A little worried

A while back I found a lump in my breast and decided to wait to see if it went away or got bigger or just stayed the same since it wasn't bothering me. So when I went to the doctors for a physical I had her check it out. I ended up getting an ultrasound done which was totally scary because I had to go to the breast cancer center to do it- so the specialists could see it. It ended up being a fibroadenoma which is benign and probably not going to bother me at any point. My doctor said they are very common in people my age but since I have a history of breast cancer in my family she wanted me to go talk to surgeon to see what he has to say.
The surgeon said that I have 3 choices: 1. leave it alone and watch it, 2. have a biopsy to make sure there is nothing wrong with it, or 3. have it removed. If I were to leave it alone it could bother me later or get bigger. If I have them do a biopsy and something is wrong then I'll have to have it removed. If I take it out then I no longer have to worry about it and they will send it for testing to be sure nothing is wrong. So what to do?
I'm having it removed! I don't really like the idea of surgery but I think it is the most conclusive option. Also, I won't have to watch it constantly and if another lump occurs I will know that it is something different because the existing one will be gone. So surgery tomorrow morning, only day surgery so I'll be home tomorrow afternoon. Wish me luck!

Evan's 3rd Birthday

This year Evan is obsessed with Toy Story, so of course we had a Toy Story birthday party. The kids had a lot of fun- especially since Woody and Jesse were there.... Danielle (Evan's sitter) had her friends dress up as characters from the movie. Evan was shocked and had no clue what to think when he saw them! The best part was that he called them Woody and Jesse all day even though he knew who they were.

Random summer pics

NY state fair and Lady Antebellum

September 1st Bill and I went to the State Fair in Syracuse to see Lady Antebellum, which was a FREE show! Neither of us had been there before so we went up early to check it out. It was huge!! They had all sorts of entertainment and good food. So we pretty much just walked around for most of the day looking at different exhibits and eating until the show that night- which by the way people were already sitting out for when we got there at 2:30 (the show wasn't until 8). Finally about 6:30 we decided if we wanted to be able to see whatsoever we needed to go find a spot now. They were amazing! I would definitely go to see them again. They played all their big hits and also Free falling (Tom Petty), Rockin in the USA, and Do I (Luke Bryan), and ended with Hey Jude (The Beatles). Bill even enjoyed it not being a country music fan.

Lady Antebellum

Sand sculpture of the Beatles

Farm made of butter!

Potty training continued..

We are making progress! Evan is officially out of pull-ups, except for at night! We usually have about 1 accident a day but I can live with that if he goes the rest of the time. Yay! I'm so excited that changing diapers is finally coming to an end! :)

Potty training

Potty training is NOT fun! In fact, it is down right frustrating. Evan knows when he needs to go he just doesn't do it. At least not at home. At his babysitters he goes on the potty all day long. That's the part that makes it sooooo frustrating. Why does he use the bathroom at his sitters but not at home?!?!?

Back to school, back to school

Summer class is over. I discovered that I am a math nerd after acing the class with no difficulty whatsoever. If only I enjoyed math maybe I could use it for a career. I also passed the nursing entrance exam with flying colors. I needed 110 out of 160 and got 135! So things seem to be back in order for school to start in September. Becoming a nurse is taking me a little longer than I had originally planned, but it will be worth it when I am finally done. :)

Museum of Play

Evan and I went with my friend Kristen and her daughter Abrielle to Rochester to the Museum of Play. I don't even know how to explain it, except that it was very cool and the kids LOVED it! They had everything from Sesame St. where you were able to be on tv with Elmo, to shopping at a mini Wegmans. Thank you Kristen for inviting us, we had a great time!

OMG! I have a Saturday off!

I forgot how much is going on around town on the weekends because I normally work 11-8 both Friday and Saturday, and if I do have off it's because I requested it and had something that I needed to do that day. But not today! I got it off, and didn't request it so there were no set plans for the day.
Started out the day by going to "mommy's work" for chicken and french fries because that's what Evan wanted for lunch, which ended up being a good thing because we saw Kristen who "pimped out" her hubby to me for the day. Jason and Abrielle (Kristen's husband and daughter) were going to the Street Painting Festival in Elmira so Evan and I went with them. It was pretty cool, they had two streets closed off and people using sidewalk chalk to make really cool pictures (which I didn't take pictures of because I'm a dummy), and there was live music and vendors. So we walked around for a bit and then the kids got their faces painted (which I do have pics of just not on the comp yet, lol).
After the Street Painting Festival we went to my Aunt Barb's to do some relaxing in the pool with her and the girls. I was very impressed with Evan's swimming while we were there. He takes swim lessons on Saturday mornings but his Nana takes him so I haven't really gotten to see him in action, she just tells me how well he does! And she wasn't kidding, he swims awesome! Still has to wear a life jacket but he was all over the pool- and he puts his face in the water without plugging his nose which I think is really good for him being not even three yet!
All in all it was a great day with the little guy. I wonder where our next adventure will be?!

End of school, beginning of summer

Well, school didn't end so well. I ended up with 74.7% and I needed 75%... no rounding up. I think I would have been less upset if I wasn't so close. But everything happens for a reason and I'm not going to give up when I truly enjoy doing it. Maybe I'm just trying to do too much, by working, going to school, and have a family. So again, where do I go from here? My clinical instructor suggested that I check out the program at Elmira College. It's a bachelors degree instead of an associates and the curriculum is broken down a lot more and spread out over 3 years instead of two. So after talking to the head of the nursing department at Elmira, I have decided to give it a shot... I feel like Van Wilder because I've been in college forever, but eventually it WILL pay off! Because I have a good amount of credits from both Corning and Lycoming I only have to do 3 years at part-time status for my bachelors. The reason for this is because the nursing classes have to be taken in 3 yrs and no less, but at least I can go part time. Elmira is a very expensive college but going only part time my financial aid should cover all or most of it.
The advisor that I met with suggested that this summer I take a college algebra class this summer even though I have already taken statistics because the nursing program there has an entrance exam that I have to take in August. The test is a 3 part, 3 hour test that consists of math, english, and basic chemistry. So the math class is pretty much a refresher class since the last math I took was freshman year at Lycoming.
That about sums up my life as far as school goes, now the important stuff. Family and friends..


Nicole and her boyfriend, Ron moved to Orlando the end of May. I'm pretty sad that she's gone but so happy for her at the same time! Hopefully, Evan, Bill, Travis, and I can go visit them sometime soon; and go to Disney while we are there!

Evan is getting so big, it blows my mind! He's such a smart and happy little boy. He's taking swimming lessons on Saturday mornings and loves it. He comes home and tells me that he "jumped in n went all the way under!" He also talks like crazy. It seems like just yesterday he was babbling and now he can carry on an actual conversation.