everything

As far as the guest book goes I've gone back and forth and have ruled out the picture signing idea and boring regular guestbook. What I've decided to do: my mom and dad bought me a photo album that has a small area to the side of each picture where guests can write memories or advice/good luck/we hate you/whatever they want to write. And as they walk in someone can take pics of each family and later we will get them developed and put it next to their words. I realize that with 400 people it will take awhile so kyoung (who will be manning the book...THANK YOU!!) and someone else can tell ppl that they can wait and write in it at reception if they'd prefer. I'm hoping this will work. Is anyone interested in taking pics as ppl walk in? You can use my digital camera. I may need a couple ppl... would make it faster and there are 2 ways ppl can walk to wedding and this way we can catch them at both sides. I can't believe there are only 7 wks!! I've gotten a lot done the last 2 wks but stil have so much to do! Its been kinda hard just bc I dont really have bridesmaid help.. 2 are out of town and the other one is 16 and life-consumed. She cant help it :) But as much as my mom and I argue about EVERYTHING, she really has been a great help. I mean A-mazing.
Oh and no sign of taking state boards as of yet. I have to recieve the "OK to test" from the ohio board of nursing and I prob wont get that until end of this month. Which means i may not get to take my test until beg-mid aug and I start my job aug 17!! Everything happening so fast.

i need idea help

I've been trying to think of a differnt guest book idea. I have been thinking of doing a pic in a large frame and having everyone sign it.. but with almost 400 people there it may be difficult to fit everyones name :)
What I really want to do is like take a pic of the guest families as they come in and make a book where they can sign their name and maybe write advice or something.. and put the pics next to it. Polaroid film is too expensive so maybe I could just have someone use my digital and ill print them out later. But that may be too much trouble! And could still get expensive with so many people and pictures!! I dont know what to do I just dont want to have a boring sign in book that will be stored away in a closet that I will never look at again.

Also, anyone seen any cute wedding hairstyles lately :) ?? Since it will be aug and hot I will probably go with up-hair (not originally preferred).

I hate these decisions! I just want to have everythng ready. Oh and invites for parties should be out soon. And since nobody let me know about days I shouldnt have it I guess you'll just have to deal with whatever day it is :)

Chrissi I wish you could be here!!

petrified flies and new found time

It is strange when you walk out of a room and notice inkgthe dog frantically searching the floor in a spastic kind of manor, and just when you think its over you see a fly inching to spare its life when all of the sudden the dog lunges in one motion to gobble up the fly, as you hear the soft crunching of its small helpless body in the mouth of the small, but obviously ferocious yorkie.

So finally I have graduated. It is strange to think that I actually have time to do things that I want and need to do now. I will be working with my dad probably at least wed-fri each week so that gives me some days to work on wedding stuff and cleaning... since we just moved my fouton bed and my dressers out of my room it is now a mess!! I forgot how much crap was under the bed. So I have mucho cleaning and organizing to do this week. Yes we moved travis into what will be our place yesterday. It is really nice and I am excited that we decided on this place. When we get it cleaned up and put away a bit i will invite you over.

Everything is happening so fast! Just 2 months away.

love you. I'm trying to update more often :)

freedom

One more day!! I still wont be able to take my state boards for like 30-50 days-ish from now. which is kinda scary considering that takes us to mid-july/beg-august and I am supposed to begin my job aug 17.... but I cant really think about it too much bc i've done all i can up to this point and now its just a waiting game. Good thing I have planning a wedding to keep my mind busy :)
I cannot beleive that we are movning travis into our place on saturday! Pray that it will not be raining bc my dad is taking time to load some stuff on his work trailer to bring it down for us, I'd hate to not be able to do it on sat.

Anyway. Happy almost weekend. One more day!!!

oh and my sister surprised me from Florida last night to be here for graduation!! She'll be here til sunday. How great is that.

I see the light!

Four more days and counting!! (till graduation) I only have one more thing to do for school.. which is a 2 hr discussion on wed i think to help us "debrief" after the last 2 years. I also have to complete like 800 more practice questions before they let me sit for state boards. But I can actually breathe now... no more papers, tests, speeches, activities! I just finished my 6 weeks of working with a preceptor at the hospital on sunday. I am so glad to be finished, but it was a really good experience. On the last day I had a patient write me (andn some other nurses) some poems. The first time I've ever had a poem written for me i think. It was really funny but sweet. He was a very joyful person for being in the hospital with a heart issue. He let everyone know that he was saved by grace and that he knew God was looking for someone strong to give this disease to and chose him to have this disease because he knew he was strong enough to push through it and still be a great testimony for the Lord. How awesome is that? It was great to have him around.. even though he wasnt my patient. Its rare to come across someone like that on a heart unit at the hospital. Very refreshing. Oh and before I left he asked if he could pray for me so we closed his door and he did. We prayed as he sat in his hospital bed and I stood beside him holding his hand. What a sweet ending to my time there. It was odd though, as I thought about it, that he was the one in the hospital but asked to pray for ME. Its amazing to me how God shows up sometimes.

