Lauren Platt RT(R)

Yesterday was my last day of school at Virginia Western! I became an official graduate of the radiography program after two long years. Today I passed the national registry and became a registered technologist in radiography. This program prepared me well because last week I decided I wasn't going to stress and that I was going to "wing it" and not study and I still managed to get a 90! After I finished and I looked at my score I was so disappointed because I was thinking how in the world did I only get 90/200 questions right?! Haha. No it was 90%! That is just the preliminary score but it can only go up from there. Days like today I can not believe how far I've made it. I looked down at my rings and I just thought, I can not believe I am married, let alone to such an amazing guy, I can not believe I graduated college, I can not believe I am a RT(R), I can not believe I am married to an Airman, I can't believe I'm moving across the country! To think mearly two years ago I was 17 and graduating high school! If so much has happened in such a short time I can not imagine where I will be in another 2 years. I am so thankful for everything I have, I know I am very blessed. We still don't know what Justin's assignment is 100% but I've been informed it is going to be Beale (98% sure). I won't believe it until the official assignment is posted though just because things are changing so often. Justin's instructor told him that he knows everyone who is going overseas and he isn't on his list, that's how they deduced it will be Beale AFB, in California. I would love to know for sure, and when! When is the next thing I am getting extremely anxious about. Justin finishes on the 15th but that doesn't mean that is the day he will be leaving Sheppard AFB that day. They could keep him around until they are ready for him at Beale (and who knows when that will be). We also aren't sure if they are going to wait to move me until his month of training is done, or if they will be nice enough to move me right away :-) I am hoping for the latter. Fingers crossed we'll find out soon!

Amendment-

Justin's hot training will not be a month at Beale, more like 10 weeks, he isn't even sure why he said it was a month before, it just sounded good I guess. So now I am really hopeing they will just go ahead and move me because 3+ months at my parents while he is out in Cali is going to drive me crazy!!!

I don't have to be me till Monday

Well the weekend is ending, and at least it is on a high note. Some good news is that Justin and I ordered our living room furniture. Still no news on Justin's assignment, (which would be the best news) so I am taking joy in the small things. I can not wait to start decorating a place of our own, we are so lucky to be starting out with so much! Yesterday I also went out shopping with my mother-in-law and we got our toes done, sad that it was probably our last pedicure together. The guys who were doing our pedicures were so amazed that we went together. One guy was like "Out with your mother-in-law? I'm surprised she is not dead!", haha. Today was a great relief because I have been so stressed about the final exam in my registry review class. I came to the realization that I can not fail this class! (If I calculated my grade right). No more stressing, at least until it comes time for the registry, which is only 4 days away. I am hoping these last two years have prepared me enough that I don't need to freak out about it. It is hard not to worry but I am trying. I am trying to think of the good things instead of the things that I can not change. Like how in two weeks I will hopefully be visiting my husband up in Wichita Falls. That is my motivation for getting everything packed!

Our Couch and Loveseat! (and my mom)

We always wanted a chaise lounge :-)

We are also going to get the tables

Philippians 4:6-7 Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Another day another box

I have another room already full....

I don't plan on writing everyday but so much is going on I have a lot to say so for now I might. Also I had gotten use to writing Justin at least a two page letter everyday while he was at basic training, so at the end of the day I feel like I still need to let it out. I am so ready to be done with school. I love the field I am going into but I am so done with this program. This last semester has been really rough on me, I am burnt out. Only 3 more days of class! I have my final exam on Monday, which is actually what I am most worried about. (I am more worried for that than to take my national registry). I still haven't studied, last night I didn't get much accomplished. After class today I should be worried too, the entire class failed our last quiz (which is weighted as much as our tests some how), so I need to get my butt in gear. Like I said though I am burnt out and can't find the motivation to get moving. I was very glad to get to spend the morning with a couple of class mates. After two years it really feels like they are family. It is amazing how close this programs makes you. We have cried, laughed, and wanted to pull our hair out together and I will honestly miss them all so much. I did get more packed today though. My room finally looks like I am moving. I took all my pictures off my walls and it finally set in that I am not going to be here anymore. I've been talking about it a lot but it hadn't sunk in until today. Now I am going to become nostalgic whenever I leave my room and see all the boxes. After spending most of the day packing I am going to take the weekend to relax (and study). Tomorrow I am shopping for clothes for Justin since he is down to skin and bone and won't fit into any of his civilian clothes and spending one of my last weekends here with my mother-in-law. Most people complain about their in-laws but I have become so close to mine over the last two years I am going to miss them so much. They have done so much for them there is no way I can thank them enough. I am sure they will enjoy their empty nest though. I am ready for us to have a place of our own but today I also came to the realization that bills and responsibility are right around the corner. It will be so worth it to be with my husband. Last night he told me that there was a chance his assignment could be an unaccompanied tour to Korea which absolutely broke my heart. That is no more likely than Beale or an accompanied tour to Korea but I didn't know that option was in the mix as well. Again I am just anxious to know. Just for planning purposes. I am an absolute control freak so not knowing is killing me. I can not wait to see what my future holds.

The Start

This is my first blog, but I have had so many people tell me to please keep them updated on what Justin and I are up to I figured this would be the perfect way. We have so much going on this will probably be a good release for me too :-). In the last three months alone Justin moved to Texas, we got married, I graduated from Virginia Western, Justin started and graduated basic training, he moved to Wichita Falls and I am finishing my internship in a week, taking my registry to become a registered radiologic technologist and moving to my parents in Texas. We are currently overloaded with change. At this point I am stressed beyond belief trying to wrap up this stage of my life while getting ready to start this new chapter. We are both ready to start our lives as a married couple, the only question is where that is going to be. Justin is training to be a crew chief for the U2 spy plane, and the two bases that the plane is located on are Beale AFB near Sacramento, CA and Osan AFB in South Korea. Justin is staying at Sheppard AFB until August 15th and then will go to Beale AFB for at least a month for training. We still don't know if that will be the base he will be stationed at or if it will only be for training. I was quite hesitant about the idea of moving to Korea, and frankly I am still scared, but at this point I just want to know either way. I am also not too excited about moving back home, not that I don't love my family but the 5 of us have not been under the same roof in over three years, and now we will have the addition of 2 dogs. I am still trying to pack for that adventure and I have a long way to go in a week, especially since I need to pull out the books and study for my final exam and registry. In fact that is something I should honestly be doing now... so I will write more later, hopefully with good news.