It is finished.

Good news!
I created a new blog. You can find the new one at jaranaesmith.blogspot.com
It is called Mr & Mrs Smith. Maybe I will update this one more often.

Whatever you do, do it well.

Today I have come to the realization that Weber State University School of Nursing has more control over my life than I do. I feel defeated. Can't wait until April 26th. Yes, I plan on walking, with Honors cords and all! Nursing school has proved to be the biggest challenge of my life. At the end of it, I plan on making them feel defeated! As for now, I will do as they say and play their games. At the end of the road, an RN license is waiting for me. There is a reason that I haven't blogged in about 2 years. I have been busy learning everything I can so that I can be the best nurse I can. It's kind of a lot of pressure. In no time at all, I will have a lot of responsibility on my shoulders. I don't think I feel ready to hold the lives of many people in my hands. The main message I took from my nursing class today is that everybody makes mistakes, just try not to kill somebody. Gee, I hope I don't kill any of my patients. The only solution is to do the best I can and know everything.
On a brighter note, I have great shoes and I'm taking a scuba diving class as well as a experimental kayaking class! The only thing I know about the experimental kayaking class is that you have to be a competent swimmer and we will be in a river. Ha ha, so excited for that to start in March. I'm gonna have to get me a wetsuit. I tried to get Jared to take one of the classes with me, but his schedule is too busy! At least he came up with a good excuse. He is taking 18 credits this semester, along with being an SI leader for Physiology and doing research on woodrats (sounds fascinating, I know). I'm just glad that he is the one going to Medical school and not me! There is no way that I could pull straight A's in chemistry, physics, and stats. I barely got by with an A- in stats and thought I was going to die. Not to mention that the final took me nearly four hours. I just have a super smart husband. Not to mention extremely good looking and very good at golf. He's kind of amazing at everything. I'm very blessed to have him in my life for eternity. He is definitely my better half! He completes me. He brings balance to my craziness. It's a good feeling to be married to such an amazing person.

Here we are at Gold Canyon's Dinosaur Mountain, aka, the nicest course in Arizona.

We found the closest, warmest area with lot's of golf and booked a trip. We had lot's of fun! We are not joking when we say that we are thinking of moving to AZ. Probably won't be in the near future though.

My very own fairytale

Here is the story of Jared and JaNae:

Long, long ago on a far away golf course (that means 2 years and 8 months ago at Lakeside), there was the tallest, leanest, handsomest prince in all the land named Jared. He was quite the gentleman and was nice to everyone. One day, a blue-eyed, auburn haired girl named JaNae wandered onto the golf course and decided to pick up the sport. She worked hard at it and was there quite often. Jared noticed JaNae because she was there so frequently and so was he. JaNae noticed Jared because he was so tall and had great eyes. Then one day, Jared spoke to JaNae. He commented on her golf swing. JaNae began to come to the golf course more often, not to work on her swing, but to get a peek at the handsome boy. They began to have actual conversations and one day, they practiced together and then Jared got her number... finally.

They texted and talked and hung out and their relationship progressed into dating. They were together every day in the summer of 2008, hanging out and going on fun dates.


But then, Jared was called to serve in a far away land (he went on a mission to Fort Lauderdale, Florida). He would be gone for 2 years. The summer ended and Jared went off to Florida. Jared worked hard in the humid hot land he was in. He served the people there and grew to love them very much. JaNae continued on going to school and making friends. They wrote each other faithfully, every week for 2 years. At the end of the 2 years, Jared came home. It felt like he had never left.

They picked up right where they left off. Their love for each other had only grown stronger and deeper. The saying, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder," is a true one indeed. They grew stronger and stronger in their relationship. They both knew that they wanted to spend eternity with each other. That was when Jared went in search for the finest diamond in all the land. He searched far and wide. He went to every diamond jeweler in the valley. He grew to know diamonds so well that he thought about appraising them. He found the perfect ring for the perfect price, with the perfect mount, and the perfect karat, and the perfect color, and the perfect clarity, and the perfect band, and the perfect cut, and the perfect warranty. He then planned the perfect proposal....

Late one cold December night, after JaNae had gotten off work, Jared was at her house and sitting on her front porch step. JaNae was excited and surprised to see him! She jabbered on about work and how great it went. Then Jared pulled out a beautiful bouquet of roses from behind the bush.

