Half Way There

Yesterday was my last day working in the first half of the semester. I'm at the HALF WAY mark! Wooooo! So happy. I had my midterm evaluation this past Thursday and it was so intimidating! I had to go in front of a committee of 6 people who "graded" me on my performance and gave me feedback, asked me questions, etc. I felt like I was going to throw up and pass out at the same time, but it actually went very well. I was so relieved when it was over. Time is actually going by pretty fast. Now I get a WHOLE WEEK off for Fall Break and then I start up again for the second half of the semester in two different units. They are going to be pretty intense (If you know what unit the PICU is, then you'll know what I mean, but I'm actually looking forward to the infant unit!)...we'll see how I do. But for now, I'm celebrating! I've made it half way through this internship and I'm doing well! I feel more and more confident every day and get very positive feedback from my supervisors. It was just meant to be. It's been tough, but worth it. I'm getting such great experience. Some people, when they think of internships- at least I have, they think of serving coffee, etc etc. That's definitely not what I'm doing. Think of it like a residency for a doctor. I'm full on doing the job...and now that nurses and doctors know who I am, I'm getting paged and called all the time saying they need me. But it's great! I'm in my CAREER now and it feels wonderful.

Anyway, so other than work, we haven't done a whole lot- just don't have the time right now. We did go to our "niece's" first birthday! (Daughter of Jordan's very best friend.) She is adorable. Can't get enough of her cute smile!







Also, I'm adding these pictures below because I just think she's the cutest thing on the planet. My cute girl has found "her spot" for when me and Jordan are gone all day working. I let her roam the house while we are gone anyway, but these last couple months she has a specific spot that she likes to hang out in. I finally got pictures of it a couple days ago. It's so hard to catch her! Her new spot is the window sill in our guest bedroom. She lays behind the curtains so she can look out the window all day long. It's so sweet. It's like her little cave. I'm glad she has a spot to feel safe in while we are gone all day. And then of course she's so excited when we get home that she doesn't leave our sides. (As seen in the last photo.)






And lastly, here are my pretty mums finally blossoming! (as well as some gorgeous lilies too) It's kind of funny, I got these flowers from my mom's friend's garden and she told me they were going to bloom a burnt orange and brown color, which I thought would look gorgeous in the fall. However, when I saw the buds start popping up, I saw pink edges, and then in bloom they were very rosy pink! It made me laugh. Oh well! I love the flowers anyway, even though they are taking over my favorite lilies. I'll just have to plant more lilies next year so they are more noticeable. haha



Oh yeah! I also finally had the chance to buy Beauty and the Beast on DVD!!! I've literally been waiting YEARS to buy it. I hate that they only release them for a short time and then pull them off the shelves for years. So frustrating. Anyway, I finally got it! Love that movie. Slowly, but surely, I am going to own all of the classic Disneys. :)