Can you see the neon pink and green belts in there....refer to my new blog below and you can read all about them.... 

My ten-year old dress Mom made, it still fits!!! haha 

Hahah, Laura is being a 10 year old. I think we made her try too many dresses on... 

The dress Laura shall wear 

Chris felt left out... 

I will not stand for this....there is a mouse in my house!!!

Hi people. I know some of you are sick of the picture of my mom and I, so here's somethin' new for you to look at. I have some cool pictures, but I will put them up later possibly once I figure out how to get them to "my pictures" from Picasa.

So, I am officially home for good. I have done tons of cleaning and organizing. I have gone through everything I own and have had to figure out what to keep, sell, or throw away. I felt like I was on Clean Sweep, if any of you ever watch that show. Now my dresser can hold my clothes, by closet has regained it's purpose, and my floor is able to be walked upon.

We're having a garage sale on June 24th featuring my clothes and etc. I managed to get rid of like 10 books out of the several hundred. My books are one thing I just want to keep for now. I also am keeping lots of my barbies, I just gotta. I am however getting rid of my collection of belts that I had as a child that for some reason I have had in my closet forever. So, if anyone wants some sick neon green or pink belts or some cool suspenders with pink shoes and bows on them, lemme know. I can hook you up.

Hmm..oh yeah, the first two weeks outta school I was studying during my nursing boards class. I will start studying again soon, cuz the NCLEX (nursing boards) is comin' up. I start working June 26th, depending on the results of my NCLEX.

Oh what else. I have managed to hang out with Casey and Heather a bit, my family, and that cool guy that lets me hang out with him (Chris, hehhehehehehehehehheheeheheheh)
I went to the Divinci Code, Poseidon, and something else...hmmm...well, I went to Stick It (the gymnastics movie) three times, whoot! I'm so buying that.

Last night Gavin and I went to Wally and I bought one of those $7.50 movies, The Family Man. Chris, Gavin, and I watched it and were later joined my Mom and Dad. Then, with about 15 mins left in the movie, I saw a small monster/mouse-like creature run across our floor. It had about 3 trillion legs and moved like lightning. I freaked out, seriously, how nasty is that, this huge sick bug is in our house. Dad is all like, "yeh, I've seen a few before, but they usually don't come out in the light." No one seemed to care too much that this freakish mouse-bug is running around. So, I stood on a chair for a while and then.....it came again! It shot across the floor right by me! AHHHHH. I didn't have time to find something to destroy it with, so it got away. So, then I sat on the fire place hearth, on high grounds. The monster remains loose in the basement and my mom says whoever presents it to her "dead" wins $10. So, I'm keeping my eyes open and walking on my tippee toes until it meets it's doom. UGH, **shudder**

Welp, I'll stop here cuz if this gets too long people psych themselves out and don't bother reading this. So, have a great day and a pleasant tomorrow and may you find rainbows, sunshine, and butterflies wherever you may go. And may you not find sick mouse-like bugs with 9 quadtrillion legs.

bye friends, until next time...

Mom's Day

Happy Mother's Day To My Momma!!

I love you Mom and you are the best one!!! Whoot!

Thanks for all you do!

I love you!!!

I'm an alumni

Hello. I just thought I'd give you all a quick update on my life.
I graduated last Saturday. It was fun. weird though. The ceremony was long and boring. I was entertained by my fam/friends doing strange things in the audience. Afterwards was fun. We all met at the clock in the center of campus and took pictures. Everyone was there, Mom, Dad, Brice, Gavin, both sets of grandparents, Susan, Megan, Cara, Kels, Casey, Heather, and Chris :) It was lots of fun. We all went to Culver's and had lunch or supper whichever that was. I got nice presents/$/cards from the lovely people in my life. Thank you everyone!

Now this week you'd think I'd be free, but I am not. I have my Kaplan class this week, which is a class that help us prepare for the NCLEX, my nursing boards. I actually need to be studying right now, ugh, it's very hard to do, but I have to, blah. I have class until next Wed. but I'm checking outta East Lake tomorrow, so I'll have to drive to Winona Mon-Wed.