JaNae marveled at the beautiful roses and thanked Jared for the wonderful surprise. Then Jared pointed out a note taped to the roses. It read:


So, JaNae went to visit that little speedy tortoise. On top of it's cage was another note, this one was taped to a pack of her favorite gum. It read...

Back to the front door step JaNae went! She went outside and behind the other bush she found a Symphony Bar (the one with almonds and toffee, her favorite) and another note that read...

This was starting to get fun now! JaNae was getting excited and was loving the cute notes and yummy surprises. Out to the backyard she went and found on the table chocolate chip cookie dough and another note, which read...

Cuddling has always been a favorite of Jared and JaNae. Cookie dough has been a favorite treat for JaNae as well. Inside to the couch they went next and underneath the pillow JaNae found Nestle Hot Chocolate with this note attached...

For the record, JaNae doesn't stink it up. However, Jared always slides an ensign under the door. Into the bathroom JaNae waltzed and on the counter she found a Naked fruit drink with another beautifully written note...

"The Equation" is another story for another time. That's an inside joke between Jared and JaNae. So, into her parents bedroom JaNae traveled into and found a chocolate pretzel making kit! If you haven't guessed already, JaNae loved chocolate. It's kind of a passion of hers. The note read...

Jared likes to work out and bulk up his beautifully sculpted body. He always uses the scale in the downstairs bathroom. So down the stairs JaNae flew and into the bathroom she charged and there on the scale was a large bag of oranges. The cute little note read...

JaNae loves oranges, especially in the winter. Jared really knows what foods her heart most desires. They then walked a few paces into JaNae's room and there on her bed was another beautifully crafted note taped to a 2 liter of Dr. Pepper...
It's a good thing Jared was with JaNae at this point, or else she would have been searching in the garden for about 2 hours until she found the next clue. They promenaded up the stairs and into the backyard. Jared gave her hot and cold clues as to how close she was to the next note. She wound up underneath the tree and looked up. There sitting in the branches was the very last note... :)
At this point, JaNae floated back to the back deck where Jared stood smiling. She excitedly squeaked out, "Jared, what's in your pocket?" He then proceeded to kneel down on one knee, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a box. He opened it up and ever so sweetly asked, "JaNae, will you marry me?" Trying unsuccessfully to hold back the tears of joy JaNae answered back with the firm answer, "Yes Jared, I will." They smiled and cried together as Jared slipped the beautiful ring onto her finger.

Jared and JaNae have decided to get sealed for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake Temple on May 6th, 2011. There has never been a happier couple to walk the earth.

The End (But in all reality I should say, The beginning)

Best Summer of my Life

Not gonna lie, this has been the best summer that I've ever had, and it's about to end off in the most incredible, most amazing, bestest way that I could even imagine. Let me explain:

It all started back in April. School had just ended. I had aced all my final exams. And I decided to head down to Provo and live with my best friend Lydia for a couple of months. It was great! We had so much fun! We made a food chart and cooked yummy foods. We went running. Hung out with fun people. Stayed up and watched movies. We basically had a blast. It was a total party! But our party did end. She went to California. I went to Girls Camp.

I love Girls Camp. I obviously can't get enough of it either. The time I spent as a Young Women just wasn't enough. I love that they keep calling me back. This year, I slept in the leaders tent. Which was very fun! I don't need to be surrounded by people my age to have fun! I can be with practically anyone and have the time of my life! This was the case of Girls camp. I love it. I had so much fun boondoggling, tubing down the river, stargazing, sitting around the camp fire, putting out the campfire, and being with my girls of the 9th ward. They are all winners. Girls camp was short and sweet and ended quickly. I was soon off to my next adventure....

EUROPE! Best vacation of my life. The whole trip was incredible. Every place we visited and everything we saw and did within 3 fast weeks was just simply put, amazing. I will blog about that in a later post. I started to write about it and ended up with a buttload on just the first day. I will get to it though and there will be pictures included! However, I will provide a very brief rundown: London, Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, St. Moritz, Interlocken, Lucern, Oberammergau, Rothenburg, Salzburg, Edertal(Tobi's place). That was it. all the cities we visited. I got to add 7 countries to my list! England, France, Italy, Vatican City, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. It was the trip of a lifetime.

The week after I got home from Europe, I went to Hemophilia camp. SO MUCH FUN! After a trip like that, you would think that everything would be boring. So not true. Everything was just as great or even better! I love being at Hemophilia Camp aka Camp Valor. The kids are so brave and awesome. A 6 year old infused himself. I watched another kid get his first poke. They are so cool and so much fun to play with! We had fun playing basketball, soccer, ULTIMATE NINJA RAIN DESTRUCTION, and throw the lifeguard in the pool(my personal favorite... not). It was a great camp. It went by quickly and before I knew it, I was headed off to my next vacation spot.

