I'm bored...

So this is my third night on night shift then i get 2 nights off. It is also my third night out on my own, they uped my patient load to 4 tonight they are all behaving themselves so that is good. Last night was a little crazy, i had a lady who wanted to get dressed at 2 in the morning which is fine...but she was already dressed (in a gown of course) but she was the host of the party that i apparently ruined, by letting crudy dudy's in her house! Oh my! OH and this was just humiliating to her. She also pulled her catheter out just an extra little treat, we of course put that back in! But in my boredom i found this little fun survey it's called "the random survey of strange questions" Lets check it out!


What is your best friend's Mom's name? Miss Jackie
Where is the weirdest place you have a mole? hmmm...the palm of my hand
Who was the hottest teacher you ever had? hmmm... I think Mr. Hougtan, my 9th grade english teacher
Have you ever made out in a movie theater? kiss a boy? eww ;)
What body part do you wash first? my arm
Do you have any peircings?yup 5
What's the strangest talent you have? i don't know!?! any ideas anyone?
Do you have an innie or an outtie? innie
What's your favorite flavored Pringles? original
Have you ever been tied up? probably
What was the last thing you ever got grounded for? hmmm probably talking back, or not doing what i was told when i was told to do it!?!
Do you parallel park or drive around the block? these days parallel park
Have you ever had two dates in one night? nope
How many times have you been cussed out? oh gosh, at work it happens pretty regularly with pt, they go crazy and well ya just dont' know what your gonna get.
Which shoe do you put on first? right
How old are you? 22
Have you ever been to a gay bar? no, but i have been to a drag show...very interesting
Is there one thing all of your ex's have had in common? what x's the guys i've gone out with on dates have all been taller than me which is always a good thing!
Did you french kiss before you were 16? wasn't even kissed!
Have you ever been cow-tipping or snipe-hunting? nope but i know people that have been cow tipping...thats what happens when you live near iowa
Who is the last person you think about before you fall asleep? i normally hit the pillow and start snoring
Have you ever had a poem or a song written about you? not that i'm aware of...anyone wanna come clean!?
What was your childhood nickname? Freak, beastie, caramarie (those are all courtesy of my best friend brianna...thanks friend) Bear
When is the last time you played the air guitar? oh gosh i dont' know
Have you ever peeked in the opposite sexes locker room? probably not when people were in it though!
What's the weirdest thing you have done while driving? changed my shirt
Have you ever bitten your toenails? NO...contrary to popular belief
How do you normally eat your cookies? yup
When working out at the gym, do you wear a belt? i dont' work out at the gym...but no
Name something you do when you're alone? watch T.V. clean, organize stuff...
Have you ever sniffed an animal's butt? eww gross...only dogs do that
How often do you clean out your ears? daily...or when the feel gross
Do you scrunch or fold your toilet paper? scrunch please
About how many times a day do you pick a wedgie? endless or so it seems
Do you have any strange phobias? ummm...i dont' know probably...I don't like peoples feet on me.
Have you ever stuck a foreign object up your nose? probably i tend to do stupid things
Have you ever gotten caught farting while on a date? nope i'm sneaky
Do you want to bring sexy back? Already did ;)

Sorry for lack of pictures thats what happens when your computer is all screwed up and in MN with your dad, and your at work...they will come i promise you...i even found away to do it faster so be prepared for pictures and nothing else...but it could be awhile so bare with me while i just type at you!

no pictures....

I have no pictures for you b/c my computer is broken...but i feel the need to update well because i have not done so in an extreamly long time...and Pastor Ryan had to go and put a link to my blog...so i guess i had better get my butt in gear!

I'm at work right now it's my first night "by myself" I started with 3 patients but one went home b/c she was just hear for a blood transfusion she was a very sweet lady, i wish she could have stayed. So now i'm down to two! I like them alright, one is kind of grouchy and told me to leave her a lone! I will gladly oblige (sp?)!

You can go to my mom's blog www.cherikirk.blogspot.com to see the inbetween of my updates to my room and apartment. and when i get done organizing i'll put up new pictures...hopefully my computer will be fixed by then.

