* Such is the Life..! *

Well well well, where shall we start?!?! Life... is absolutely wonderful, crazy, non-stop, happy, stressful, playful and perfect all wrapped up in one!! Ever since the engagement, it's been go go go for our June wedding!! Because we'd discussed the June wedding before, of course, I'd been thinking up ideas, colors, flowers, and such already so once I got the bling ring, it was on! C'mon, what can I say, I'm a girl!! :) Mrs. Murray and I should be pro wedding planners because we somehow managed to arrange and plan the wedding in about 3-4 weeks! Well, the big stuff anyway! :) The little stuff, we're still doing but everything is working out perfectly! Well, David's Bridal is a whole other story but we won't go there! Haha! I'll pretend like everything is wonderful with them too! :) Tonight, me, Mrs. Murray and my wonderful girls, Meg and Christina, put together the invitations!! They'll be going out shortly! Ahhhhh! This is really real...! I honestly don't think it's hit me yet... and I'm not sure when it will! I'm thinking that week before my wedding when I'm not at work because it IS the week OF our wedding... yeh, it just might hit me then! Or possibly when I start that walk down the isle and I see my handsome groom at the other end...! Yup, that'll most likely do it if not before then!!! lol! Wow. I'm one lucky girl. I say it so much, but I have no idea why or how I got so so so so lucky! I miss him like something crazy which is probably why I'm writing...! He had to go to Alabama, where all the tornados hit this week! eeek! We've been waiting for a "hurricane" for so long and I can't tell ya how many times Jeff's said we need a hurrican lol but thank goodness a natural disaster has hit and he's out there on the job! Thank goodness! I'm happy cuz my baby's happy! :) But I miss him. Not cool. Even more than usual because he left Thursday but I worked Wed, Thur, & Friday nights... so I didn't get to spend time with him the night before he left. :( But, it's a good thing, I gotta keep telling myself! And work, that's another thing.. uuuugh. I am soooo not a fan of the night shift, lemme tell ya!!! Ugh. It is seriously some hard work, not just the work, but the lack of sleep part...! blaaa! Lack of sleep is starting to make me literally sick. Anyway, in the midst of what seems to be horrible, I am just SOOO glad to have a job! I know so many people who don't have one. So, all in all, I'm so thankful! Speaking of which, I should be asleep and have no idea how I'm still awake..so off I go! Til next time!

:)

