January we had the opportunity to attend the Draper Temple Open House. The big news of the month was Laura left on her mission.
In February and March much of my time was spent studying the the NCLEX,the test to get my nursing license. Needless to say, I did not have a lot of free time during those months.
In April I took the NCLEX and passed!! It was a lot of hard work, but it paid off! I was so blessed! Another big event in April was my graduation from BYU! Though I officially graduated in December 2008, I walked with my nursing class in April. It was a bittersweet time for me. I was excited to graduate, but this meant my college career was officially over. One of my best friends graduated at the same time. Our family also had the opportunity to go see "Wicked" at the Capitol Theatre. It was amazing! April really was a great month!
In July Mom and I went to Stadium of Fire. We didn't have tickets initially, but we bought some off of someone for a really good price. Glenn Beck hosted, which I think Mom really enjoyed. The main performers were the Jonas Brothers. It was really a lot of fun! Glenn and April and their family moved to Utah in July and stayed with us while they looked for a house. Last minute we decided to take a road trip to Carmel. Mom, Dad, and Krista stayed home, but the rest of us went. It really was a lot of fun! We tooks walks, ate ice cream, and went to the beach. We are all so glad we went!
In August, after a long time of looking, I finally got a job! I now work as a nurse at the Utah Valley Specialty Hospital in Provo. I love my job and the people I work with! I am continuing to learn lots and have had many growing experiences. I'm so grateful to have a job!
September I had the opportunity to go to a Brad Paisley Concert with my best friend Kristin Olsen. I had had conflicts about whether to go to the concert or not because it fell on the same night as the BYU vs. Florida State football game. Based on the outcome of that game, I'm very glad I decided to go to the concert.
October and November were filled with BYU football, fun fall activities, and work. For Halloween we all made some cute pumpkins, mine being a Tinkerbell pumpkin. I think my favorite pumpkin was Ninja Turtle Pumpkin that Lyssa did :). At the end of November we celebrated Rebekah's 6th Birthday. I can't believe she is 6 already! April made a princess cake for her that was so cute. I think Bekah had a fun night.
December was busy as usual. Christmas was wonderful. In the morning we were able to talk to Laura. That was definitely the highlight of the day. After talking to Laura we did stockings and then Glenn and April and the kids came over to open gifts. The girls wanted to help open everyone's gift. I don't know that I opened a gift by myself, but that was okay. We all had a lot of fun. I actually had to work on Christmas night, so I took a little nap after gift opening. We had a really nice dinner before I had to leave. It was kind of a bummer working on Christmas, but that does mean that I don't have to work Christmas next year :).
There you have it. That was the year 2009. Hopefully this year I'll do a better job of keeping up with my blog this year. Bring on 2010!!