This is my last night here and I am officially on my own. My roomies both checked out today :(
Pretty much right after Heather left water was spurting out of this thing outside my window and there were no people there. I'm talking tons of water just shooting out onto the sidewalk and grass, then the fire alarm goes off, then stops, then goes off. So, I left my room and so did our building's RA, Collette. We went downstairs and this guy told us they were just testing the alarms, jeesh. It was then that we realized it is just Collete and I left here in this big building. So, pretty much she's stuck here because of me! Ha! JK. She has to check each of us out to make sure we cleaned everything to death. I see spots on my wall, I gotta scrub them off! poo.

Yesterday the three of us cleaned like crazy. All I have left to clean is my own room and the shower. I also have to vacuum one last time. I have class 8:30-12 tomorrow then I go! Whoot. Then I get to study all weekend!

Welp, I better go start reading up on stuff. Wish me luck.
Oh, I should also announce in case there are people who don't know, that I got a job! However, I cannot start my job until I pass the NCLEX, so if I do, I will be starting June 26th. I'm on an orthopedics floor at St. Mary's, can you believe that? It's crazy. I've always wanted to work there, since as far back as I can remember, it's strange that it's so close now. Whew, I'm just glad I don't have to do another interview.

Mmmkay, everyone have a good day. Congrats to my fellow graduates and to everyone else who finished another year of school!

Love ya all, Love, Brianna

PS: I just realized I'm not on summer vacation, I'm on.....well, I guess I'm in the "real world" now or something, heehee.

Waiting

Hello. I am waiting for my graduation pracitce to start. I am supposed to go line up by Sanbourn and Main street in about 10 mintues. I saw the early session people practicing and it looked quite boring. But, I guess we better practice standing in lines and walking to our seats, otherwise we will have mass chaos tomorrow. Wowee, I graduate tomorrow, weirdness. Tonight I have the pinning ceremony that they do for nursing, then tomorrow at 2 it's graduation, fun fun. All my peeps are coming! Like my parents, my brothers, possibly all three of them, grandparents, Christopher, Cara, Heather, Casey, and I think Megan and Kelsey, yip yip. We're probably going to go eat at Culver's afterwards, where else do ya go when you're in Winona? But we all love Culv's so we might as well!

Well, I think I've spared enough time now, I better get out to my "spot" and wait in a line. Mmmkay, good luck to all of you with finals and such things. See ya soon.

<3 Brianna

Nursing Pictures

Hello all. Welp, I'm done with all the work, whoot whoot. Now I just have the pinning ceremony and graduation. I thought I'd put some pictures in here that I have of nursing people over the past two years. I'll probably have new ones soon, with graduation and stuff, but here's some from last year and this year!

<3 Brianna

Nursing Pictures!!!!

Laci, Me, Sooi, and Mel at the Malaysian Dinner
Our first clinical! Sooi, Laci, Mel, Nina, and Me
Our "Fitness is Fun" presentation: Mel, Kate, Betsy, Tiffany, and Me
Me checking the heartbeat in Laci's sternum...hmm 

Nursing Pictures!!!

Sooi and I at the Seniors banquet last week.
What would I have done without Sooi. She has been the best partner in school I've ever had. We think the same way, work the same way, and so on. I think she's the only person I've ever trusted in a group project. Thanks Sooi! It's been such a pleasure to become your friend. Good luck in L.A!!!!

My care group!
Sooi, Jo, Nina, Myself, Pete, Sammi, Angie, and Katie.
Laci, Me, Sooi, and Mel
Nurgul, Mel, Me, and Sooi at the Colossal Colon!

I Can Hardly Believe It

Well, it's crazy to say, but as of tomorrow around noon, I am finished with all assignments, papers, group projects, presentations, test, etc. for my bachelors degree at Winona State University. All I have left is a presentation tomorrow and I AM DONE. It's amazing. You never think you'll be done with school, it seems so endless.

I remember being in high school, thinking about that day soooo far away when I would be done with college. I even remember thinking that in elementary school. And now it's finally here. It's bittersweet, because I love it here. I love Winona, East Lake, my roomates, the college life, and overall, even school, nursing school itself. It's strange to end something I've been doing for so long. I have been in the same room with the same 55 kids for 4 semesters total. We've done everything together. And now, it will never be like this again.