Well i guess i better find better things to do! haha hopefully i will get ya a few pictures shortly.

I am my mothers daughter!

Well those of you that know me at all would never disagree with this statement...or that i am my fathers daughter! Lets face it i got the best of 2 worlds!!!! But the title is meant to talk about my obsession with "my" kitchen...I share it with my roommates of course...but I have been deamed the Kitchen Natzi...or the kitchen lady.
I think this comes from my mother, i come from a very organzied for the most part kitchen and the way things are placed is in order of their use and how much we will be using them etc. it is also fairly clutter free!

Also my roommates have called me mom this would come to no suprise to most of you! I spent a lot of time cooking this last week...b/c i wanted to! Truth be told I love cookin' and bakin'! I have made in my opinion some pretty nummy dinners and like my mother I have to include pictures of what i've cooked!!

Yummy pull apart pasta...this was served with french baggett and dipping oil, and a white wine!!
A nummy cake...it's fun-fetti...i know lame it's from a box...but it was last minute and it's my roommates favorite!!!!!
This was my dinner tonight...it's very health it's a chicken salad made with yogurt!!!! So summer-e and fresh...I had this with some pita bread and hummus!!!!

And to think with all this cookin' and organizin' no one's snatched up this catch yet ;) ... I mean seriously!!

**Note: Not pictured is a yummy beef skillet dish i made, as well as nummy salads with seasoned chicken that me and my roommate cooked up last night...okay well there's a picture but we may have ate our dinner in our underwear and our hair in towels and well we'll keep this sight G rated for now!**

P.S. Can you believe it thats twice in one week!...oh and does anyone know how to make it not a link when you cut and paste that first part!?!?!

it's true...it's me!

So this will be short and sweet...because i'm watching a movie with my roommate! But I new i needed to post a few things so you knew i wasn't dead so this will sum up summer and moving back to ohio with pictures! Oh and b/c i'm lazy they are in no particular order

All the girls all dressed up for Emily's Greek wedding sooooo fun!
My first big purchase besides my new bed a new kitchen table!
Playing with my friend Christina's son Carson...such a little joy, and stubborn at the same time!
We kidnapped cari and took her for icecream and a movie and found the claddaugh bar! so we got a picture with our rings!

All the cousins at Drews wedding in Idaho...this was followed by a trip to yellowstone national park
Movie night with the girls...Look at baby Ella...these aunts can't wait to spoil her!
My crazy roommates gotta love um!
I became a nurse!
My fun fruit flowers from Mommy and Daddy for thats right Passing my boards!!!!!!!

How i spent my July in the pool and what could be better than having a best friend with you!
We also took a trip down town and learned a little something from the Mayo brothers
Went to a wedding in Indianna with the 'Rents" and saw some ol' camp friends!!!!
Got to go out to a fun dinner with the fam!
and go to Windom to see an ol' friend...College roomie!

I Could....

I could just write a boring ol' update and that was my plan until I realized that, today is not a day for just an ordinary update...because it's Fathers day...and much like mothers day, it is thought by my many to be just another Hallmark created Holiday when in fact neither are. I being the investigative type did my research and found this wonderful website that explains just a little bit of the History of Fathers day... http://wilstar.com/holidays/fathers.htm#HISTORY I highly recommend checking it out. In fact Fathers and Mothers day were around Long before Hallmark was even a thought in someones head. But all that is just the beginning...



In Sunday school today...Yes I went to sunday school...It had been awhile since i had been to an actual sunday school class, I mean i've been going to church just not sunday school, but i went today, and in the class the teacher asked us to share about how our Earthly Fathers were examples (if they were) to us of our heavenly Father. I didn't get a chance to share, In a class filled with shall I say "older" adults of people I didn't know all that well, well i just didn't get a chance and didn't feel like chimming in. But that didn't stop me from thinking about my Daddy!



(Just fair warning this may come out all jumbled and such)



A few ways my dad reminds me of my heavenly Father and ways that He has been an example to me are...



