Quick Update on the Proctors

I just finished my last clinical day ever. I spent the last three months (over 220 hours) working in the Intensive Care Unit at Mountain Star Hospital. I was an incredible experience and I feel that I am finally prepared to work under a nursing license. I came to this conclusion once I realized that I will never know it all, but I know enough to understand when things aren't right and when I need to get some help.

Surrounded by piles of books and papers as I work to finish up projects and study for finals, it is hard to believe that I will actually be graduating in a few weeks. After being in school for 18+ years, it is a little disorienting to be moving on from that phase in my life to a life where I am offered a bit more freedom and flexibility. It won't just be sleep, study, school, and eat anymore. I am counting down the days to April 22nd, however, I want to cry just thinking about never sitting through a lecture again. I love school so much. I am such a nerd. I have been helping Jordan organize his schedule to start at BYU in the fall and am so excited for him to have this experience of being in school. I am already starting to feel jealous and he hasn't even started yet.

Isaac and I are making some major life decisions right now. It seems funny how those major decisions all seem to happen at the same time in life. We are grateful that we have the spirit of the Lord to guide us in these choices. More updates to come.

I get to see my family in a few weeks. My parents are coming down for graduation and I am so excited to see them. I will see my brothers the end of June and I guess that I will have to be content to talk to Erica and her family over Skype. I am loving our late-night talks though and laughing at how to care for three children under the age of three. For a fun look into their life click on the link on the side of my page: mom's Germany blog. It is hilarious, especially the one about her trying to climb out of her "mini van."

We are taking a graduation/family trip to Hawaii in June. It will be a much needed vacation together and we can't stop thinking about it, especially on days like today when it is snowing and windy. Nathan apparently thinks that mother nature is just ticked off about global warming, read about his take on the issue here.

Yesterday we finished reading the entire Book of Mormon together per request from our Bishop. It was a difficult challenge and we spent many car trips and lunches together reading out loud. What an incredible book. Reading it has truly brought a sacred spirit into our lives and the truth of it cannot be denied. It has also strengthened our testimony of the Bible as we are studying the Old Testament for Sunday School, and we are so grateful that we have both records readily available for our use.

More updates to come in the future, but we are loving life and loving being a family.