I will miss Winona, my friends, my teachers, my classes, everything, that's the bitter part. But, the sweet part is even better. Even though I love it here, it doesn't mean, if given the choice, that I would want to stay and continue on with school. I'm excited for what is next! I get to go back to Rochester and start a new part of my life, which I think, is gonna be more of the "real world" part of my life. I just had an interview for a job, I'm getting married, and all that comes along with being on my own! yikes... but fun. I'm so excited. So, in conclusion, I'm sad to leave what I love here, but I'm even more excited to leave and do the new things.

I've been in school for 17 years. For as long as I can remember, pretty much, I've been in school. Basically, the new year starts in September, but now...September will come, and there will be no new grade that I'm in! How weird!

As new as it will all be, I think it will instantly feel like normal. The second I leave here, the sad part will go away and I'll get used to being back in Rochester really quick. It's kinda like when you leave high school, it's so sad and you'll miss everyone, but then it's finally over and you realize you really don't miss it all that much. At least that's how it was for me.

So, anyhoo, I have one presentation left. After that I have the nursing pinning ceremony and graduation on Thursday and Friday. I also have practices this week for both of those.

So, on Friday I graduate. But, then, the 8th-17th, I have class everyday in Winona from 8:30a to noon to prepare for my nursing boards, the NCLEX. So, I will still be studying...

Welp, I spose I should go to bed for the last time before a school day. Whew, it feels good.

Procrastinating one last time..

5 Things in my fridge:

Milk
String Cheese
Orange Pop
An empty pitcher
Butter, and that's all, sad.

In my closet:
Clothes
Books
Pull out drawer thingy
Towels
My scrubs

In my purse:
Chap stick
Keys
Lotion
Little nail files
Angus beef plastic thing from Hawaii (only HUT knows about this)


In my car:
Cup holder created by my dad
Cd holder with cds in it
A scarf that I need to put away
Brush
Car info/insurance stuff
That's all! It's pretty clean.


On my TV:
Dust
ER
7th Heaven
Gilmore
Discovery Health
TLC

Ponderous

I would just like announce that I have been in school every year since I was five years old. Now, I am 22 and I have until next Mon. at about noon until I am done with all work related to graduating.
I have tomorrow, wed, thurs, and fri, then next Mon. and that's it. Then I graduate on Fri. It's crazy. I don't understand it. It seems forever away, but it's a week!! ahhhhhhhhh!

Papers and Squirrels

I would just like to extend my sympathies to all of you out there you have to write a paper, or papers, before the semester ends. I am writing one now and I HATE IT. There is nothing worse. Well, there is one thing that is worse: group projects, but this is a close tie for the worst. I am writing a paper for maternity. I am interested in the topic, but I hate the process. I am at the point right now where I have about 15 articles, all highlighted with stuff I want to use. I have no idea where to start trying to organize it. I think I will just copy and paste the info. on and just hope the teacher doesn't notice, hahahha, JK. It's so nice out! I am so ready to be done! Ahhh. This is my LAST research paper of my four year college journey. I have another paper to write, but it's one where all I have to do is write what I think, I don't have to research. So, I guess it's not so bad. BLAH. I just wanna go rollerblade around the lake.

Chris decided on the spur of the moment that he wanted to come have lunch with me. So, he came around 10:30 and we met at Winona Sandwhich Co. It was yummy. Then we just walked around for a bit and then he had to go cuz he has to work today : ( Now I am here, in my apartment, trying to write.