He is a Servant...Through the years I have watched my dad serve in numerous ways, in big and small, in and out of the church. I remember him going early to make the coffee for Sunday school, and then of course there is faithfully playing the drums everyother week for the last 10 years (in the beginning it was every week)! He also never heistates to help out a friend with any kind of work, and has been a finincial counselor to others as well.



My dad also leads a life of integrity and is an example to all he comes in contact with he leads the same life to those at work as he does at home and at church. He is honest and well respected at all of the above places. He is looked up to by many and has been able to step in and be a father figure to many. Not to mention he always seems to have the answer ;)



My dad is Loving He gives the best Hugs in the world, and I know (even if it is through the grapevine sometimes) That he is proud of me for what I'm doing, that he misses me when i'm not home. And although you hear others say they are proud of you it doesn't mean the same as when it comes from you Daddy.



My dad is encouraging, when i didn't want to go to work or to school b/c of a teacher or a boss, he would always say ya just gotta do it, you'll always run into people like that, I don't like that answer but it's true. And I even got to say it to him a couple weeks ago.



My Daddy makes me feel special, I love it when he gives me compliments, a 1000 people could tell me I look pretty but when you hear it from your Daddy it doesn't matter what those other 1000 people say! :) One of my favorite stories to tell is how my Daddy cared enough to pick out my dress for Graduation...Thank you daddy! I still have it...and even better it still fits :)



I know I have not said enough about my dad...b/c words can not describe this man, this man that has been an example to me of what a Father should be what a Fathers love looks like, and what I hope my Husband is someday. You are a wonderful example not only to your children but all that come in contact with you.



I'm blessed to have a Daddy like you! I love you!!!!!!!

OOOps

So....
I may have forgotten to actually give you the promised update! I am breathing, but only sometimes these days! To get you up to speed....
I finished my last semester of Nursing School, It was rather stressful, but i pulled through with a rather decent grade if i do say so myself. I am currently taking my last class.... it's called roll transition. We work with whats called a preceptor, we work their schedule and just suck that knowledge in as best we can. In fact thats where i'm at right now, I work night shift with my preceptor Dixie! tonight is 11p-7a. After i get off here i will go straight to work at the Gap, followed by a couple hours of sleep then class at 5-6:50 but then i get to go play rock band which i'm super excited about and then will probably crash all tuesday! But hey I can't miss the party right! ?!?!

In other news, I spent 4 days in florida with 3 of my girlfriends from school, it was just what the doc. ordered after our last semester we spent everyday all day on the beach! and i got myself nice and bronzed! I will put pictures up asap of all of this info once i get on my computer! ;)

I also am helping my friend luke start up a youth group at his church, i'm mainly support, and well he needs girls b/c i think young girls scare him a little;)

Well it's back to work...I think gotta go check on my sleepy patients...and hope they don't need anything...i can't get any medicine out i'm not that special, and my preceptor is outside...(breathing treatment ;-) )

Sorry for my NEGLECT!

Update to come with lots and lots of pictures and maybe even some pretty darn tootin cute videos from all the fun i've had the last two weekends and all the stress i've had in the last two weeks! Pray my test turns out alright i just took it and can still not fully breath!!!!!

Birthdays Coming From EVERYWHERE!!!!

Well this just happens to be the day to be born on! 3 Very important people to me have birthdays on this very special day!!!First there is this very special Lady! She's my mommy!!!! Her age well we won't say! ; -) But I love her lots and lots!!!! She brought me into this world, so that right there would make her pretty neat but she also put up with a lot from me! And then go figure i go and leave her for Cincinnati!!! I miss her but hopefully will get to see her soon, and I know those that are in MN will treat her right, give her lots of hugs and love and such!!!

Then....There is this little bundle of JOY! Haha I guess she's not really little anymore but she's my cousin and apparently 1 of 3 of my mini me's we've spent lots of time together most of which she will never remember!!! I rocked her for hours when she was in her "coloick (sp?) phase! She is so much fun to be around so sweet! And i just ADORE this picture of her with my little brother, it just says so much about him, and well she just looks so content!!! I love you Brigs Happy 9th Birthday!!!!!

