Smorey takes on the midwest!

Here is Smorey on our visit to Milwaukee at the condo we rented out from Connie (sister) and Kyle (brother-in-law)'s Real Estate Agent! It was so awesome and nice of them!

Coffee is a necessity for a well stoked kitchen. This one was so cute and little, just like Smorey.

After a long walk around the Milwaukee waterfront Connie (and Kid Sisco) and Smorey needed a break! We hung out while the boys went to get the car. Our boys (Kyle and Grant) are the best!

And were back!

Whew its been a busy summer!

I will try to update all that we've been up to

Here we are in Philadelphia with Grant's mom Rita!

Here's smorey riding the bus touring the city.


Check it out, its Rocky Balboa!

We then checked out Gettysburg, here we have Smorey, Abe, Rita and Tricia.

Such a fun, educational and historical visit!

Hellooo from West Virginia!

Sorry I have not been writing much. We are no longer learning hands on nursing skills in the skills lab, so I have so many less opportunities to take photos of smorey in action!

So he may appear in other areas of my life on this blog from now-on.

Here he is on a walk with Grant and I in Spruce Knob Lake region in West Virginia on our Memorial Weekend camping trip!

See, this is basically the only scenery I see on mondays on tuesdays. Boooring

We however did get to hang out with 'Baby Think It Overs' one day in OB lecture to learn about infant size and stuff, but Smorey totally missed it!

Here he is posing on a rock with a beautiful view near Spruce Knob, WV

Aaand here he is saving Grant from falling off the cliff!

What a guy

Until next time!

Semester 2!!

This Monday we started our second semester.

We survived the first semester, however we were warned that the second semester would be even harder based on the many directions we will be pulled.

Here are a list of my classes.

-Advanced Nursing Management: Adult Acute and Complex Illnesses

-Nursing Care of Older Adults

-Psychiatric Mental Health Problems

-Nursing Care of Mothers, Newborns and Families

-Nursing Care of Children and Families

I think its going to be exciting, but challenging- once done I should have the knowledge to be able to care for just about anybody in almost any situation!

As a college student this looks like a laaaame summer.
But thinking of it like a job where I don't get summers off, Mondays and Wednesdays look a little lame, but the rest of it doesn't look so bad!

T-Rex was pissed Smorey was in the shot and not him

Together they are lamenting the trips to the park that will be missed because I will be at the hospital so much. :(

Here we go!

Finals!

Yesterday was my pharmacology final. Me n Smorey felt a little overwhelmed right before.

But now I'm done, and I don't think I failed!

We are free until Summer semester starts next Monday.

However these 5 days off are going to be glorious-sleeping in, brews at Sharp Edge, gardening, yoga, Mogwai concert, Iron and Wine concert, white water rafting and staying at a B&B in Ohiopyle, and maybe even a little viewing of the Royal Wedding.

Yesssssss

Sunshine and 5ks

This week was our last week of clinicals for the semester!!!

I had meant to take some photos outside Magee hospital to immortalize the scene of my first clinical but the day ended so suddenly that I was sitting out in the sun with a rootbeer float before I knew what happened.

So here is Smorey relaxing against Laura's bag in the sun with us

Also last weekend was the 2nd annual Jared R Beiswinger Memorial 5k run, organized by the lovely Ally Castles, (one of my Feelgood friends)

I didn't run it, as I swore off 5k runs last year after running the Swedish Summerun on the hilly streets of Seattle without training for it. But I got my alloted half hour of exercise by participating in the 3k walk and cheered on my FeelGood friends who participated.

Here is me n Caitlin, who ran it. Her and Aiden ran super fast!

This upcoming week we are learning about the global aspects of nursing (yay!), taking a practice NCLEX pharmacology test (BLAAAGHH), and having a final clinical evaluation test on our crash test dummies, but then the rest of the week I am free! (to study for finals, and play in the hopeful sun and warmth)

Trach care exam this week!

passed with flying colors

Hmm I think Smorey needs a different size....

Hannah smiling after Pharmacology-3 hours is a long time to talk about drugs!

The end of the semester is looming!!!!