School again!

Well as of two weeks ago, Winter break was over and I started my very last semester of nursing school! How the time flies, I never thought these days would be here so fast... I was thinking of the experiences that happened that led me to know I wanted to be a nurse so I thought I would share...

Growing up it was never weird to hear about my dad's "gory" ambulance stories around the dinner table, and while eating a steak I could still hear about someone's guts hanging out and not get grossed out, so I knew at that point that nothing would ever phase the gag reflex!

Once I started school at EA, I was doing classes so that I could get into school and human anatomy was my favorite! Our bodies are so freakin cool... So then I knew I wouldn't get bored learning about the body for the rest of my life.

And this story might make you cry so grab the tissues, or maybe it just makes me cry, i dunno, but I was in clinicals actually getting my CNA license over the summer before I moved to Mesa and we were in a nursing home for the day. We were assigned to wheel everyone in wheelchairs into the dining room so they could eat their lunch... we got everyone there and we were sitting watching everyone eat and I saw this older lady that was just sitting there not eating. I walked over and sat next to her and I motioned for the spoon on her tray so that I could help her eat and she nodded, so I picked up the spoon and started feeding her, I guess this doesn't sound all that exciting but there was this one moment when she reached down and just placed her hand on top of mine and patted it and she looked into my eyes and smiled... If I wouldn't have been sitting there I would have burst into tears because I have never had a conversation like that with no words, I could tell she appreciated the help and I was so grateful to be able to give it. I knew then and there that nursing was what I wanted to do, I wanted to help people like that every day. I have had an incredible journey through nursing school with experiences I will never forget, and I can't wait to actually start working!

P.S. Jaron started school yesterday at the University of Phoenix ground campus, free school, yay! He is going for his bachelor's in psychology... Way to go Jaron, I'm proud of you!

Happy New Year!

Well, Christmas flew by and it was fun spending time with family, I was lame and didn't get around to see anyone this year... That part was sad but we painted and re-arranged my parent's bedroom and back room so my mom could have a scrapbook room, so that pretty much took all of our time! Well worth it though, it looks great. We also found out Emilee is pregnant with baby #4 and we find out Monday what it is, I'm so excited, I love being an aunt, even though I have to be one from 800 miles away!
For New Years, Jaron got tickets to the Insight Bowl through a mission friend of his so we decided to go to that and then hit up the Mill Avenue Block Party afterwards. We had a really good time and it was the first football game that we got to sit down and watch together without him being the coach. Here are some pictures! Happy New Year everyone! We hope 2009 is a great year for you!
They had a parachute team do a five-man drop into the stadium before the game, it was cool!I thought this picture was cool, I wanted to unscramble the letters and spell something but all I came up with was SUBFHLR- not a word really but hey...

Amazing Date, Amazing Man!

Last night Jaron took me on an amazing date! He has been talking about it for a couple weeks but he wouldn't tell me anything that we were doing so I have been so excited to see what he was up to! Well, it was more amazing than I even expected...

He said I had to be ready at exactly four thirty sharp. So he picked me and we started out with a delicious dinner at Charleston's, that place is really cool and the food is yummy.

After dinner, we got back in the car and he told me I had to close my eyes because I couldn't know where we were going. I think he drove way out of his way to get where we ended up because I had no idea! He put on some music when we arrived at our destination and he said, "I'll give you one guess what we are doing." The music he played was Jon Schmidt, he is an amazing pianist and we had talked awhile back about wanting to go. I guessed that and I was right! I saw him perform at an EFY I went to in high school and I knew how cool he was so I was so excited! The concert was absolutely fantastic! He is such an awesome performer, he can have you laughing hysterically one second and crying the next. He also had a cello-ist(don't know how you spell that) that was hilarious.

I think the coolest part about the concert was that he had this family come up on stage and they all introduced themselves and then he asked the mom what she did for a living and she said that she was a stay-at-home mom and that her husband was serving in Iraq so she could be at home with her kids. Then Jon Schmidt was talking to the kids and asking them when there dad was coming home and they said next Wednesday. Then Jon says,"What if I told you someone had come home today?" Just as he said that there dad walked out on stage... The mom had arranged it a couple weeks back to surprise her kids with their dad being home early. It was so awesome. Everyone stood up and clapped (and cried) for I swear ten minutes. It was really neat to be a part of. (the crazy hair wig was for this bumble bee tuna song that he gets all in to and he said he wears the wig so he can pound on the piano with his head harder. It was so funny!

