Summer Break is Finally Here!

At times I didn't believe that it would come true or that we'd make it, but summer break is now officially here! I just finished up Pharm/IV class today & PASSED IT!! I'm so thankful that God helped me get through that class! It was tough. :) Also our class just found out the other day that we will have a "new" teacher when we get back. The teacher we have now is taking another job nearby. It's going to be an interesting fall semester. :) The new teacher works in another part of the school, and she came and talked to us last week. When one of the students asked if she'd take a class, her response was no way...or words similar to those. :) This is going to be a big change and I'm sure there are going to be some rough spots along the way, but I really believe that if the classmates stick together, we'll make it through. We've already come so far and we'll be able to make it even farther. :)
On another note, tomorrow afternoon I board a plane to start my journey to Haiti! I can't wait! I have two layovers and one is overnight at the airport, but if all goes as planned, I should arrive on Haiti soil on Wednesday morning! :) I'm really excited about this trip and can't wait to see what God has in store!

~~SuMmEr~~

Dad blowing out his birthday cake candles for his surprise birthday party
Mom at the Memorial Day cookout with Papaw & Mamaw

Papaw & Mamaw at the cookout


Dad taking care of the meat on the grill. Doesn't he look thrilled...LOL. Actually all of us were making faces for the camera at one point during the day. :)

Just so you know, I haven't forgot about the blogging world. Things have just been a slight bit busy around here lately. :) Summer has finally arrived and my break from school is just around the corner! In these last few days I have left until break I'm finishing up some tests, etc. and hopefully I'm going to be finishing Pharm & IV class! :) Wow, seems hard to believe how far we've come at school. Seems like we just started classes yesterday. :) Let me tell you, it has been a really interesting experience being in nursing school. One of my friends at school made the statement that when we're finished with school, we will have a major in Nursing & a minor in Drama...LOL. So true! :)

So much has been going on lately outside of school too. We recently had a Haitian dinner fundraiser to help with my parent's and the church's upcoming trip to Haiti in the fall sometime. It went real well, despite the fact that not too many people came. It was nice to have some people there tho that we had not seen in awhile. :)

We have also had some missionaries come by for a pizza dinner/presentation, and we have some Bible School groups coming soon also. :)

As you can see...it has been quite busy in our household recently. :) Here are a few recent pictures for you to enjoy. ;)

Happy Birthday Abbie!

Abbie's Little Lady Bug Cake

The Lady Bug Cupcakes

Today I had the priveledge of making a birthday cake for a little girl's first birthday! I made lady bug cupcakes and a little lady bug cake just for Abbie to dig into. :) Here are some pictures of the end result. I'm very pleased at how they turned out, because I wasn't sure what would happen when I started working on it. :) I really enjoy making different cakes and "experimenting" with the different designs and decorations. :) Enjoy the pictures!

Haiti Trip 2009

A little boy fishing for tiny fish at the river.

Helping April Hess stitch up a young girl's hand.

I finally got my plane ticket for my trip to Haiti!! God helped alot, because I found a really good deal from Tulsa to Port-au-Prince!! :) By the way, it has been so awesome to see how God has been working in my life lately & even over the past few months!! I can't begin to thank Him enough for all the things He has done & has been helping with. Just like this trip to Haiti to do my school enrichment hours (basically kind of like an internship)...I felt that God had open up the doors for me to go once again to work in Haiti, but there were a few obsticles in the way. Not all of the obstacles have been removed, but in His own time, He has been removing those & I thank Him so much!!

So, I will be flying out of Tulsa for Haiti on June 30 and I will be returning on July22! I'm so excited for what God has in store for this trip! I'll be helping do some clinical work in Despinos along with a variety of other things while I'm in Haiti. Please help me pray that God will give safety as I will be traveling & also that God will use me to be a blessing & help to someone while I am there! I am so excited about this trip & I am counting down the days until I will be back home in Haiti! When I return I will update about my trip, etc. For now, I thought I would share some pictures from previous trips to Haiti. Hope you enjoy! (For some reason the pictures ended up being before the text...dunno what happened.)