Bittersweet...

This past week was a little bittersweet for me! As most of you know, I have been going to school for nursing for the past year and a half and I have never actually had any proper experience SO after passing my LPN exam (Woo woo!!) I decided to see if I could find a job that will give me some experience and maybe even offer a pay raise...I interviewed with a pediatric clinic right here in South Ogden and after meeting with them I thought that it would be a good transition but felt they were looking for someone with a little more experience than I had so I wasn't planning on getting the job! Anyway, a few days later they called me back and actually offered the job to me!! I was excited but at the same time was a little unsure about actually accepting! The job only offered a little more than what I was already making and I felt the experience may not be as beneficial as I wanted! After thinking a lot about it, I accepted the position!! I thought that any experience will be good and benefit me in the long run the hard part is, I'm very sad to leave America First! I have been working there for a little over 3 years and have been at the branch I'm at for over 2! I have made a lot of friends and have become very comfortable there! It's always hard to start a new job and I hope that I will have as great of coworkers as I did at America First! They are all great!! Anyway, I AM excited about this new adventure and hope that I can learn a lot at my new job! (Plus, Kyle said that I could get a new car with getting a new job and I definitely don't want to give that opportunity up!!)

And just a little bit about our fun weekend..Usually I don't do anything on the weekends so I was very excited!!!! On Friday, we were planning on going to dinner and a movie with our good friends Daniel and Terra but Daniel actually got diagnosed with swine flu so Terra just came with us! We were sad that Daniel couldn't make it (hopefully he is feeling better) but glad that we could at least see Terra!! We went to the Ogden Pizzeria and met some other friends to have some delicious pizza! After dinner, we went to Couples Retreat and it was hilarious! If you haven't seen it..I would definitely recommend it!! It made me laugh and made me want to go on a vacation to a place as beautiful as it was on the movie! (It was gorgeous!) Anyway, that was about it for my Friday night (which is usually more than I normally do, isn't that sad?!) because I had to get up early for clinicals on Saturday. But after clinicals on Saturday, I had a really long nap and finally woke up about 8pm and me and Kyle went to Olive Garden! I love going out with my husband and just sitting and talking all night! It's so much fun! On Sunday, we had our family day! We went to lunch for my grandma's birthday and then headed up to Kyle's mom's house for dinner and a game! I love being around family and all-in-all was a great ending to a good weekend! :)

Sneek Peek

Ok so here are some pictures that the family took of the wedding...there are just a few since I haven't been able to get them from the photographer!

This is Kyle's cute family:

There will be more to come (hopefully soon!!) Hope everyone is having a great day!!

Kyle's Birthday!!

Well first off I want to say that I'm sorry that I'm not very good at updating my blog or having pictures, I don't have a digital camera that works right now (I lost my charger and the battery is dead) SO I hope that I will find it and my blog won't be so unlively!!! Anyway, it was Kyle's birthday on Monday and we had such a fun day together! I took the day off because I wanted to do something fun for him and just relax! And let me tell you...IT WAS GREAT!! We woke up and had yummy breakfast! I made omelets that I have been craving forever and they were delicious! After breakfast, I surprised him with a couple's massage at New Image Day Spa! He had never had a massage before so I thought it would be a good birthday present..especially since we have been so busy!! It was so relaxing and much needed! We both were in heaven.. :) After our splendid massages, we went and got ready for the day and headed off to Chili's for lunch! The food there is so good and for Kyle's birthday we got a dessert for free..so of course we got the chocolate molten cake and we had to wait for about an hour so that we could actually move after eating all of that food (the cake itself is a full day of calories)! :) After lunch we just watched a movie and went over to my parents house to help celebrate the fun day! It was a great day!! But on to another subject....

SCHOOL!!! I have been trying to get motivated this semester about studying and doing well in my classes but I just can't seem to do it! (probably because whenever I try and study I find myself on the internet..looking at blogs or much more interesting things..) :) Also, it seems like I always feel so overwhelmed because I have so much to read or other busy work that I don't even have time to study and it definately shows with my test grades...I don't know how people who work full time and have families do it! It's so hard to find time to study even just being married and working 30 hours! My poor husband..he is the greatest for putting up with me when I get stressed or bummed out about school...Thanks babe you're the best! But I hope everything gets better and I can finally feel like I'm understanding everything I need to be a nurse instead of just trying to memorize it for a test! Anyway, on a happier note..I just have to say that I'm so excited for this time of year..football games, fall weather, and start of the holiday season! What a fun time of year and I can't wait for all the memories to me made!!! :)

