site of deposition

i realize this photo is not the cutest photo ever taken of me but it documents an important step in my career.  i passed my anesthesia board exam and can now apply for my anesthesia license.  gone are the days where i have to call my instructor over to observe me giving anesthetic to a patient.

(this summary of events may or may not make sense to some readers but just follow the basic idea)

the first step was the written exam taken early this morning.  it bothers me that i don't know how many or which questions i missed but as long as i know it was good enough to get a passing grade then i guess i should just be ok with it.  our results come in an envelope in the hallway by our candidate number.  once you find out that you pass the written, you are eligible to take the clinical exam at your previously scheduled time.

i was one of the first to be called back for my clinical exam.  i set up my syringes, my topical anesthetic, and got my paper work filled out, then called my patient back.  my patient was my friend and classmate, autumn.  she is so supportive.  i started with the IA.  i was able to calm my nerves for the most part but i was still a little shaky heading toward my initial penetration point.  the needle slid right in and went exactly where it needed to go.  i call it out, negative aspiration, deposited a little solution, and was instructed to withdraw.  next, on to the PSA.  i knew going into this that i had gotten a positive aspiration on the right PSA every single time before so i was expecting one.  i was nervous that there would be a positive and that i wouldn't see it for whatever reason and fail the exam.  autumn told me her goal for today was "not to bleed."  i was so dead set on getting a good aspiration that i wouldn't be able to miss seeing the results that my harpoon got disengaged from the stopper.  oh stink.  i just withdrew, gave that thumb ring a few good hits and went right back in, negative.  i injected a little more solution and got the heck out of there.  done.  of course at that moment i was unsure if my disengaged harpoon would get me into trouble.  by the time i disinfected and re-wrapped my unit my results were ready in an envelope for me.  and i passed. 

i can finally start to enjoy this christmas season.  what a relief to have that over with.  i am so glad that we went on the first day and did not have to wait until sunday to take the exam.

big shout out to my patient, autumn for letting me stab her with needles repeatedly on multiple occasions, and for my amazing husband, blake for being willing to be my backup if things didn't go as planned today.

three french hens

yep, its these three again.  i sure do love them, (especially the one on the left).  kent's wife is a very talented photographer and did a photo shoot with these good looking subjects the other days.  these are some of the more tame photos taken. 

life is always exciting being married to such a fantastic guy.  he is an amazing provider for our family.  i'm so proud of him.

the best

two of my most favorite people in the world: calli and nate.  these two have been my best friends since high school.  i can't imagine what life would be like without these two.  i know life is busy and calli has spent time away and nate is still currently away from me but whenever we get together it feels just like old times.  depicted here are some of my favorite times that i can only laugh and smile when i look at these pictures.  love you guys!  also, we need some more updated photos of the three of us.  just saying

all-star team

a while back blake moved out of his old office and now works out of an office with kent and jeff.  these three are such a power-house of a team.  they are still part of the same company with whom they hang their licenses but they work out of an office in kent's back yard.  blake has loved the success they have had together.

jeff is not only a great co-worker for blake but also a great friend.  he brightens my day every time i see him.  he and blake continually are empowering each other to new levels.  i just need to find him a nice girl that i really like hanging out with because i'm sure jeff will be in our lives for a long long time.

kent has so much love and has so much experience and wisdom.  i also really love how important his family is to him.  blake and i are taking his daughter, bella to the ASU girls volleyball game tomorrow which should he a lot of fun.  i don't say many prayers anymore that do not include kent and his family.  what a blessing they are for us.

most of all i want to acknowledge my sweet blake.  he is the best thing that has ever happened to me.  i heard someone speak about how to choose a husband and asked, "would you rather have someone who puts you up on a pedestal and practically worships you, or would you rather have someone that challenges you to become better?"  i am so lucky that i found someone that does both for me.  i know that blake loves me and will always do his best to be an awesome husband and father.  because of how good he is to me, i am constantly trying to find ways to serve him and show him how much i love him.  he is such a hard worker and is so good at what he does.  i'm so excited to see what the future holds for us.

woman of iron

my sister-in-law did an ironman last weekend.  it was her first one and she finished in only 6 and a half hours.  i have no idea how she dose it but she is in such great shape.

she is also one of the best moms i have ever met.  she has cute little 4 year old twins that are some of the most loved kids in the entire world.

thanks for being such a great example, linds.

i've got a crush on you

every year the gilbert high school choir puts on a western bbq.  the choir kids sign up/audition to perform.  this is the third year that blake and i have gone together.  my youngest brother, whom i call "kid" performed a song.  my whole family was there which i love because we don't get everyone in the same place too often.  i have the best siblings and the cutest nieces and nephews.

that night we also gave my sister-in-law a necklace that we had made for her to remember her son, brycen.  the little guy is still inside of her but his prognosis is not great.  i have been so impressed by the faith of my sister-in-law and my brother as they go through this experience.  i'm excited to meet little brycen someday, whether in this life or the next.  i'm grateful for the restored gospel of Jesus Christ that allows for our families to be eternal.  what a blessing.

18 monthiversary

i know its been a few weeks since oct 9, which is our "18 monthiversary" but i just have been too busy to upload any photos.  blake and i decided that we were going to do all of our favorite things that day.  the day started out with going to get donuts- with maple frosting of course.  after devouring those blake i'm guessing had a food coma so took a 2 hour nap after already sleeping 10 hours the night before.

we then went to see some of our favorite people.  our little "godchild" was having her 1st birthday party. she wasn't quite sure what to do with the cake at first but she soon figured it out and loved it.

we then went to look at houses--blake's favorite activity of all.  its a thing we do whenever we have extra time we drive around and find things we like so when we are ready to buy a house, we'll know exactly what we want.  i fell in love with a house that is about 4.3 million outside of our price range unfortunately.  haha.

the day ended with playing cards with my family and a trip to ikea where i didn't buy anything except beautiful grey ribbon that we be adorning our christmas gifts this year.

i love my sweet husband.  best decision i ever made was to marry him.