So I am officially an RN...finally!!!  I took my boards last Thursday and thanks to the state and their 4 day work weeks had to wait an unbearably long 4 days to find out the results.  It feels great to be done, but sort of surreal.  It felt so weird to write RN behind my name at work today instead of LPN.  

OnE YeAr AgO

We made it!!!  One year ago yesterday we checked into the U of U hospital.  We are so fortunate to be so close to one of the most amazing hospitals in the country and were lucky enough to get the most amazing orthopedic surgeon as Kip's surgeon.  We can never thank all the nurses and doctors enough for all they did for us.  1 life flight ride, 1 ambulance ride with him high as a kite on morphine, roughly 20 hours of surgery, 3 nights in the surgical ICU, 3 weeks in a rehab facility, and 10 months of recovery later and he is now doing great.  He still has a limp and may never get rid of it but he is alive and without a pain.  I thought I would make a list of funny things he said while in the hospital to help me remember later on in life.

*   He thought 4-wheelers ran on milk

*   Kip:  "You're an ass" with his eyes closed

     MD:  "You have never even met me"

     Kip:   "Fine I'm an ass"

*   Kip:  "I hate when you sleep in"

     Me:   " It is 7 am and we went to bed at 3 am!"

*   I went in to the bathroom and had not even sat down before he was yelling "Are you ever coming out???" 

*   Kip:  "Why are there so many people in this room?"

     Me:   " It's just you and me"

     Kip:   "Never mind I am seeing things"

*   Hey doc wanna come home with me my mom will make ya dinner

*   Mom did I pass history?

Yesterday Kip's grandparents renewed their vows and celebrated their 53rd anniversary.  It was a pleasure to be able to share that day with them.  We love them so much & hope that one day we can also celebrate that many years together.

Snow Day

Jax was so exhausted after playing in the snow all morning!!  He fell asleep in the house which he has NEVER done before cause he is always so hyper!!!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Hope everyone had a great Christmas!! It was great to spend time with family and enjoy the holiday spirit.  Here are a few of the cute pictures of Christmas eve and Christmas day.

Cookies...

Shantel & I made all sorts of Christmas goodies Sunday and continued it again on Monday night.  The boys watched football and argued like brothers while we baked, and the doggies of course got to play together since they are like our children.  This time of year you really start thinking of all the things you are blessed with in life and good friends are definitely on the top of my list.  We love hanging out with these guys & probably would sit at home & be losers (oh wait we are still losers!) without them!!  Thanks guys for all the fun times we have had together, I am sure there are many more to come!

I am finally done with school!!!  I graduated last Friday with my RN.  I truly would not of made it without the support from my family & friends.  Christie & I did both years of nursing school together & I am so grateful for the friendship we have been able to form.  I would of never made it with out her & just want her to know how much I appreciate her.  I have made such great friends along the way & am so excited for to see where life leads from here!!