CALIFORNIA! I decided to fly out and see Lydia! She has been in Port Hueneme with her sister, nieces and nephew. The husband has been deployed to Afghanistan and she needed help with her 3 small children, all under 3. Cutest kids ever, btw. We spent the first day at Disneyland! It was a blast! And so crazy with such small kids. But we considered it a success. The rest of the week we just played at their house in Port Hueneme and I enjoyed excellent healthy cooking. Lydia and I went to see Despicable Me and Inception. Both fabulous shows. We played at the beach a couple of times and also went shopping! I love back to school shopping, esp at Ross. The week however ended, and I flew back to Utah.

I now have 5 days until my semester begins and 8 days until the man of my dreams becomes the man of my reality. He has been serving in the Florida Fort Lauderdale mission for the past two years. He has loved it and has given 110%. I am quite positive that he is the hardest working missionary ever. It is going to be hard for him to leave, but I'm sure he will get right back into the swing of things here in Centerville, with me! I'm dying of excitement. I have decided to go to the airport and surprise him. That's what I would want him to do if it was me coming home. And I don't think I could wait a minute longer to see him. It is the perfect end to a perfect summer.

iPhone4.

What kind of a person does it take to stay in line for 11 hours, in the hot sun, with complete strangers? A crazy one!! Not a brave person, or a good friend, or anything like that. It takes people who are completely in love with Apple products and need the latest and greatest the moment it comes out. Oh yeah, I don't really fit in that category. I fit into the crazy person category. I am completely insane. Let me explain my day to you.

6:00 a.m.- I don't wake up. I unconsciously hit the snooze button.

6:09- I wake up. I put in my contacts and throw on some clothes.

6:35-I arrive at the Gateway in Downtown, SLC. I am amazed at how long the line is. I can see it goes from the Apple store, to Old Navy, and then up the street.

6:45- I stand in line. The nice Apple man informs me that this isn't the right line for me. This is the line for special people who have pre-ordered their iPhones. He tells me to head down to the street behind the Apple store, turn left and keep walking.

6:50- I'm walking and walking and walking. The line keeps going and going and going. I'm starting to get really nervous. Some strange people on a bench say, "Where's the excitement on your face?" I grunt back and keep walking. I finally reach the end of the line and tell the man in front of me, "This is a joke." I didn't know how true that was.

7:30- Another lovely Apple man walks by and begins telling us that our line should start moving soon. This gives me some hope. I had foolishly assumed that I could get in and out of the store in no longer than 2 hours. So I stay. And I freeze. And I curl up on the grass.

8:00(still a.m.)- The line moves!.. About 5 feet. I think a couple people might have left. Oh well, sucks to be them... right? I lay out on the grass and start wishing for the sun to come over the top of the building.

9:00- Line moves again!... About 5 more feet. The apple man comes by and informs us that we can put our names on a priority list and they will get back to us in 2 weeks. This gets many people's attention. But not mine. I don't have 2 weeks. I will be in Europe by then, which would defeat the purpose. So I stay, hoping that the line will move faster.

10:00- I make friends with a little boy! His name is Jershon. We make faces at each other for who knows how long. Then he tried to give me a high five for a while. Then we finally spoke. I will relate our conversation.

"What's your name?" -Jershon
"I'm JaNae! What's your name?" -JaNae
"I'm Jershon."
"How old are you?"-JaNae
He holds up 5 fingers.
"WOW! You're 5!?"-JaNae
We fall silent. A couple of minutes later.
"How old are you?" -Jershon.
"I'm nineteen." -JaNae
"Woah! That's old!"-Jershon
"Yep, I'm ancient."-JaNae
"Are you a mommy?"-Jershon
"um.. Nope. Can't say that I am."-janae
"Are you a child?"-jershon
"Yes. Yes I am a child."-janae

11:00- At this point, I have been in line for approximately 4 hours. I am officially committed. There is no turning back at this point. You can't just wait in line for 4 hours and then leave! How stupid would that be? Plus, I have moved to the other side of the street and I can almost see where the line curves. I'm staying. It's decided. At this point, I have got phone calls from Kacee, my mom, and Bryant. It's always nice talking to them.

