the summer sun and relaxing because the semester is over
   
5. my 21st birthday!!! 3 months from today!!!
   
6. my hair to be long
   
7. Christopher and I moving into our own place
   
8. getting a puppy
   

8 THINGS I DID YESTERDAY

1. school
   
2. work
   
3. went for a walk because it was nice out
   
4. read my blogs. I love to stay up to date with everyone
   
5. called my mommy
   
6. did some yard work
   
7. dealt with crazy customers
   
8. looked at prices for new computers
   

8 THINGS I WISH I COULD DO

1. Cook... I am reall not so good at it, so I would love to be better at it
   
2. manage my stress better. I get bent out of shape pretty easily
   
3. Have Chris and I move into our own apartment
   
4. Be a nurse already
   
5. Be in 2 places at once. I could get so much more crap done
   
6. see into the future so i know what to expect
   
7. knit
   
8. take lots of vacations
   

8 SHOWS I WATCH
now this one is no fair because I really don't watch any TV butt

1. scrubs
2. project runway
3. john and kate plus 8
4. whose wedding is it anyways
5. the hills
6. 6 feet under
7. stargate sg1
8. family guy
   

8 BLOGGERS TAGGED

1. sara @ Little Rhody Girl
2. Tiffany @ Student RN Tiffany
3. hFr @ Simple Pleasures
4. Jamie @ Jamie Unscripted
5. For the love of pictures @ Boredom's Bounty
6. Cassie @ Southern Domestic Goddess
7. Christine @ A Journey Through Nursing School
8. M.J @ Pinknic
   

wedding and such

I was sooo nice out today! I sat outside doing homework while Christopher raked the lawn. and let me tell you, that was no small task, the lawn looks like it hasn't been raked in YEARS! The sun was nice and warm on my face and Chris now looks like a lobster hehe.

in other news- I was told today by a reliable source, that the admissions department had the list for the nursing students. I don't know how I feel about this. I keep saying that I won't be sad if I don't get in, but you know what, I may go into complete Nervous Break Down mode. I just have no idea what emotions will go through me at the point. Hell I might get IN and still go into a nervous break down.

Chris and I are going to see a place for our wedding 0n Sunday. It is the Kinney bungalow, it is really pretty and its a good price. I hope we like it when we go see it. This wedding has been a real decubitus ulcer on both of our backsides. We are so torn about doing this the "right way" and have a nice (but not necessarily expensive) wedding or just kinda get married and throw a kegger. I really like the kegger idea and so does he because for us to put out thousands of dollars does not make a ton of sense because we just don't have it. However, we have firend and family that will be traveling some distance if the so choose to come and we can't rightfully ask then to come from NJ or CA for a BBQ... Plus, my mom seems to really want us to have a nice wedding and it will just save a lot of headaches and heartbreak if we do.We have had some really unpleasant fights about it and it really has not been a fun experience trying to plan this thing. I thought planning a wedding was supposed to be a good time and fun.. I don't know I just hope Sunday goes well.

domestic?

I'm not domestic.. I'm not a very good cook, I hate to clean, and I certainly don't like decorating. But since I'm engaged I suppose I need to be better at these things at some point? poor Christopher. Funny thing is, once we have children he may be a stay at home dad because I will be making WAY more money.. so who needs to be the domestic one hehe..

Sigh... I don't know

my new obsession

I have to have it!

Chris is going to the Verizon store to see if they will let him upgrade early and honor an online deal of buy on get one...

*drool*

I should have bought a black berry when I originally got a phone!

taking care of myself

Because school has me all crazy all the time, I don't get to take very good care of myself. I eat kinda crappy because I don't have time, I don't really do my hair in the morning most days, and I always wear jeans and a t shirt. However, my biggest thing right now is that I really need to drop 10 pounds. I want to look beautiful in my wedding dress, and I want to feel that way too! Plus, my wedding is really my major motivation since I have been trying to do this forever. When I started college I was 155, since then (almost 3 years) I have gained 11 pounds so to get back there, or beyond, would really be fantastic.

so I have made a decision..

starting today (since I had to have my Easter candy hehe) I am really going to begin focusing on losing weight. No more junk food, no more soda, and I am going to try and red a little running in 3 days a week. I can't run really far outside but I am going to work up to it. I need to do this for myself so that I can finally be happy with myself. I am hoping that by actually putting this into words I will really do it and it will be a constant reminder and encouragement.

well, off to school for the day, and then to work tonight.. fun fun

The Woes of Retail

so 3-11 last night- it was slamming, all the way till closing, if you would believe that. Who knew people had to do a full grocery shopping at 1045 pm on a Saturday. I know I could find a whole lot of better things to do.

