On to BIGGER & Better Things

Well, today was my last day at Herrin.  My last day at my first nursing job.  My last day having to do EKG's all day long.  My last day doing an LPN job.

On to BIGGER & better things for sure!

I am so blessed to have had such great co-workers to work with.  They threw me a little going away party and gave me a wonderful card and gift.  Love them!!

Never have to sit here again 

Won't be sitting here anymore either 

That's a HUGE Italian cream cake!  Thanks Tarah! 

Mary & I ~ I hope to travel nurse with her one day

Tarah & I  ~ My workout buddy, although she's much better at going!  I'm gonna try harder Tarah I promise!!

Janet & I ~ She tried to play matchmaker for me a couple times, HAHA! 

Lori & I ~ Pretty sure she took me to Teddy's for the first time 

Heidi & I ~ A huge inspiration for me.  She has prayed and prayed for me and I know she will continue as I will for her.  Love her!!

I just want to say the biggest THANK YOU to everyone for teaching me so much and being a great first nursing job!!  I promise I'll come back to visit but you can bet I won't come back to do EKG's!!  Carbondale, here I come!!

30 DBC ~ Day 2

Day 2 ~ Your Definition of Success

When you look up the definition of success you get this...the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the attainment of wealth, position, honors, or the like; a successful performance or achievement. 
I would say my definition of success is setting a goal and reaching/achieving it.  I've set a lot of goals in my life and I'm pretty determined to achieve them all!!  Everytime I reach a goal (SUCCESS) I've already set more goals and just keep going to achieve more!!  I love success!!

Day 29 & 30

Day 29 ~ 3 Wishes

I wish to be happily married with babies!!
I wish to move out of my small tiny apartment!!
I wish I would've been the person who bought the ticket at the liquor store right by the hospital that WON 4.5 MILLION DOLLARS!!

Day 30 ~ A Picture

YAY!!!!!!

Weekend Wrap-Up

Friday
TODAY WAS THE GREATEST DAY I'VE HAD IN A LONG LONG TIME!!!!!  I woke up around 4:30 and tossed and turned till about 7:50 then I finally got up.  I got my computer and took it back to bed with me.  It was exactly 8:00 when it showed up that I could check and when it popped up and said Pass I started crying balling like a baby and called my mom!  We were both soooooo excited!!  I kept saying I couldn't believe it, I kept looking back at the computer and making sure it really did say pass!!  I then proceeded to call everybody under the sun who I needed to tell!  Everybody I talked to was pretty much just as excited as I was.  So, after making all the important phone calls I got ready and met Niki out so we could do some shopping and get lunch.  I then came home but I don't have a clue what I did then had plans to go with some friends to Fujiyama's, which is a Japanese Hibachi Grill, to eat to celebrate my fabulous news!!

Brooke, Me & Deana

I love this place!



Saturday
Today I was still super super happy!!  My church had a Women's Ministry Brunch from 9-11 so Deana and I went to that.  It was great and I'm really excited to get to do more stuff with that group.  There's a cookie/candy exchange we're going to do in December that I'm really excited about!  I came home to change my clothes then headed back to Carbondale to get some ribbon to make some hair bows with the girls tomorrow.  I also had some other things I wanted to look at and start getting some ideas for my Christmas list.  I then met Deana at SIU for the basketball exhibition game.  After that I went to Goreville to pick the boys up and went back to Mike & Niki's.  They played wii for a while and then we watched Toy Story 3....whoa, so sad!  They were so cute the whole time telling my how much they liked me as a "babysitter" and they loved me!!  I love those boys so much!

Sunday
Hello time change!!  I woke up a little early for church this morning but I was ok with that because I went ahead and started laundry so I had 2 loads washed and in the dryer and 2 more loads in the washer by the time I headed to church.  It was soooo nice outside today so I opened the blinds and cleaned like a mad woman!!  Then I went to Deana's to look at the classifieds because I am so looking forward to moving out of this tiny apartment!  As much as I want a nicer place I'm not really looking forward to throwing away paying so much in rent!  That afternoon I went to Laryssa's to meet with she and Lori to make hair bows and I think we did a pretty good job and I'm pretty sure we had 2 of the cutest models ever!!

Emersan with THE BIGGEST BOW EVER!

Really big on Tenley also!

My favorite picture of the day!!

I made 3.....I was much happier holding the babies and loving on them!!

**I know I don't have any babies yet (but hope to have some precious little girls one of these days) to make bows for but I have so many friends with baby girls or baby girls on the way and I like hobbies!!  This is also a lot cheaper than buying them already made!

EXCITING NEWS

I PASSED BOARDS!!!  I'M AN RN!!!