Useless

On Saturday I graduated from college. Yay! It seemed like the last week dragged on and on. My finals were SO hard, so I am glad that is over and I couldn't be more excited to be done with school. Except:

-When I was in school I had goals and always something to be accomplished
-When I was in school I had a job
-When I was in school I had a reason to wake up in the morning

But, besides all this, it is exciting to be moving on to another phase in my life. I am going to miss this. So pretty.


About graduation:
My parents came up the night before and spent the night with us in our little apartment because my graduation was at 8:30 in the morning. Yeah, that was awful. I couldn't even count how many people showed up and were still drunk. Welcome to the real world folks! The ceremony itself was nice, but SOOO long! I just happened to be graduating from the largest college on campus, Arts and Sciences, so it took about 3 hours give or take. At about 11am I just couldn't take it anymore. I was starving and exhausted, so I simply got up and left. That's how I role. I was on the end of the row, the exit was just to my right, and I had already walked and received my diploma holder so I saw no reason to stay any longer and suffer through it. So, we went and ate lunch, came back to the apartment, took a nap, and then went to see a movie. All in all, it was a fantastic day. I am so happy that my parents and my wonderful husband were able to be there because it made it all that more special for me.

Recently:
Dan just started his clinical rotations and I am pretty sure it's going to kill him. His first rotation is Anesthesiology, which is the hardest one, so he barely sleeps and when he does sleep he's afraid he's going to be paged back in, so he doesn't sleep well. He leaves here about 6am and doesn't get home usually until about 8pm, so I never see him. Poor guy. :( But, doesn't he look handsome?


I haven't been doing a whole lot. I have been trying to schedule one thing to do a day so that I feel like I am accomplishing something and am not completely useless. Yesterday I payed all our bills and mailed them, tried and failed to order new contacts, made a payment on my AE credit card, and went shopping with my friend Jessica. The shopping part was so much fun, but I wish I hadn't found so many things I liked. Oh well, at least I have three cute new shirts. After that, I came home and cleaned our bedroom and spent the rest of the day watching LOST. I'm pathetic, it's okay. I admit it. Today I don't really have anything to do, so that is probably why I am rambling so much on here. I am still looking for a job, but not as actively as I was before. I think it'll be nice to be free for a little while because there is quite a bit of traveling I was looking forward to doing this summer. So, I will be lazy just a little bit longer. BUT, I have come up with a work out schedule for myself so I don't blow up like a balloon, so there's that I guess. Oh, how glorious life is when you have no obligations. :)

Bored

So, today I have one of my last finals ever. I should be nervous because it's an essay final in an upper-level English class and will probably be really hard, but I am complacent. I haven't really done much all week, which is giving me a taste of what my next year is probably going to be like. Yikes. To combat this total boredom, I have been volunteering to babysit for everyone. Twice already this week. haha.

In other news, my hair is finally getting long! Yay! It's a little past my shoulders and should actually look okay with a graduation cap on. Well okay, as good as a graduation cap can look. Here's hoping it keeps growing fast! I want long hair!

the last days

April 20th was my Mom's birthday, so Dan and I went home last weekend to spend some time with her. Can I just tell you all how much I love my mom? She is seriously my hero. I can't even count all the times that she has helped and uplifted me when I needed it. She hugs me when I am sad, straightens me out when I am being ridiculous, and hangs out with me when I need a friend. I honestly feel comfortable saying that she is my best friend. On Saturday we went shopping, lunch, more shopping, and then I helped her make dinner. It was perfect. We spent the whole day together just talking and spending some quality time and I think it was exactly what she needed. Man, I seriously love that woman. I hope to be able to be at least half the woman she is.

Who couldn't love this face?


this week is my last week of classes. Yay!! I just took one final today, so now I have class all week, a final on Friday, and then 4 finals next week and I'm done. This may sound like a lot, and it is, but I couldn't be more excited! However, I am going to be insanely busy for the next two weeks and will probably not be able to update much for a while. I am almost a graduate. Does anyone wanna give me a job? I'm not too proud to beg.