So I have almost 2 months left until I am married. How crazy is that? Travis moves into our place this saturday, which will be nice bc I am going to move some of my stuff in now, not to have to worry about so much later. I'm really excited to have our girls night there once he gets all moved in! I will let you all know a showerish/party thing date once I figure it all out. Are there any wkends like the end of june/all of july that wouldnt work for anyone? Let me know!

I love you! I will post my poems from that guy later.
Chrissi hope you are enjoynig australia! I would love to hear if youve picked up an accent yet :)

the rain is nice

We have been looking for a place to live for travis to move in around end of june and we finally found a place!!! Its in pleasant ridge and i guess its actually considered a town house. Ideally we wanted hyde park/norwood area but everything was so expensive or there was always a catch to the ones that werent.. like with one that I loved Travis found out there were 2 recent drug busts down the street. We decided to X that one. So I went and looked at the pleasant ridge one last week, but travis had already been and loved it. And we gave them our application and as of this coming monday it will be ours!! So excited. He will begin moving june 20th, as that is as long as they prefer to hold it for us, but thats ok bc he is itching to get away from his roommates, and begin putting our home together. Its amazing how things have been working out, timewise, because I graduate on june 19th.. we move him june 20th. Perfect, as long as it doesnt rain.
Speaking of graduating..... JUNE 19th! Crazy 5 weeks away! There is so much to do before then but I know its just gonna fly and I'm gonna be wondering where the time went. So it is I think at the convention center downtown (on a friday at 7p) if anyone wants to come you are very welcome so let me know, no tickets needed, but I dont expect a whole gang. It should last only an hour. I am not having a grad party considering the fairly large party I will be having in august, its just too much for people and I'm ok with it. So maybe when travis gets all moved in I'll steal our place for a evening and we can have a graduation/bachelorette party/bridal shower shower with my girls! :) (sorry chrissi i will miss you!)
even though I've been horrible at keeping up these days I like how everyone is donig well with posting... I love knowing whats going on and what you are thinking. Love you.

life and jobs

I only have 8 more wks of school! I feel like its been such a whirlwind since the first day I started in Aug 2007. Time has flown by. Back then I never would have guessed that I would be planning a wedding while studying for state boards. I probably would have tried to talk myself out of it really.. just knowing how stressful it would all be. But its coming along and I think the timing will really work out perfectly (as long as I pass boards!! I need so much prayer!!) Saturday was my last day working at childrens hospital. It was definitly bittersweet. I will miss the little ones. I think it helped me not be as sad saturday bc I had a little one year old who was in the room alone (no parents at the hospital) and would scream/cry anytime I left the room for pretty much the entire 12 hr shift. Usually kids seem to wear themselves out after awhile... but not her. She would cry for hours and her door was closed but you could hear her down the hallway. I did try to play with her when I could, and I fed her, but I had like 4-5 other pts so I couldnt stay in there all day. I felt more bad for the families with rooms next to her. It was fun, though, whenI did have time to go in and play with her. She was a cutie. So I'm moving from cleaning little butts to big butts. Well hopefully with my rehab job it wont be so much about cleaning butts... they should be able to do it mostly themselves but you never know. I am getting excited about this job though. Childrens was great but it didnt really feel like a "real" job bc I was there like 1-2 days a week. At Christ I will be working 36 hours a week, and although it is nightshift, i will be glad to have a regular schedule finally. And no school work to take home!!
Travis has been thinking about going back to school for his masters so we have been talkign about when the best time for that would be. It would be tough I think with him taking night classes we really wouldnt see eachother at all.. bc I would go into work at 7pm... but I'd rather him do it sooner rather than a couple years down the road when we would like to have kids (crazy that I'm talking about kids!.. he wants to wait 5 years though).
just more to think about.

I really have to go study... have a big maternity test on wednesday.. kate I am learning all about you right now!!
Love you all.