So here goes...

I've never really done this before, but it's worth a try. I'm opening new chapters in my life (daily) and I've been trying to think of a way to let my friends and family in on it- without calling about a million people every other day.

Here's a couple of HUGE updates (sorry if you didn't know about these yet :D)

1- I GRADUATED FROM NURSING SCHOOL!!!! Yes, in August 2009 I FINALLY got out of school! I lived in a bubble (aka the School of Nursing-- SON-- at UAB) for 2 years. It was INCREDIBLY hard, but I made some incredible life-long friends and entered a workforce I love-- definitely worth it.

2- After graduation (see #1), I began working in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at The Children's Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. I love what I do. Everyone asks me, "how do you do it?" To me it's simple: I provide care for infants in their most fragile states. I save lives and I provide comfort. At the end of the day, I helped a family.

3- I also bought a brand spanking, fresh off the line, 2010 Ford Escape. It is b-e-a-utiful and I love it. It's the color in the picture- "sterling gray metallic" with black leather interior (probably not a good choice for Alabama summers, but it's got a sunroof so it's OK!!).

4- I got engaged to my best friend. I'll post that story later. His name is Andrew; he's from the teeny tiny town (sorry, but it is) of Gaylesville, Alabama. They have a blinking red-light at the major intersection in town- it's pretty cool.

5- This is the big one. We closed on our very first house today!! It's in Centre, Alabama "the Crappie (that's a fish) Capitol of the World". We have improvements to make it our own and boy do we- not that it NEEDS work, it's just that right now I just see it as someone else's home- especially after meeting the people who actually lived there (I'm so glad we did though)! It just needs a dash of me (and Andrew). :)



P.S.- It took me over an hour to figure out how to make this post actually appear on my page. Somehow it got scheduled for 12:04 AM.... This is going to be an adventure, please bear with me.