Random Thoughts by Pina

The other night we were celebrating one of my best friend's birthdays. Her almost 2 year old son was dancing with our other friend and when I got up to dance he yelled, "NO, sit down." And then he punched me in my leg. ...

Sometimes when Sean is busy doing some sort of work on the computer I take lots of pictures of myself and him and I realized to day that I have tons of pics of him either looking annoyed or totally ignor ing me...I think it is funny! Hahaha ....he is sooooo good at ignoring me! So I just keep taking pictures... But to be fair...he doesn't ALWAYS ignore me :) We love each other. Notice our little tree? It is courtesy of our roommate Kaley . Also notice my necklace. My grandma gave me those pearls for my wedding. My grandpa gave them to her a long time ago. I treasure them now since she is in heaven now. When I wear her jewelry I feel close to her

I am half a nurse now. I cannot believe how fast this semester went by. I learned alot but I am nervous for next semester. What if I forget how to put in an IV? Haha...I know that if I forget anything my teacher or classmates will always be there to help and support me. I guess it just seems surreal that I actually made it through 2 semesters of nursing school. Not just made it through but am doing well. I always thought I was not very smart, and I guess I still think that. I was really scared that I was going to flunk out of nursing school. I am truly grateful to God because I know that he has been very faithful and gracious to me. I to feel like I need step up and start putting more effort into things. I just feel like I give myself to many breaks and I really need to spend this year gleaning whatever I can from my classes and teachers so that I can pass my state board exam when I am done. I need to continually remind myself to trust in God about the exam because I tend to get prett...

Why do parents lie to their kids about santa and then get upset when other kids tell their kids the truth? I dont get it and I dont want to do that to my future kids. I think I will tell them the history about St. Nicholas and that people make believe that he comes and brings us gifts, but I will not tell him that he is real. It feels so wrong to lie to your kids...and then when they question it to insist that Santa is real. People wonder why their kids dont listen to them. I am so happy to celebrate christmas. Jesus came to the earth! That is the most amazing thing that has happened in the history of mankind. I also think that Jesus coming to this earth to be a living sacrifice for us is something that we all should be celebrating and contemplating daily. The American christmas complete with a tree, stockings, presents, yummy food, and gathering of family and friends is nice and fun...and I am happy to partake in it. I love all of the traditions (except Santa) and I love any excuse t...

My husband loves it when I clean the house. It helps him concentrate, get more work done, and not be depressed when the house is clean. I am not good at cleaning. I have realized since I got married that the only thing I am good at and comes naturally to me is cooking. I love cooking. I love coming home after a long day at school or clinicals and then cooking a yummy meal for me and Sean. He appreciates my cooking, but for some reason the cleaning is the thing that really gets him going :) I dont really work...well...I work but not nearly as much as sean. We are both in pretty demanding programs at school. He is working on getting his bilingual teaching credential and I am working on becoming an RN. He student teaches at a local high school from 7:30-3:00 and then goes to work from 3:30-6 or 7. He then comes home, eats and either grades papers or prepares his lessons for the next day. I really appreciate the amount of time he works because I know that I would not be able to work like h...

So...it has been a while since I wrote a blog. I have been lurking around other blogs and I feel guilty for not posting! I know TONS of people read this so I decided to finally write about my summer. I really thought I would have vast amounts of free time this summer and I would be able to hang out with friends and relax. I did get to relax, but working 5 days a week during the whole summer made it kind of hard to see people. I still got to see people who I neglect during the semester but definitely not as much as I thought I would. At the end of each day I was tired! June started off nicely, I started working at the assessment office at my school during the last week in May. Originally I committed to working for 3 weeks because someone was going on paternity leave (yes I said paternity). I was planning on taking the CNA test. I ended up working there the whole summer and I am actually going to take the CNA test next weekend. I AM NERVOUS! I was very grateful for the job. We managed to...

sometimes...I am really serious...      Sometimes I look like sarah palin...I was a bride's maid in my dear friend Erica's wedding...