And then...
There is my best friend from Cincinnati Christina!!! It's her birthday 2 it took me like 15 times asking her when her birthday was and going...oh yea thats my mom and my cousins birthday to remember that it was her birthday on that day!!! Sorry!!! I get to go see her later today I'm super excited we are going to eat dinner and such!!!! She has made living in Cincinnati so much better so I'm very happy to have in her my life!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOVE you and will see you soon!!!!

A Pickle...

IN A BAG...I know i could hardely believe my eyes. At clinical on Friday one of the PCA's offered me one of my favorite foods in rare form...

Yup folks thats a pickle in a bag...and not just any pickle a GIANT pickle!!! I had to save it to bring it home and take a picture. I still have some of it it was "rich" if thats a word for a pickle and could only eat half of it.

Aside from my exciting gift of the PICKLE on friday my day was rather stressful. I am on my mental health rotation, and this week i had 2 patients. Thursday went wonderfully i discharged one a teenager who just needed a swift kick to the butt and a middle aged alcoholic who was rather pleasant, just well going through with withdrawals. But friday i got a new patient a 45 year old woman with a history of drug abuse, sexual abuse as a child and prostitution, cutting, and suicide attempts she was in for suicidal ideation(had a plan). Well she also had borderline personality disorder...look it up! but in short imagine a teenager, a very needy one that is very manipulative with bipolar but instead of the ups and downs lasting a couple of weeks or days they last for hours sometimes minutes. Needless to say life suckers....just exhausting patients, so at the end of the day all i wanted to do was scream, and shake this woman....but i know she was sick, but still it's hard, and medicine doesnt' help them, and she couldn't get antianxieties b/c of being a drug addict....errrrr but other than that i LOVE this mental health unit, and actually would like to work in psych ...more specifically i think i want to work in adolecent psych!!!!!

Friday night i stayed home, took a nap, worked on my resume, bc i have a job interview this week, and went to bed early.

Saturday i worked all day, but at the end of my shift my friend megan came i hadn't seen her in forever so we got to chat for a little bit. Then I went to my friend Christina's and we got to go shopping, I got a few things nothing exciting well okay a little a jacket for my job interview for 10$ very cute, and then a blue stripped shirt also maybe for my interview we'll see how i feel on wed. And then a dress to wear this friday for Christina's birthday outing it's cute but i'm not sure i want to keep it, maybe i'll post a picture this week and you can all give your 2 sense!!! AFter shopping we went and rented a movie..."Sydney White...and the 7 dorks" it was very cute a spoof on snow white with amanda bynes I like her so i thought the movie was funny...We also got chipotle for dinner yum yum in my tummy!!!!!

Today i checked out a new church, it was okay but i don't think i want to drive that far (1/2 hour) for something that was just "okay". I took a nap when i got home it was glorious. And then headed to a new panera, i like to mix it up! it is currently filled with adolecent boys who apparently just got out of a swim meet all of their hair is wet and has the same "look" to it. But I should probably start studying for that big test i have on tuesday. Wish me luck!!!!!

Here is a fun picture i took of the pickle!!!! YOu know you want one!!!!!

A Cincinnati Snow Day!!!!

Okay so the snow day was really yesterday...but i didn't get out and couldn't get my computer to down load the "snow" pictures!!!!

The prediction of snow started as early as Sunday night which sends the whole city in to a tizzy!!! They don't know what to do with this white stuff called snow....and they certainly don't know how to drive in it!!!!

Well Monday morning several schools were delayed i looked outside and could not figure out for the life of me why they were delayed....as it turns out it was just too cold to send those little kiddies off to the bus stop that early now try not to fall over laughing but it was 13 degrees! Can you believe it 2 hour delays and even some cancellations because it was just too cold to go outside...

Well the snow was supposed to start that evening (monday) and it did by around 7pm our night instructor was sure to make sure we were out in pleanty of time so we didn't have to drive in it...It didn't start sticking till probably around 10 o'clock that night...and although its crazy i coudlnt' help but secretly wish for snow day on tuesday.

