Life the past 6 months has been nothing short of a whirlwind adventure! But thankfully it is finally starting to slow down a bit! January I started my last semester of nursing school, which for me was the hardest yet! No, not because the material was hard, but a combination of wanting to be done and trying to manage my time outside of class and clinicals. Since Chad graduated in December, we were back to living long distance for my last semester of school, so of course I went home more and studied less than I probably should have. I spent 11 clinical days in the spring at Heartland Regional Medical Center in the nursery, which may not sound like many, but it kept me busy! I absolutely loved it!! Loved the staff, loved the babies, and loved being a part of each mom's (and dads!) special day. In April I turned 21 and life didn't drastically change like I thought it would! Nope only thing this is different is I can go out with friends and not be told I have to leave because I'm not old enough!
May, oh May.. This may be where the whirlwind really took off! On May 10th I graduated from Missouri Western State University with my BSN! After 3 long years and many struggles along the way I had reached a goal I had thought to be impossible to reach at times! Looking back now I still get chills when I realize I am the first person in my family to graduate from a 4 year university. (And I did it in 3!) With little to no time to relax it was on to wedding planning and studying for my nursing boards! I had my bridal shower on May 17th thanks to my beautiful sister-in-laws, it was perfect! Then on May 18th I loaded up and headed back to Kansas City to take a review class May 19th-21st for my nursing boards. Although I hated sitting in class all day, I loved getting to stay with my best friend Jordan and her mom Patty, oh and Mema! :)
This is where my life began to get extra crazy! I got home on the 21st from Kansas City and then had 3 days to pack everything up for Chad and I's big move to Des Moines! The move was an adventure like none other we had had before! Chad had his bachelor party the night before moving day, so this left my mom and I to load up the trailer while the boys were off having fun! We managed though! From getting a clothing armoire down 2 flights of stairs to flat tires on the trailer to forgetting the spare, at the end of the day all I could do was laugh and ask what else was going to come our way! Well I said it, because after our first night in Des Moines we woke up to Chad getting a call that his credit card information had been stolen! Chad doesn't care to share about his bachelor party, the bruises told the story! Haha! June 2nd was Chad's first day of school at DMU! PA class of '16 woohoo! He usually spends his evenings studying, and his weekends studying but we try to make time for some fun between all of his tests!
Fast forward a week and it was time for my bachelorette party! I had spent the whole week studying for my nursing boards, so I was ready for some fun! We had an awesome time and everyone survived! By the act of poor planning on my part, I had scheduled to take my nursing boards on June 10th, two days after my bachelorette party! Not to mention the countdown is down to t-minus 11 days until the wedding! What's life without a little stress right? On June 12th my life as a nurse began! I passed my boards on the first try! Although taking them I was sure I'd fail, but isn't everyone? Okay boards complete now it is 9 days of crunch time! Of which went extremely fast!
Wedding week. All I can say is thank God for Jordan! She came up from Kansas City to help me. THE WHOLE WEEK! Honestly, that's why I made it to wedding day. She helped me from sun up to sun down and even into the wee hours of the morning on occasion! Oh wedding day, it's finally here. The day I had dreamed about since I started dating this guy six and a half years ago! It went off without a hitch (other than our hitchin' of course!)
Life since the wedding has been great! Nothing really changed other than all the work I had to do to change my name to Cassidy Ann-Louise Walker! We've had some newlywed moments where we are still figuring out this thing called marriage. It's a work in progress and we have our moments, like cleaning the kitchen after The Chef makes his concoctions to my OCD of folding clothes. But at the end of the day I love my husband beyond words and he can always make me smile, even when I'm mad at him!
While Chad returned to school after the wedding, it left me home at the apartment all day by myself. I was going stir crazy for sure! So after applying for a few jobs I got an interview at Mercy Medical Center of Des Moines on July 7th. July 8th I got the call that they would like to hire me! Woohoo!! On July 21st I started my journey on the Telemetry floor. For those of you who don't know what Tele is, basically is a cardiac floor with patients on heart monitors for various reasons.
August was a big month too! We welcomed our newest niece to the Walker clan, Kaylee Ann Walker! What a blessing! We also traveled to St. Joe where I was the Maid of Honor in my freshman year roommate, Rilee, wedding. What an wonderful day for her and Brandon, loved being a part of the Eaton-Peters wedding! Being in Kansas City area, why not get together with some college friends and enjoy the Royals!? Loved getting to see our friends Erica and Jordan, Whitney and Jonathan, and our also newlywed friends Kelsey and Andrew! Chad got to celebrate his birthday with the Royals, well until the 2nd inning at least. He and Andrew had a little too much fun tailgating! ;-)
September I started on my own on the telemetry unit, and I love it! Love having my own routine and helping my patients. Working nights has been an adjustment, but for the most part I've adjusted well. I've made a few friends with my new co-workers and can't thank them enough for showing me the ropes!
With all the excitement this summer I've forgotten to share some big news!! Chad and I....
ADOPTED!! Two kittens that is! We are now parents to two very cute and very naughty kittens. Herky is our goofy, adventurous, lover boy and Holly is our fat, loving, not so agile sister kitty. We love them so much and Chad seems to over love them at times and I think they get claustrophobic from him loving on them! We do consider ourselves crazy cat people and take them wherever we go, like people do with their dogs! Haha! They are world traveling kitties of which their vacation spots include Aunt Jordan's basement and grandma and grandpa's houses!
Well this concludes my first blog! Look for a future one, I promise they won't be as long! :)
Our precious children!
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