A New Year

I can hardly believe it is already the middle of February but so far this year has been great! Lots of wedding planning, things are really coming together. The biggest change right now for me is that I am going to night shift! It is a bit crazy and it will be very interesting to see how my body adjusts. I have been attempting to stay up later and sleep in as long as I can to help. My first night is Thursday night. I will keep you posted on how it goes!!

Happy Holidays

It has been a LONG time since my last post. We are getting ready for the holidays and enjoyed a lovely Thanksgiving with the Ramsey's.

I have now been working for 8 weeks. I really enjoy working at Overlake and I have seen and done a TON in that amount of time. I am really starting to feel more comfortable with the fact that I am ACTUALLY a RN. I still love to sign my name with those initials after it.

Wedding planning is going extremely well and efficiently. Most things are taken care of at this point and so we just get to have fun and look into the little details when we have time. I also ordered my dress so I am very excited about that!

Both Steve and I are busy with work and looking forward to Christmas which is just around the corner. In the spirit of the holiday we put up our tree in early November . . . enjoy! Merry Christmas!!

Hawaii

I finally uploaded the rest of our Hawaii pictures! We had SO much fun at Turtle Bay. It was a wonderful trip. Mostly we just sat by the pool or the beach, relaxed and snorkeled, it was a perfect trip. Enjoy a few pictures from the trip!

Sunset by the pool

Engaged!

Enjoying a Matsumoto Shave Ice
Lounging in a hammock by the beach

Morning breakfasts on the lanai

Sunset on the beach

Last day at Turtle Bay

Engaged!!

I am SO happy! Steve proposed to me last night and of course I said YES!! We were out on the beach at Turtle Bay watching the sunset and just hanging out. I turned around and he was down on his knee and asked me to marry him! I was so shocked and surprised. Steve had been working really hard to throw me off the scent so I was 100% certain he would not be proposing anytime soon. Fortunately I was wrong. We are both so excited and cannot wait to see what comes next. Enjoy the pictures.

WOOHOOO!!!

It's even more official! I now have a job offer which I am so excited about. It is in the Critical Care department at Overlake Hospital in Bellevue, WA. It begins October 5th and I will finally be a practicing nurse! This is fantastic news and just in time for the Hawaii vacation! What a wonderful way to get to celebrate and relax before I start this rigorous program.

Pictures from Hawaii will soon follow!!