NOtice you can still see the grass

On tuesday i woke up around 2:00 in the morning i had fallen asleep with the T.V. on ooops!!! But i stayed awake long enough to find out that school for me was not yet cancelled you have to understand this can take up to 1/2 hour because of the endless list of schools they have to go through for northern Kentucky as well as western Indianna and Southern Ohio known as the tri state area...WEll school had not yet been cancelled

I will say that there was also a wintery mix so ice is probable cause... but really the road weren't bad

WEll I wake up at 7:15 am like a good little girl but before i fully wake myself up i check one more time just incase school might be cancelled...and well folks i see it after struggling to keep my little baby eyelids open..."The Christ School of Nursing" but you see i'm a little anal and thats not enough so i got up and was gonna go check the internet when i decided to check my phone and my good friend had sent me a message saying that school was cancelled and to enjoy my snow day...so back to bed I went until almost 11:00 what a wonderful morning....

I was a little worried i woudn't make it up the steep

drive way but my little civic pulled through

I did have to go to work so my "day off" with all that snow was not as productive as it should ahve been! but aww well...I aint complaining.

YOu'll never guess what was uttered at work that night as it began to flurry just flurry mind you I said "oh it's snowing again" and someone said "oh no" and i said "what it's just a little snow." and he said "but we have to drive" crazy ohio people!!!

This was yesterday while i a was trying to make my crappy computer work...Yea for snow days and hot chocholate!!!!! In my favorite starbucks mug!!!! (thanks nate)

I see Dead People...

Okay so maybe not such a good play on words but i did check out some human bodies this weekend...I had seen Body Worlds back when it was in the twin cities...and my good friend Rachel (pictured below) asked me if i wanted to go the exhibit with her aunt and uncle i jumped at the chance b/c well it's just that cool!!!! The exhibit was different than Body Worlds same movie but differen poses and not so much stuff a lot smaller than Body Worlds...so in the end i think I would recommend that one!Waitin in line for the imax movie!!! The big ol' sign!

You can't take pictures inside but this is a poster outside... yup folks their real...and oops i touched one...oh yea and I chewed gum the whole time i was in the exhibit...and i didn't get arrested!!!! ;)

New scrubs!

Well it's been over a month...I ain't dead just crazy busy!!!!

In this months time I have since arrived back in Cincinnati, had a birthday, we went to dinner and hung out it was quite a blast as you can tell from the pictures below!!! Two of my best girlfriends from school

...went to Winter RetreatMe and Kari the the two Nurses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!My mom and baby sister suprised me!!!! It was wonderful!!!!!!

Last weekend I got to spend the weekend with my other good girlfriend from school!!!!

We went shopping...and celebrated my birthday twice....she got me cheesecake and put fun HAPPY BIRTHDAY candles on it....she couldn't make it to dinner and such the weekend or two before that...but then....We went to her mama's and then had lunch and another birthday cake...they were just tooo sweet to me!!!!



But this week was my first week on the Mental Health Unit...I loved it!!! Not to mention i got to wear "REAL" scrubs!!!! I've included a picture...I owe a big thank you to all of my aunties who got them for me for my birthday!!!! They are extreamly comfortable!!!!! Yes i get to wear my PJ's to work...What could be better!!!!!

My special scrub top...for Valentines day!!!!!

OH the fun cuteness i get to have...yea no white!!!!!!!

following a trend

Randomness has always been a favorite of mine...lets see how random i can be or maybe i'll just gross you out, or yea who knows lets see where this goes...

