Well only 59 days till the wedding! Alex and I are trying to get as much as we can done, and both our families are doing a lot to help out as well. Alex booked the honeymoon a few weeks ago and I am very excited because he didn't want to tell me where it is- it will be a surprise! He did say that it was absolutely beautiful and our room with be really, really nice. :) So I'm looking forward to that!

School is finishing quickly and I'm working tonight for my internship at UIHC. I am on the hematology oncology unit, and I really like it. I love oncology and that is my top choice for a specialty to go into.

I do not have a job yet, it's a little nerve racking. But, the hospitals that I am looking at do not want to hire very early. They want people to apply 4 to 6 weeks before they can start. And I can't start until August! So, I'm applying anyway. We'll see..

Well I'm off to get ready for the day. Hope yours is going well..

love
Beth

Matt & Jessi's Wedding!

This was us when it all started....back in the Xodus Team days....

Hello!
It is time for an update on life. :) So here ya go....

School is up and running. I am in my senior year at the University of Iowa. I am loving nursing, truly, I know I picked the right field of study. I work on the Adult Leukemia and Bone Marrow Tranplant unit at UIHC and I have really enjoyed getting to know so many patients. I think the role of an oncology nurse is appealing, so I am going to try to get placed in an oncology setting for my internship next semester.
I have been entertaining the idea of going back to school in the near future, maybe to be a nurse practitioner. I could specialize in oncology or gerontology. I could become a nurse practitioner and get my MSN or I could get a DNP (Doctorate of Nursing Practice). I have heard that in the next 10 years a DNP will most likely become a standard for NP's, so my professors advise getting the DNP right away. Alex is supportive when it comes to schooling, but I want him to find a job that he really likes, and hopefully that will be in an area where I can go back to school.

Alex has had a ton of interviews. So far so good, companies are wanting to fly him out for further interviews. So his only problem might be deciding which job to take. I try to remind him that it's not that bad of a predicament. But none the less, it's hard to decide where to live.

7 months till the wedding!

Classes are running & all is well. Since this part of the semester is not too difficult I am making the most of my free time and visiting Alex often. I have seen him for 4 weekends in a row, this is record breaking...I love it! I find I am a much happier person during the week if I know I get to see him on Friday. :)

It's hard to believe I only have 9 months left until I graduate & get married. College does fly by. I'm pretty excited about that though, I'm sick of being a student. More than that, I can't wait to live with Alex once we are married. To go home at the end of a day & have him there is exciting!

I am trying to keep connected with everyone and it's been working out well except for Kelly. I will call sometime in the next week, it's just busy during the day and later on her is too late there. I promise, I do miss you!

ok...that was a strange post, but i'm off to bed so I guess this is it.

take care & enjoy life everyone. I see so many people who are sick, that it makes me realize health is a blessing every day.....

love
beth

So it's been too long since I've written! Much has happened that I could write on and on about, but I'll give a short message on life in Iowa City.

First, I have a horse again! Juliet came back to me in May & she will be going to Colorado on the first of August. Em will take her and use her in her lesson program. :)

I've been working on the adult bone marrow transplant & leukemia unit at UIHC. I love it. I think I might have found my calling, oncology. I have enjoyed getting to know all my patients & I will be sad when school starts again because I'll work less.

Tonight Alex & I looked around at houses. Since he might work in Cedar Rapids & I might work in Iowa City, we are trying to find a town that is in between those two places. We found a cute small town today that I really liked. It seems a bit like Orion, but a little smaller. The houses that are for sale are right around our possible price range & I loved the small town feel. Almost everyone we drove by waved at us!

That's all for tonight. See ya!

Alex asked me to marry him & I said YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

more to come....

Yikes...it's been a while. Break is almost here and I'm loving it! This semester went by fast. In my clinical I worked at Hospice in Cedar Rapids and I loved it. I hope to someday end up working in hospice care, but before then I want to do ICU care to really make sure I learn a lot. :) Anyway, not too exciting. One wonderful thing about Christmas break is seeing so many good friend. (minus em, although I wish I could see her!) Kelly & Daniel are heading to the QC, Katie K from Boston is heading to the QC, and several of my high school friends who I haven't talk to in forever! That's all..... :)

PS I don't want to forget Alex. He'll be wonderful to see also, he always is. :)