There is a dead bird in the parking lot, I can see it from here in the living room. I think it's a Robin. I do not feel sorry for this bird, because, knowing the shifty Winonan animals, I know that this bird did not get hit by a car, it either hit the car or most likely, just simply flew itself headfirst into the ground. Just ask anyone, the animals here are like no other animals. They are FEARLESS. Imagine yourself riding your bike down the sidewalk. In the distance up ahead you see a bird. You know the bird will move once you get close, because that is what birds do. However, as you get closer and closer the bird in not moving. You're about 2 cm from the bird. In a instant you have to fling yourself off the sidewalk, scraping your face on a bush and almost falling off your bike, just so you don't road kill the bird. You look back and the bird is still there, unfazed, the bird never even flinched. Now, same scenario, but you're on a bike trail, up ahead is a squirrel standing up on it's hind legs with it's little arms up (bunny hand style). You know, based on your experiece with Winona animals, that this squirrel is not moving. But, you're not gonna give up, you ride straight at the squirrel, but it stares you down, it knows it will win. And of course, you're forced to ride your own bike off the trail to avoid hitting the squirrel. Another thing the squirrles like to do besides refuse to move, is that they like to get closer to you. You can be walking by a squirrel and it will run at you, not away from you, same with birds, except they fly at you, not away. The ducks don't move either, they just sit there, you could run them over with your bike if you wanted to. There must be something in the water, but let me tell you, these are true stories, so be aware, when you come to Winona, that the animals are not like normal animals, they are very "special"

Ok, must write paper now.
Happy Easter.
Bye!!!

Not Much

Hello everyone.
It's Saturday and I need to write a paper. It's sooooo boring, I'm dreading it. So, I am stalling for a while. This week was weird I keep thinking it's Monday since I was in Rochester in the middle of the week. I had two capstones this past week, both in the day 7a-7p. Both were good and I learned a lot. I don't remember what else I did. I got to hang with my family and see Chris two days in a row. Now I am back in Winona as of yesterday. I went to class and such, then Casey and I got some groceries and went to Culv's with Amie. Then the three of us watched Enough and then I eventually went to bed. It's like 1:30p and I still have my jammies on, but I got up at like 10:45, heeheh. I have been busy since though, I cleaned my room and organized my pile of papers. I have got everything ready to write my paper and I'm doing laundry. Now, I just need to write it! I have zero plans the rest of the weekend. I think I'll just get ahead on homework and apply for a few more jobs. But, then again this paper could take me the rest of the weekend to finish, it's longer than I thought it had to be! Bummer. Well, I love you all and I'll leave you with a cute picture of my fiance doing a model pose of some sort.....

Heehee, I love him.

Surprise for me!!!

Look what Mommy and Daddy sent me!!!!!!

After I blogged my depressing blog earlier today, I realized I locked my keys in my car on campus!!! Yes! So, then after much deliberation, Chris ended up coming to Winona to bring me a spare key because he is a sweetheart. He ended up staying for quite a while which was very nice. Thank you so much Chris! I love you!

Mom could tell my day was not fun and I am stressing about things, so she was being the caring thoughtful Mom that she is and called in flowers for me. They were sitting in the apartment when I got here and Chris was with me so I was like, "Who are these from??" I didn't recognize the handwriting cuz it was the lady from Hy-Vee's handwriting. But in the card I found out it was from my parents!!! I was so excited and it brightened my day, thank you Mom and Dad, I love you guys!!! Now they make my room bright and cheery, yipyip. THANK YOU!!!

Negative

*I suck at school
*I am not smart as I wish I was
*I will not get a job
*I will not pass the stupid NCLEX boards exam my first try
*I don't know how to register for my license
*I don't like this dumb tutor job
*I will never be good at nursing
*I don't ever want to work

Haha, there, I got it all out. I'm in a negative phase, I'll get out of it soon, but these are the things that keep running through my mind. All I have to do is think of one of them and then they all start flying into my brain and then I get a huge headache. Then the next week I'll be like: I can't wait to be a nurse, if I don't pass my test, I'll just do it again, no biggie, and I will find a job eventually. So whatev., I'm ok, but I just can't wait until this is all over. And to add to the fun, all I want to eat is icecream and fast food, but obviously I cannot, unless I want to alter all my dresses 20 sizes larger. All I really want to do is hang out with my family/friends, go to church, get married, have kids, coach gymnastics, have a garden, and go on mission trips for the rest of my life. So, this is my blah blog of the week : ) But praise God for being with me through it all, and all you great people too.

*make sure you scroll down, cuz there's another new blog posting too*

Bye bye.

Happy Anniversary to The Best Parents!!!

Today is my parent's 24th anniversary! I love them so much and I'm so grateful that God put them together and formed us a wonderful family. I pray that God will continue to bless your marriage for a long time! I love you Mom and Dad!!!