Goodbye, Farewell, So long...

On July 31st, Eva, Wayne, Matt and I met at Houlihan's in Arlington to celebrate our completion of Phase I of Nurse Anesthesia School!!

We talked about how much we had been through the past year, how far we had come and how proud we are to have made it through!

And of course, no celebration would be complete without a Martini
(or in our house it's called a Part-ini!)
After our flight of martinis, we each got one our favorite.

We were almost out of the parking lot when we got a call from Eva...her car wouldn't start!
Matt to the RESCUE!

After a quick jump of her car battery, Matt had her back on the road.

This doesn't even begin to repay her for all the times she recued me in the past six weeks since my knee surgery! She has been my taxi (non-emergency medical transport) to and from school, my nurse and my wheelchair transporter around campus.

Thank you Eva!!

Fun with Friends

We had our second summer II exam on Friday then celebrated on Saturday.

Mom, Matt and I went to see the movie The Hangover with our friends Eva Marie and Shandon where we spent more than an hour laughing until we cried!

After the movie we met Eva's husband Josh and our friend Wayne at Gloria's for wonderful dinner and (much needed & deserved) drinks. I have to brag a little and say that I had to buy Eva & Wayne a drink because I made the best grade on this test! (which was just recovery from my first botched test after my knee surgery!)



Here we are, all smiles after full bellies and many mojitos!

Study Time

I just had a BIG surgery!
I've heard that people lay around for a couple of weeks after this but no, not me!
It's not that I wouldn't like to catch up on TV shows and watch movies all day or read a great book; NOPE I get to listen to the lecture that I missed on Thursday while I was still in the hospital!

I was tired of taking up the entire couch so I made a nice nest on the floor in the living room. I am pretty comfortable there with everything within reach.


I hope to be in class Monday morning. Luckily, it's just a half day since I have my first follow-up appointment.

Matt is working the weekend, but Mom and the pups are near by if I need anything!

A big THANK YOU to my friend Eva Marie who brought a wonderful homemade lasagna and fruit salad for us to enjoy a nice dinner!