My Birthday....

Was bittersweet. On July 22nd I drove down to Laramie to spend the night with Josie and Jewls in Cheyenne. At 10:00 that night Josie went running while Jewls and I walked/ran 3 miles- I thought I was going to die. The next day I slept in, almost forgetting it was my "golden" birthday. The 3 of us got ready and drove to Cheyenne to do some shopping and than attended the Kellie Pickler/Taylor Swift concert at Cheyenne Frontier Days. I had so much fun hanging out with them-we laughed ALL day and enjoyed people watching at the concert. At the concert.......... We saw a guy try to slip a volunteer $20 to get him and his friends to the front of the line- it only got him a few giggles from the 3 yahoos standing behind him (Us), Jewls about got knocked over by the overweight girl dancing out of control 2 inches in front of her, we were told by the 60 year old lady behind us that we were sweet and to inform all of our parents, I thought she was going to pass out when I told her we were SISTERS, she bought Josie and Jewls but was a little skeptical about throwing me into the fam? The concert was alright, Taylor Swift is a bit odd but whatever who wouldnt be-being 19 and worth 32 million? Jewls and Josie made it so much more fun! It was a great birthday- I missed my boys so bad that Jewls and I drove home that night after the concert to pull into the driveway at 3 a.m. Here are a few pictures from the concert, they make it appear we were standing close but we were actually to the right of the stage about 30 ft and everyone in front of us was taller than the 3 Skinner girls =)

I thought it would be fun to make a list. 23 things I've accomplished in 23 years....

1. Married in the Temple to the greatest husband in the World!

2 Gave birth to a baby, whose almost 3

3. Been a student since the day I graduated-5 years ago and still figuring out what I want to be when I grow up =)

4. Graduated from High School with honors

5. Served in the Primary for the last 2 years

6. Been told I look like Jennifer Anniston at least 10 times, appreciated that until I realized she turned 40 this year! Am I aging that fast?

7. Survived Bacterial Meningitis while 18 weeks pregnant

8. Bought and Sold our first house by the precious age of 21

9. Learned the true meaning of "Count Your Blessings"

10. Won a COED softball tournament

11. Bought a boat-kinda spur of the moment....

12. Laid 5000 sf of Sod in 3 hours, with the help of others of course

13. Backed over Jeremy's motorcycle (not proud of that just glad I survived =)

14. Learned I'm not organized, I'm Obsessive Compulsive about some things, for example when and where and what is going on?

15. Drank 64 oz. of Dr. Pepper in 20 minutes, only to learn that Jeremy can beat me in a "How Long can you hold your bladder contest?"

16. Had 4 different Jobs- My Current one at the hospital is the best ever!

17. Almost won a state soccer championship- lost in a shootout in the championship game my sophomore year

18. Adopted a VERY expensive dog from the pound who is now best friends with Bridger

19. Attended 6 concerts including my all time fav-Kenny Chesney
20. Given a "Clinical in Excellence" Scholarhip- My last year of nursing school is paid for!

21. Survived being hit my a DRUNK driver

22. Traveled to China

23. Sent/Recieved almost 100,000 texts

If only every nap could be this peaceful.....

and the drum roll please......

As I start typing this post I'm already starting to giggle. Bridger is growing up so fast. Daily he reminds us of the simple things in life that make us happy. He still sleeps in his crib. He is 2 letters away from spelling his name. He knows about 100 books front to back. He still takes good naps every afternoon, unless we are at the lake of course. Everytime I threaten to get rid of Buddy, he says "mom, Buddy is my friend you cannot get rid of him." He talks about President Obama almost daily. He often still refers to us as Jeremy and Odessa not mom and dad. He will be starting Preschool in September 3 days/week even though he tells me he wants to go to Kindergarten. The other day he asked me if Jeremy and I went to high school, I replied yes. With a very serious look on his face he asked, "Odessa, who watched me while you and Jeremy went to high school?" I am realizing I passed on some of my OCD traits. He wants to know when, where, & what time he needs to be somewhere. He hesitates going to nursery but loves it once he is there. He can sing me lots of primary songs and prays for President Monson every prayer he says. He shows me how much he loves me by holding his little arms out as wide as he can and tells me he loves me this much, than he stretches a little further and tells me thats how much he loves daddy :) He is also the bad word police. If he hears anyone and I mean anyone say a bad word of any kind he tells them to go to time out and he wants to talk to them when they are done "finking" about what they did. Just ask Aunt Josie she had a few slipups this past weekend :) Overnight I think he grew 2 inches. He can no longer walk under the island in our kitchen without hitting his head and Jeremy's favorite pajama pants to put on him are a bit too small/short. They still fit perfect in the waist just not the length. Take a look for yourself.....
The hat is one that little Grandma gave him a few months ago. At first he didnt want anything to do with it and now he loves wearing it around the house and is super sill with it on.

Jeremy...

I think Jeremy is getting a kick out of watching me struggle adjusting to working nights. It truly does screw a person's body up. He loves taking the boat out to the lake and in only a few days has gotten an AMAZING tan. Bridger is his little buddy with me working so much lately. Jeremy loves hanging out with Bridger and they get to do lots of fun things while I'm at work. He is still working at Cordero and with 7 straight days off a month, it gives him plenty of time to get things done around the house and leave time for the lake :) We both have the entire week off together in July and August so we will get plenty of time to just hang out or if anyone knows of a fun vacation spot we are up for suggestions?

Update

The last 3 weeks have been a blur for me, I have been working 40+ hours/week and to top that off they have been straight nights. It has been a good experience, as I am much more grateful for Jeremy and his shift-work. To say the least, I love my job and am so glad I chose nursing. I have one more week of orientation and than I'm on my own. To give you an idea of what I will be doing..... When you go to the hospital to have your baby there is a Labor and Delivery Nurse that basically does everything until the Dr. walks in the room to catch the baby, I will start Labor & Delivery next May when I am done with my RN year. For now, I will be the nursery nurse that the Dr. hands the baby off to after delivery. I give a few newborn meds within minutes of birth, wipe the infant dry, suction the baby and give oxygen if the baby is struggling. It is such a rush to experience the miracle of life day after day! I have experienced a woman on meth deliver a child, women with no epidurals, and a twin delivery! You can bet I will get an epidural with the next baby I have!