Thanksgiving Road Trip!

So...Marissa, Alex & I decided to take a road trip this Thanksgiving.  We left Monday after class...drove 642.41 miles from Orem, UT to Mesa, AZ...spent two days there, met all of Marissa's friends, and had a fake Thanksgiving dinner with Marissa's family...then drove 692.91 miles from Mesa, AZ to Hollister, CA through the night...spent two days in Hollister, they got to meet all of my friends, have Thanksgiving dinner at Baba's house, and play games with my family...finally we drove 878.70 miles from Hollister, CA to Orem, UT through the night...  LONG trip, but way fun!!  I have never slept so little in an entire week...  

Alex sleeping in the car...

All the girls on our way to Mesa, AZ...

Marissa's family...

The delicious fake Thanksgiving dinner at Marissa's house...

Lori, Marissa's mom, popping Marissa's back  :) 

On our way from Mesa, AZ to Hollister, CA...PS...this picture was taken at like 4am!!

Alex, Kim, & Marissa at Baba's house...

The girls with Baba! :)

My brothers Mitch, John, & I after Thanksgiving dinner...

We ended up getting back to Orem, UT at 7am to a wonderful welcome home surprise...our apartment was completely decorated by Curtis!  So cute! 

Candy everywhere...

Streamers...slinky's...balloon...candy canes...Spider Man pinata...Hancock dvd...more candy...haha...

Oh...a Jonas Brother's poster...

A dozen roses...

What a sweetheart!  :)  We were SOOO exhausted after the LONG drive home!!  The welcome home surprise was absolutely perfect!! 

Happy Birthday Cody and Olivia!

We all got together last night to celebrate Cody and Olivia's birthday!  I have the cutest niece and nephews ever! 

Olivia & Cody...

Olivia...

Cody...

All the big kids...

Drew...

Steven...

Luke...

**not pictured...Derek, Jack, Kyle, and Alex  :) 

Alex's Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEX!!  Marissa and I took Alex out to Tepanyaki for her birthday!  It was so good!!  None of us wanted to catch a shrimp in our mouth though  :)  

Just being nerds...

Flu Shots!

Last Wednesday I gave my first injections!!  I was a little nervous...hands shaking...but everything went good.  My class went to a nursing home and gave patients flu shots.  I only got to do three...but then today we went to the Utah State Hospital and gave all the employees flu shots as well.  They just kept coming...  I did over 20 injections today.  I feel pretty confident now! :)   

Lehi Volleyball Champs!

Dawn, Kayla, Stephanie, Sunny, Lia, and Kim!! 

Lehi Volleyball Champs!!  :)  We won the championship game last week!  So fun!! I love these girls!! 

Body Worlds!

Last week my Nursing Interventions class went on a little field trip up to Salt Lake to go see Body Worlds.  It was SO amazing!!  It's a display of the human body...muscles, veins, organs, fetus...etc.  It really is such a cool exhibit!!  It runs in Salt Lake City at The Leonardo until January 11, 2009.  People donate their bodies to be displayed.  They have bodies of just all the veins...or all the muscles in the body positioned like a baseball player....etc.  If you get the chance, I would definitely recommend going!! 

A slice of the heart..

Smokers lungs...Yuck! 

Tyson Update!

Tyson...possibly the best dog ever...is getting so big!  :)  He's almost 6 months now!