Saturday, September 3, 2011

Another Quick Update


Wow, life has been busy!!! I am now preparing to take my NPTE exam on Wednesday, thus my lack of free time to blog! Wedding planning is going great. I should be able to do a lot in the week and a half after the test/before I start to work (hopefully).

To catch you up...
  • I ended my last clinical rotation on August 5. It was a great learning experience and I look forward to getting back after I pass my exam!
  • Then I spent a week in Conway with great friends. It was stressful to give presentations, take exams, etc., but always good to be around friends.
  • My family came up on Friday to see my graduation(s). The afternoon was just the PT department, followed by a reception. Then my family enjoyed dinner at Fuji's in Conway. Finally the UCA graduation was at 7:00 in the Farris Center, where I was finally announced as "Dr. Laura Ann Jacks" and hooded by the president, Dr. Allen Meadors.
  • Since then I have devoted most of my time to studying. I am staying at mom and dad's, so there are plenty of other things to do during my study breaks. ;)
  • Engagement pictures went well and we are getting some of the proofs back now. I found a website from which I ordered our invitations...they should be in anytime. Mrs. Terri Willett of Photography for Fun is doing all of our photography. We took the engagements around downtown Monticello and ended at the lake. I'll post more later!
This is the picture on the invitation

  • Our engagement announcement was in the paper this week (September 1, 2011). We putted it in the Cleveland County Herald, Advance Monticellonian, Warren Eagle Democrat, and the Lincoln County Ledger. This is the picture in the papers:
  • Also this week our wedding napkins came in and I booked the "Trotter House" for my bridesmaids and I for the night before the wedding. It's going to be some fun girl time.
  • After this test, showers will begin!! I also need to get started on cleaning/organizing Brandon's house (where we will live). Bless his heart, it's definitely a bachelor pad at the present time.
To sum it all up, I am ready to have this test behind me. The practice tests have been going okay, so hopefully all my studying will pay off!

Oh yes, today I am taking my bridal portraits!!! Yes, it is also the first razorback football game of the season, but that won't get me down! We are going to Little Rock to take pictures at the capitol and at the Old Mill.