May 2010- the roller coaster.

Oh my goodness this month has been a roller coaster of emotions! I swear I have been stressed, stressed, and more stressed for the majority of it, but then a couple days ago I got some AMAZING news that made it all worth it. Let me do a quick re-cap for ya:

First week of May = Finals
(Had to get a B or higher to pass my class...no pressure or anything.)

May 5 = Internship application due.
(At first I wasn't worried about this. But then when I sat down to actually do it, I freaked out because it was taking me HOURS to complete it and I wanted it to sound perfect so I had my dad read over it and correct things for me. I seriously underestimated that thing. Lots of tears and no sleep for a while there. The pressure was on for this too because of the competitiveness of this specific internship program. I applied to Primary Children's hospital which is in the top five hospitals in the entire nation, meaning if I got this internship, it would look SO good on any future resume. Plus it is a nationwide accepting program so I had LOTS of competition possible. I was in a panic to say the least.)

May 18 = got the call accepting me for an internship interview for May 25.
(I had to prepare a 10-15 minute presentation on an assigned topic that they gave me and prepare myself to go before a committee of 5 people for questioning after my presentation. More freaking out. My sweet husband sat through hours of the same presentation over and over because I had to make sure I had the timing right, I also wanted to have it somewhat memorized and seem more natural that way in hopes of impressing them.)

May 25 = my presentation/interview. It went well, but of course as I left I was thinking about all of the things I "should have said" which drove me nuts for the majority of the day until I finally convinced myself that it was out of my hands at this point. Jordan and I decided to go to dinner that night to Joe's Crab Shack to at least celebrate me being done with all the stressful stuff. It was awesome. Jordan had a huge steamed pot of craw fish and it was yummy! I had to get pictures.




May 27 = I got a call from one of the ladies that was a part of the committee who interviewed me saying that I got the internship!!!!! Yay!! I was literally jumping up and down while she was still congratulating me on the phone. Then I called my mom and started screaming with her haha. (Jordan already knew because they called his phone first instead of mine by accident haha! So he knew before I did!) I start at the end of August. I'm SO excited. For anyone who cares, I will be rotated around three different units during the program, and I have no idea which ones they are yet, but it should be a good learning experience to get more well-rounded knowledge. It's all in a pediatric hospital so I will be working with the kids and their families as a Child Life Specialist. It is going to be so hard and emotional and wonderful all at the same time. I can't wait. Me, Jordan, and my family went out to dinner that night to the Mayan to celebrate.


And now, I'm just RELAXING. I've finally been able to sleep, read, cook, and plant flowers in my garden. (I can't wait until my plants all get a little bigger so I can take pictures of my flowerbed! I should have taken before and after pictures because it's quite an improvement!) I have been so uptight this last month it's not even funny. And it didn't help that it was just one thing after another. I couldn't catch a break, but it was all worth it! I seriously am so care-free right now. And I have my whole summer to look forward to now without any worries. In a week, me and Jordan are heading down to St. George for our 2 year anniversary, then at the beginning of August is my annual girls trip with my mom and sisters to Seattle and Forks! Then lots of BBQ's and hopefully a beach/Disneyland trip in between. It's going to be wonderful.

I just want to mention how grateful I am for my husband. He has been such a trooper through this past month with me and been nothing but encouraging and a good shoulder to cry on. He was willing to sit through my presentation I don't know how many times and help give me tips and how to improve it, etc. He was so wonderful through it all. I love him so much! And my mom too. She has been another rock for me as well. I think I talked to her on the phone at least once a day this whole month...anytime I started freaking out or needed help, she was there for me as well. She was just as excited as I was when I got that acceptance call! I'm so grateful for all the support and love I have in my life. I don't know what I would do without it! :)