Utah Anyone?

It was so great to see you two yesterday!!  I've never been to Utah, but from the looks of it, I think it would be a great place to start our travels!  Good thing I will be with two experienced trail nurses!  I'll work on getting in shape and I'll see you there!!

Anyone ready to get out of this heat yet??

Hi Travel Sisters!! I'm READY to get out of AZ already! I don't have any open weekends in July, but how does everyone's August look? I really want to get to San Diego this summer! Any takers? =]

Dreaming of Paris

I'm having my reoccuring dream of the quaint Paris streets.  Someday I am going to make it to France.  Is that on anyones top 2?

The Travel Sisters Take Gilbert By Storm!!

From Tricia: On a balmy February morning, the Travel Sisters converged on the Northwest Corner of Higley and Baseline...after one wayward sister, to be un-named, who was on the NW corner of Gilbert and Baseline found her way thanks to the help of Loni!! After picking out some fun colors, we were ushered into a private room where we got a great pedicure experience! The fun was only getting started after a fast and wild ride in MAD DAD! Little did Loni know that when she told me that I'd never make it to the exit, there was no way I was going to miss that exit!! "Close your eyes and trust me!!" Jen's feet have been freezing since then as the blood rushed to protect her core! I guess we were all a little feisty after that since we barged into Sushi Ave before the place even opened!! Our sushi was sooo amazing!! Las Vegas rolls, Dragon rolls, Stuffed mushrooms, and quite possibly my new favorite, Lobster Roll!! YUMMY-LICIOUS!!! The waiter laughed when we said we would not need to-go boxes, but made sushi lovers world wide proud as we devoured every last bite..and even a drop of red chile sauce! Loni and Jen begged and begged for another ride in MAD DAD so I couldn't let them down! The word must have spread through Gilbert that we were hitting the streets again and when we came up to the next red light, we were challenged to an engine revving contest! I delivered us safely to the movie theatre, but alas, we could not find a movie to go to. We recovered from this dilemma..or as some would say, destiny...and moved on to the amazing mall! Loni was un-be-weavable and Jen could not stop peacocking and yawning! It was a lot of fun hanging out with The Travel Sisters and I'm definitely looking forward to our next adventure! Watch out world!!! =)

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Happy New Year to you!! It was great seeing you two last week for lunch! I'm so glad we're already working on staying in touch and seeing each other! You were both such an important part of my life for the last 2 years!! So, I've been doing some research about going to Greer and getting a cabin and this place looks good. What do you think? It's called Greer Lodge Resort and Cabins if you want to look it up. The picture on the bottom is right on the Colorado River and is $279/night. The picture on the top is a new cabin on their trout ponds and is $199/night. I would be happy with either! Right now I'm free on February 5th. Does that work for you two? I'm excited for our first trip! I got a new camera for Christmas so watch out!! =)

NCLEX...and a few ideas!

So I thought the Hurst review was awesome and I'm anxious to hear how the Kaplan review is Tricia..Still can't believe we graduated!!! I already miss you guys! So I was thinking of an idea for a trip...I was thinking it would be so fun to go up to Sunrise ski resort and get a cabin and go skiing...but then I realized you guys might not like skiing so....I think we should think of things we like to do and places we would like to go. Maybe we could hike the Narrows in Bryce canyon this summer. Or just go hang at the beach in California. I love magic mountain. What do you guys like to do??

The Travel Sisters Graduate!!!!

WE DID IT!!!!! :)

WE DID IT!!!!!!!

I am so proud of us!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!!! :) WAY TO GO my travel sisters!!!!! What a long road it's been!! There is no way I could have done it without some amazing new friends!! I am so thankful I met you both!! So excited to see where our friendship takes us!!!! :)

ONLY THE FINAL IS LEFT!!

Hi my travel sisters! All we have left is the final!!!! Can you believe it??? This has been such a strange semester for me. Its funny to see how the relationships have changed each semester. Even though we all sit together, and go to clinicals together, I wish we could hang out more! BUT...I know that we will hang out plenty when we start on our journeys together! I can't tell you all how much I'm looking forward to that!