So after already being swept off my feet for the evening, it got even better... We got back in the car and once again I had to shut my eyes until we got to our next destination. So we park and Jaron hands me my phone and tells me I can open my eyes when he calls me. So kinda scary I am sitting alone in his car with my eyes closed and I have no idea where I am and it took forever for him to call! He finally did and I opened my eyes and I was at his house, so I walk up to his door and he says, "welcome to Christmas." I walk in and this is what I see...

The pictures don't do it very much justice because it was all candlelit and there was music playing... Oh man it was romantic! We ate cheesecake and drank sparkling cider and then I opened my presents from Jaron. It was a magical evening, definitely one I will never forget. Jaron thanks for planning such an awesome night. I love you!

P.S. Yes Peyton Manning is a resident in Jaron's living room!

Thanksgiving...

I guess since its December and I haven't posted since October, I better catch up... Life is still busy but the end is near for school! I only have a couple more weeks of Block 3 and then its on to my last Block 4 and graduation in May! Yay!
Thanksgiving was fun, me and Jaron went to St. Johns and had a small thanksgiving with my parents, Kelsey, my grandma and Aunt Carleen. It was fun relaxin!
I am so excited for Christmas, I love it! I hope everyone is home to St. Johns too, I want to see all the new babies and all of you! All of the pictures we took are on my mom's camera so
I guess none this time...

Been Awhile?

Hmm... I almost forgot how to use this thing! It has been a busy, crazy little while! I have been running around with football, school, and work with a little bit of play... School is going good, we just got done with our med-surg half of the semester and now we are starting psych, yeah I'm not gonna lie, a little nervous! We picked our clinical places for Block 4 the other day... so crazy! Graduation here I come!

Jaron has been busy with football, they are now 4-4 for the season and start playoffs here shortly... it has been pretty fun to watch him do that, he is really good with the boys. One of the coaches daughters drew pictures with me the other day at practice and then at the game on saturday she came over and we took pictures together.. oh my gosh she is ADORABLE! One of the mom's on the team also makes these amazing huge signs every week that the boys get to run through after half time, its pretty neat!The other day we went and had pumpkin carving night at Shaela's house, its always fun to hang out with my nursing girls not at school! Here are some fun pics!

Cute little Allie trying to find a good pumpkin to carve...

Nick was nice enough to haul all of our pumpkins!

Shaela is always good for a photo shoot!

This is Jaron!

So like, yeah, this is Jaron. I decided to invade Sharla's little online life and put a little blurb on here by ME! I thought an insiders perspective on Sharla the nursin' student might be interesting to some of ya. She is just plain amazing. (wow, that was original...) But honestly though, I dont know how she does it. I look at the books and terms she has to learn and I am either confused or grossed out. ;) Sharla was born to do what she is doing. Deep inside her, I have witnessed a Christlike compassion for others placed in Sharla by an all knowing Father in Heaven whocould see it benifiting His afflicted children through one of His divine daughters. I am just lucky to say I love her. Anyways, my little Pop Warner football team of 11-13 year old boys called the Horsemen are 2-0. We won an amazing game on Sep 13. It came down to sudden death overtime and we were able to block an extra point on the last play of the game. It was honestly the funnest thing to be a part of in along time. But the best part was my beautiful fiance showing up in the 4th quarter to catch the extemely emotional ending. I didnt see her til after, and the crowd parted and there she was. Now thats how you make a guy happy! Told ya, I am just lucky to say I love her.

The Horsemen are the team in the gold helmets. These pics are taken by the cuttest photographer I know. ;)

This is a picture taken right after the game I mentioned above. I thought it looked pretty cool.

Hello again!

Well I finally got some pictures to post and a little update! These pictures are from the 24th of July... just a little late I know! Things are good, school started again and I am in my third block of nursing school! I saw a girl in the hallway in scrubs and I asked what block she was in and she said her first and that it was her first week of school and then she asked me what block I was in and I said, "Im in block three." I walked away in amazement! It didn't seem real until that happened! I am so excited to be a nurse though! We have really good instructors this semester and I think its gonna be good... definitely a lot of information to remember though!

*Side Note: (Em found her old roller skates after begging my dad all weekend to get them out of the shed... she had fun and we had fun watching and making fun of her.. haha just jokin Em, I told you I was putting this on here!)

My mom came down for labor day weekend and we went dress shopping, no luck though.. try finding a dress with sleeves down here in the Valley, the selction is not so great... We did get a lot of stuff figured out though so it will be awesome!

Jaron had his first scrimmage a couple weeks ago and I thought his team did really well, his first game is this Saturday and I think they will do well, they have an amazing coach if I do say so myself! Other than that I think its just normal life and school as always!

The Clarks~ Em, Dallas, Westyn, Treyson, and Makyndie!