Starting a Family
Natalie Alverson
My husband and I have finally moved into our new house! We moved to Portland, Oregon where we found our house, it’s beautiful. We ensured that the home was big enough to start a family, which is what we’ve begun to do. My husband and I have disuccused copious amounts of times about having children, and we’ve decided that it’s time to have them. I used to never really want children, I was on and off with the idea for years. My husband, being the kind hearted individual that he is, was fine with whatever decision I had regarding a child. I have decided to be generous and give total love to my husband, allowing us to have a child together. We found out just the other day that we’re having a girl! We’re both so excited, we be already started decorating her room. Her name will be Immogen, I’ve always adored that name and I already know I’m going to adore her as well. We’ve painted her room a pastel pink color with flowers and bright colors splashed across the room. It’s been my husband and I living together for a while, so I think it’ll be nice to have another person in the house. Once we’ve settled in with Immogen, we’re considering looking at a dog! When I was younger, my mom always brought home dogs and our family loved them all to pieces. My husband loves dogs as well, so I think it’d at some fun to our soon to be family! I think it’s time for me to say my goodbyes to my blog for now. I’ve started to become more and more busy with work and my family. Thank you all for the support and advice you’ve given me since I’ve started my blog. Much love to all of my followers and supporters, xoxo.
My Wedding Day
Natalie Alverson
Today is the most magical day of my life, my wedding day. I’ve dreamt of this day since I was a little girl, with the fluffy white dress and flowers left and right. I’m so excited to see all of my family and friends today, and my amazing soon to be husband. I’m so grateful that I met him, we spent our years of being interns together which was an amazing experience. I love him with all my heart, and I can’t imagine myself being married to anyone else. My dream for so long has been to be married to this man, and today my wish will come true. After we are finally married, we want to live in a house together, rather than an apartment. We’ve discussed starting a family, but we want to be married before we do anything involving children. It’s always been such a struggle for me to find someone that my parents love, but they love this man almost as much as I do. My mom and dad never talked much about their wedding day, and neither did my grandparents, so I’m jot not sure what to expect. All of my college friends will be there, as well as our friends from the hospital. When I told all of my coworkers that I was getting married they were exstatic, as was I! I’m so blessed that Ill be able to spend the rest of my life with the love of my life. God has truly blessed me with such loving partner, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for us.
My Cleanse
Natalie Alverson
My boyfriend and I recently just finished our internship at The University of Washington Medical Center, it was crazy experience. We both had so many fun surgeries, ambulance rides, and patients that we got to see during our internship. Now that we’ve ended our internship, we have a lot more free time to spend with each other, friends, and family. I plan on traveling an immense amount since I have so much time on my hands, I haven’t had a vacation in ages. My boyfriend and I rarely get to spend quality time with each other outside of the hospital, so I think this will be a nice cleanse for us. By cleanse I mean a break from working and all the stress, not my wonderful and loving boyfriend. We’ve been searching for apartments for a couple months now, but we couldn’t seem to find a perfect one until recently. We found a beautiful apartment in the heart of Seattle, right next to the hospital. I adore it so much, we should be moving in within the month with the help of our friends. I first was uneasy about the thought of moving in with my boyfriend, it reminded me of a statement from the House of Usher, “what is it-I paused to think-what was it that so unnerved me in the contemplation of the House of Usher.” (Poe 310) I was contemplating whether or not to get thee apartment and move in with my boyfriend, as the man contemplating the House of Usher.
Medical School and My Internship
Natalie Alverson
All I can say is that my experience through UCSF Medical School was more than difficult, it was practically impossible. I really had to persevere through my studies to get where I am now, an intern at The University of Washington Medical Center. I couldn’t be more more proud of myself for all of the hard work I put in throughout high school, college, and medical school. I met such intelligent people during my studies at UCSF, one of which includes my wonderful boyfriend. We met a little over a year ago and have been in love ever since. We both began our internship together at the same hospital coincidently, which I’m most grateful happened. I began my internship about a month ago, and I love it so much. The experiences I’ve had while I’ve been here are insane, and my coworkers are such amazing people. I’ve been really busy lately so I haven’t had much time to post about what’s going on in my life. My boyfriend and I are currently searching for an apartment for the two of us to live in. I don’t think life could be going much better than it is right now, I have everything I could have ever asked for. Even though I’m constantly busy, I love every bit of everyday.
