Update from Morgan

Hi everyone it is I, Morgan. My mom wanted me to give you all an update of how I'm doing in Lubbock.I've started my new school, Ed Irons Middle School. I have 7 classes and my own locker! All my teachers are nice but one. I have found her to be harder to get a long with. I've taken my first math test. I have my fingers crossed. I hope I aced it! The classes are a little different here in Lubbock than back home in Prescott Valley. I have started making friends at school and even found one that lives in our apartment complex. I am hoping to meet more kids my age in the complex soon. Overall I am enjoying school and loving Lubbock. Next weekend I am hoping to visit the Mall with my friend from Prescott Valley who is visiting her mother here in Lubbock. We may even talk mom into taking us to our first drive-in movie!!!

Officially a University Medical Center employee

I am so excited! This week I began "processing" as an employee, spent an entire day touring the ICU and the hospital itself. Friday will be my first day "observing" with my preceptor. Her name is Gina and for now that is all I know. I cannot wait to begin my career. I will have 8 weeks of critical care training on top of following my preceptor's schedule. For now I will be on day shift. After 6 weeks of day shift I will moved to night shift which is where I am hoping to stay for a long time.

The move was a success!

Oh the fantastic and beautiful Granite Dells. I had to have one last look the day before we left.An evening with Nathan that was ever so wonderful. I am hoping that he will come to visit very, very soon. Enjoying the site of the sunsetting of the San Francisco Peaks was breathe taking and a pleasant reminder of how much we will miss Arizona.Entering New Mexico...boy do they have long seemingless endless amounts of highway. I thought we would never make it to the next stop rest stop!We did encounter Indians oustide of Gallup, New Mexico. I did not however stop to ask what tribe they were from, we were on a mission to Clovis. Driving through Fort Sumner is always a good sign. Clovis is right around the next stretch of highway.Now where was Dave and his coffee shop during Nursing school. Boy would I have spent a few many nights studying there!!! Not much to say about the Westard-Ho Motel other than we did not stay there and it was too funny not to get a snap shot of. Who names a motel that? Really folks? we were fortunate enough to lay our weary heads down at a Comfort Inn there in Clovis. Yeah Clovis!Bright and early the next morning we loaded up for the 89 mile drive and headed into Lubbock.Let me just share how wonderful it was to see that we only had 11 miles to go before we were in our new hometown!!!Mom, Morgan and Lambeau all found their place in the car and thanks to Dad's walkie talkie's we all played a highway game. I think us girls are still ahead. Dad never found the red tractor! We enjoyed lunch at the park near the apartments while they were putting the finishing touches on for us to finally move in!

So here we are...the new place we call home! Our apartment is the one in the upper left corner. So far we enjoy being here alot. The complex is large and surprisingly quiet for the amount of College students that surround us. I find myself grateful that have worked out for us and we have begun our new adventure.