Forever Family

In our new ward I was called to be a Primary Worker -- basically a Primary Teacher. I teach half of the 7 year-olds (there are like 12 of them!) I have 6 cute 7 year-olds and we have a great time!

Today, our lesson was on temples and how families can be together forever. We talked about being sealed in the temple and how that can make us be together after we die. For our activity we made paper chains with each member of our family's name on them and then we each made a chain. While I was showing them how to do it, I did one with my name and Ryan's name on it and made a little chain.

One little girl said, "You don't have any kids?" I said, "Nope." She gave me this strange look like I was insane and said, "Hmm. That's weird." Didn't know I was such an outcast to a 7-year-old! The pressure is starting young!

Pictures

I know there are people out there who just love to look at pictures on blogs. For them, here are some pictures for your enjoyment!

BYU (fake) Graduation Ryan and I

I LOVE these girls! If it weren't for them, I might be crazy from nursing school by now. (Not to say that I am not crazy). But we have had so much fun doing everything but homework or actually listening in class and I really am going to miss them when school is for reals over!

Me and my mom after graduation

The siblings that came to support me in my graduation-ness. Thanks for coming!!!

Me and my Grandma Nancy after graduation! LOVE!!

Me and Grandma/pa Workman after graduation. Thanks for coming to support me in my fake graduation!!!

My beautiful sister Lynne Marie on her wedding day. She is gorgeous!! Love her!

Ryan and I at the Temple after Lynne's wedding. It almost felt like a redo for us with all the pictures and everything. It's very different not being the bride/groom. Refreshing!

Lynne and Dave coming out of the temple. They did surprisingly well with all the center of attention things, although they walked way too fast out of the doors. One second there were there and the next picture I have is of them passing me... This will have to do! :)

This is the Thompson Family Reunion up in Layton, UT. Well, this is up Cottonwood Canyon where we hiked to this really pretty Lake. We will have to do some more exploring around there because it was a very pleasant hike and we had a lot of fun!

RIP Straightner

It all started about 4 years ago when my mom and I visited a beauty supply store looking for a specific straightener. Upon arrival, however, we realized this store did not have the straightener I was seeking for. Who knew that would be the best thing that could have happened to me? Before we left the lady working at the store said, why don't you try this one? It has better ratings and plus it has a 2 year warranty instead of just a 1 year. I was very hesitant but decided to go for it and try out something new. That was the beginning of 4 great years together.

I have absolutely been dreading the day when my straightener would die for many reasons.
1. I have no desire to spend that much money on a new one.
2. I absolutely cannot remember what company made my straightener, making it impossible to replace!
3. It has been the world's best straightener.

But this morning, the morning of September 23, 2009 at approximately 10:25, my beloved straightener died. In the words of Lynne, "RIP Andrea's Straightener. It was the straightener to beat all straighteners"

Don't Pick Your Nose

For my dedicated followers, you remember (and if you don't, let me refresh your mind) when I was trying to decide if I should do my final semester of nursing in Labor and Delivery or the Emergency Room. Well I decided to choose the ED and got it! So I have been working at the IMC hospital in Murray in the Emergency Department and I have been absolutely loving it!! Really, I have never been in an area that I have felt is so much for me. It is the perfect combination of patient involvement, nursing skills, and a team effort. I absolutely LOVE how much trust the doctor's put in you as the nurse, I love starting IV's, giving IV meds, seeing all the crazy things come in, and having a little laugh along the way.

One of the reasons I decided to do the ER (not the most important reason, but it was a reason nonetheless), was for the funny, awesome stories that I would have. I have heard other people's stories, and I knew that it wouldn't be long till I had my own. So here is the best story of the first 3 days of my clincal.

56 year old female. F/O nasal cavity.
Hmm... for those of you wondering what f/o stands for... that would be foreign object. Reading the chart it went like this: "56 y/o female states she had an itch in her nose and began to itch it. After itching it, she noticed her fake fingernail was missing."
Needless to say, my nurse and I were laughing pretty hard. An itch? Ya right... She was totally picking her nose!!! Haha. JK. I'm sure it was embarrasing for her, but it was pretty funny when she came in and no one could actually see the fingernail up there and so the doctor just started to dig around. When we were about to give up and refer her to an ENT Doctor, she blows her nose and out comes the fake nail. Ya, that is funny. Moral of the story: Don't pick your nose!

Harry Potter Series

So this summer I knew I would have a lot of spare time on my hands, seeing as I couldn't find a job to keep my time occupied. So I decided to finally pick up book #1 of Harry Potter. After reading all summer long, I have finished all 7 books and let me just tell you: "This book is FULL of ADVENTURE!!" (that was for you, Lynne and Jeffrey). After I read the book I would then watch the movie and say the inevitable phrase, "the book is so much better." But it was fun reading hte books in order and then watching the movies along with reading them so I could get a visual. I was about half way done with book #7 when I started classes and when the teacher start talking about all the work I'm gonna have to do in such a short amount of time, all I could think was: "I have GOT to finish Harry Potter." haha. So I did, and it was a great summer read! Maybe next I can read Lord of the Rings and watch Sound of Music... hmmm... na!!!