My Newest Journey
Natalie Alverson 
I’m nearing the end of the road in my college career and I couldn’t be happier about all of the accomplishes I’ve made. I graduate in just under two weeks and I’m not sure if I’m excited or nervous. It’s such a scary feeling knowing I’ll be completely on my own in just a couple of months. I’m so excited to see my family who’s all coming out to see me graduate. I remember when I first came here I had a glimpse of what I wanted to do for my future, what profession I wanted to take on. Oddly enough, in a few months I’ll be beginning medical school in California. I’m training to become an intern at a nearby hospital, practicing general surgeries and being an EMT. It’s going to be such an exciting experience and I can’t wait. Once I graduate in a couple of weeks I plan on heading home for a month or so to visit my family and friends. It’s been almost a year since I’ve seen my friends and I couldn’t be more excited to see how they’re doing. I talk to them every once in a while to check in and see how they’re doing in school and how their studies are going. I think it’ll be nice to catch up with everyone for a little bit and take a small break from school. I haven’t been in any major relationships recently, which I’m okay with. I had a boyfriend or two here and there, but nothing that lasted too long. I’m more focused on my studies right now than relationships, so I think I’ll wait a bit until I’m ready to settle down. I need to keep moving forward rather than backwards, too much has happened in my past to be stuck back there mentally. Mainly relationships and old friends would bring me backwards, which would interrupt my happiness from graduation, and seeing family and friends. I read a poem a couple years ago written by Emily Dickenson, she referred to death and how it will wait for you if you allow it. If you put yourself in that spot of danger and sadness, death will wait for you “because I could not stop for death, he kindly stopped for me.” (Dickenson 420) If I keep moving forward and staying positive about the future and all of my endeavors, I’ll be successful in my life. I’m so excited to begin my newest journey in life and write about all of my amazing experiences.
The College Life
Natalie Alverson
It’s August of 2017 and it’s move in day on my college campus! I’m attending The Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. The campus is absolutely beautiful, I’m so grateful that I received the opportunity to go here. It’s an older school, with antique looking dorms and administration buildings, but I adore every part of it. I don’t know anyone who goes here, but I’m really excited to meet new people and make new friends. My dorm is so beautiful, it’s made of mostly wood and the structure of the entire room is gorgeous. It’s not as modern as most dorms are today, it’s unique and has a more rustic feel to it. I haven’t yet met my roommate so I’m really nervous to see who it is! My mom Carla and my oldest brother Max, flew out to Portland with me to help me move in. There’s a story a read when I was in high school that demonstrated the generosity that my family is showing. It’s from a short story about how we need to support each other “place it on my back said a deep voice, it was the Great Turtle.” (Cudato 18) I’ve never been so far away from home without my mom with me so I’m anxious to see how I’ll function here. My life has always been planned and organized for the majority up until today, the beginning of college. A story by Brett Harte that I read during high school resembles how I feel right now “life was at best an uncertain game, and he recognized the usual percentage in favor of the dealer.” (Harte 580) Life is an uncertain game for me lately, and the dealer is God as he determines what my future is. I’m anxious to begin my classes this week, I’ll be sure to update you all throughout this year!
My Graduation Day
Natalie Alverson
Today is the big day, the day I begin the next chapter of my life. I’m so excited to see what the future holds for me, and experience all of the events that come with being an adult. High school was a rough experience for me, and today is bittersweet and so surreal. I’m so proud of myself knowing that I’ve made it through high school, and I wouldn’t have been able to accomplish this dream without the help of my loving friends and family. Throughout my high school career I worked on the virtue of generosity, I often think of a quote from a short story I read as a sophomore. The poem described the actions of one person and how it affects the world, “the press of my foot to the Earth springs a hundred affections.” (Whitman 437) The actions I took throughout high school affected not only me, but my peers. It took me a while to realize this, but it made all the difference when I did. I didn’t think that I would make it to this day, but every assignment, test, and paper that I completed made it all worth it. My friends have supported me continually through every endeavor I’ve taken on, we’ve always been there for each other. I sure lost some friends, and I made new friends, but overall every person that I’ve met made me who I am today. I’ve had countless relationships and heartbreaks, but I’ve learned a lesson from each of these relationships I formed. I often think of a statement I read in a story during my four years at Lansing Catholic, “she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely.” (Chopin 637) My perspective on the world my first year of high school was so close minded and blank. I never thought about the diversity of the world and I only worried about how other people viewed me. When I began to live for myself and become happy within myself, I found that I was much happier. High school was a long journey for me, from friends to sports it was eventful. I can’t wait to see what college has in store for me.
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