1. I pick my nose..."there are those who pick their nose and those that lie about it"...hey at least i come by it honestly!
2. I think firefighters are very sexy
3. penguins might just be my favorite animal
4. I crave chocholate...but i don't really like it all that much
5. I can shake my butt like i came from another mother
6. i'm lop sided...take that for what it is...and although others claim they are too, not like me honey
7. I only think johnny deep is attractive as Captain Jack Sparrow
8. i come from a long long line of women who enjoy popping and or squeezing nasty stuff from their faces and consider it enjoyable when it gets the mirror!!!!
9. I take entirley way to many pictures
10. I've known how to change a babies diaper since i was oh 5 years old...prob younger!?
11. breakfast is my favorite meal of the day! (i take after my daddy!)
12. I'm a coffee snob
13. I'm a facebook stalker
14. if i thought my body could handle it and i could financially do it i wouldn't mind having a dozen kids!....lucky you mom!
15. i sing even when i don't know the words to the song....danae hates this!
16. my favorite number is 21
17. new socks make for happy feet
18. my dream job to be a director/producer on broadway or a make up artist...unrealistic and second to being a mom
19. i've never stuffed my bra
20. sledding is a rediscovered fun thing for me...i used to not like it! STill freaks me out!
21. i think i secretly like cats...and just hate them b/c i'm allergic to them...well sometimes there just creepy...i selectivly like cats!
22. this list is getting long and not really random anymore...i'll be 22 in less than 22 days...i feel old...i'm not but it feels weird tos ay that...hi yes i'm 22 years old...

WEll hope this was enjoyable to all and that you had a good laugh! Sorry if i made you puke in your mouth a little bit!

Wow can you believe it!

Just a short little diddy for you...I'll try and keep you entertained over break!!!! My day was a good one!!! I didn't wake up till 11:15 today and I loved it!!! Although i didn't have time to get ready for work. I quickly got ready and ate breakfast (my favorite meal of the day), and then was off for my short little shift...just to learn a few new tricks pretty much.

For those of you that don't know I take care of a 21 year old girl who is developmentally and physically disabled to put it shortly she is about 9mo mentally. She recently had her leg broke so I had to get the low down on how they are taking care of her now...basically we move slower and more careful with that leg. Today she was pretty sleepy she had a seizure during bath time and that pretty much knocks her out the two things together! So long story short i watched t.v. for 2.5 hours! But it was good to see her again! And i'm sure i'll get to spend lots of time with her over break which i'm thrilled for!

After work I had some frozen pizza with my lil brother and then helped my mom paint the bathroom for about a 1/2 an hour and then it was off to work out which felt amazing i hadn't done that since thursday. Then i quickly hurried up and got ready, because Miss Brianna was on her way over!

You know it's a good friend when she'll hug you when your still in your towel and not quite ready to go! Didn't even bat an eye lash gosh i love that girl.

After i was finished getting ready and dressing both of us...she changed her clothes into some of mine...I love that i get to share clothes with her! It's fun! We went to "our" place...Dos Amigos were both suckers for good mexican food! And it was amazing, I may have eaten just a few to many chips though, but what could be better than good food and good friends!!! It was fun to catch up, I'll get to see lots of her over break I HOPE! hehe

After dinner we came back home and then we decided to go say hi to her family but they were gone :( And now i'm home, and really I want to go to bed but I feel it's too early especially since i slept till 11! Oh well!!!!

Where to Begin?

Well it's been a long time...Infact i'm back in MN now but just for Christmas break!!!! Exciting news...I passed semester 3 of nursing. Below are pictures of my fall semester it would take forever to tell you everything i did...so enjoy the pictures with small explanations!!!!This is my clinical group...we had 3, 5 week rotations...we started in womans health (med surge) then went to the Childrens Hospital for a pediatric rotation we were on an adolecent floor which i absolutly loved. We finished up in labor and delivery and postpartum.
Over labor day weekend i went and visited family in Chicago!!! It was fun to get away while school work hadn't piled up yet!!!! I came home for my fall break in Oct. for a wedding we also took some family pictures! Above is just one of many that we took. Below is out to dinner with the family!!!
The first weekend in Nov. I went and visited my friend Mark in Miami it was for sure the best time of year to go...it was tons of fun...we went to the beach, and the marina, and it was just amazing!

For Thanksgiving I went to Chicago and met my family there...I took the Mega bus an interesting experience...very smooth...and cheap! I highly recommend it!
Two of my best girl friends Rachel and Christina!
My Ohio boys over Lukes birthday weekend!
This is my favorite picture of us!!!!