I realized that I have been posting a lot of pictures and not enough Shannon talk. I know my Utah friends are missing my dry Utah humor. So, I will explain to you what I have been doing with my time.

1. Running. A friend convinced me to sign up for a 5 K on Mothers Day. Before the days of nursing school I was a runner. I love the wind in my hair as my feet pound the pavement to the rhythm of the music blasting in my ears. Now, I was a little obsessed for a short time in my life. So much so that I would set my alarm clock for 5 AM, wake my roommate up and drag her to the gym with me everymorning so I could run my 3 miles before working my eight hour day. Fast forward to the present and I NEVER wake up at 5 AM---especially to go out running. Forget about it! The first few days I started running again were more like a speed walk. People probably thought I was being chased by a bee. And it was a sore time in my life. Muscles I didn't even know existed were screaming in anger at me. Now I find it relaxing again to go out and just let my feet take me away. I am not fast by any means but I get where I need to go.

2. My last night of clinical---I had my last night of nursing clinical! Because of the anxiety of this swine flu, the emergency department was filled with people suspecting they had the swine flu. None did, but the lucky nursing students got to assist them with their every need. One lady thought she had the swine flu because she went to the casino.........The highlight of my whole night was doing an ultrasound. I got to do an ultrasound on a fellow classmate and see her baby girl moving all around. Little fingers and toes. It brought back a lot of memories.

3. Cleaning---I wonder if I will ever just give up on keeping the house clean? Probably not.

4.Planning an escape to Utah---I am so homesick. The urge to hop in my car and just drive until I get there is some days unbearable. I miss the Utah heat. I love summer in Utah because the mornings are cool yet you can watch the sun slowly creep up from behind the mountains.