NCLEX

Well I have finally picked a date to take the NCLEX, the RN licensure exam, I am taking it on June 16 at 8 AM. I can't believe it, I have been dreading this test for 2 years and now it's only 3 weeks away. I really need to find some motivation to study, lately I've been keeping myself busy with wedding things...

New Recipe

So I am always trying to find new recipes to cook and lately I've been wanting to try new vegetables. Which probably sounds silly since I'm a vegetarian, but growing up my parents didn't cook a lot of vegetables besides corn, carrots, potatoes, mushrooms and broccoli. So I am just now trying different kinds of vegetables such as green peppers, asparagus and most recently eggplant. So when I was at the store the other day, I decided to buy an eggplant. The only eggplant that I've ever eaten was the Eggplant Parmigiana at Olive Garden. Now if anyone else has ever had this then they would know that is 95% breading and 5% eggplant....meaning you can't even taste the eggplant. Since I've never really tried eggplant and I had no idea how to cook it either. I ended up finding this amazing recipe website called, eatingwell.com, that has several eggplant recipes. I decided to try one that is called Eggplant-Cheddar Bake. It was actually really good! I think that this would be an enjoyable and filling meal for vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike. It was simple to make and makes enough for 2 people. The address for this recipe is http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/eggplant_cheddar_bake.html I highly recommend this recipe for anyone wanting to try a new and different eggplant recipe.

Graduation Day.

Well I did it, I graduated! I now have my Bachelors degree in nursing! Unfortunately, that does not make me an RN. I still need to take the NCLEX, the RN licensure exam, to make it official. Graduation day went perfectly, Spencer and I picked up Allyson and then we got our class pictures taken at the Park Building on campus. We then had the nursing graduation ceremony at Kingsbury Hall. There were some great speakers and I had a great time!

Here is a pic of me and Allyson, ready to graduate!

Spencer and I.

The girls at Squatters for dinner. Jamie and Lindsay.

Spencer and I at Squatters.

Me and my dad at Squatters!

On Sunday, May 9th, I had a graduation fiesta at my house! There were enchiladas, chips and salsa, cheese dip, crackers and veggies and nachos dulce for dessert!

Here's Spencer and the dogs!

I love my Presley <3

There was also a door banner for pictures! It was really fun.