For mother's day this year, my husband and I decided to gift my mother-in-law with a night at her house. We would provide the food and we would just hang out. My mother-in-law LOVES to have people over to her house and it doesn't happen very often because she lives about 1 hour from all of her kids. Recently I made a Mexican casserole made out of mostly leftovers. I just threw a bunch of crap together and it was very delicious (I am pretty confident in my cooking skills :). While we were eating I asked my husband what he wanted me to make for dinner and he said he wanted the leftover Mexican casserole .  So today I tried to recreate the yummy dish...except using all fresh ingredients, instead of leftovers...I really have no idea how is is going to turn out. I couldn't remember everything I put in the last one. I also made a peanut butter cream pie with an Oreo cookie crust. I got the recipe from pioneer woman and it looks sooooo good. I am sad because my camera batte...

Couscous...is my new true love...

study group today! I am so excited to get this final over and done with so I can enjoy life with my husband again...haha...it sounds like I have such a hard life. I dont, I am just being dramatic :) Seriously though, it is hard to be stuck inside the house on such a beautiful day. Everyone else is outside getting a tan...I want a tan!! I start work this week. I am going to work at Butte's assessment office again for like a month and then hopefully I will be able to get a job as a CNA. They told me at the assessment office that if I cant find a job as a CNA then I can continue to work for them throughout the summer. I feel so lucky...so many people out there cant find work...I am blessed. God is so good and ever since Sean and I both started back at school full time He has provided perfectly for us (not that He didnt provide for us before, it is just different now because we work less but still can afford everything we need and then some). We havent had to take out any new student l...

I got sick this week. Sean had a sore throat and cough and I caught a much more severe version of it. This always happens. I guess my immune system is just weaker than his. So I feel alright now, except my ears are plugged and I have no sense of smell (which effects my sense of taste). Today is the last day of clinicals and we are supposed to bring food for the nurses. I made some spanish rice and I cannot smell it. And when I try to taste it all I can taste is spice. I asked Sean to taste it and he said that it tastes tomatoey (I know tomatoey is not a word!). I hope it tastes alright... I am really excited for the semester to be over. I have totally lost all my motivation to study which sucks because I have a 100 question final worth 200 points on tuesday. I just need to be more disciplined...and I need my ears to be unplugged...that would help :) Btw...have I mentioned that I love this man very much! He is amazing.

So, I made my version of chicken tortilla soup today and I thought it turned out pretty yummy. Then I overheard my teenage brother in law and his friend talking while they ate it...this is what he said, "oooh man, this is so good, it is like taco bell soup!"  Is that a compliment?

So...one of my guilty pleasures is watching this show called Bothers and Sisters. It has some really great dialogue and the way the family interacts with each other is so realistic. I watched it today and I am mad. ONe of the main characters started cheating on her husband...they just adopted a baby...and she started cheating on her husband. Honestly, I know it is just a tv show...and I shouldnt get so involved...but it made me feel physically sick to my stomach. I am mad!!  That is all I have to say about that... On another note, The Amazing Race is the best show ever...I want to be on it someday!!

So, I am almost done with this semester. To be honest, I dont want it to end. I feel like I am learning tons of useful information and techniques. I really love nursing school. I am looking forward to the summer though so I can have a chance to work. We really want to pay off my car and save some money so Sean wont need to work so much next semester. He will be starting the bilingual teaching credential program and I would love it if he didnt need to work full time like he has been. I want him to get everything he can from this program. I am so proud of him. He works so hard, and has had hardly any time to just relax and hang out with friends. He is amazing. I feel guilty sometimes because i am not working this semester. I am busy with school, but I have more down time than he does...and I feel bad. Hopefully I can find a job as a CNA and work full time over the summer and then 2 days a week during the semester. We will see...I am trusting in God for this...because if I have learned an...

Things are better...thank you Laurie for praying. It is hard to raise a teenager...but God is good...and has grace for us!

Sean and I need your prayers...more info someday...right now just pray for wisdom

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I am exhausted... Yesterday was was a very mentally and physically draining day at the hospital. My Patient needed help with everything. I am sore today, my back muscles do not agree with lifting and moving patients. I am tired...but I am so very grateful for my classmates. Whenever I needed help I knew that all I had to do was ask and someone would be right by my side. I love everyone in my class...more and more each day!!

