Welcome to bloggin? Let's see how long this lasts...

So I haven't blogged since the days of Xanga circa freshman year at GVSU straight from my dorm room in good old Weed Hall (great name for a dorm). Hopefully this venture be more successful than the potted plants I insisted I would take care of. Now I just let the rain do the watering and hope Glen reminds me to water the inside plants before they turn brown and start smelling.

News from our house mostly includes our new addition! No no no..I am NOT having a baby, nor do I intend to until after grad school. We are getting a little cockapoo puppy! He is a 1st generation toy cockapoo (mom is a cocker spaniel, dad is a toy poodle)! We found him on puppyfind.com and fell in love over the internet. Last week Glen and I took a mini road trip up north to the middle of nowhere michigan also known as Mio, MI to take a peek at the little guy. At my first glance of him all I could say was "Where do I sign?" The breeder is a really sweet lady who loves her dogs and breeds periodically. The pup is only 20 days old and cute as a button! He's white with some tan spots and we've decided to name him Enzo. Name inspiried by the absolute best waiter on the face of this earth whom you can visit anytime at the 28th Pizza Hut in GR. Greatest guy ever, very friendly, considerate and always keeps your lemonade glass full! (He even gives you extra marinara free of charge) I later googled the name Enzo and found it means "Master of the house" which seems fitting since I'm sure he will soon take over our lives but we couldn't be more excited!

School starts back up for me next week. I'm nervous and excited at the same time. I finished my first class during a one week residency on campus the 2nd week of August at Spring Arbor where I learned tons about using technology in a way to help further my education, career and the practice of nursing. I thought it was great and really enjoyed meeting my classmates. My next class is completely online and I'm sure requires lots of research, writing and online discussion forums. Good thing I'm becoming so very tech savy. I can even SKYPE now! Who knew one week away at grad school would turn me into a techy geek. Glen's proud but patiently waiting for me to end my love afair with my laptop. (Get comfy honey, it's become an extension of my body!)

Work is the same old thing, lots of complaining patients, lack of staff and GSW's this summer. Battle Creek seemed great growing up however now seems a lot more like Detroit than the streets I ran around as a child playing hide and seek type games called Bloody Murder. Name seems fitting now seeings to how so many young people seem to be attempting to solve all of life's problems and arguments with deadly weapons. I'm still appreciating ER for the experiences I've had and all that I've learned. My contract is up a year from this Christmas and I'm eager to move on to something clinically different and excited to find a job in the same city where I live. Driving is getting annoying. I'm trying to decide what area to work in next. I figure I have 3 years left of time as a Registered Nurse before moving onto Advanced practice (which I'm so pumped about). Any suggestions? I'm thinking maybe surgery. We'll see.