Finals

Once again its finals time and I'm super busy! I had 2 5-7 page papers and a take home test already and now all I have left are my 2 anatomy and pysiology finals. I will be so relieved when I am done! Tonight we are supposed to have our end of the year work party and I can't even go because I have to study :( Oh well I guess...it will all be worth it when I am done for the summer and work on my tan at the lake!

May 29

So looks like May 29 is a HUGE day 2 years in a row. This year, my May 29th will consist of taking my first board exam (we have to take 2). This first exam is the ultrasound physics board, so hopefully it goes well!! I'm nervous/excited about it, as I can't wait until it's over, but really hope I pass! May 29th of next year will be my wedding (officially) so kind of a random blog, but just thought it was interesting that May 29th will be the highlight of this year and next! :)
Not a whole lot else going on, school is approaching the end (for a couple weeks anyways, as we have to go through summer session), but it will be a nice break full of studying for my boards, finding an apartment in Springfield IL (for my clincials starting in August), and getting a wedding planned.
Wow is the weather outside amazing or what...80's for the next couple days! (Although I prefer cold, I can't complain too much I guess)
Sorry I didn't have any cool pictures this time...
Until next time...
~Kt~ :)

Movies

Since I was home over the weekend for Easter I had plenty of time to catch up on movies. There is never anything to do in Kearney so I watched 3 movies and did plenty of homework over the weekend. My favorite movie by far that I saw this weekend was Nights in Rodanthe. Its definately one of those movies that has you hooked from the beginning, but was pretty much a "chick flick." It's a book by Nicholas Sparks, which I didn't know, so I'm going to have to read that once classes are over. I also saw Lakeview Terrace which was really good. It had a lot about racism and how bad it really can get which I found really interesting. Quarantine was another one that I saw and I absolutly hated it. I tried to force myself to fall asleep during it so that I wouldn't have to watch it with my family. It was a very poorly made horror movie and wouldn't recommend wasting your money to rent it. Overall I had a really good Easter and it was nice to see my family and catch up with them, but now its back to reality with school. Good thing we are down to our last few weeks because I am definately ready for summer!!

"True" Confessions

I keep teasing the Student Assistants - Riley, Katie and Shelby - that I'm going to write a True Confessions blog all about them. So there have been some really great "true" confessions that we've come up with that I'd like to share but probably shouldn't, but I'll share a tame one on each of them.

Shelby - Her real name is Emily.
Riley - He is already 21 he is just saying he is turning 21 this weekend so we all make a big deal out of his birthday.
Katie is planning to apply for one of those reality shows. And if you've been reading her blog this year you can guess which one - but she just got engaged, so who knows!

If you couldn't tell, I should have posted this all on April 1st as an April Fool's Day joke. None of the above "true" confessions are real. But maybe one day I will write one that is for REAL!

21st Birthday!

So I have my 21st Birthday this Sunday the 19th. I am very excited to see all of my friends, and finally get to go the bars with my good buddie ~kt~, hali, alli, and all the others! My bosses are very excited for me and everyone in the office surprised me with a happy birthday poster, and card. It made me soooo happy, thank you all so much! I am so excited to drink Magarittas with my parents at our favorite restaurant in Omaha, La Mesa! other than that not much is going on with me. Just finals coming up and papers to write. I guess thats it, hopefully i have some pictures from my sweet bday for my next blog!
Riley B- Admissions

TEE

So this week in lab we learned about the TEE (transesophageal echo) which is where they actually stick a probe (about the width of a ring finger) down the esophagus in order to image the heart. This is often done if there are problems with getting good pictures through the transthoracic method (the transducer on the outside of the chest, like ultrasounding babies, but the heart).
During the TEE, the patient is awake and they have to help swallow the probe as pictured below. It is a very quick procedure, as anyone would hope, since it is not too comfortable, as one could imagine.
Ok, so the black part is the tube that is sent down the throat, the handle with the circle is where the doctor holds and presses certain buttons to control the ultrasound beam and probe movements, and the white cord is simply attached to the machine.
It is some pretty facinating stuff, and nice because it isn't gross like surgery.
Welp that was my excitment for the week...Hope Everyone has a Great Holiday Weekend!!
Until next time...
~Kt~

Office Community!

So all of the student assistants in the Admissions Office got together and took pictures, just to show how united we are. I think by the smiles on all our faces we are happy to be working with each other. Yep Shelby and I are best buddies in the office and even hang out a little outside of class. Even our Bosses love seeing us at work. I took a picture of them but they were too modest to let me put it up... those sillies. And I got to go Frolfing yesterday, it wasnt good. I shot like 5 over on 9 holes. It was bad!!!! but thats why I have to keep going to get better. Until Next time

Riley B- Admissions

Echo Love

So today, while we had time before lab, my wonderful, amazing, group of adult cardiac sonography (echo) students decided to make it a photo op. Days like today really show how close we are and how much fun it is to have such a small class size. I just wanted everyone to see how through thick and thin, the people who surround you make all the difference. Luv ya girls!

Until next time..

~Kt~ :)

Weird Weather

So 2 weeks ago I was going to go frisbee golfing, but I ran out of time that day so I thought o tomorrow I will go!!!! little did i know warm weather doesnt like Nebraska. All I want to do is get some sun and throw a frisbee, but NOOOOOOO! Hopefully by the begining of next week it will be warm enough to go frolfing with some buddies. Also this week I had an interview at Victoria Secret. I've gotten a lot of guff for it being a guy and all, but they hire guys for the back to do inventory. I was told I pretty much had the job but I had to wait for the paper work to go through. So im pretty excited to start there and finally have some money. Also coming up soon is my awesome 21st birthday... BOO YEAH!!!! KT and I are going to paint the town red! it's going to be a late weekend celebration, so if your 21 meet us down town! Thats about it though, so until next week

Riley b -Admissions