get me out of this mess!

So, we are in the process of packing everything. I started Monday and was excited and it was nice, but now, there are boxes and junk everywhere, not to mention places that I don't even want to think about packing. We are putting our things in a storage unit here in Cheyenne until we can move into the Laramie house (while we are staying in Lovell for the summer). It has been extremely hard trying to decide what to take and what to leave. (In case you didn't catch it, things are pretty much finalized with the house :D). We are very excited to go home and be able to spend tons of time with our families and not have to leave for a while!

I just realized its been quite some time since I have blogged, so I guess I should report the end of the semester. Chris is amazing. He was working like a mad man and was taking Physics, Statistics, a computer class, and had already finished another class, and pulled a 4.0! I on the other hand was glad to get a B in nursing (and even more glad to have second semester over!) For the rest of the week I had the LPN spinoff class so I can get my LPN license and work for the next year. Chris and I are both taking a summer class. I am taking microbiology and he is taking personal health. I have really enjoyed my class so far and I love the teacher.

Since school has been out, I have enjoyed having a little extra time to make some watch bands. For those of you who don't have facebook, here are some pictures.

If things work out..

This could be our house next year! We are going in on it with Ashley and Rodney. That way, rent will be cheaper, it will be nicer, and we won't just be throwing money away. Here are some pictures (the girl and her roommates haven't moved out yet, so all of their stuff is still there). I really like it!

 Master Bedroom

Half of walk in closet in master bedroom.

 At the top of the stairs :)

 One of the other bedrooms. There is one right next to this that is basically the same.

 Bathroom right next to bedrooms.

 Living room (right as you walk in the door)

 Downstairs half bath, in between living room and kitchen.

 Laundry room. Right across from bathroom

 Kichen! I love it! (appliances come with the house.) and look at all of the cupboards! Its heaven. (especially after the ones here.. totalling like 4.)

Other half of kitchen

 
 Half of the back yard.

 Other half

Dining area right next to the kitchen with the doors to the back yard.

 
 Garage.

Master Bath.

So,that's basically it. There are some closets around and a small crawlspace under the whole house for storage :)

antsy..

I'm starting to get antsy! I only have 3 lectures left, a test, and a final. I finished my last day of clinicals yesterday and it feels so good! I am getting really anxious to move back home for the summer!

We went home for easter and it was hard to leave (as usual), but I had such a great time. Kortney is so cute and I couldn't get enough of her! Saturday, we got to Burlington at about 4 a.m. Just beore 7 a.m., I heard a few quiet knocks on the door. I had heard my Dad and Brac talking for a little while so I decided to go out. Later, we went over to Terrin's for Grandma's annual easter egg hunt. It was fun to watch the kids finding the eggs and opening them to see what was in them. This year in some of them, Grandma put a paper to go get a 'special prize'. Everyone was so excited to see how many special prize papers they had. We hung out for a while and then we had dinner. Its funny how much you look forward to family dinners when you're never around. There was so much good food there! That night, we went up to Haskell's cabin. It was very relaxing and we had a good time while we were there. Sunday morning, Tracey saw that there was water leaking by the kitchen window (because there was like 5 feet of snow and ice on the roof), so the guys went and cleared off the back side. I stayed inside with Tracey and cooked breakfast. We are excited to spend some time at the cabin this summer!

Listen to this playlist:

home stretch

Ah, I am pretty pathetic at posting, but I am so happy at this point today! I took my 4th test today (which I procrastinated horribly studying for) and I was SO nervous. There were 14 powerpoints. Yes. 10+4. They covered things from musculoskeletal stuff (broken bones, sprains and strains, osteoporosis) to heart (heart failure, CAD, hypertension, etc. ), to Parkinsons, Lou Gherig's, MS, etc, etc. I think you get the point. It was A LOT of material that was not related at all. I didn't know where to start, so I just didn't, until last night, basically. I got a few hours in this morning, but not near enough. I was terrified. To my pleasant surprise, the test was pretty easy compared to previous tests! I also scored better on this one than the last 3! I sure wish it meant I was getting an A for the semester, but I don't think that will be happening. 
I was also pleasantly surprised when I looked at the syllabus to see for the remainder of class, we are learning about mother/baby stuff! I don't know why, but I just love it..

I also discovered yesterday that I love the operating room. I was able to go observe for about 4 hours and it was so cool! I got to see a lap colectomy and an another one that was open cut involving the abdomen (looking for a tumor). It was so awesome to watch. There is a person in the OR called the first assistant that helps the surgeon do different things and they can suture (they're usually the ones that close up). I think I can see that someday in my future! Its definitely the closest I'd ever be to being a surgeon. It would be such an awesome job! I loved it there!

Speaking of school, last week Chris and I went over to UW so he could get things figured out. It looks like he will have a crazy schedule, so it makes more sense for us to live in Laramie. There are quite a few ladies in my class that commute from Laramie, so I think I will be able to car pool with them. We are excited to be close to some old friends, but we will miss Cheyenne and our friends and ward here.

Anyway, I've got to head to work, so maybe I'll finish another day....

black. white. silver. flowers.

Sorry if this gets old, but I think I will continue posting pictures of bands, even though I don't like how they look just flat. They look much better with a face and on a wrist!However, any comments (suggestions to make them look better, ideas) are appreciated!

final product..

Whenever I make something, I either love it or hate it. There's really no ground in between. If I'm not sure at first, I usually end up hating it. The first draft of this band was that way. I think it is the OCD monster in me. I have found that I am most satisfied with these bands when they at least have some kind of a pattern to them (and its much easier on my brain with shapes and sizes of the beads).

Today I ordered some new spacers on eBay today. I'm excited to get them! (Thanks Hannah for giving me some tips!!)

I'm thinking about ordering some watch faces. If anyone is interested, just let me know. I put together some pictures of some that I like or that I have seen on other people so you don't have to look through hundreds of pages of watches on this website. Just let me know if you are interested!