Well, it doesn't appear that my life is going to slow down here any time soon.... As I write this, I am enjoying my Memorial Day vacation weekend. I had Thursday and Friday off from clinicals. On Friday my family and I headed to Lake Degray. After getting camp set up we saut around and enjoyed catching up with the Richardson's, our family friends. On Saturday morning I had to come back home to attend the wedding of Derek White and Tiffany Rauls. It was a very simple, yet elegant and sweet wedding. Brandon was a groomsman and cleaned up very well in his tux! ;) Brandon and I both rode up to the lake Saturday night. On Sunday we enjoyed the day on the lake and I got a little too much sun, but we all had a great time. Dad and Brandon went fishing on Sunday and Monday mornings (while the women slept in)and did very well. We had a fish fry on Sunday night with the whole crew: Jacks, Nelson, Walker families. Now, we have just finished unloading and I am preparing for the first day of my LAST clinical! Before that though, I will reflect on the last few weeks.
CE IV flew by like a whirlwind, with moving home from Conway and Leah's graduation weekend thrown in the mix of all the clinical assignments and paperwork. Since the clinical was in Ward, I spent much of my "spare" time on the road to and from work. I am definitely looking forward to this next one being in Monticello!
The move home went well but was a very long process for me. Mom and Dad actually brought all of my furniture home the weekend of Leah's graduation, so I lived for a couple weeks with bed only. Then, I was able to bring the rest home a little at a time. Before my final week of clinical Brandon and I drove up and got the rest of my things. Turning in my key and walking out of the apartment for the last time was very bittersweet and almost surreal. The past threw years have flown and many wonderful friends and memories have been made in the process!
I can't believe that CEIV is already over. It seems that each rotation goes by a little faster. During the clinical I collected data on one of my patients, and now I must write the case study, which is due next monday, in one short week. I should probably be doing that now actually.... oh well. Aside from that, I am trying to get things in order to apply for my PT licensure and get everything set up so that I can sign up to take my NPTE exam on September 7th. It is a much more involved process than I once thought.
In my spare time, I am trying to help Leah with some of the details of the wedding. It is coming up faster than we realize! She had her first shower on May 22nd at Center and received an extreme amount of gifts! We are very blessed to have such a loving and thoughtful church family. Also in her spare time, Leah and Dusty are working on renovations to their first home. I helped with painting trim one afternoon, but I'm not able to help much....
Oh yes, I also got a PUPPY! His name is Prince and he is precious..pictures to come soon.
As you can see, it is a very busy summer for my family! I'm looking forward to all the excitement and memories still to come!
