The Little things

Yay! I'll be home in less than 24 hours : ). I am so excited. I miss my family lots and can't wait to be home. This weekend I watched : love it.  Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen.  ~Author unknown, attributed to a 7-year-old named Bobby Christmas is forever, not for just one day, for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf. The good you do for others is good you do yourself... ~Norman Wesley Brooks, "Let Every Day Be Christmas," 197

Brrrrrrrrr...Lately it's been cold outside. Despite the snow and the below freezing temperature I love this time of year.  Reasons I love Christmastime: ~ family ~food (cookies, hot cocoa) ~music ~sweaters ~decorations ~cheerful people ~presents ~ Most importantly people remember the Savior   Finals are here...I can't wait til they are over. 9 days until I go home!   “ I am still determined to be cheerful and happy , in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions , and not upon our circumstances.” - Martha Washington  "what lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us ." “ The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson    

I can't believe it's December already and that Christmas is less than 3 weeks away! One week of classes left, two weeks til finals and 18 days until I go home!  I can't wait to see my family and friends back home! It has been freezing lately, I kinda wish it would snow so it will warm up a little ! I love the Holidays and everything about them! 2009 has been a great year I'm excited to see what 2010 will bring. Here are some pics of the Mesa, AZ temple Christmas lights. It was absolutely beautiful! I have to admit, I'm a sucker for Christmas lights : )   I love Christmas!

dear family: I miss you dearly. Thanks for helping me become who I am today. I love you.   dear brother: I had a great Thanksgiving break with you. Thank you for putting up with me this weekend and through the years...you are the best! love you lots! dear mesa, az: I'm sorry I doubted you before...you are a great place with magical malls. I think this is the beginning of a wonderful friendship.  dear village inn pumpkin pie: you are amazing. best I ever had. I should have wore looser pants : ) Happy Thanksgiving! Here are a few pics of my Thanksgiving vacay in Mesa, AZ.  I'm a cow girl baby... hahaha yummy pumpkin pancakes for breakfast! Our Homemade thanksgiving dinner! Yum...

Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~ Swedish Proverb Whatever you are, be a good one ~Abraham Lincoln Happiness : when what you think, what you do and what you are are in harmony. ~Ghandi This life is yours. Take the power to choose what you want to do and do it well. Gordon B. Hinckley Quotes: "Generally speaking, the most miserable people I know are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest people I know are those who lose themselves in the service of others ...By and large, I have come to see that if we complain about life, it is because we are thinking only of ourselves." " Life is to be enjoyed , not endured" "My plea is that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight . I am suggesting that as we go through life we 'accentuate the positive.' I am asking that we look a little deeper for...

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My clinical rotation on the Psych unit has been interesting... the staff is pretty laid back and chill and the patients have been pretty friendly. I'm excited for clinicals to be OVER in a couple of weeks. I've been a little grumpy lately, and it's almost Thanksgiving so here a list of things I'm grateful for this week in no particular order... 1. my faith 2. my family and friends (will be on every one of my lists) 3. Packages from home 4. pumpkin anything 5. chocolate oranges : ) 6. hot cocoa, a warm blanket, and a good book when it's snowing outside 7. the sun 8. meteor showers 9. butt warmers (in the car) 10. boots Crystal got baptized on November 14, 2009. I'm so happy for her! roomies @ Crystal's baptism

ICU clinicals are DONE! I miss them dearly, Psych has been interesting so far. The next week will be crazy busy, but I know I can do it! I know I'm usually a Utah hater, but something about the fall makes even Utah magical . : ) Here are some pics I took on a walk around P-town. I know Halloween is over, but this picture is so cute that I couldn't resist Are these just adorable? Owl cupcakes! Gratefulness is the key to a happy life that we hold in our hands, because if we are not grateful, then no matter how much we have we will not be happy -- because we will always want to have something else or something more. ~ Brother David Steindl-Rast Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others . ~Buddha For everything there is a season, And a time for every matter under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build u...

I'm really not the biggest fan of Halloween, but I wasn't gonna sit at home all night... This Halloween I wanted to be a Trauma victim... with the help of my Amazing roomies, Crystal and Amy ( mostly Crystal) it happened. We really aren't scary people. It was just for a night : ) Crystal and I were dead, Hannah was T-pain the look on crystal's face is pretty scary... despite the scariness of our costumes, we really are a happy bunch..most of the time Here are some other pics from a church Halloween party: roommate love me + t-pain hat= willy wonka I went as a catholic school teacher : ) Hope you had a great Halloween too! xoxo, v

This week has been interesting to say the least. To be honest it's been an emotional roller coaster I've laughed, cried, and been sacred out of my mind but "Come what may and Love it" Life is still good I have so many things to be grateful for (in no particular order) : 1. my family 2. nursing buddies 3. roomies (ex-roomies) 4. nursing school 5. old and new friends 6. Hot chocolate on a cold morning 7. laughing 8. fall (leaves changing) 9. the gospel 10. music xoxo, v

Came across this lovely pic while bored at work today Things have been going pretty well. I didn't have clinical so it was magical. : ) This week I: Took two midterms stole a pumpkin, saved a pumpkin met new people went to superchina market ate pho celebrated hannah's 21st watched and loved GLEE did I mention NO Clinical!?! live, laugh, love xoxo, v Happiness is a conscious choice , not an automatic response. - Mildred Barthel. Happiness is a form of courage. - Holbrook Jackson

Gossip Girl. chace crawford. Nuff said. xoxo, v

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined . As you simplify your life , the laws of the universe will be simpler." All good things are wild and free However mean your life is, meet it and live it : do not shun it and call it hard names. Cultivate poverty like a garden herb, like sage. Do not trouble yourself much to get new things, whether clothes or friends. Things do not change, we change. Sell your clothes and keep your thoughts. God will see that you do want society. ~Henry David Thoreau

Things have been a little rough lately, but instead on dwelling on that I've deciding on the things I am grateful for. School has been going pretty well. I love this semester so far. Things that put a smile on my face: 1. the smell of grass after it rains 2. watching magical movies 3. anything chocolate 4. cupcakes 5. my family 6. crystal's cooking 7. watching gossip girl/brothers and sisters with amy 8. catching up with old friends 9. eating pho and sushi 10. making someone smile

“ once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen .” —ralph waldo emerson “ The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” -Mark Twain

I've had this blog for a WHILE now and have never really used it...until now... This past week I had a clinical rotation in the ER. I loved it. Here are some of the things that I absolutely loved about the ER ~the nurses ~the staff ~the mds ~traumas that came in ~less paperwork ~the snacks ~the "chill" environment I think I've rediscovered why I wanted to be a nurse again. Yay me! xoxo, v