etsy.

so, maybe i am behind the times [actually, that is more than likely true...], but today, i made a beautiful discovery. etsy. i had heard of it, but i never knew what it was all about. well, today, that changed. oh my goodness, it is a good thing that i have some self control, because i wanted to buy everything that i saw. it is all so beautiful! and it made me wish i made cool vintage items to sell [i am taking suggestions]. but i suppose for now, i will just have to look in awe. oh etsy, i have a feeling you are going to be trouble.

oh hey there, spring break.

this weekend has been so good. i have felt so blessed. number 1, this weekend has fallen right in the middle of my not working for 9 days, i have not felt so rested in such a long time. it really is quite amazing what sleeping through the night can do for you. i feel like a new person! i feel like this much energy could be dangerous...if this is how it is going to be after graduation, watch out world, you are going to be taken by storm!

friday:
my best friend turned 24. to celebrate her birthday i took her to the americana in glendale [i forgot how adorable this place is! love it there!]. we got a quick dinner at an adorable diner, then went and saw source code. it was fantastic. and i want to marry jake gyllenhaal [he is so beautiful]. it was just so great to spend a relaxing and fun evening with kara. birthdays are just so great.







saturday:
after the last day of a mandatory nclex review, i got to celebrate my dear dear friend devon's birthday at the beach in dana point. it was an absolutely beautiful day, and it was so good to catch up and celebrate her life.









sunday:
first, i absolutely love sundays. they are definitely my favorite day of the week. after getting to sleep in [which is always such a treat], i met up with devon in fullerton for her to do senior pictures for me. she is such a talented photographer, i am so blessed by such talented friends! so we walked around fullerton, took pictures, got lunch...it was such good quality time. i love spending time with this girl, and am going to miss her so much when she moves to india with her husband steve in july. they are definitely my heroes. they are doing exactly what God has called them to do, and that is just so incredible and such a beautiful thing to see.

and now i am officially on spring break [if you could call it that...]. 20 more days.

so long solo.

i have lived by myself this past year. it had definitely been a growing experience. i have learned how to be completely independent, because if something needed to get done, i had to do it, there was no one else. well, life alone is quickly winding down, because my best friend kara is moving in to my apartment this week. then, 3 short weeks after that, we are making the big move to the white part of the thomas guide [the 110/pch]. we are going to be moving to our beautiful townhome on may 10th. it is going to be good living with someone else again, especially since i am not going to have the craziness of school keeping me preoccupied. and we have a growing list of activities that we are going to partake in once the big move happens. change is quickly approaching, and life is good.


[yosemite. summer 2005. so excited to live with this amazing girl!]

skyler boice!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SKYLER!

i have known skyler, well, forever. literally. my 3rd birthday party and chucky cheese, she was there. and today she turns 23. we have known each other for over 20 years. holy guacamole batman, that is a long time. i was so lucky to get to live with her the last year of her non-married life. she is such an amazing woman of God, i am so blessed by her! love you boo! i can't wait to be able to see you more with all of the free time i am going to have on my hands :]


[me and boo on her wedding day!]

c h a n g e.

i realize that i probably sound like a broken record, and i really do apologize, bear with me, thanks. 1 month. wow. 1 month. this 6 year journey, and i am down to my final month before i walk across that stage and get my diploma. when did it happen. even though it has dragged on forever, at the same time, the years have quickly flown by. i honestly don't think it has hit me yet. i am going to [hopefully] be working as a nurse soon. i mean, come on, that just sounds so legit [and grown up], i am not old enough to be a nurse [at least i don't feel like i am]. i am going to have a degree in a month. my life is going to consist of working and anything else i want. freedom. weird...i don't even know what that feels like. and i have a feeling it is going to take a while to get used to that concept. a lot of people have told me that i am going to be extremely bored and go crazy...which is probably true. but before i go crazy, i am going to sleep. i am going to sleep like my life depended on it. and i am going to enjoy every last minute of it. it is going to be fantastic. and then i am going to pay back all of the trades that i owe people for the last 2 years [station 9, you guys have been great, couldn't have done it without you!].
as weird as it sounds, i am already starting to go through a withdrawal. and i know the week of may 7th is just going to be a water work show [i apologize in advance everybody]. because, you see, this thing called change...i usually don't handle it very well. i am a creature of habit. i make plans weeks in advance, i stick to a routine, i get comfortable, and i enjoy it. i know God is trying to teach me a lot about getting out of a routine. he does not want us to live a life of routines. he wants our life to be full of life and excitement! and this is a concept that i am definitely going to need to learn. pray for me over this next month guys, please. a lot of changes are headed my way, and i need prayer for peace and wisdom during this time. also, please be praying for strength for me over the next couple of weeks, because it is getting down to the wire and life is ridiculous. i am trying to learn to reach out and ask for help when i need it, so this is me, reaching out.
bring it change, i am ready to face you [at least i hope so].

hump day.

there are only 30 more days, so i felt like this was appropriate...

save the date!
azusa pacific university class of 2011

erin rebecca minnick
bachelor of science in nursing
saturday may 7th, 2011 at six o'clock in the evening
cougar athletic stadium

pinning ceremony for the nursing class of 2011
friday may 6th, 2011 at two o'clock in the afternoon
felix event center

hi mom!

up until yesterday, i hadn't seen any of my family since new years eve. which is simply ridiculous. i might as well be living in a different state rather than 1 1/2 hours away for the number of times i get to see my family in a year [though that will be changing so soon!] so, randomly, mom and i met up in san clemente for breakfast. we ate at this little cafe, and the food was bomb. after we finished breakfast, we walked on a little trail around the beach and chatted. i am so thankful that i have a mom that is more like a best friend than a mother. love you bonita! thank you for a great and relaxing morning.


[b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l san clemente]


[hi mom!]