Finally . . . The Wedding Plans!

So I am FINALLY getting these wedding plans off and running!  The wedding party has been selected, menu has been finalized, tuxes are almost picked out, wedding dress has been BOUGHT, photographer is done and engagement photo's location is selected, DJ has been booked and I'm SO relieved.  So here are the bridesmaid's . . . 

-Shannon Meader (Maid of Honor)

-Brittanni Molinaro
-Alicia Shirley

-Cynthia (Luis's Sister)

-Claudia (Luis's Sister)

Luis's Groomsmen are . . . 

-Oscar (Best Man)

-Shawn (My Brother)

-Brian Arce (His Best Friend)

-Ernesto

-Peter Vega (One of My Best Friend's)

Dylan, my nephew, will of course be our little ring bearer and Luis's cousins daughters will be our 2 flower girls! 

Our wedding colors are burgundy, burnt orange and chocolate brown.  We are doing our engagement pictures at Nelson's Landing and at Lake Las Vegas.  We finally found my wedding dress after searching in 3 states, yes, THREE STATES!  I found my dress in Anaheim, CA.  Pictures won't be posted just so I can keep up the anticipation, only a few people have seen the pictures and my mom is the only one who has seen me in it.  

Oh and the countdown has begun . . . It is in 5 months and 8 days . . . WOO HOO!

Now it's just time to plan the honeymoon and buy a house . . . oh and win the lottery so I can afford all of this!  <3

i know very little but . . .

So I have discovered that I know very little (according to me) about the world of nursing but I figured I would share what I do know . . . 

1 - Grey's Anatomy brand scrubs are the ONLY scrubs I will buy.  They feel like jammies.
2 - Nurses talk more about BM's (poop) then anyone you will ever meet. 
3 - It takes about 500,000,003 years to learn how to read a doctor's handwriting.  This should be a class all on its own.

Awww the things you never learn in school.  :) 

That is all.

. . . first things first . . .

So since this whole "blogging" thing is fairly new to me, it might be a bumpy ride until I get the hang of it . . . i apologize in advance.  

My life has done a total 180 in the past 6 months.  I got engaged to the most wonderful man I have ever had the pleasure of knowing, I graduated from college, I passed my state board's for nursing, and I actually got a job!  I am now a full-fledged oncology nurse, which means I work strictly with cancer patients, and turns out I am actually quite good at it.  I work at NVCI (Nevada Cancer Institute) and it is by far the best place I have ever worked at.  I am learning more now then I ever learned in school and I really feel that I have found my "true calling".

Wedding plans . . . everyone asks about my wedding plans and truth be told, I haven't really done much planning.  My colors are dark burgundy and burnt orange.  I have my photographer picked out.  That is it.  Oh, and the date - October 15th.  It's a Saturday and I fully expect everyone to be there.  You have ample warning.  :)  I am finally getting started on planning so I will keep everyone posted. 

Now about school.  Oh how I miss school.  I am a nerd and I am completely okay with admitting that.  I know that a new job, planning a wedding, and graduate school seems like a very full plate so I have decided to postpone getting my Master's Degree until January of 2012.  I still need to do more research on worthy universities for my tuition and time, so if you know of any great Nursing Master's programs, I am open to suggestions.  I have a feeling I will be a lifelong student since I don't want to stop at 1 Master's Degree.  I will space them out though.  I'm hoping to finish graduate school before Luis and I start a family . . . and I'm sure he will be completely okay with that (babies F.R.E.A.K. him out.)

Well I can finally stop beating myself up about starting a blog that I have neglected ever since I created it.  Again, my apologies for the blandness.  It will get better, I promise.  And if not, you have my full approval to stop reading.  <3