Justin's Parents came down over Memorial day. It was so nice to see them and to have a long weekend. They came into town late Thursday night. Friday the took us to Air Supply concerts here at one of the local casinos. It was a blast, I had no idea that I was such a big Air Supply fan, I swear I knew all but two of their songs well enough to sing along. It was so funny, Justin just kept asking why they were dancing around the stage and shaking their hips, their old me. I had to explain that, it was the cool thing to do. Saturday we did a little shopping and we went down to California. We went out the beach after checking in to our hotel. Justin and I had fun playing in the waves with our new body boards. We then went and got some great sea food. We spent part of the day Sunday at the beach, Justin was brave enough to try again, whereas I sat on the beach and watched the surf competition that was going on. But the best part was that Justin was offered two jobs this week and I think that he will be able to take both of them. One is working a few days a week for the Boulder City hospital and the other one is working ground support for a sky diving company.
We are excited to have a job and hope that it works out. Here are some pictures from the beach.

happenings

This last couple weeks have been very busy and stressful, but there has been some good things happen.

1. We went to a place called Bonnie Springs with some friends. It is a old western town, I thought it was going to be like Virgina City but it was very dirty and smelly and way overpriced. The good thing it that we didn't have to pay to get in and I got this picture of Justin.

Oh wait, that's the donkey at the petting zoo,

2. I survived another semester (the hardest one by far) of nursing school. Eight finals in two weeks.

3. Started summer semester and am doing my clinical rotation at the school district and was lucky enough to get assigned to the a school that is ten minutes away from my house with a nurse who is so nice and laid back.

4. Justin had discovered that craigslist has a free section and found some more free things for the house including a brand new pack an play for all the visiting babies.

5. We went to the our first show on the strip for free. We went and saw Steve Wyrick, real magic. It was fun to get out of the house

6. It is warm enough to go the the pool

7. Dad came to visit, we went out to dinner at a restaurant we wanted to try. Justin and Dad also spent the night playing tanks, their new favorite activity.

8. We got a new TV. 50 inches of pure picture. Plus we got an incredible deal on it and we are selling our old TV if anyone is interested.

Other then that, not much going on, school, looking for jobs and staying out of the heat. Yes we have reached the 100 degree mark. We are looking forward to Justin's parents coming to visit and my cousin's wedding in June.

April flowers and Easter bunnies

This last week was very busy. Justin's sister and her family came down to visit. We did a lot of shopping and went the the Dam. It was the first time I took the official Dam tour, which was interesting. She also gave us Easter baskets with lots of goodies in them. We worked all weekend. We started working for a lady in our ward who does weddings (flowers and decorations) Justin does all the manual labor and I make it look pretty. Well this weekend was also the summerlin bridal expo and I worked the booth. It was fun but even more important I get commission on all the wedding that I booked, which so far have been three. We had a lot of fun working together and the extra money will be very helpful. We even got to take home all the flowers we wanted so our house looked like a floral shop (or funeral parlor), but it smelled so good. Here are some of the picture of from this month.

The Rodeo Queens came to visit the Pediatric floor at the hospital and of course we had to get a picture with them

Baby Samantha and little Logan sleeping at our house after FHE

Birthday Week

Recently both Justin and I have celebrated our birthday and I regret to say that we are both in our mid twenties now. The week before my birthday we were able to go up to Reno for a few days. We had fun and went shopping for the first few days and then I got really sick (thanks Katy) So I spent the rest of the time sleeping and trying to stay hydrated. Justin spent the time getting me drinks and playing tanks on the Wii (our present from Mom and Dad) with my Dad, they were so funny. They would get to about level seven and then just start shooting each other. The last night we were there Dad made us a nice dinner and they got us our favorite cake from Claim Jumper, and I was even able to eat some of it.

(I haven't eaten in three days)

Then on my birthday we had a little BBQ at our house with some of our friends, Justin made me a cake. He also got me new scrubs and the Twilight movie.

For Justin's Birthday he went to the Desert races with some friends. So he got lots of junk food to take with him and some Wii accessories. I made him some chocolate molten cupcakes which were so yummy. We also went out to dinner at the cheesecake factory (we got free cheesecake) and went to the movies. So now we are back to our normal life. Justin's Sister and family are coming to visit which should be exciting this next week.

Plumbers

So for the last few days are house has been crawling with plumbers, drywallers, inspectors and other random workers. It wouldn't be so bad but they come at seven in the morning and basically take over the whole house. The good news is that we have all new, warrantied pipes and they they will be done painting on Monday! I am very impressed by how well the house came back together, I just wish they would repaint the whole house.

Other then that school is going well, I started my first IV, and we have been in our maternity rotation. It was so fun playing with the babies. I was even told by the nurse I worked with that I was one of the best student nurses they have ever had and that I should go into maternal nursing.

