Rehearsal Dinner Pics

Bachelorette Weekend

Over the weekend I went to Palm Springs with my bridesmaids for my Bachelorette Weekend. While we were away, Brian and some of the guys went to Santa Barbara for his Bachelor weekend. We both had loads of fun and still can't stop sharing stories. :)

1 month left!

Wow - I can hardly believe that one month from today I will be getting married! Brian and I couldn't even be more excited, although I am feeling the stress now. I haven't had much time to breathe since school has been out. I have been working my 2 part time jobs a lot while working on wedding stuff, writing thank you cards, and starting to pack. Busy busy as usual!!

My new love...

After trying this ice cream out last night I am absolutely in love with it!! It's become my new fav! :D

Bridal Shower Pictures

Wow! Only 50 more days to go till the wedding!!! I soooo can't even wait!!! In less than a week I will be officially done with school forever! (unless I am crazy enough to go back later on, which would not surprise me). And Brian graduates this SUNDAY! Very exciting!!!

Here are some pictures from my bridal shower that was at Pam's house on April 24. It was such a beautiful shower!!!

(PS - let me know if you want the original of any picture(s) -
I will happily email them to you). :)

Sitting in Borders

A fun Saturday night sitting in the back corner of Borders. They had live music in the cafe area and, therefore, there were no seats. Anyway, I am sitting here and I notice this little girl, say 9 years old, come running back here, giggling, clearly hiding from someone. She waited...and waited...and waited. I just couldn't help but notice her face slowly turn from excitement into worry...did they stop looking for me, did something happen, where did they go? I remember that feeling when I was a kid playing that very same game - it can be quite depressing. Can you relate?

Also while sitting here, I can see the young adult section which is mostly filled with black and red-ish books. What's with all the vampire drama/fantasy books!!? Is that all young adults want to read about!? Just my observation.

Official MA Nurse

I received confirmation today that my Massachusetts RN license has been issued. Too bad I didn't have this information 2 days ago when I submitted my first job application (to Massachusetts General). We will see what happens!

Nursing Honors Society Induction

On Saturday, I (along with many of my classmates) was inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honors Society! Very exciting!! I got the nice purple and white cord that I will wear at graduation in a few weeks.

It was so great seeing many of my friends from nursing school, several of which I haven't seen in a long time so it was a mini reunion! So much fun. :)

Several of my nursing buddies

(minus the girl on the far right - we have no idea who she is)

Another group shot

The ceremony was at the Nixon Library right down the street from me and my guest was my lovely mother! (Brian was speaking at a conference for LMU that same afternoon). After the ceremony, we were able to tour the grounds, so my mom and I walked around a bit. Here are some more photos:

My mom and me outside in the garden

The house where Richard Nixon was born

The bed where Nixon was born

The bathtub!!

The view of the garden - beautiful!!

Do you know who Mark Zuckerberg is!?

I was reading the Parade magazine from this past Sunday's newspaper and they had "What People Earn", showing all different jobs and annual salaries. What I found absolutely shocking was this: Taylor Swift makes $17.2 million, Jay Leno $32 mil, Ellen DeGeneres $35 mil, Stephanie Meyer (Twilight author) $50 mil, Tiger Woods $110 million....but Mark Zuckerberg...the CEO of Facebook, makes (are you ready?) $3 BILLION! OMG! Is your jaw as low to the ground as mine was!? I just can't even believe that. Oh, and I suppose I should note that Mr. Zuckerberg is age 25. WOW. Mark Zuckerberg, 25 - Celebrity Salaries | Parade.com

Girls are like Apples!

Right now I am housesitting in Ladera Ranch - my Mastiff buddy - Max, the Labrador - Rose, and the 2 cats. These 4 animals are so lovable, which must come from their loving owners! Anyway, I saw this on their refrigerator and thought it was cute, so I had to share it with you.

Girls
are like apples
on trees. The best ones are
at the top of the tree. The boys don't
want to reach for the good ones because
they are afraid of falling and getting hurt.
Instead, they just get the rotten apples from the
ground that aren't as good, but easy. So, the
apples at the top think something is wrong
with them, when in reality, they're amazing.
They just have to wait for the right
boy to come along, the
ones brave enough to
climb all
the way
to the top
of the tree.

I hope you all had a beautiful Easter! My spring break is over now, but Brian is on his from Servite, so he is hanging out in Ladera with me. It is pretty crazy to think that we have just a little over a month of school left and then we are going to have to start packing for our move. Of course, all in the midst of the wedding planning (and job hunting for me)! We are so excited for all these big events!