You can tell when I am hormonal when I watch in interview with Bob Barker on the today show and cry my eyes out. To be fair, he was talking about his wife and how if it wasnt for her he wouldnt be where is today. He said that she always supported him, always believed in him, followed him even when the things seemed rocky. She produced all of his shows, and gave him inspiration. I want to be that kind of wife. Not because I want Sean to become a famous game show host, but because I want Sean to know he has my support through everything...He is going to be such a great High School teacher/future dad!

today is my first day of clinicals where I will be caring for a patient without a partner! I am glad...and nervous. I know that I have no reason to be nervous, my fellow students are there to help me, and my teachers. I really have nothing to be nervous about. I just want to be the best nurse I can be and I really want to get as much as I possibly can out of these clinicals. In order to get alot out of them I need to be ready and willing to do any procedures that I hear about. If I hear a nurse talking about inserting a catheter I need to volunteer...I am scared...but I know that God will be there. I have been realizing the presence of God more lately. Not feeling...but realizing; realizing that He is present...it gives me great peace...until someone asks who wants to do a catheter...then I will panic :)

Yesterday was the first day in the hospital and today is the first day that I will actually be caring for patients. Yesterday was good, it was a chance to get to know my floor a little and find out where things are located.  I don't think I like this hospital. It is old, small, and very hot and stuffy. I will be working in the Extended care unit and long term care unit. It is dark....and stifling . I feel bad for the patients. One of my tasks yesterday was to go into patients rooms and introduce myself to 3 patients.  It hit me...I will be caring for these patients...I will be in a position to be so close and to see every part of them. Some of the parts that have only been seen my their mom or spouse... It is a little terrifying. What if I fail? What if I gag? What if I do something wrong? What if I hurt them? What if I say the wrong thing? What if I forget how to do everything I ever learned?  I feel so inadequate ...like I am playing dress up in my scrubs with my stethoscope ar...

This is my friend amber ...she got married to brian...and I love her Here is me and my brown trout and our dear friend brian...he got married...to amber here I am at Jason's wedding... This is my mom, dad, grandpa and grandma from my dad's side...oh yeah...and my seany

I decided to post some random pics...so here they are I call this pic..."In the Womb"

I am so excited! A little nervous, lots of butterflys. I am starting clinicals tomorrow! I am more nervous about the paperwork than anything else. We have tons of paper work that we have to fill out every day. Tomorrow I will not really be doing very much patient care. Just getting oriented to the hospital and  introducing myself to the patients.  It is my prayer that God would use me, in any way that he wants. I want to be able to be a comfort, help, instiller of hope...useful, and an awesome testimony of what Jesus Christ has done for me. God is so good...

I need to get alot done today. I realized that I had more homework than I had originally thought...so that will take alot of the day. I also have not gone on a run this entire week...I said I would go every day this week. I also need to go see my great aunt, she is in  a nursing home right now which makes me so very sad because I firmly believe that old people should be with family during their last days on earth. But extreme circumstances in my family do not allow for that.  I also need to make some enchiladas...I am excited about that...I really love enchiladas!!! I am so excited because my grandpa gave me some beautiful pictures of flowers to put up in my house. They will go in the downstairs bathroom. I went to the dollar store and bought some great frames to put them in. Maybe I will take pictures and post them on here...probably not...but maybe.  I need God's grace! pina

Today is a homework day for me...I really need to be diligent  and get everything done!! I also need to run a few errands for my esposito.  I think I will make pizza tonight, I have some leftover spaghetti sauce that I can use....I have yet to conquer the home made dough, I really want to make some home made pizza dough...but I just don't know how and don't really have the time. Good thing Trader Joe's has great whole wheat dough. Pray for me!!! I need to have self discipline. heart pina

I love this picture of Sean...he is so cute!!

not sure how...but I started following myself... I need to figure this thing out!!

so, this is my first official blog post. I don't consider facebook notes or myspace "blogs" real blogs. I figured, since I am very addicted to reading other people's blogs I might as well start one of my own. I am the definition of a lurker. I read tons of blogs and never comment on them. But I am changing my ways...I really want to get into this.  I think this will be a place where I will post recipes, my daily adventures in nursing school, what I am learning about myself, God, my marriage....and whatever else I feel like talking about. Maybe I will learn how to put pictures on this thing!!! ok....adios pina marie brown