Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Gosh! Where to even begin? Since my last post so much has happened.  Little things I guess, but it feels like a lot.  It seems like the last SIX months went by in the blink of an eye.  The holidays and time spent with our families was amazing. Todd and I were able to take a much needed break and have some fun adventures.

First, I was so excited that my amazing friend Chelsea allowed me to take maternity pictures of her and her husband Justin.  We took the pictures in October and it was absolutely scorching the day we decided upon.  They were total troopers, although Chelsea did get a little grumpy towards the end. Baby Mason decided to grace the world with his wonderful presence shortly after.  I will be dedicating an entire post to his nursery.  Chelsea also allowed me to assist in the design J She is so creative, has impeccable taste and is also amazing at finding great deals.

Next, Todd and I celebrated our anniversary with an RV trip to Sedona.  We stayed in a really cute RV park on the Verde River.  We got to take the pups, which was a nice change.  Todd and I decided that once we make our fortune we will be investing in an RV.  We hiked in Sedona and then spent another day in Jerome.  It was a nice little family get away and one of the only perks of Todd working for Cruise America.

We celebrated one of our best friend, Bens, birthdays.  We are so lucky to have Ben in our lives.  He house sits, provides the muscles for my lofty projects, brings treats to Bachelor Monday, and actually listens to my stories about school and work.

We spent Thanksgiving with my family and had an amazing meal. My mom’s dishwasher ironically broke the night before so it required quite a bit of hand washing. The next day we left for a quick trip to the Grand Canyon with Todd’s family.

I finished my 5^th of 6 semesters and was able to enjoy two weeks off of school.  I also was able to start a new job.  All of our praying for the right opportunity paid off.  I actually landed a job in the ICU at Banner Gateway as a patient care assistant.  My position combines the scope of a nurse’s aide and a unit secretary.  I have perfect hours working evenings so I am able to go to school and skill keep my other job.  Although I have cut back my hours I am not fully ready to move on.  I’ll save that for another post.  I am thoroughly enjoying myself and am excited for the opportunities that will hopefully follow.  Shortly after, more of our prayers were answered when Todd was offered a job at Liberty Market in Gilbert almost four months after he applied.  He is absolutely loving his job and we both are appreciative of the hours.  I have not slept alone in over three month!!

Next came Christmas.  I worked really hard on a dresser for my mom and a chest for my sister.  I was really happy with the way they turned out.  I also made my sister-in-law a clothes line frame.  My Grandma and Poppy we here for Christmas again which made it even better.  I love them so much and being around them makes me want to work harder in life and in my marriage. I made myself the popular Pinterest ruffle tree skirt.  It took a long time and required lots of glue but I love how it turned out.  I also finished a wooden Christmas tree made out of left over pallet pieces.

After the New Year rolled around it was right back to school.  After ten weeks of class, one week of finals, and seven shifts in the hospital I am officially eligible for my licensing exam!  I will be back at school next week to hear about continuing education opportunities, graduation ceremony details, NCLEX study, and another practice test and I will be done, done on April 20^th. I AM ALMOST A NURSE!!

Also, this past sunday was Easter.  We had an amazing time at Rawhide with my family.  We over ate at the buffet, watched pig races, took old western pictures, and I actually rode a mechanical bull.  It was wonderful and I now have a giant bruise on my inner thigh.  No one mentioned it would hurt so bad. 

Hopefully you will forgive me for my lack of posting.  I have many projects planned for the coming weeks.  Stay tuned for more updates as I redo a bathroom, transform a kitchen island, and work on some extrafantabulous pallet art.

PS. It is my supercalifragilisticexpialidocious husband’s birthday today!!  He manages to remind me everyday how blessed I am to have him in my life, I am a lucky girl. Oh and if you want to follow, but don't have your own blog you can still follow by email, hint hint grandma ;)