It's the most wonderful time of the year...

Merry Christmas!
I don't know if it's just me but ever since I've started working as a nurse Christmas has never felt like Christmas. Part of it is that I have worked the whole holiday or at least part of it. But it seems like there's a lot of build up to it and then it's over and I sit here and think, really, is Christmas already over?! I love this time of year! This is my second year celebrating Christmas in Utah, but it was the very first one that I've spent it away from my entire family. 2,500 miles away. Hopefully this will not always be the case.
But I'm so glad that I get to celebrate this holiday season and really remember the reason why we celebrate it in the first place. I love Christmas and I love that we get the month of December to remember Christ and all that He has done for us.
Merry Christmas and I'm looking forward to a very happy New Year in 2014!

Cancelled

Well apparently I'm officially off orientation. I got cancelled tonight from my shift. Here starts the fun of not working. Hopefully I'll still work some though. I can't not get a paycheck. I don't have a ton of PTO at all yet and I like my paychecks, they allow me to be able to do fun stuff. We'll see how it goes.

The missionary

I have been writing this missionary for about 8 months now. I was sent his email by Shara and was told to write him and we've been writing every week since. Now that I've moved out here I was worried it might be a little strange, hoping it would be awhile before I bumped into him. Well that didn't exactly happen. We were on our way back from dropping off Shara's oldest at a friends house when a car comes speeding up behind us. It turned out to be the missionaries and Shara followed them until they pulled over. I was sitting in the back seat of the truck and was trying to stay out of the conversation and not be noticed. I didn't want anything to be weird or awkward. Well then Shara had to point out that I was in the back seat. Eric got a nervous look on his face and the topic of conversation changed quickly. So now I can say that I've seen him in person. Still can't say that I've talked to him.
Thanks a lot Shara.

Happy last month of the year

Well I have now moved twice in two weeks.
I moved all my stuff from the apartment I was renting down in Pleasant Grove up to Shara's place in Herriman. I figured I probably couldn't afford that place and anything would be better than living in the silence that I had been living in. I had had no tv or internet and it was killing me. I need noise of some sort. Plus, I kinda felt uneasy about that living situation and moving somewhere where I was comfortable made more sense. I think I'm going to be happier about the move to Herriman.
Happy December!!