Long Time no post

I guess it's time to update on what we've been up too. I have so many pictures to post! I need to post startig from Christmas '08! Can we say SLACKER! Man..hopefully I can be better about posting.

I started my nursing orientation the end of July and I have been trained on Mother Baby for 2 weeks, then I went to Pediatrics for about a month, then I was in the new part of the hospital on adult medsurg for 2 weeks, and this week I finshed my time in the Pediatric emergency room. Then I go back to my home base of Peditrics and then nights. I am starting to feel more confident and like I know a little bit of what I am doing.

It's been nice to be on dayshift. I have more time with Brayden. We have been avid beach goers throughought the summer and we like to frequent "lets Play" a play place in town. We also go to the park a lot and we get movies every week. This week we got some Disney classics. I have to say it brings me back, because they were some of my favorites when I was a child. Brayden LOVES Peter Pan.

August: This was a fun month for us..BIRTHDAYS! I will post seperate post for those, but I turned 27 on the 11th and Bray turned 3 on the 23rd! We went to Disney on my b-day and we had a Chocolate Factory party for Brayden. It was so fun, because he chose what party he wanted. He still talks about his party.

September: My mom and dad both Retired. We went to my dad's retirement party that they had for him at amtrack...He had been there for 34 years! Conrats mom and dad! Yesterday the step aboard their cruise to Alaska and the end of the month will be their b-days!

So here are some cute beach pictures from mid August. Sometimes we go by ourselves, but the best beach days are with Skye and Shandra, because we both have buddies :)

(so..I flipped the pics before and still they came out like that..but I'll just have to change it later.)

It's official!

I passed my state boards!!! I'm a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida!!!!!!!!!!

Jessica Erin Sanders, RN


I am eternally grateful to my Father in Heaven and my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I could have not made it through any of this with out the constant guidence of the Holy Spirit. I know my prayers and those of all of my supportive friends and family's were heard and answered.

Thank you to my loving, incredible Husband. He has been my biggest cheerleader! We both cried tears of joy when I called him with my results this morning. He even stopped by with gorgeous flowers ( yellow gerbers and white daisies! Love them!) and a card. Things are going to be so much better for our family because of this new career.

Another thanks to my Parents, my sisters and my brother. I have such an incredible family, and the best nurse in the world as a mother. My dad has told me I should do nursing since high school...I finally listened ...lol.

I tested on wednesday june 10th. It took me about an hour and 40 minutes and after 75 questions my test shut off. It was over. I was relieved and terrified all at once. 75 questions in the minimum and 265 is max. usually 75 means you either passed or you did really bad and failed. I had convinced my self over the last 48 hours that I failed...hoping that I hadn't but kept thinking.."what if?" Thankfully I was wrong and I passed =)

Thank you to all of my family and my friends. And to my favorite little guy of all.. my Bray Bray. This is all to make his life better. I love him so much. I had to sacrifice missing a lot of being with him to make it happen, but I know he will appreciate it in the end.

Special Day

Today our newest addition to the Sanders Family, our niece Brianna Kay was sealed for time and all eternity to her Parents, Chad and Debbie. It was such an honor and blessing to be able to be there for the sealing of their daughter. Her adoption was finalized last week, sealed today and her blessing will be tomorrow. It was such a reminder to when Faron and I were sealed and how our Family is eternal. I think I often forget when we are out and about in the world and those things consume us. It was just so nice to be in the Temple and to feel the Spirit and to be apart of such a special day. It has been a long road for them and I know that Chad, Debbie and Brandon couldn't be more grateful for their newest addition to their family!
* And a big special thanks to Uncle Issac and cousin Kenyon who watched Brayden during the sealing. Thanks guys!

Afterwards we had lunch at Perkins. Faron's brother Eric and his family came as well as Aunt Tina, Mia, and Kenyon. Of course Granny was there and some other special friends of Chad and Debbie's. The best part was that Faron's parents and his youngest brother Issac were able to come. It was so nice to see them!

At Perkins Brayden tried opening the emergency door and set the alarm off...FUN times!

The boys and everyone else continued over to Port Charlotte, and I headed back to Palm coast, because I am working Sunday and Monday. I'm sad I can't be at the blessing and spend more time with my in laws who I don't get to see very often . But I am thankful that Faron is able to spend time with all of his brothers and that Brayden gets to be with his Poppie and Grandma, and Granny! He's such a lucky boy! He has so many people who love him dearly.

(I'll add a picture when they get sent to me)

Pinning Ceremony

DSC Nursing Graduates 2009
Me getting my pin

Jen and I enjoying the ceremonyOfficial Grads...Finally! Jen and Erin
Me, Shandra, and Skyeler
My little fam

My dad, Bray and I

My favorite nurse, mom, and I

my baby bray and I on the way to Dinner with my Friends and family

I want to Thank Katie and Jack, my parents, Granny, Aunt Linda, Shandra and Skye, and Faron and Bray for coming to support me. I wish I could have invited my extended family but we were only given 8 tickets and it was on a Thursday night, so I just thought it would be really inconvenient for them,so we are going to have dinner together in June.

This was my night. I am glad it's over but it still hasn't hit yet.

2 year and 7 month old pics from March 2009 "Photo shoot"

Graditude Of a Graduate Nurse

Horray! 2 years of nursing school came to a close today! I passed my final and made a B+ in the class. I can't even begin to tell you how grateful I am to my Heavenly Father for listening to my prayers and helping my continually along the way. I could not have made it with out the constant guidence of the Spirit.

I also want to thank all of my family and friends who have been such a huge support to me! I especially have to thank my boys for putting up with my absence from our home and my mood swings from my odd sleeping and studying habits! I love them with all of my heart and soul and could have never made it through this with out Faron being such an incredible husband and Father! (I LOVE you!)

So I am giddy and thrilled to have this be over! I was officially hired to work as an RN on the Pediatrc unit that I currently work on as unit clerk. I am so thriled. I love this area of nursing and am so blessed to already have a job, especialy in these hard times! All I have to do is pass my boards and then I can start working as a Nurse. I hope that I will be able to take them within the next 3 weeks!

I don't think it's completely sunk in yet....I am a Graduate Nurse! I have my Pining ceremony on Thursday May 7, 2009, so I will post some pictures for you soon!
THANK YOU!!!!!

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It's been a while

I am extremely behind on our blog. Thanksgiving and Christmas were great. I didn't really take any pictures of Thanksgiving, but I have a lot from Christmas, so i will back track and post those later.

I am in my last semester of Nursing school!!! Hooray! It is overwhelming to think I am almost done. Things are going well though. I am still unsure of where I want to work, but I still have time for that. I am just putting it in the Lord's hands for now.

Today we are trying to potty train Brayden. He looks so cute in big boy undies! I hope he will catch on quick. We are just trying to take him every 1/2 hour. So far we are off to a slow start, but hopefully he will pick it up and we will see success.Brayden is doing great. He is so cute and always saying the cutest things!

January 10, 2009 our family suffered a great loss. My Mema passed away. She was the sweetest woman anyone could ever know. I am happy though that she is no longer in pain that she is in the presence our our loving Heavenly Father and our Savior Jesus Christ. She lived her life following Christ's example and I know she was prepared and ready to return home, even though this was sudden. I am so grateful to have been able to spend Thanksgiving with her, and to have been able to say I love you and my goodbyes to her in the hospital. I am grateful for her example and her love and she will be truly missed until we can all be together again.

January 20th , Farona nd I celebrated our six years since our first date. it's crazy that we have been together for six years. April will be 5 years of marriage!

well.. more posts and pictures to come.