Camping at hanging rock!



Us at Duke Garden's!

How are ya'll? Thanks so much for checking in on the blog. I really love using this site and I hope that you guys all enjoy it too! Thanks too for everyone who commented on the slide show! I learn something new every time I log on this thing! =)
This past week was a great week, for me anyway! Although I am still not quite legal (I will be as of October 30th YEAH!) I was as independent as I could be this last Friday. I saw about 13 patients, all of which I felt very comfortable treating and reading x-rays. So, this week was a great week!
TJ's week was a little different. He had a test on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this last week. He did well on all of them though, just like he always does! Now he is learning Hematology and Oncology. He really enjoys the learning, but it is SOOOO much information in so little time he is filling a littl over whelmed!
TJ and I also went to our ward's Halloween party! I was in the doughnut eating contest, but came in at a close second! I know this is a big surpirse to most of you, I mean who has a bigger mouth then me? We did have a small mishap though as the girl next to me in the contest ended up choking on her doughnut and needing the hiemlich maneuver. She was alright, but it was an intense few minutes! This next week TJ and I are hopefully going to attend an UNC basketball game. I am really excited!
Well, I hope that everyone has a great week and we look forward to hearing from you! Oh yeah and the weather out here is wonderful. It was a little chilly here, it got down to about 68! =) It is so warm, I love it here!!!

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So, Tj was so proud of his tractor pull pictures that he talked me into making him a slide show of ALL of the pictures to share with you guys! So, below is the slide show from the tractor pull with ALL of the pictures that we took. Some are a little blurry, so I apologize, but he could not bare to part with any of the pictures! There is also some in there of me eating a deep fried twinkie and a deep fried snickers. Neither of which were very good, but it was traditional North Carolina State Fair food so we had to try it!
This past week was more of a difficult week for us! TJ had four days of lecture followed by a test on day five. It was a test that 75% of the students last year failed, so needless to say he was studying like MAD all week long! All of the wifes got together on Saturday and we were all greatful that Friday's test was over and we were able to have our husbands back. Other than that, everything else was great! He continues to learn so much and it is so much fun to see the excitement in his eyes as he talks about what he is studying! Plus, each day I feel a little more inadequate as I cannot remember all the fine details from the nerve innervation of the adrenal glands to all the small blood vessels in the kidneys! Oh well, what can ya do!
This last week I became one step closer to being more independent at work. The North Carolina State Board recognizes my license now! YEAH! I still have one or two more weeks, but shortly I will be out on my own! I am excited and scared to death all at the same time! I am ready for the independence, but that also means more responsibility. Plus, people are actually going to expect me to know what is wrong with them! =)
This weekend I talked TJ into taking some time off so we could carve pumpkins with some friends. I didn't have my camera but Brook took our picture, so hopefully I will have the picture to post next time! Plus, TJ had a heart walk today for Duke. So we all got together, walked just over a mile, ate some food and enjoyed some free water and chaptstick! It was a lot of fun, there are alot of good people in his program.
Well, I am really enjoying this blog thing, I hope guys enjoy it as well. Have a wonderfull week! I look forward to hearing from all of you!

Love ya!

Here are pictures from Julie's trip. One of us at the beach at Duke Chapel and at the Dairy!

Here is pictures from Alyssa's visit! It is Alyssa and I at Duke Gardens, Alyssa and I at the Dairy and Alyssa and I at Eno State park!

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Hello everyone!

I know that it has been a while since we have written to everyone, and I apologize, but things have been so busy around here! Julie, (TJ's mom) came out to visit back at the end of September. It was so much fun, we had a blast. We went to the beach, shopping, out to dinner, to old historic sites, etc. She plum wore me out! =) Then, Alyssa came out to visit for a few days and we had so much fun as well! I took her all around Durham. I took her to several historic sites, including old slave houses and the orignal Duke Homestead where we learned how to roll our own cigarrettes! Plus, we made conference apple pie (which was delicious) put a puzzle together, visited the Duke Gardens and Duke Chapel, and took her to the Bridge at Eno State park! We had a lot of fun together! I am so greatful that her and Julie were able to come out and visit. Everyone knows that Durham is not the most appealing place to vacation, but TJ and I sure enjoy the visits!
Well, besides the visits, Tj and I have also been having a great time together! This past weekend was TJ's fall break. This was great not only because TJ had almost a full week off, but it also means he is half way finished with his semester! He is quite excited! He really did enjoy his time off as well. It consisted of a little bit of studying (of course) but also some golfing, sleeping in, camping, hiking, frisbee golf, and best of all a Tractor Pull! Tj was on his own for entertainment on Wednesday and Thursday, but I took Friday off to spend some time with him as well. Friday morning we woke up and went to play Frisbee Golf. It is A LOT of fun! TJ, of course, did much better than I, but we still had fun. We went with several of his classmates and really had a great time! Then, we left to go camping with some friends. We went to a state park called Hanging Rock! It was beautiful and was surrounded with several different hikes and waterfalls! Plus, TJ FINALLY was able to wear his hoodie without being too hot. Then on Saturday we came home, cleaned the house a little and headed off to the North Carolina State Fair! Let's just say, it was SOOOOOO much fun! TJ wanted to go to the Tractor Pull which I was not so sure about! However, once it started it was great! I had never been to one before and this was a WHOLE new experience for me! For those of you who have never been, I would reccomend it! If you go with kids, make sure and take ear plugs! The tractors are great, especially the multiple engine ones! Two of them actually had Jet Engines on them. It was great!
Well, I'm sorry that this is so long, but there is so much to tell you guys! TJ continues to enjoy his schooling. He is learning SOOOO much. He is also becoming a lot closer to some of his classmates which is very beneficial. My work continues to go well. I am learning so much each and every day. Our calling continue to go well. Tj really is enjoying his CTR 5's and they are so cute with so much personality. I am enjoying my nursery kids, they continue to surprise me each and every Sunday!
I hope to hear from you guys, and thanks for visiting our new blog! I hope you all have a wonderful week!

We love you All!