Dan and I are getting released from our calling in the primary. :( We are both extremely sad about it. We love these little guys. It breaks my heart to have to leave them. Oh well. Hopefully I have as much fun in my next calling.

How cute are they? Who wouldn't LOVE this calling?

pictures!

Thursday-- We went to the Kanza Prairie and had a look around.


No pictures of me!


Friday-- Dan got his white coat. Handsome.


With his proud parents


With his proud wife


We went to a Mongolian BBQ afterwards with his and my parents. Good eats. Good company. Good time


Saturday-- We toured Aggieville (no pics) and then went to look at the Tuttle Creek Reservoir. They were impressed.

White Coat

Whoops, I'm sorry folks. I know I said that I would update how everything went and the ceremony, and I totally plan on doing that. I took a lot of pictures, so plan on that as well. Exciting.

But, until then, just know that the ceremony was great and Dan didn't get stuck in his coat at all when they were putting it on him. Laugh if you like, but there were several people who did it wrong. When those people come along, you have to think who their mother was and how they learned to get dressed. I am embarrassed to admit that I did cry a little because I was so proud of him, and it didn't help that Dan told me I (and Heavenly Father) was the reason he was up there. Cute. All in all, we were all so proud of him. My parents drove up for the day to come as well and then we all went out to dinner. I think Dan's parents had a really good time while they were here, and I know that we did. Dan was so excited to show them where he lives and where he spends his time, so that was really great. All four of us got along great in our small apartment! There was no fighting over the bathroom or the cereal, so thumbs up. Seriously, it was great and we all had such a great time. I will put pictures up soon.

I graduate in a few weeks. Just thought that I would throw that out there. ;)

This Week...

- I have been cleaning like a mad person getting ready for my father and mother-in-law
- I have become so far behind in my reading for school that I honestly don't see a way out
- I have become OBSESSED with Bones
- I have been so tired it's ridiculous


Dan's parents are getting here today and staying until Sunday. Dan's white coat ceremony is tomorrow and we're all really excited about it. It's a huge deal because this is the part of vet school that he's been working toward this whole time. Once they give him his white coat with his embroidered name (Dr. Daniel Christensen) he'll technically be a real veterinarian! Sweet right? I think it's going to look sexy....yeah. Next year he will be doing only rotations. No more classes and no more tests. Dan will have to strictly be a vet and apply all the things he has learned in all kinds of different situations. So, we are all extremely excited and immensely proud of him. I might actually cry. Anyways, this weekend promises to be exciting and awesome and I will take pictures and update you all later! loves!

Weight Lifting

Last week Dan had two major test and I had a MONSTER paper and a test. It was awful. So, after school on Friday it really felt like this million pound weight had been lifted off of both our shoulders and our marriage. It's amazing how much better your marriage is when you're both not totally stressed out all the time. Wow.

I couldn't be more excited to graduate. I just want to be done! And, the closer I get to graduation the more I lose my motivation. It's terrible, I know. Today I picked up my graduation announcement, cap, and gown that I ordered and then I got even more excited. Although, at the same time, I'm a little nervous. I mean, what am I going to do now that I don't have to go to school? I've been going to school my whole life, so that's a little daunting. Any advice? What should I do next? I would like to get a job in my field, but that's pretty hard to find in Manhattan, KS unfortunately. Any job ideas?

Other than that, we're doing just fine. Dan's white coat ceremony is in two weeks and his parents will be coming down and staying with us for that. We couldn't be more excited. The other night we were talking about where we might end up after Dan finishes school and I got super scared. The Army could send us anywhere! Yikes! I've never lived farther than 2 hours from my parents, and I am completely petrified. Luckily, that won't be for a while yet.

This last weekend we went down to my parent's house for conference and Easter. It was so much fun. I love conference weekend because it's so spiritually uplifting. It really gives me a boost every time to do better and be better. Jill and Elijah were also there over the weekend so that was a blast. Jill and I got to have some quality girl time and Elijah got to play with his best friend "Unca Dan". Cute. So, Happy Easter everyone. I hope your weekend was as great as mine.