* L-O-V-E *

HE DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ME AND MY LOVE ARE ENGAGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL! Those explanation points could go on forever and ever and a day! Wow, I'm engaged! To the love of my life! Breathless...! We've known since our very first date that we had something special and have been inseparable ever since, but we've waited for this for a while! Now that the moment's here, it's indescribable. The phrase seems way overused, but it's too good to be true! And there's no way to explain how I'm feeling. The feelings were evident in the moment it happened... he was stupid nervous, I was stupid smiling, and it was all just an over-abundant, overwhelming sense of strait up happiness, joy, and love all wrapped up in one. Neither one of us remember what was said lol, but it doesn't matter. I just remember him getting on one knee, looking me in the eye, and asking me to marry him.. and me saying yes! The rest is history! lol. So, how'd he do it you ask? Well let's see if I can recreate it! ;) First of all, yesterday was just good from start to finish! We got to sleep in, we went on our first bike ride together (long story about his new bike, which he manipulated to secretly hide his pistol lol), I got my yearly supply of girl scout cookies, and it just kept getting better from there! Well, we were just watchin tv and about 4 he was like, honey, why don't we get ready and go do something. Okay, not an uncommon thing. No problem. So, getting ready, I always ask, hmmm should I wear a dress or jeans and heels and such. Yesterday, he said dress (he usually says jeans n heels). He likes heels. lol. But, that was cool because it was actually warm enough to wear a cute dress! Just so happens I bought a kinda fancier dress for when I thought he was going to propose (haha). So, I asked him where we were going. He said, ehhh I think we'll go walk around Academy Sports (we do this a lot lol) then grab something to eat and maybe catch a movie. At that point, I figured I'd just wear a casual dress and wait on the fancy dress saved for that special night! So, off to academy sports we went. In the truck, we always decide where to eat on the road so we were trying to decide when he asked, wanna eat at P.F. Changs? Of course! This, of course, was where we "reconnected" when I was working there last year. So, we had always said we would save this place for special occasions. Well, we had eaten there previously when it wasn't an occasion, so I honestly thought NOTHING of it! Haha! Well, we got the hook up with seating from my girls (thank you~!!!!) and we actually got a free dessert from my old manager! I took a pic of it too! lol. Well, we had gotten our check and were just sittin, talking, and passing time until our movie about 45 minutes away. Well, he started getting out of his seat and so I grabbed my purse thinking that was the sign we were leaving but NOPE! It wasn't. He said, no we're not leaving yet. And then he said something like I want to keep this place very special to us... then he got down down on his knee right there in the restaurant and popped the big question! And like I said, the rest was history! Everyone around us was so excited lol and it was cool because my friends there at PF Changs were there to see too! SoooooOOOOOooo exciting! Well, after telling our parents, we definitely didn't make it to the movies! Haha! The Murrays wanted to see asap!!! :) So we headed over there for the rest of the night! :) Wow, a simple story, but it means soooo much! It's still kind of in the shock stage but there's so much excitement! I didn't sleep last night because my mind was racing, my cheeks were hurtin from smiling nonstop and just thinking about our future! I've said it before but I'll say it again, I'm the absolute luckiest girl in the entire galaxy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's the truth! I've got the man of my dreams who loves me more than words could say. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with my love, Jeffrey Stephen Murray! :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) get the point?! :)

* Work work work.. all day long..! *

Welp, I only got three days of rest between my test and starting my new job. Looking back, hmmm. Maybe I should have taken a vacation or something! Lol! I busted my butt studying, took the test and now I find myself busting my butt working on the floor and trying to take it all in!! I must say, I am more than extraordinarily thankful for my job seeing as many of my friends haven't found one yet! So I shouldn't be complaining AT all! :) I am definitely loving working as a nurse! Mayan, it's been a long time coming! It is a lot to learn, but I'm excited to get it all down pat! Honestly, I cannot wait until I get it down, get some experience and then get to go where I want to go, which everyone knows, is Labor & Delivery or the NICU, equal desires! It'll be a while, but still, can't wait! I'll definitely be at Memorial forever! Why, you ask?! I never ever ever want to sit through another Nursing orientation in my life! Ugh, that was brutal! Lol. So, hello, Memorial and thank you for my future retirement! :) Jeff's next to me reeling off jokes.. here's one I thought was funny...! :)

A man was wondering how his wife could be both so beautiful and stupid at the same time. The wife said allow me to explain. God made me beautiful so you would be attracted to me. God made me stupid so I would be attracted to you..! Bahaha!

True that! Just kiddin..! lol

I reckon that's all for today! :)

Til next time..!!

*That's Nurse Molly to you...! ;) *

Ummm....YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY!!!!!!!!! What can I say?! I've been waiting for this for a loooong time! Lol! There's absolutely no way to describe the load that's just been lifted off of me! Ahhh!!! Wow. Me, FINALLY a Registered Nurse! That's all I can say at the moment! I definitely don't deserve this, and definitely give all glory to the Lord for giving me this opportunity. He's the one who's given me the ability, He's the one who has seen me through every moment, up and down, of these past four years that I've attempted going to Nursing School. There's nothing I can say that would say this is because of me! :) I'm sooo sooOOoo thankful and blessed beyond measure! That's apparent and its very humbling too....!!! :) Well, you'll have to excuse me, while I go shopping, something I haven't been able to do for ooooh about 2 1/2 years while penny-pinching! After eating lunch with the bestie that is! Yippppy skippppy!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :)