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Have you ever . . .
Play along. Copy and paste and highlight the things you've done! Then when your finished add something you've done that wasn't on the list!
1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars 3. Played in a band 4. Visited Hawaii 5. Watched a meteor shower 6. Given more than you can afford to charity 7. Been to Disneyland 8. Climbed a mountain 9. Held a praying mantis 10. Sang a solo 11. Bungee jumped 12. Visited Paris 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea 14.Taught yourself an art from scratch 15. Adopted a child 16. Had food poisoning 17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty 18. Grown your own vegetables 19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France 20. Slept on an overnight train 21. Had a pillow fight 22.hitch hiked 23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill 24. Built a snow fort 25. Held a lamb 26. Gone skinny dipping 27. Run a 1/2 Marathon 28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice 29. Seen a total eclipse 30. Watched a sunrise or sunset 31.hit a home run. 32.been on a cruise 33. Seen Niagara Falls in person 34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors 35. Seen an Amish community 36. Taught yourself a new language 37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied 38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person 39. Gone rock climbing 40. Seen Michelangelo’s David 41. Sung karaoke 42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt 43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant 44. Visited Africa 45. Walked on a beach by moonlight 46. Been transported in an ambulance 47. Had your portrait painted 48. Gone deep sea fishing 49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person 50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris 51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling 52. Kissed in the rain 53. Played in the mud 54. Gone to a drive-in theater 55. Been in a movie 56. Visited the Great Wall of China 57. Started a business 58. Taken a martial arts class 59. Visited Russia 60. Served at a soup kitchen 61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies 62. Gone whale watching 63. Got flowers for no reason 64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma 65. Gone sky diving 66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp 67. Bounced a check 68. Flown in a helicopter 69. Saved a favorite childhood toy 70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial 71. Eaten Caviar 72. Pieced a quilt 73. Stood in Times Square 74. Toured the Everglades 75. Been fired from a job 76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London 77. Broken a bone. 78.Been on a speeding motorcycle 79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person 80. Published a book 81. Visited the Vatican 82. Bought a brand new car 83. Walked in Jerusalem 84. Had your picture in the newspaper 85. Read the entire Bible 86. Visited the White House 87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating 88. Had chickenpox 89. Saved someone’s life 90. Sat on a jury 91. Met someone famous 92. Joined a book club 93. Lost a loved one 94. Had a baby 95. Seen the Alamo in person 96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake 97. Been involved in a law suit 98. Owned a cell phone 99. Been stung by a bee 100.Made amends with someone who offended you 101. Flew in a small Cessna plane with just you and the pilot 102. Ran out of gas 103. Eaten fried okra 104. Swam in the Caribbean Sea 105. Peed in a swimming pool 106. Stayed in a beach house 107. Hosted an exchange student 108. Been a Secret Santa to a family in need 109. Worked on a political campaign 110. Coached a sports team 111. Baked bread from scratch 112. Driven from coast to coast (although not in the same trip) 113. Paid off all of your debt 114. Roast marshmallows over a campfire.115 Cut up a credit card 116. Drove a car through a flood 117. Been on t.v 118. Had braces 119. Been to the twin towers in NY. 120. Have played in both the Atlantic & Pacific Oceans 121. Been to ground zero 122. Bite my fingernails 123. Likes to scrapbook 124. Hates pie 125. Visited Mexico 126. Seen a Tornado in person 127. Have ever been lost at sea! 128. kisses a frog. 129. Gave birth to twins. 130. Received 2 moving violation tickets in 1 day. 131.Been Life Flighted. 132. swore 133. stranded in a motel for Christmas. 134. Been in 2 countries at once! 135. had a baby without an epidural or pain meds. 136. have been bitten by a bear.

Friends and Family

One of the best things about living so close to Vegas is that people come and visit. We were lucky to get to spend time with many of our friends and family this last month. It started off with a surprise visit from one of my best and oldest friends, Stephanie Rider. She stopped by and we could only convince her to stay for a night but we had a great time catching up. Justin's friend Nike came into town that weekend and he was able to spent some time with him down on the strip. We took a short trip to grandma's where Justin had fun playing with the cousins and I had fun talking with the women. We also got to see two basketball games.

Katy came down right before school started for the both of us. We showed her around the area, but I think that she decided that she liked Bruno more the us. The last week was also packed with visitors, Our friends Chris, Danielle and their two year old son Micheal came for a few days. We enjoyed having people to play with, luckily Micheal was entertained by Bruno and the few toys we have. And then to finish it off, we our friend's parents stay with us for a night. It was a busy month but our house has never been cleaned so often.

School has started off again, and life is a hectic as ever but theres a spare bed and we love having people come by.