Mr. and Mrs. Patterson

We are married!! I can't believe that it is all done but it was a perfect day and I couldn't have asked for anything more! I'll have to add some pictures later when I get them back from the photographer but here is a little update of the past few weeks. Well we are back from our honeymoon in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and it was the best vacation ever!! We stayed in a resort that was right off the beach and spent most of our days laying by the pool and playing in the ocean then we would go to the shops and out to dinner at night! It was a beautiful place with bright blue water and nothing but sunshine. (Not to mention it was EXTREMELY hot!!) But, I loved it!! It was definitely hard to come back from all of that but you gotta do what you gotta do right??!! Anyway, we are starting to get settled in to our new place and our new lives together. It's definitely an adjustment...with finding a dishwasher and it falling out the back of Kyle's car to having to sit at the social security office for over an hour before realizing that they couldn't help me change my name, but it's going great!!! All we need now is some furniture for our living room. Right now we have one recliner and Kyle's twin bed to sit on! Pretty fancy huh? Oh the joys of getting married! :) It's great! Being married to is the greatest thing and I can't wait for the future, I know there will be many great memories!! I love Kyle with all my heart and I can't wait to spend eternity with my best friend!!

Good Weekend..

So this weekend was a pretty good one! On Friday we actually found a place to live! I can't believe how stressful it is trying to find a place together!!! We would go look at apartments, houses, condos, you name it and we would never agree on the same thing...so we are so grateful that we actually found something that we both can live with! It is by no means my ideal living situation but that's how you are supposed to start out right! I think we will enjoy it once we get all of our stuff in there! It makes me feel like I'm all grown up!! :) On Saturday I didn't have to work, which is great in and of itself but I got up early and got ready for a great day! Me and Kyle went to look at furniture for our new place and decided that everything was WAY too expensive! So we'll just keep looking on the ol' KSL.com to see if we see any good deals! Then that night was South Ogden Days fireworks so we (actually it was me, Kyle wasn't a big fan!) decided it was a good idea to just walk from my house to the park because I don't live too far away and the parking is usually a nightmare! We were going to go with a few friends but we were just going to meet them there! Once we finally made it to the park they decided they wanted to go by the district building which is only like a half a mile more from the park so we agreed! If only we knew where we were going...we kept going down dead end roads that had a fence so we couldn't get around it! But we finally made it and met our friends and watched the fireworks! Can I just tell you I love the summer! Being able to go and sit outside and go to all the fun stuff is something I look forward to every year! I'm glad that we finally have good weather as well!! Seeing the sunshine and smelling the fresh cut grass...I love it!! Plus, I know the weekend was over but yesterday me, Kyle, my dad, and my grandpa went to Willard Bay to do some fishing! I haven't been fishing for a LONG time so it was really fun (besides the bugs!) Guess what?!?!? I actually caught a fish...in the first 30 minutes we were out there and the only one of the day! I couldn't believe it but it was definately something that I enjoyed! All in all it was a pretty good few days!!

So you think you can dance...dance..dance....dance!!!

I absolutely love this show!!! Not because I have always enjoyed dancing but because every season that it is on I always find myself glued to the TV watching all the amazing dancers (and even the not so good ones are good entertainment!!!) and wishing I could dance and have half the talent that some of those people do!! They just show so much determination and personality!! It's amazing!!! And how awesome would it be to be a professional dancer...it would be a lot of work and long hours but you would be in amazing shape all of the time and most importantly it would be FUN!! Who could ask for anything more?? So...Do I think I can dance??!! Well, I would have to say definately not as good as those on this show so I guess I'll keep watching and keep wishing!! ;)

Phew!....NEXT!!!

I just can't tell you how excited I am that this semester is over!! It seems like it has been the longest 16 weeks of my life! I have learned so much but I was just getting burnt out...especially with one of my classes! This particular class had been really tough for me because I just wasn't understanding the material and I never did well on the exams which was evident by my C grade in the class! Luckily, I had not taken my final yet! So I studied and studied and studied and finally the day had come! I had to pass my final to pass the class..or else, I don't know what would happen! (Would I get kicked out of the program? Or would my education just be put on hold for another year till they taught this class again? All I knew was that I didn't want EITHER!!) Anyway...I was SO nervous and got exactly what I expected, another failed exam! I was so devastated! I felt like I just couldn't grasp the information and I was frustrated! I was crossing my fingers that I did enough to actually pass...and today I found out that I DID!!! (PHEW!!) I passed the class and I don't have to worry about what would happen if I didn't! I am extremely happy! So now that school is over, on to my next challenge...wedding planning! I am excited to actually start planning my wedding but I'm still stuck on deciding what my colors should be...all I know right now is that I want orange but that's where it ends! I'm sure I'll come up with something but if anyone has any ideas...please let me know! :) Anyway...I can't wait till everything starts coming together and the day is actually here! 94 days and counting... :)