*I'm free!!!*

I can't tell you how relieved I am to have those stupid nursing boards behind me and off my chest! Now, I get to wait for the results! Oh yippy... I hate waiting! I can tell ya that much! Done way too much of it in my day only to be let down so let's hope that doesn't happen now! Anywho, there's just no way to describe how free I feel! Haha! I didn't know what to do with myself after I finished my test at about 930 am... I was so bored! What else was there to do besides studying!?! I don't even know anymore! Well, I hung out with Kiwi, went shopping with Madison, crazy cleaned the house, finally took down the Christmas tree lol, and have been able to watch TV and am about to go to the gym all without feeling guilty! Every time I'd do anything, no matter what it was, I'd feel like I should be studying! So wow, it was great! I'm freeeeeeeee!! That's all. More to come when I find out I passed! I think I did good cuz for one, it cut off after 75 questions as opposed to after 265 questions and second, every other question was a 'select all that apply' questions, a level 3 question! That's a good thing! Or so I hear! We'll see if I'm above the line and pass that dumb test! lol Cuuuz I sure don't want to go through it again! So with that, I wait! :)

*Doo Doo Dum Dee Doo..!*

Where to start, oh where to start?!! Wellll... let's see. I have the most awesome bestest wonderfullest handsomest greatest sweetest funniest lovingest boyfriend ever! I am truly the luckiest girl in the whooooole wide world!!! Hehehe. That starts things off! I can't wait for certain things to happen! ;) But anywhoos, my days are jam packed filled with studying from sun up to almost sun down it seems like! I'm surprised I'm actually on here... I'm currently procrastinating that's all. I just finished my Bible study for the day so I figure I'll write a little before I have to stare at the computer then do hundreds of questions for hours and hours. Next Wednesday is a big day- I'm taking the dreaded NCLEX-RN. Scaaared crazy but you know what... I'm gonna pass this darn test! The Lord has put me here, in this place, has given me the abilities to be a nurse that not all people possess, and really, everything I need. I just have to be confident both in that and that He will get me through, if is so His will to do so! So with that, I have peace. Didn't come easy. I've definitely broken down and doubted myself and my ability maaany many times, but am thankful I have the Lord leading my life and every detail in it, even when I feel angry, beaten down, and doubtful! So yeh, February 9th.. yikes but :) lol. Some good news?! I got the job at Memorial! They called me I think 2 days after I graduated, I interviewed and BAM, I got the job! Oh yeh!!! Soooo excited! I start on Valentine's Day! What a great way to spend it, huh?! But Jeff has jury duty that day too so it equals out! We'll be glad to see each other that night, that's for sure!!! :) :) :) It seems that nothing else is really goin on these days other than studying. Honestly. Boring life huh? I cannot waaaaaaait until this stress and heaviness is off my chest and I can sit back and enjoy myself again!!!! I can't imagine what it's going to feel like! lol. With that, see, I'm feeling guilty that I'm not studying so I must go! haha! Til next time! Oh, and here's some updated pics!!! :) Can't forget those!

*Nursing School can kiss my booty and say Bye Bye!! *

Welp. I did it! I finally finally did it! lol. It's been oooh only 5 years in the making but I did it! I graduated nursing school on Monday. As everyone knows, ever since I graduated from UF/Shands with my Radiology degree, I haven't been completely satisfied with my job, although the money was wonderful! ;) So, working, going to school full time, and being on call full time was not easy... but I can finally look back on all those hard times and say bye bye!! they can kiss my hiney! haha! Well... I guess i can't yet. Have to get a job first, but don't think that will be much of a problemo. ;) We'll see though! Even though it's such an accomplishment and I thought that day would NEVER come, I still have a ton of studying ahead of me, because I'm not an RN til I pass those darn national boards. Yikes. Scared? You betya! Nervous?! Oh yeh! Confident... yes of course! I will be passing that board and I will be adding two more letters already behind my trail of letters behind my name! lol Now, all I'll have to add is BSN, MSN, ANP... that's funny when I look at it actually! BUT, I am soooo excited! I don't know what to do with myself! :))) Here's some pics from graduation! The smile on my face is so excited it's cheesy! :)

YIPPY!!!