2 Weeks Under My Belt

I just finished my first two weeks on night shift and am now on my six days off!  Night shift is interesting, it is a bit slower paced but still very busy.  I have discovered that the first night is the hardest in terms of sleep.  I can't sleep late the morning of work, wake up at 10am at the latest and then basically stay up for 24 hours.  Kind of stinks but makes the second day of sleep easier.  I haven been able to fall asleep easily when I get home in the morning but wake up 4 or 5 times.

During the night, the hardest thing to do is eat.  I do NOT feel like eating a full meal at 1am when I take my "lunch" but it seems to be working out okay.

Well I survived and I realize I definitely can survive on night shift so that is good!

Suggestions Please

So on the days leading up to night shift (which is 6:45pm to 7:15am), I have been trying to stay up later and later . . . much past my 10pm bedtime which I was used to. Anyway, I am running into a small problem, what to do past 10pm. I don't like watching TV all that much and there are only so many things you can look up on the computer. Any ideas would be most helpful!!

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