Life has been absolutely crazy since my last post. Between school, work, church, and family, we have been constantly on-the-go. This post will be a re-cap of our life the past few months!
WARNING: Really long post ahead!
I started (and completed) another term of school. This term was great...until the end. My clinicals were focused on home health and patients with chronic illnesses. I was paired with an awesome preceptor who was such a great teacher and support for me. I was able to gain so much experience and I learned a ton. I thoroughly enjoyed it and was a bit disappointed when it ended. The week before finals, I came down with a nasty cold. I cannot remember a time I was that sick with a cold. I missed an entire week of school, which definitely was not a good thing for my finals. I ended up doing better than I expected on my test! I started my FINAL term of school on Monday and can't wait to be done.
Andrew has been working so much. One of the things I love about him most is his work ethic. He is such a hard worker and a great employee. In February, he got promoted to "Apprentice Tech". When he received the promotion his boss told him that the goal for him was to be working towards a full-time sales position, with the hope that he will be promoted to a full-time, salary paid sales employee when the new Oregon City store opens at the end of the summer! The Apprentice Tech position is basically the same position as he was in before, but there is much more of an emphasis placed on sales, so he can be good and ready for the big promotion in a few months! I am so grateful that he is willing to work such long, hard days to provide for our family.
March has been the craziest of months. We began by taking Janice (Andrew's mom) to Seattle for a birthday trip! (Post to follow). Cirque du Soleil was in the Seattle area and Janice had never been. We decided to use some of our tax refund (thank you, Government!) to treat her to a fun weekend. The weather was beautiful and we had a blast! We played at Pike Street Market, the waterfront, the Space Needle, and with some good friends.
We also spent a day in Albany with my parents celebrating my dad's birthday, my mom came to spend a weekend with us, we went on a couple more adventures, and enjoyed bits of sunshine here and there.
Over Spring Break, Andrew and I were able to do some things we haven't been able to do because we simply have not had time. We went up past Estacada into the mountains to go shooting. This was the first time I shot Andrew's new gun. The snow was so pretty and it was a perfectly peaceful day in the mountains. We brought some of our own targets (empty brownie boxes,. egg cartons, etc) and had fun shooting for a couple hours. I don't have perfect aim, but I was pretty proud of myself for how well I did!
We also went to a Portland Winterhawks hockey game! It was a play-off game and both teams were pretty heated so there were plenty of good fights. Andrew's dad teaches at Milwaukie High School, which is the school that quite a few of the players go to or have gone to. He is frequently able to get tickets for free or super cheap. He called us up one day and asked if we wanted to go. Of course we said yes! We love hockey games!
The last weekend of Spring Break, we took a last-minute trip up to Spokane. Andrew's younger brother is a pilot in the United States Air Force. He was in Spokane for some training and wasn't going to be able to come to Portland for a visit so we decided we would go up there! The weather was beautiful and we had such a good time!
Andrew and I have been off and on sick with random colds and flu bugs. Neither of us cannot seem to completely be well and asymptomatic. It's been quite the month for missing days of school and work, Dayquil/Nyquil, fluids, and lots and lots of rest! I'm hoping that as the sun decides to come out and play more, we will be able to finally be healthy for longer than just a couple of days!
Now that I've caught up on some blogging, I'm off to focus on homework and job applications! Maybe it won't be three months before my next post ;)
WARNING: Really long post ahead!
I started (and completed) another term of school. This term was great...until the end. My clinicals were focused on home health and patients with chronic illnesses. I was paired with an awesome preceptor who was such a great teacher and support for me. I was able to gain so much experience and I learned a ton. I thoroughly enjoyed it and was a bit disappointed when it ended. The week before finals, I came down with a nasty cold. I cannot remember a time I was that sick with a cold. I missed an entire week of school, which definitely was not a good thing for my finals. I ended up doing better than I expected on my test! I started my FINAL term of school on Monday and can't wait to be done.
Andrew has been working so much. One of the things I love about him most is his work ethic. He is such a hard worker and a great employee. In February, he got promoted to "Apprentice Tech". When he received the promotion his boss told him that the goal for him was to be working towards a full-time sales position, with the hope that he will be promoted to a full-time, salary paid sales employee when the new Oregon City store opens at the end of the summer! The Apprentice Tech position is basically the same position as he was in before, but there is much more of an emphasis placed on sales, so he can be good and ready for the big promotion in a few months! I am so grateful that he is willing to work such long, hard days to provide for our family.
March has been the craziest of months. We began by taking Janice (Andrew's mom) to Seattle for a birthday trip! (Post to follow). Cirque du Soleil was in the Seattle area and Janice had never been. We decided to use some of our tax refund (thank you, Government!) to treat her to a fun weekend. The weather was beautiful and we had a blast! We played at Pike Street Market, the waterfront, the Space Needle, and with some good friends.
Beautiful Seattle!
Gum wall.
Pike Place Market
Space Needle
Cirque du Soleil (Blurry)
Goofin' around.
Happy Birthday, Janice!
We also spent a day in Albany with my parents celebrating my dad's birthday, my mom came to spend a weekend with us, we went on a couple more adventures, and enjoyed bits of sunshine here and there.
Over Spring Break, Andrew and I were able to do some things we haven't been able to do because we simply have not had time. We went up past Estacada into the mountains to go shooting. This was the first time I shot Andrew's new gun. The snow was so pretty and it was a perfectly peaceful day in the mountains. We brought some of our own targets (empty brownie boxes,. egg cartons, etc) and had fun shooting for a couple hours. I don't have perfect aim, but I was pretty proud of myself for how well I did!
The snow was gorgeous!
Can you tell which one was mine and which was Andrew's? ;)
The last weekend of Spring Break, we took a last-minute trip up to Spokane. Andrew's younger brother is a pilot in the United States Air Force. He was in Spokane for some training and wasn't going to be able to come to Portland for a visit so we decided we would go up there! The weather was beautiful and we had such a good time!
Spokane Falls.
Spokane Temple on a beautiful Easter morning!
Andrew and I have been off and on sick with random colds and flu bugs. Neither of us cannot seem to completely be well and asymptomatic. It's been quite the month for missing days of school and work, Dayquil/Nyquil, fluids, and lots and lots of rest! I'm hoping that as the sun decides to come out and play more, we will be able to finally be healthy for longer than just a couple of days!
Now that I've caught up on some blogging, I'm off to focus on homework and job applications! Maybe it won't be three months before my next post ;)
