Randomness

Hey there! I finally have some "down-time" and thought I'd update. I'm not in the writing/editing mood, however, so you're all going to have to deal with a bullet-point style update. :-)

--Went shopping with my mom yesterday and got an awesome rug set for our house on clearance...more than 50% off! AND I found a totally cute black w/ white flowers skirt. :-)

--Went grocery shopping today using my grocery game thing and spent a grand total of $48 and SAVED a total of $136. Yes I did! Got several things for free...

--Going to a wedding tonight. I love weddings...brings back memories and gives me goosebumps (happy goosebumps!). Why does one's wedding day go by so fast?? I can't believe it's been 2 1/2 years...

--Going to California this next weekend with Scott's family. Knottsberry Farm and the beach...here we come!!

--I'm nervous about my big NCLEX test. Don't know why, I just am. I don't have a test date yet, I'm waiting to reveive my ATT letter (Approval To Test) from the state. My review course is June 4-7th.

--23 feels the same as 22 and 21 and 20 and.... Yeeeaaaah....I don't feel any older.

--I am loving my job! Working more than 1 day at a time gives me the opportunity to really connect and bond with my patients. I've even been able to turn a few "bad stays" into "good stays". Last week 2 out of my 4 patients on one day had "mommy melt-downs" as soon as I walked into their rooms in the morning. They were both exhausted and overwhelmed (3 days post unplanned cesarean deliveries), frustrated with breastfeeding and babies who were losing too much weight, and needed some TLC. By the end of the day the tears were gone and they were BOTH happy and had gotten some much needed rest, and the babies were eating much better. I had help from my wonderful preceptor of course, but it is fun and fulfilling to be able to turn someone's day around like that...and then have them thank you and say you made all the difference. *Happy sigh*

--I KNOW I have more to say but I am drawing a blank right now...

--Will be joining LA Fitness in a couple months with my friend Angela. We plan to take some classes together...I really want to try kickboxing. :-)

--First mortgage check goes out tomorrow. Good feeling. :-)

--We will be taking Scott's dog, Elvis (a beagle), to our house in a week or so. He has been at Scott's parent's house for the past several years since Scott got him, and now that we (finally!) have a backyard, he can come live with us!! It will be interesting to see what the cats think of him...Elvis is used to cats, he lives with 3 of them right now...but our cats have NEVER lived with a dog. Maybe I should pop some popcorn and invite the whole family over for some entertainment when we introduce them all....hehehe. :-P

--I want to learn Spanish. Once I pass my RN test, Spanish is my next big aspiration.

--I am excited to start working night shift.

--It's time for me to go start getting ready for the wedding we're going to!!

~Abigail~