A weekend visit

Eating sushi and acting like a nerd!
Me and Bekah!

Bekah came and visited me a few weeks ago for the weekend! It was a quick trip but we had a great time. Hope everyone loves the new background and the added blog features!! I sure do :)

Too much wayfinding fun......

A Belmont ID looks way more official on a lanyard!! Still couldn't get inside the perimeter....oh well.

Amanda directing media personel
Official radio business only!! It made the volunteering a little cooler.

Hanging out in the quad during the filming of the Early Show.

Sneaking around campus the day before the debate and getting into areas I KNEW I wasn't supposed to be in....AWESOME.

The media tent- it was huge!

So, most of you know by now that the town hall presidential debate was held at Belmont. Who would have ever thought!!?? It was actually really fun and exciting. Campus was pretty crazy, but what a great honor to host a debate in this election. I worked on debate day as a volunteer and sadly I didn't meet McCain or Obama, or get anywhere close to them. I did however score a radio and a lanyard for my Belmont ID....who could wish for more than that? Amanda and I were official wayfinders. Ya, it's exactly how it sounds- we helped people find their way. It may seem like a small job to some, but we took pride in our work. During our post we met members of the secret service, metro police, many members of the media and had a nice chat with Dr. Fischer, Belmont's president. Life is now getting back to normal: tons of homework, exams and work. The semester is about to get insane with my OB and peds inpatient clinicals starting up in a few weeks. Pray that I would make it because I am a little doubtful that I'll survive it! Love to you all.

Update with pics coming soon!!

I know I am long overdue for a blog update!! I have some great pictures from the debate and will try and put them up today. Love and miss you all so, so much :)

Peds lab

I'm ready to catch the baby!! That's how you do it, right?

Amanda acting as "Noel's" labor coach. Yes, her name really is "Noel"
Just a little CPR....

An accurate portrayal of the birthing process. No, really.

Checking the fundus on my upper thigh and abdominal dummy.

Just another fun day in nursing school!! This was actually peds lab, but OB is in the same lab so were just messing around with everything. This is only the first lab posting of the semester and you regular blog viewers know that they will just get better from here :)

A reenactment of a typical day at Vandy....

Steph: "I need help in here!! He's not responding!! MICHAEL!!"
Debbie: "Let's check his blood sugar!"
Michael: "Call Rapid Response!!"

"Get the crash cart!!"

Brenda: "Throw water on him!!!"

Margo: Gives the most painful sternal rub ever!!
Debbie: Pumps up a bag of NS so much that it nearly explodes!!

Everyone crowds around 9217.......

We worked on him for awhile and he finally came to......well, kind of.

Okay, now he looks alive and pretty cute for all he's been thru :) hahaha.

The team!! Debbie, Steph, Brenda and Regina (minus Jenny, Michael, Margo, and Michelle)

Steph, Margo and Jenny!!

Sharon....you're not looking too gangsta!!!????

Whoah.....no words for this one. Working hard though :)

Debbie, Regina, Jenny and Steph

A Michael sandwhich!!!










Oh, the joys of working on 9South at Vanderbilt, especially on Sundays. As you can see we weren't working too hard! We had an exciting day yesterday, and I'm just gonna say I was part of saving a life!! It was amazing. I went to take my patient's blood pressure (per Brenda's request) and he was non-responsive when I went in the room and I couldn't find a radial pulse. I yelled for help, grabbed a doctor from the hall and threw him in the room. I ran down the hall and yelled for Michael and before I knew it the room was packed with all kinds of people. The next hour was exciting with administering Narcan (narcotic antidote), vitals q5min., bolus fluids, rough sternal rubs from Margo, trying to keep the poor guy covered up (he prefered nudity), restraints, acuchecks, labs, etc. The whole experience made me realize how much I want to work in critical care and also how AMAZING all the people I work with are. They are the most incredible people and the best nurses.

Craigs visit from Africa!

The cousins together again!!

Although the visit was short (at least the Nashville portion) it was still SO wonderful to see the Craigs! I haven't seen them since they left for Zambia in February. It is great to know they are doing so well. We went for sushi and then of course headed to Dairy Dip for dessert! Yum. Miss you guys already!! :)

Sam & Chloe

Loving Starbucks just like their mom!!

As promised, here are some pictures of my little babies!! These are from the last few months, but I just haven't had a chance to post them. I'll post more recent ones soon. I just love these pictures so I had to post them!! Love and miss you all.