12:00- Lydia called me. Bryant brought me a couple of crispy chicken sandwiches. The sun is out and it is getting really hot. The nice Apple people have brought by donuts and water.

1:00- I get acquainted with the man in front of me. His name is Mike. He works for the school district in Utah and Colorado, selling Apple products. He graduated from a school in New York 10 years ago. He's tall. Has nice shoes. Only times he has been out of the U.S. were to Canada and Mexico. He has a weird sense of humor. But he's nice. We continue conversing and sharing our thoughts on insanity.
The lady behind me had some sort of skin condition and claimed to be allergic to the sun. So we let her have the umbrella when the apple man came by. Her husband ruptured his Achilles tendon, so he has a cast and a nice little scooter thing. they are pleasant people. A little eccentric though. But who am I to talk?
There were 4 other adult men standing near who I talked to. But mostly about the line and the situation we were in.

3:00- I can feel my neck getting resunburned. New parts of me are getting burned as well. My face and arms and legs. I only put sunscreen on my neck though. It's already blistered and peeling. Pretty sure it's gonna be permanently scarred. But that's ok. I will get through it. MAYBE I WILL BUY AN iPhone for me?! Ha ha, it could happen. It would only cost me 600 bucks or so. What's the big deal? I've waited in line this long. I might as well reward myself. I text a few people and see what they think. Then the Apple man comes by with snow cones. I eat one and my practical common sense comes back. Why the heck would I spend that much money on a phone!? That would make me even more insane. I would never ever spend that much money on something I don't need. I have a hard time buying necessities like food. Good thing I ate that snow cone and talked myself out of it. The apple people were nice enough to provide sunscreen and umbrellas for shade.

4:00- I'm getting really frustrated. Why am I staying in this line?! I have been the end of the line for basically the whole time. It just keeps getting shorter. I definitely should have come now, instead of 9 hours ago. But that's ok. I'm here. I will stay. Only another hour. Catherine came by and brought me a chocolate shake (best shake in the world, btw). And she made me eat some fries. YUM! And then I accidentally left my phone in her car. That was a bummer.

5:00-I can almost see the front of the store! Almost there! A man is now coming by with small cups of salad and desserts. Inside I am screaming ("I DON'T WANT YOUR FOOD! GIVE ME THAT PHONE!") I joked about that with Mike. He agreed. Once you get that far and it's been almost 11 hours, you can only think of one thing: The phone.

5:35- I am in the front of the line. And it's almost surreal. Who'd have thought that I would finally be here! Well, they called me in and I told them exactly what I wanted, they got it. I bought it. I was out in less than 5 minutes.

You know what the really crazy thing is? I didn't buy this iPhone for me. It's for my friend Tobi. How did I feel at the end of the day? Exhausted. Totally spent. Sunburned. Surprisingly, not hungry. And slightly frustrated. Was it worth it? I'm not sure. I hope so. I would have stayed in line that long for any one of my friends. So I guess it was worth it. I will forget it all in a few days anyway.

THE MUNCHIES!

THE MUNCHIES

I have the munchies

and the munchies, they have me

THE MUNCHIES, OH THE MUNCHIES

OH, THEM BLASTED MUNCHIES

They hit me up so long ago,

Left their mark and took a toll

Now I'm runnin' to and fro

Where's my money? HOLY CROW!

This income will have to do somehow.

I'm hungry enough to eat that freakin' cow

I have a big huge appetite

It keeps growin' and growin' every night

THE MUNCHIES, OH THE MUNCHIES

OH, THEM BLASTED MUNCHIES

I'm sittin in my bed tonight

Wonderin' bout the stars alight

Then my tummy gives a growl

I'm runnin' to the kitchen now

I just want some chocolate

please, please, PLEASE

I've torn apart my house,

My ma's not pleased

Just a little chocolate is all I need

I notice that my pants are too tight

My mother tells me, "I'm quite the sight!"

THE MUNCHIES, OH THE MUNCHIES

OH, THEM BLASTED MUNCHIES

Rice Crispies and chocolate cake

Baclava, oh I can't wait!

Cookies, brownies, OH parfait!

I scream ice cream all the day!

My mouth is watering, I'm on my knees.

My tummy is so full! I'm gonna heave!

A good friend asked me, "How far along?"

I had to tell her, "Food baby..."

THE MUNCHIES, OH THE MUNCHIES

OH, THEM BLASTED MUNCHIES

Strawberries and coconuts

Berries, melons, apricots

Carrots, broccoli, cucumbers

Corn, peas, beets, and pumpkin squash!

