Well.....now what? (Gal)

So, I'm not really good with the whole "decision making process". I did manage to make it through four years of college and obtain a degree in nursing though. Since the Hubs has informed everyone about our bun in the oven, there is no need to elaborate on that. We just have to make a lot of decisions right now that I'm not really comfortable making. Since he has his BS in Biology and MBA and I have my BSN we both have great backgrounds for careers. However, we are discovering that you can't do as much with a Biology degree and an MBA as we once thought. It could be the fact that we are in a small town and just don't have the opportunities in our area. Thus bringing on the first decision we have: To move or not to move? We are considering (if by definition of the word considering one means about 99% sure) moving to a larger town that is within an hours drive. That will hopefully place us in an area where Guy has more opportunities for jobs. However, this move would also place me in the position where I may have to change jobs too. It would be an hours drive to work. Something I would prefer not to do unless otherwise inevitable. If I change jobs I risk losing my vacation and sick leave also the options I may have for when "Embry" is born. If I moved to a hospital within the same company I would not lose this. So the next decision is to stay with the same company so as not to lose those benefits? My gut says yes. Which is ok. I can hopefully transfer to a different position within the same company. Ok. Thats two major decisions to make. On to the third. Guy made a proposal this afternoon. "Would you like to go back to school?" Hmmmmm..... Well, I could I guess. We've been planning on him going back to school again to get a nursing degree. He mentioned me going back to school and he would work full time hopefully at this big and better job he could find. I would plan on working part time also while going to school. How is this all going to work out with a baby? I have no clue. So as you can see, there are quite a few decisions to make in the coming months. My decision making skills are fixing to get slung against the wall.

...aaaaand we're back.

Poor, poor, neglected blog.  Fear not, we have returned

We've been busy the past few weeks.  We took a trip to Nashville for vacation/school open house earlier this month.  There is a nurse practitioner program I was interested in at Vandy, so we spent a day over there taking notes and making decisions.  I've settled on getting a one-year accelerated RN from another school, getting the required two years of experience, then reapplying for Vandy's Emergency NP.  The NP program is 95% online, so wherever we are at in three years I can continue the program.  The rest of the time we perused the shops and interesting areas of Nashville and did our usmost to not think of anything related to school or work.

We just got back from spending about a week at Gal's parents near St. Louis.  By some random alignment of the planets, my fall break, Gal's work schedule, and my father-in-law's work schedule all lined up so that this little trip would have a lot of good family time.  Except for a trip to the St. Charles community northwest of St. L, we mostly vegged around the house and got caught up with the family.

Now we're back into the swing of things.  The office I work for at the university is putting together what amounts to a telemarketing campaign to announce to former Ag students that we are putting an Ag Business undergraduate degree online.  4,000 emails went out; 1,600 bounced.  Guess who gets to call those 1,600 people and share the good news with them.  Me and another graduate assistant.  We're thrilled.

Gal is getting ready to move from ER to OB.  From crying, whining adults to crying, whining babies.  Babies are right up Gal's alley; matter of fact, she was extremely close to going to OB when she first started working here a year and a half ago.  She's going to do great and have a good time.

Gotta go. The lab printer just spat something out. 

-Guy

Yeah...ok....I'll put something up.

I was born in KY. Raised in KY. Moved to TN at 16, met Guy, and fell in love. We graduated from the same high school and went to the same college. Disgustingly sweet right? Just kidding, I like sweet ooey gooey mushy things, once in a blue moon.  I really do love guy, very very much. Even though some days he might think otherwise. Don't tell, but he doesn't realize how much he helps me make it through a lot of days.
Back on track. We did go to the same college and I graduated with a BSN. I work at a local hospital and I do enjoy my job and the opportunity to help out people who are truly sick. I also like the science side of my job, so every now and then I may just go on a tangent about something that may truly gross you out...I'll do my best to warn you though! I will occasionally use curse words, usually to make a point, and my thoughts about that are that if I'm going to think it....well, you know.
On the days I'm not slaving away in the ER, I do like to work on things around the apartment. I just finished repainting our old kitchen table that we got for $30 when we got married. Valspar Weathered Crackling...you are my friend! I like old, rustic furniture and accessories. Now the goal is to figure out a new table centerpiece. What else do I like to do? I like to be outside. I like to cook, (Paula Dean recipes are a favorite). I like to laugh.....you know, the kind where you laugh so hard you cry. Fall is my favorite season....yay for the beginning of September!!! I am not a tom boy, but I'm not prissy by any means. I do not care about typing errors, so if it offends you....don't read my post. Guy says I'm quirky...and he's right, though I hate to admit it. I believe in God and that He places us just where we need to be when we need to be there. (Guy and I were fortunately raised in the same Christian Denomination, so that was not a major issue to resolve when we got married.)
O.K. I'm tired of typing and the not-so-evil Abby cat is currently creating a heat vaccum from my left side. Good Nite.

-Gal

Thought Processes....?

There are no patterns to my thought processes. I more or less have flight of ideas...for those of you who know and understand anything related to psychology. (Not really, Guy just thinks so.) His way of describing my random thoughts, comments and incoherencies......a lottery ball machine....yep that's right. You know, how the ball machine just randomly shoots out a numbered ball....that would be my brain and thoughts. So good luck trying to follow anything I may type on this blog. Yes, I am a nurse....an RN...and fortunatley and unfortunatley I work in the ER. The good part is I like what I do. The bad part...I'm exposed to a deadly disease everyday that is continuously replicating its DNA like rabbits on Valentine's day. That's right...Stupidity. Don't get me wrong. I try to be a compassionate person...after all what kind of nurse would I be if I did not to some degree care about the plight of humanity. But really folks....you know what I'm talking about...there is an epidemic of stupidity going on in this world. (By the way, I will occasionally use this blog at the end of a 14 hour day of wiping butts, suctioning frothy pink sputum and yelling at homicidal, suicidal crazies to vent. So if you don't want to hear that...well don't read my post!)  I really do enjoy what I do... just not always who I do it with or where at. That comes with every job though...right?

~Gal