school school school

So, there is a few months missing that I didn't write anything about. School has changed for me, from nursing to Health and Kinesiology at UTT. Then I will probably get a teaching degree and just teach somewhere. Or better yet I'll get married and just pop out some babies to take care of and make play dates! :) I am taking some classes at TJC this semester (my last semester there :,( although I already have two associates lol) I will be going to UTT to finish the rest of my classes and should graduate December '09 if i push it but probably not until May'10. kinda far off but its still something to look foward to! I like my plan! Now all I have to do is keep Will in the picture long enough.... haha hopefully he will put up with me for a while! Thats it for now! School starts in less than a week. oh and books are too expensive, i say everyone should boycott buying them!

I'm Sick...

So back to enjoying the wonderful days off from work... yeah right. So Thursday was a wonderful day off handing out resumes, and then everyone getting together at my papa Jims house for a family dinner. My mom got off work and her Lori and I started cooking. Steak, Grilled chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, corn on the cob, salad, rolls, and my famous brownies ;) ! sam, karen, papa jim, lori ann, aunt laurie, and uncle mike all joined and it was great wo have everyone there to just hangout with papa jim for a while. Afterward Laure and Lori got papa Jims internet fixed! The next morning I woke up feeling completely awful, i couldnt hardly get out of bed. I took some benadryl and slept through the whole day finally waking up around 9:30. Deciding I better get something to eat since I hadnt all day I decided to get my mom to go to the store with me. After we checked out, came home, and were done unpacking I noticed we were missing the bagels I had bought to eat with some yogurt. We got back in the car and rove back up there to get them, what a hassel when i dont feel well. However, i ate some of the bagel and yogurt took some nyquill and went back to sleep.
Saturday came and I felt even worse I woke up in cold sweats, freezing but sweating, coughing, my whole body ached, headache, sore throat, the works. I try and pull it together because I was supposed to work at 6 that night. I grabbed a shower (at which I couldnt breath after about 10 minutes) through some clothes on and went with my mom to mercadoes for lunch trying to blow off whatever it was i had. We get to mercadoes and I cant eat anything, just dont have the stomach to hold any food. Afterward I went home tried to throw on a little makeup to look somewhat desent to see will since i hadnt seen him since thursday. By the time I get up to carinos I am really sick with a fever, cold, and practically dripping in sweat. He told me not to stop anywhere and go directly to the doctor. So I did, and sure enough I've got bronchitis. So I call in sick to work get the medicine and go home. Around 7ish My mom made me some toast trying to get me to eat something (by the way I had already lost 4 pounds). Plus I have to eat with the medicine because i will normally get sick and nauseated from it. I eat almost 2 peices of toast to get the medicine down. I read the directions and Always look at the side effects. I told my mom I would get the side effects! She said I was just like my papa jim and gma kay! and sure enough a hour and a half later I get the abdominal cramps, diarrhea, and nausea. So Sunday comes and still facing the side effects I call into work again. Today is monday and I am finally starting to feel like I can get out of bed, and move around. I am supposed to work tomorrow and get my hair done that will had gotten for me for my birthday. He said I can go get my hair done, but we will see about me going to work tomorrow! as much as I am "enjoying" this break... I'm ready to get outta the house!

THE FAMILY

Karen, Kevin, Kelly, Pat, Mike and Papa Jim
Sam (dad), me, Karen (mom) at grandma's visitation
All of the family minus Kristy, Brandon, Melissa, Lucien, Cary, Ava, and Grandma Kay.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

Will is so amazing. This birthday we hadn't seen each other 2 or 3 days before, and he called me the day of and told me to be ready at 6:45. So I was ready and he picked me up and gave me a little bag. Inside he explained that I had a spa day all taken care of with a facial, massage, manicure and pedicure! Then he proceeded to tell me that there was another card in there to get whatever I wanted done to my hair! I was completley shocked. He said he didn't know what to get me and that he noticed I don't wear bracelets, which I love the fact that he is observant and actually listens to everything I say! Oh and after that he took me to Benards for an AMAZING dinner candel lite with wine and a huge bouquet of red roses and white stargazer lilies already on the table! I love him so much and cant wait for whatever the future holds for us! Love you baby

INA KAY BARHAM 1931-2008

Sorry you have to look sideways on this one, but this was the last time I went fishing with my Grandma Kay at my Uncle Kevins lakehouse

Last time I was visiting at the grave site I was with my Grandma and to be there putting her in her grave was very hard for me.

Visiting the Mt. magazine information site.

At the new lodge they built on Mt. magazine, having fun in the gift shop!

Looking off of the mountain... I imagine this is what grandma is looking at now.

My grandmother passed away July 8, 2009 and there are so many memories....

I love you Grandma

Almost a Month in!

So I've obviously been busy! It's almost been a full month now in nursing school and I have to say It isn't too bad... So Far. I failed my first pharmacology test but I heard that was reasonable to not know what to expect, The first foundations test I got a B on which is pretty good. C=RN. I have another test though tomorrow in Pharmacology )my seond one) and I am so afraid I am going to bomb it. I haven't had much time to study, and I feel very nauseated and sick. Of course I am at work too, 12 hour shifts on the weekends dont help my lack of study time. I quit working during the week so hopefully this week I can get more studying done. All I want to do when I get off in an Hour is take some Nyquill and crash! Oh, and tuesday we start our nursing home clinicals, YAY! jk. Pray hard for me tomorrow, I'll need lots of prayers to do well on my test (I'll even take anything above a 65!) Pray Hard and wish me luck

~Kayla ann

First Week of School....

Yup so tomorrow is the last day of our first week at nursing school. I am completley overwhelmed and more stressed than ever. It doesn't seem too hard just alot to do in a small amount of time! If there were only a few more hours in the day... ok maybe like 10! that way i could catch up on some sleep too! We have a major test every monday, in either Pharmacology or Foundations. Along with clinicals on Tuesdays, Lab for Pharm and Foundations on Wednesday with lots of quizes for those! And Lectures on Thursdays! I also have to take CPR class on Friday! OH, by the way did I mention I work Full time too?! 12 hour shifts on the weekends! and tuesday and wednesday nights! im exhausted but i have a quiz tomorrow. when i get out of school i'm going to crash!!!!! and its pay day! then i'm off this friday, i'm so excited! but then i got to work sat and sun 7a-7p :( well i better go so i can go home and get some sleep. (I'm at work)
goodnight!
~kayla

School Starts Tomorrow!

So, school starts tomorrow and i've figured a few things out. First, I am not moving this semester I will be driving (not really by much choice). Second, I have already not enjoyed my last few days of not getting any sleep, and trying to get ahead has ruined my last few free days to myself! Ive already got the first 5 chapters on notecards! tell me about no sleep and my hand hurting... but they are just on notecards, I don't know them yet. I am a little anxious about how everything is going to go tomorrow...I am hoping to become really good friends with some of them and maybe get an apartment or something this summer and fall. Oh, also my books were $1,034....WHOA talk about crazy. That was more than my tuition! and I won't be able to get a loan for school this summer. Talk about stress! I am just going to focus on this semester though and try to pass, then I will start worrying about the next semester and so on. They posted the new schedules for each class and looking over them kinda overwhelmed me. There is so much we are learning in this first semester, catheters, tubing, needles/shots, etc. it almost makes me think what am I doing??? But I am still excited for the moment, I guess until the first few clinicals come. I'll write next week and update you on how the first week is going! (oh and our first lecture test is in 3 weeks over 12 chapters!!! SERIOUSLY!!! Wish me Luck :)