Great News!

We thought it was time to update our blog, and what better thing to update it with than the fact Britney is pregnant. The baby will be due May 21, 2012. This is about the biggest thing that has happened to us since we got married and we are excited about it. Britney has been to the doctor a few times and so far so good. We got to listen to the heart beat last week, and then I talked the doctor into a free ultrasound. It was surprisingly easy to do. All we had to say was twins run in Britney's family, so he decided he would do a quick ultrasound to check for two. Britney was a little disappointed, but I was relieved. I have never changed a diaper so I thought it would be good to start out with one kid to learn the ropes.

Seeing the ultrasound and listening to the heart beat was a pretty surreal experience. It is amazing at 12+ weeks the baby is so well formed. There are a lot of new changes happening and making our lives much more interesting. Maybe if we get really motivated we will post more often to keep people updated to an extent, but with our history I wouldn't keep your fingers crossed.

Tests, Tests, Tests

Let's see I have less than two weeks of classes left now that today is over. When I say classes I mean it. I have 2 weeks left of my 3rd year, so that means I will be starting my 4th year and that does not take place in a classroom. I 7 six week rotations and 1 rotation off. This is what I have been working towards this for 3 years now. It is a great feeling.

A lot of people think being a Pharmacist means counting tablets from a big bottle and putting them in a smaller bottle. However, this is not the only thing they have been attempting to teach us in school. Here is how I will spend the next year of my life. They tell us this is when all the pieces will fall into place. Something really has to break and I hope that thing is not me. I am very excited for this next year, even though it is very intimidating.

1st Rotation will be my off rotation so I don't officially start until June 27th.

2nd Rotation is the St. Alphonsus Surgery Floor. I might get to see some surgeries but for the most part we will be managing the patients meds on who are recovering from surgery.

3rd Rotation will be at the Terry Reilly Clinic in Nampa. This is an ambulatory care rotation, which just means the patients walk in and out of the clinic. We will get to manage diabetes and be a resource to the clinicians as they see their patients throughout the day.

4th Rotation is a mental health rotation at the Boise VA. This should be very interesting, but challenging at the same time. The medications are not so clean and dry and come along with a lot of side effects that need to be managed.

5th Rotation is a general medicine rotation and the ISU family practice residency. We will be in the clinic and the area hospitals assisting the medical residents in their residency.

6th Rotation will be at the Savon Pharmacy in Caldwell. This will be the retail experience I get. It will be nice to see another chain pharmacy other than walgreens to see a different approach.

7th and final Rotation will be at the West Valley Medical center in Caldwell. This is my hospital pharmacy experience. I am not super interested in working at a hospital, so I hope this is a good experience.

Next stop is graduation, the licensing, and law exams. If all goes well I will be a pharmacist.

Wish me luck and Britney because she is the one who has to deal with me studying and being out and about working. She is great and never complains.

It's Been a long Time

I thought maybe it was time to give at least an update on what we have been doing lately. It may shock a few people to see our blog jump to the top of their list. We have been surprisingly busy since school started back up again. At least I hope that is the reason. Neither one of us is good at thinking "that was a great experience, lets put it on the Blog." So, it never happens.

I have pretty much a regimented schedule that doesn't vary by all that much. I go to school every day and I work on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Britney works everyday at around 6:45 am and gets done at 3:15. She gets off at a great time but she has to wake up really early to get there before the first kid shows up. She works at a preschool for kids with behavioral problems.

We are now living in our own apartment. We found a nice townhouse apartment close to the downtown area of Meridian, and we like it. It is nice to be on our own again. It was hard having to start paying rent again, but oh well.

I would put a few pictures on here but I had to update my computer and part of the process was erasing the hard drive. I have everything saved on an external hard drive, but I haven't had time to put any of it back on the computer. That's about all we have had time to do. Nothing too exciting, but we are getting closer to being out of school and into real life. I found out I get to stay in the Boise area for my 4th year, and I'll find out this march where I'll actually be doing the rotations. I can't wait to be done. I haven't felt like this since my senior year of High School, but this time it is so much better. Until next time. Maybe it will be sooner but don't count on it.