Oh tomorrow I will surely pay

My fiber intake, will leave me in the bathroom all day...

I noticed something was not alright

I looked down, my toes were out of sight.

THE MUNCHIES, OH THE MUNCHIES

OH, THEM BLASTED MUNCHIES

Chicken, Turkey, lamb, and Duck

Steak and Beef and oh Pot Luck

Bacon, sausage, SAVORY!

Look at that Pig! HICKORY!

I can feel my arteries start to clog

My thunder thighs are finding it hard to jog.

Then one day I went to the Doc.

My LDL's were off the charts,

My blood pressure was through the roof

My body fat was sickening

THE MUNCHIES, OH THE MUNCIES

I HAVE GOT TO CONQUER THESE MUNCHIES

He put me on a diet then

Told me that my life could end

Eat your veggies and legumes

Whole grains and some fishy too!

Exercise will do your body good

Munchies you can leave, we now are through!

That's all I got.

Now, I will talk about the inspiration for this song...

Today, I thought to myself, "Wow! Today is gonna be a really good day! I'm gonna do my homework and get all my applications done!" And then I saw the piano and I thought to myself, "wow, I'm really hungry." And so I found some dehydrated apples. And then I sat down and played the piano. And then I thought about my fingers, because my callouses had just fallen off. And so naturally I was like, "Well, I had better build them callouses back up!" So I grabbed my guitar and started playing. Then I realized something. I didn't have food with me. So I found a gogurt. I ate it and then continued with my guitar. And then I realized that I didn't have any songs memorized and I didn't have a guitar book with me. So I started making up a song. And I was like, "what am I passionate about?... FOOD!" And yes, this conversation was out loud, not in my head. And well, it's all history from there. I have a history of the munchies. They won't leave me alone and I'm constantly hungry. Thank goodness for food :)

The End.

I entitled the name of this entry the end. But really, what a horrible name for it! It's only the end of my first semester of college. I don't know how many more I have to go. Fortunately, for me, I was one of the lucky few who survived my first semester of college. My sanity didn't survive, but that's ok!! I'm still here!!! Something funny happened. Actually, a lot of funny things happened. Unfortunately, I only remember a few. So I will recount some of my funny happenings and mishaps.

Ok, so at Weber we have testing centers and we can arrange to go take our tests within the time slots the teacher allows. And so for my final test in Medical Terminology, I went to take it at the testing center. And this was during finals week, so the testing center was absolutely packed with students. And with this test, I had a bunch of spelling questions, so I had to put on the headphones to listen the the word and that it would tell me to spell. This is the funny part. My very first question on the test happened to be a spelling question and the headphones were up as loud as they could go and before I could get them on my head, it blares out "COLPOSCOPY: VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE VAGINA!" Ha ha, I got a lot of weird looks. It was probably the best thing ever. totally made my day.

That was probably my favorite story of the semester. I was hit on by several nerds at Institute. which was unfortunate, for them and me. This one paraplegic guy keeps trying to ask me out. Last time I basically told him that I was busy for the rest of my life. One guy looked about 30 and he was balding and he looked like he hadn't been to the dentist for his whole life. Another creeper slept on my shoulder on the bus ride. Ugh, I don't want to continue. Anyways, they all had "sweet spirits".

I won't tell about all the strange things that I did this semester. The list is forever long. Just ask Brianna. She witnessed most of it. Now she just ignores me. She is used to my strange behaviors. Yes, I have done stranger things than shove cheeseballs down my throat.

I think I talked to my dog more than anyone else this semester. Especially these last few days. She probably knows just as much about the human body and the economic history of the U.S. as I do. Every time I would get fed up with studying, I would take her on a walk. We went on a LOT of walks. I'm gonna have to start switching up our routes. I'm sure my neighbors think I'm crazy.

I realized something. Life doesn't have to be antisocial. I forgot about that.

Today was horribly and dreadfully wretched. I celebrated like a crazy lady on crack when I finished my last test. I won't go into details.

I forgot where I was going with this. I think I was going to tell funny stories that happened, but I can't remember any of them. I am just so incredibly, amazingly, unimaginably happy that this semester is over and I didn't fail my economics class. Thank goodness I don't have to take another economics class ever again in my whole entire life. Oh yeah, and it's Christmas, my favorite time of the year. Best day out of all the other 365. It wins. Hands down. I'm not taking votes on this one.