We are almost there!

I can't believe we only have a few weeks left until we graduate!!! I am so excited and scared to be a real nurse. I don't think I would have made it through this program without great friends like you guys. So how about we take an exotic trip to place we all know so well when we graduate...it's not far, the food is great, and we can all afford it :)... (I'm talking about RA obviously)

This isn't real glamorous, but it is the beach in San Clemente California.  This is the place we love to go as a family.  When we are here I just get to relax...until it is time to feed them all again.  The beach is beautiful and we can all find something to do.  Serenity now...you know I need it as fourth block opens.

my latest travel dream

i am dreaming a travel dream...a dream of marching across the stage and graduating from nursing school.

A note of encouragement to my travel sisters!

I've spent the summer day dreaming about all of the amazing places we will go and posting pictures of them here on our Dream a Travel Dream blog!
I survived the houseboat trip to Lake Powell with the family and it was so amazing! I used Blurb.com to create a book full of text and pictures...this will be everyone's christmas present who was with us on the trip..and also one for my gram who couldn't make the trip.
Anyhow...I just wanted to take a minute before things get all crazy and hectic for us to encourage you with how far we've come and how close we really are to fufilling this part of our goals and dreams!
I'm so thankful to have met you both and I'm excited to see the amazing nurses we will become and the exotic places we will travel to!!

Christkindlmarkt at Rathausplatz Square

How beautiful does this look!? Every year between the start of Advent in late November through Christmas, Christmas markets can be seen throughout Europe. You can take a cruise on The Viking Pride which will take you from Vienna, Austria to Nuremberg, Germany along the Danube River. The cruise will stop at many different villages and each of them have similar Christmas markets. The great part about this would be that it is off season so it would be a lot cheaper to see all of these villages in Europe! The Viking Pride only has 75 staterooms and carries 150 passengers. I found an amazing article in the AAA Magazine "Highroads". I'm going to keep that copy so if it's something you lovely ladies are interested in, we can check it out!! :) Imagine giving gifts from Europe to our family and friends for Christmas the year we go!!!

Lake Powell

Last summer my Dad visited from Kansas City and we took a journey up to Page, Arizona. Some of the guys my dad works with had rented a houseboat on Lake Powell and my Dad wanted to check it out! We went to the marina and took a tour of the house boats and my Dad was hooked! He has been planning this trip for the last year and now next week he will be here! My aunt and uncle from Florida are flying in a few days early to see Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon and they will meet up in Page next Saturday. I really doubt I'll have any internet service while I'm up there but I'm going to at least keep a joural and then I can update this blog when I get back! I'm super excited to take the first trip of the summer ~ finally! I love being on the road and exploring the States!!

Barcelona!! Si? Si!!

I think that Spain would be a muy bonita place to visit!! I can hear the music playing and I can picture us dancing with some frilly skirts on! Doesn't that sound like fun to you??

Bratwurst Anyone?

I've met so many people from Germany in my life that I think it would be an amazing place to visit..then when I meet the next person from Germany I can say..."I was just in Munich! I loved the Town Hall!" :) Plus, I love bratwurst so much that a trip to Germany would not be wasted!

ahhhhhhh......venice......

Another travel dream of mine is Venice, Italy! Someone who loves pasta, pizza, and romance as much as I do has to go to Italy! I'm sure there is room in the gondola for the 3 of us! I can't wait!

New Zealand

So many movies are filmed in New Zealand and it just looks so beautiful! This picture reminds me of some places in the states, but I still want to put this on the list of places to visit! Maybe while we are there we can look for elves and hobbits!!

step 1...check!

OK..so I'm still trying to figure out where I want to go but I do have my passport so when I (we) figure it out, I'm READY! I would like to get it stamped sometime in the near future so next on my to do list..Pass Nursing School!