customer one:
Manager- ma'am we are close its 1055 please make your final selections.
customer (with baby)- *nasty attitude* I still have 5 minutes!

see If I were the manage I would have said no we go by my watch and my cashiers (being me hehe) Have to go home promptly at 11! so please make your final selections and head to the checkout department. but alas, that did not happen and there i was at 1101 cashing said customer w/ baby out.

and this one REALLY gets me
Manager- "attention *company name* shoppers, the time is not 11 pm and we are officially closed

while the manager it saying this another customer walks through the door (someone must have let this bi**h in bc all the doors were locked) and proceeds to find her items..
so here i am at 1105 STILL standing at my register waiting to go home while this person, who i guess could not wait till 7AM today to get her freaking groceries, is shopping.

I JUST DON'T GET IT!

gotta love retail!

Happy easter

After a fun filled weekend of work, where I worked 3-11 last night and 830-230 today, my fantastic FH made a delicious Easter dinner for the 2 of us. That is why I love him so much...

ps supermarket around the holidays= crazy people all week

work work work

I have such mixed feelings about working...
but don't we all

I like to work. I really like to make money. I have a good job and work with some pretty cool people and its easy and flexible. I go to school full time too, so I would like some free time to do school work.. since that is more important. But doing school work does not make me any money at this present time.

But alas, I have to do both

It just gets tiring. I have to deal with the public and try to make everyone happy, don't you know the customer is always right? Not to mention I live on Cape Cod so I deal with a lot of tourists and people that don't speak English so they have no idea what I am trying to say to them(boy does that get tricky) I have to break out my hand gestures and try to use really basic terms... needless to say they still don't get it. So this week and next week I have over 30 hours. Its fantastic because I really need the money, seeing as I am trying to fund a wedding and save money for a place to live.. and pay some bills... but I only have one day off in each 7 day period... bummer. PLUS- everything from school has their deadlines around now since there are only 4 weeks left in this semester. I guess there will be some late nights coming my way.

Speaking of 4 weeks left- they cannot come any faster! I need a break I need the time to really take care of myself and get things in order. like i said I really should begin losing those 10 pounds.. hopefully after tomorrow (Easter) I will being that adventure *officially*

on the wedding front- I found this cute store called colorful creations and found some paper to use as wedding color inspiration. The lady that works there is fantastic and the prices are pretty reasonable. That was a fun experience!

ok off to work from 3-11! The night before Easter- do you think it will be busy?

The rules are as follow s:
1- Fill it out
2- Change one question with one of your own
3- Add an additional question
4- Then send it to three people
So here I go:

1. What are your current obsessions?
-planning my wedding, even though it is like 26 months away
- getting a pet ferret, they are so cute



2. Which item from your closet are you wearing most often?
Hmm... I'm pretty lazy so I usually throw on jeans and a t-shirt and cover up with a sweat shirt. I don't really have any style so I'm kinda boring and wear a lot of the same



3. Last thing you bought for yourself?
I bought plane tickets to Florida! It was a fantastic trip with my best friend!






4.What are three things you would like to learn to do?

1)Knit

2) Give IV's (which I will learn to do soon enough

3) some patience.. I don't like waiting for things so learning some patience would be nice

5. Say something to the person who tagged you

Sara- I love and miss you so much! You are such an inspiration to me in so many ways. I hope that I can be half the competent nurse you are!

6. What is one item you could not live without?
inanimate- my engagement ring. It reminds me of the fantastic commitment I have made and of the deep love that I have for my fiance



and my french horn. I love to play (even though I don't as much as I should anymore)

7. Changed question - If you could live anywhere, where would you live?
I would live somewhere in Europe. I love the culture I love the history. Its fantastic!

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8. Three things to do before you die:

1) Become a Midwife
2) Travel to Australia
3) Go on an Alaskan cruise

9. What are you reading right now?
all of my blogs. I love reading my wedding blogs and nursing blogs. I just finished the Twilight saga though. The most fantastic series of books ever!


10. What is the last movie you saw and enjoyed? Rate it out of 5 stars.
Twilight! 5 out of 5!!!

11. What's your guilty pleasure?
Vera Bradley bags and Chocolate

12. changed-What's your favorite drink?
alcoholic-Captain Morgan and coke


nonalcoholic- orange juice

13. Best thing you ate or drank lately?
Some Chinese food.

14. Care to share some wisdom?
Work hard play hard


15. Describe one of your happiest moments?
When Christopher asked me to be his wife (sorry I know I am corney)

16. What is your favorite cheat meal or snack?
I love a good bowl of cereal any time of day

17. Why do you blog?
To blow off steam, to chronicle my life and to read everyone elses blog

colors

Do you like my new colors?? they are my wedding colors hehe.