Where Has the Time Gone.....

I cannot believe that I'm almost done with my rotations, it seems unreal! I'm down to my last two weeks until graduation. I have been so fortunate to get the rotations that I did. They've all been excellent and I've had the best preceptors.

I feel so much more prepared to become a pharmacist. I graduate May 16th and it's coming quick!

I've also accepted a job with Shopko in the Douglas/Wheatland area and will start work a few weeks after graduation.

It seem surreal that something I've been working at for so long is almost here. I'm so grateful for this opportunity I've had to pursue my dreams and especially grateful for my parents who have made it all possible. I finally made it and I can't believe it!

Christmas Time.....

Before Christmas means it's concert/program time. It's so fun to watch my cute kiddos perform. Jake made the cutest Santa and Dallin/Katelyn sang great!

Christmas time also means treats and PJs. 

Christmas Time also means going to Kara's and visiting playing with the kids. We headed out to Kara's house Christmas night to see what presents Santa brought and play with all their new toys.

It was so nice to visit with my family. I absolutely love Christmas and I'm sad it's over!

Community Rotations.....

For my last two rotations I've been working at Albertsons. In July I was in Cheyenne & now I'm in Laramie for August. I absolutely loved the rotation in Cheyenne. The people that I was able to work with were amazing & I feel like I fit right in. It was such a fun environment to work in. I was really sad when my time was over there - actually I may or may not have cried.

My final project was making a poster about Shingles. My preceptor was impressed with the final product, which makes me happy because I spent hours making it. Garry ended up displaying it right outside of the pharmacy.

The people I've had the privilege of working with at all my sites have made me feel very welcome and I learned so much. It affirmed to me that I love what I'm going to do when I graduate, and it makes me excited to go to work every day. I can't wait to graduate so I can work every day and not have to worry about doing homework. 

Pictures With The Kiddos.....

I was looking through my phone today and realized that I had a lot of pictures that I took while I was home with Kara's kids. I absolutely love all my nieces and nephews. They are the opitomy of unconditional love. No matter what I do they still think I'm one of the coolest people in the world.

I have these pictures from Kinlee's birthday. I can never get a normal picture with all of these kiddos, they definitely like to ham it up in front of the camera (but that just makes them even more fun)!

For Katelyn's birthday she got an eisle because she loves to draw. While we were talking before cutting the cake, Katelyn whipped out a great sketch of the living room. I'm pretty impressed by her skills and with a little practice, she's going to be quite the artist!

The Sunday before Memorial Day, we went to set flowers out at our family's grave sites. It was so beautiful and nice that I couldn't get Kinlee to stop running around for two seconds to take a picture with me.

Nothing makes me happier then looking at these pictures, getting lots of hugs & kisses from these kids, FaceTiming with Darius & Draya, and texting Kate & Jake. All of my nieces and nephews have stolen my heart and they can pretty much get away with anything with their Aunt Bethany (and I'm pretty sure they know it)!

Visitors.....

After being down in Laramie for a couple weeks, I was lucky to have some visitors at my house. Kara, Jason, and the kids came down Friday the 13th to stay with me for a couple days before heading to Denver on their family vacation.

To say the kids were excited would be the understatement of the year. After I got off of work and cleaned the house in a quick hurry, the troops arrived. Luckily I had iPads, Movies, Nerf Guns, and Stuffed Animals to keep them entertained or I'm pretty sure my house would have been a little boring. After getting some energy out from the long car ride, we went to Applebee's to eat dinner then finished off the night watching Home Alone 3 and eating popcorn. 

The next morning we all woke up bright & early. After getting the house picked up, everyone else went out to eat breakfast while I got ready. We spent the day at the Rec Center swimming, playing basketball, and ended the adventure at the play area. After a few hours, we'd had all the fun we could handle, so we headed to Walmart to get some ice cream before heading home. 

My room became the dedicated TV room since it was right next to the living room and kitchen so we were able to keep an eye on the wild bunch.

Katelyn & I had a nail party, and I helped her paint her toe nails because both of our old nail polish needed a touch up! Luckily, Katelyn is easy to please because my technique is not the greatest :)

Kara, Jason, and Kinlee went out to eat at Corona Village for dinner while the kids and I sat at home watched Surfs Up and ate Little Caesars for dinner. It was a fun night and I loved spending time with my crazy kiddos!

To finish off the weekend, we went to church on Sunday and then Kara cooked a big lunch since it was Father's Day before everyone left for Denver to go to the Zoo and spend a few days in Colorado. I had to stay in Laramie because I had to go to my rotation on Monday. 

It was nice to get to see everyone and have a good break from school work. It was a great weekend, full of lots of activities and fun (it's about time they came back here to see their old home, hopefully it was everything they ever dreamed of). Kara & Jase sure did a lot and I'm thankful they brought the kids down to spend some time with their Aunt Bethy!

Week One.....

Well I've survived week one of my first rotation. I've really enjoyed being at the Board of Pharmacy. There's been lots to do to keep me busy. Already I've answered about 10 questions regarding the law, prepared presentations, read 2 books, written my newsletter article, and met with the FDA/Wyoming Attorney General's Office. I get to meet with the FBI next week, give a couple of presentations, and go to the Board meeting and WPhA convention at the end of the month. Luckily, I have some down time which means that I've been able to get a head-start on my Seminar Presentation too.

The days are kind of long because I have to be on-site by 8:00, five days a week, so driving from Laramie means waking up by 5:30 to get ready to be sure that I'm on time every day. I don't take a lunch break usually so I can head home by 4:00, otherwise I would have to stay until 5:00. All I can say is I'm glad that I'll only be commuting to work for a few weeks, I definitely couldn't do it every day.

It's nice to be able to get my feet wet before jumping in head first to the demanding rotations that I'll have later on. The people I work with every day are the sweetest and have made me feel very welcome. Not a day goes by without receiving a compliment from my preceptor. I'll be crossing my fingers that the rest of my rotations go as smoothly as this one has been so far!

Last Piece of the Puzzle.....

I was happy when I got my Rotation Schedule, but I still couldn't relax fully because I was waiting to hear about my Seminar Topic. Over the course of the year of rotations, we have 3 separate Reflective Weeks (after 4 months of rotations) where we have various presentations and assignments due. At one of the three reflective weeks, each student has to give a 35 minute presentation and then answer questions for about 10 minutes. It's a big part of determining my grade for my final year of school.

Luckily I got assigned to present in the Reflective Week that I wanted, the 1st one, at the end of September. My topic I was assigned wasn't at the top of my list, but I was happy with it overall. I get to speak on Diabetes Insipidus. I don't know a lot about this topic, which is a bit nerve-racking, but I'm sure it will turn out okay.

This is one of the things I was most nervous about because I get very uncomfortable when I speak in front of people. So I will be very happy when this is over, and I can relax & enjoy my rotations.

**My blog has been pretty boring for the most part, but I don't really have much to talk about except for school & getting ready for my final year of pharmacy school. It's a huge part of my life, it takes a lot of my time & effort, and it is pretty much all I think about. Hopefully once I'm done with school I'll lead a little bit more of an exciting life!**