Life isn't about the destination but the journey that gets us there...

Ain't that the truth.

So Ben and the Army. Well the day he was supposed to leave for basic training he went in for a required shipping medical exam and they found some issues with his knees? Long story short they medically discharged him and he was never even able to ship to basic.

I am working at Intermountain Healthcare as a CNA. I'm in the float pool which means for each shift I get sent where they need me between 4 different hospitals and about 13 different floors. It's nice because I learn so much in each different department. I kind of wish I was in one single department though sometimes. I'm also working graveyards which is really messing with my sleep schedule. I work 3 12 hour shifts. I do whats called "sitting" a lot. I'm assigned 1 patient and I sit in or outside their room and monitor them. Since I work graves they are usually sleeping. I get a lot of reading done. I do enjoy my job most days though. However, don't ask me my nursing/career plans cause I have no flipping idea and I might freak out on you!

Ben is also working at Intermountain Healthcare. We are awesome like that! He is a registrar which is basically checking people in. Right now he is only trained in ER (I'm a tad jealous) but he is scheduled to be  trained in other departments. He loves his job! He is only on call right now but is waiting for full time positions to open up.

We are scheduled to run the Provo Halloween Half Marathon on the 29th of this month. So... last time we did the salt lake marathon I trained hard core I never missed a date. This time around ... not so great. Saturday Ben and I were like we need to run so we decided to run from our apartment to my parents house which is about 6.5 miles...we did it. It was more of a run walk but we did it. I'm a little sore but it felt so good! I think I'm going to dress up as an 80's chic not sure if Ben's dressing up or not.

We are both taking Biology this semester. IT SUCKS! Power points are the worst! That's all my teacher does. 4 tests and attendance is extra credit that is all your grade consists of. LAME!

And that's Life...As we know it.

IHC and Basic Training

Well the title basically sums it up. I am so happy I was offered a job with Intermountain Healthcare as a float pool C.N.A. Float pool basically means I have a set shift but each shift I work at a different hospital in the valley. It is going to give me great experiences and many opportunities. I have orientations next week and then I will have 9 days of training and then I will start my shift which will be 3-12hour shifts graveyards. I chose graveyards because I think it will work out nice while Ben is gone at basic training. Speaking of basic training Ben leaves in about 1 1/2 weeks well actually less because he has drill next weekend and then leaves that Monday. Oh goodness. Its just 15 weeks right? I'm really going to miss him but it will all be OK and he will be home in no time. I'm going to try to keep myself busy hopefully working 2 jobs, pre-reqs for nursing school, training for a half marathon and get back into dancing...we'll see :)

Here's the deal with whats going on lately...

Ben swore into the Utah National Gaurd on July 31. He is leaving for Basic training and AIT (Advanced Individual Training) on August 22nd he will be gone for 15 weeks total with a small break over Christmas.

I took my C.N.A. test and passed! Whew! I've been applying for C.N.A. jobs and its so nice because I have a great job at 1800contacts so I can be picky about the C.N.A. jobs. I've had 2 job offers so far.

We moved into a new apartment that is in the middle of no where and we love it! It has some awesome trails nearby for biking and running that we are hoping to try out soon.

Here are some pics of the inside of our place. It's huge with a huge kitchen that I love .... of course.

2 Year Anniversary

Here is a little breakdown of what we did for our 2 Year Anniversary!

Coney's for the BEST dawgs every!

Manti Pageant

Farmers Market

Cars 2 (Free tickets from our work)

T-Ville Dayzz to see ABBA! (Abracadabra actually)

Willard Bay

We went to Willard Bay this past weekend with Ben's family and the Duffin family. It was a blast! We did the pedal boat, went tubing, and tried waterskiing/wakeboarding! 

Here are some pics!

It was so funny with the pedal/paddle boat. It was so hard to steer. It took us forever to get back to where we started. We kept going in circles and then we would get caught in the wake from a boat and get stuck for a minute. Good times.

Blog Much

What can I say? Life gets the better of us some days. It has been crazy around here lately. That's nothing new though I don't even know why I said that…

Ben finished his training with jetBlue yesterday, flight benefits are in full effect now and we plan on using them ASAP. Can you believe when I worked there we didn't use them once. Weird because I've used my mom's benefits tons of times. Anyways, we are so excited to travel it is going to be awesome! I will try to keep the blog updated as much as possible with all of our adventures.

I finished my 2 week CNA class. Now I just have to take the state test and I will be all certified! I love it and it is going to look great on my Nursing school application.

PT Test is coming along. I have a plan. It's been a little crazy lately and I had a little rib cage issue for about 2 weeks but anyways. I will be ready to pass it no problem by the end of June for sure! We also went and talked with a Westminster counselor today and even with me having my associates degree and some prereqs done because the nursing program is so intense and they only offer certain classes certain semesters Ben and I are both looking at 4 years to get our Nursing degree! Crazy but awesome! It is going to be so intense especially mixed in with ROTC but it will be Great!

Tomorrow we are heading up to Willard Bay with Ben's family. Neither of us have ever been so it should be fun.

Our 2 year anniversary (CRAZY) is coming up in a few weeks.

Oh ya…we didn't get into the St. George Marathon. DANG IT! But my parents and sister and her boyfriend did. My mom said we could still train with them and run it it just won't be official so we might do that. I've also looked into doing this mini triathlon down in Provo in September.

And...I'm starting the HCG diet on Monday with my mom. I'm planning on doing it for 21 days. I know I know after all my soap boxing about making life changes. I still think thats just as important but I feel like I need to get the ball rolling.

Just a few little updates...

First I did not gain or lose this week which is ok. This week is going to be a week of celebration so hopefully I can have some self control.

Ben starts his training/orientation at jetBlue tomorrow.

I start my CNA certification on Monday!

Good stuff! Our life does not slow down but we love it!