mmmmm yeah its a no go

I have tried and tried to post a slide show with the pictures from the Cali trip but I am sad to say I just don't have the brain power!! I will keep trying though.

California girl!!

So as we all know I adore to travel and am willing to go just about anywhere! This past week I had the pleasure of going out to San Diego to visit my friend Jenn in her now home state. I have never been west of CO so this was a big deal to me. I went with a co-worker now friend Maggie and we had sooooooo much fun! Being the dork that I am I made it a goal to all the cheesy tourist stuff. We went to the Zoo, Midway ship, Sea World as well as going hiking in the Torrey Pines. Oh and you know I was at the beach as much as possible, werd g. I cannot tell you how wonderful everything was. One place we went was to see the Seals along "La Jolla" who were puping (having little seals) oh the fun. I will attach more photos as I edit them. I put in the pic where I am going after the Marine whom was "guarding" the Cpt. quarters on the Midway.

Jenn and I flying a chopper

Maggie and I at the Zoo

Well I will try to get a slide show together for y'all so you can see more of the pictures I took!

Love,

Rachel

Could it be...

As I last posted I am at a fork in the road as to where I will be this time next year. Well prayers have been answered and an amazing opportunity came my way!!!
As many of y'all know I work at the local level one trauma center which also happens to be a teaching hospital for the Air Force CSTARS. These folks are on three man (both men and women- a doc, RN and RT) teams that transport the wounded from Iraq to Germany and then to the good old US of A. While these wonderful individuals are at my hospital they learn how we handle our head injuries as well as train in their spare time. So a wonderful nurse who was assigned to me and my patients told me about an opportunity to work in an ICU at a base in Germany.....as a civilian! I would get the experience that I truly want and I feel will benefit me to no end, as well as getting to travel to far off lands, ie over seas.
I did some research and the nurse whom I met on Wed, yes this just happened Wed, will give me her card and help me in the process. I am truly at a loss for words as to how all this has happened. I think my parents will be happy that I am not going to be placed in "harms way" and I get the trauma experience that I was working for by joining the armed forces with out actually having to join, kinda.
I am not sure what my plans will be once I take this leap but I truly feel that this is the answer God has given me to my prayers, as well as to those whom have shared this journey with me.

Love ya,
Rachel

Get 'er done

Well this year looks to be a wonderful year!! With all that has happened over the last seven years its good and let me say a relief to have a good year. I am going to be going all over the world this year......possibley futher than some may think! So this year I will head to San Diego CA, Colorodo Springs CO, The Grand Tetons, Madrid Spain and any where else my life leads. I hope to see more of my friends this year since I will not have my head in a book as much as I usually do! Love me!!!! There are a few big questions I have to answer before this year is up. The biggest one is decidingwhat I want to do travel nursing or the Army Corps. I feel that I have been lead to this point though all the experiecens I have had up to this point. In the end I know God will guide me to what I need to do and as we all know I will be happy in whatever I do.

New Orleans

So Kate needed to go to New Orleans in person to trun in her visa to go to Spain. What else were we to do but turn it into a five day vaction......we had fun! I've never been to New Orleans so this was something special. The city is still in bad shape since the flood but over all we had a wonderful time!

Our hotel room, Jackson Square and the oldest bar in America...it has not electricity.

Oh the places I've seen this year

So this year has been wonderful and I really could not ask for more. I traveld to Texas, graduated, passed my boards, went to New Orleans to play and just jet set all over the great US of A!!!

I know those letters you get around christmas time are pretty dumb but I just HAD to do this. I dunno why really besides the whole thing about finally making it and dreams coming true and all that jazz but lets just roll with it. As you my friends know the last few years have had far more downs than ups, in fact most of you laugh when the song "when going through hell" comes on. Well I did make it through school and then I got my travel on. I guess next I'm going to work on a mission trip. We shall see what the next year brings!

Love ya,
Rachel

Laura's wedding!

I had such a wonderful time and was honored to have been in her wedding!

These are some pictures of Laura's wedding on July 14. They all look so beautiful that it was hard to only post a few on here!

Love,

Rachel

I dunno

I just thought I would start this blog as I begin my way in the world. I hope to be able to put my travels on here as well as updates for my friends.


Love y'all
Rachel