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NUR443 Nursing Mgmt & Leadership 08-Mar-2010 (1)

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the last 4 classes popped up on my class schedule...then I am done with my undergrad!

Our First Thanksgiving as the Hosts

This Thanksgiving Nic, Andrea, and Brian Jr drove down from Colorado to share Thanksgiving with us. My mom headed up to Minnesota, with Vern, to celebrate Thanksgiving with his family. I thought having my brothers come down to Phoenix was the next best thing so we could all spend time together. Rob and I were really excited to host the Thanksgiving dinner. My only hesitation: would I be able to pull of a delicious & moist turkey?!

They left Colorado Wednesday around 5pm (from Colorado Springs). They drove through the night and go into town around 5am Thursday morning. We got them set up in bed and then went back to bed ourselves. They woke up around 8am so the boys could go play football with the church. Andrea and I got up as well and chatted and went about deciding how to start preparing our feast.

I finally got the turkey in the oven around 1130am. Next year, I will give the turkey more time to defrost (4 days instead of 3) and get up earlier to get the turkey in the oven. We then went about taking showers, getting to know each other, watching football, etc. At 3 we started making our sides and had dinner served around 6 pm. Way too late for my taste, but it was my first time getting things prepared so i'm not being hard on myself. Other than it being served at 6pm, it was a success! The turkey was delicious. The best compliment was Rob saying ( a couple times) how good the turkey was. I was very happy it turned out great :)

Everyone (including the dogs by licking the dishes clean...shhh!) helped with clean up! We had the whole kitchen clean in less than 45 minutes, it was awesome. We then sat down and played the game "Things". I turned in early that night because I had to get my wisdom teeth pulled the next morning. I was feeling very, very anxious about that! I will write in another post how that went...but for now, I gotta go study for an exam. Just wanted to get some blogging down about our Thanksgiving. It really was great, we enjoyed having my brothers and future sis in law, and 2 dogs, and 1 cat running around the house. I love a house full of family!!!

November Happenings

....well, not much has been happening in November actually. But, figured I needed to get up here and update something.

Rob and I are both busy in our fall semesters of school. For me, this one is a tough one. Community Health is about the most boring class I have ever taken, and it's more research/stats based than anything else. It'll give me a broader perspective when I am out in the nursing field and definitely is a class that probably models more Graduate-type classes, but nonetheless, it's a tough one and I am just gritting my teeth and getting through it. They say this is one of the classes that Bachelor degree nurses take and Associate degree nurses do not...who knows.

Rob is finishing up his internship at our church so we are at a crossroads and are expectingly and nervously awaiting to see where God leads next. Of course, if I am being honest, I'm hoping it leads Rob to a job that he loves AND pays well. I know that these last few months have taught us a lot about budgeting and saying "No" to going out to eat a lot...but I would definitely enjoy a little wiggle room in the finance department.

Sonora and Socrates are doing great, as usual :) The weather here is turning cool and it's wonderful!!! Nic and Andrea are coming out for Thanksgiving which we are really excited about! Then, we are driving out to Colorado for Nic's Dec 19th graduation from Colorado State University! From there, we are continuing on to Indiana for Christmas, where we will meet the newest addition to our family, Sarah Madison. Since we are driving, we are taking Sonora Jones along for the ride. We are really looking forward to this Winter Roadtrip! We love roadtrips, just pray that the weather holds out for us and no surprise winter storms!