Mawwiage, Selfies, & NCLEX… Basically My Life ATM

I got married!!!

It has been 6 days since my now husband and I have said our vows and sealed it with a kiss (or two!)!

I originally told my brother, who was our officiant, that he could say the above quote but I guess he chose otherwise and left it out 😉 The day was hot, the air was sticky, we were all fatigued from the night before in which both bridal and groom parties, uh, had parties. All innocent, but we were all tired nonetheless. We had minor mishaps in the morning while setting up and getting ready, but in the end, we said our vows and are even happier than we could have ever imagined.

We are forever grateful and appreciative to all of our friends and family that helped! This was a DIY wedding like you wouldn’t believe and we couldn’t have done it with the help of everyone involved.

Now do you want to see some pictures? Of course you do!

During a little break of taking pictures

We chose to take pictures before the ceremony for the sake of our guests. We also let them start to eat the dinner before us, because we’re nice like that. The food, by the way, was delicious. And my husband is quite handsome…

I plan on doing separate posts of my dress and the process of getting everything ready. This is simply a preview of the day 🙂

My cousin/bridesmaid took this photo of us as we were announced. It was around 7:20 pm, perfect lighting for a first dance.

A fun Instagram edit from a friend 🙂 I love this one. Aww…

We had a photo booth (his biggest request!) and we thought it would be fun to bring in props of our respective careers!

After the wedding, we drove straight to Santa Barbara, which is about a 3-hour drive for us. We switched drivers halfway so we could both rest. We chose to drive right way so we could literally sleep in and just relax from there.

Biking in Santa Barbara! Our hotel was directly across the street from the beach and provided free beach cruisers for their guests!

Husband originally only had a few days off from work, but he thankfully ended up having more than we planned, so we had the whole week together. This also meant he got to have facial hair for the wedding!

We came home Tuesday, opened presents, then went to Palm Springs the next day for one night. It was so nice to literally just relax and be together without any stress from the wedding, studying, or work.

Poolside in Palm Springs!

Going out for the night!

Whilst waiting for our valet in Palm Springs to head home, I was checking the nursing boards website aka the Powers That Be, the ones who control my license. It’s also the place to check to see if I passed the NCLEX!! My status hadn’t changed in 3 weeks, from the time I took my test. I really thought I failed because of the length of time….

But I passed!! I am officially an RN!!

May the job hunt begin… Thank you to everyone for your support, thoughts, and prayers in this journey! Both my wedding, marriage, and nursing school! Absolutely crazy to think it’s all over with, yet it’s just beginning… 🙂

I love you all!

xo, Briana

I’ll Be Right Back…

Hello loves!

I’ve been a little quiet, again. And I’m letting you know right now that my silence will continue for the next few weeks. While I am hoping to get a few posts out here and there, don’t hold your breath. Haha.

As you know, my wedding is now in less than 4 weeks! I’m pretty busy with that and then on top of that, I found out over a week ago that I became eligible for my state nursing boards, which I’ll now be taking the 25th of this month! As excited as I am, I’m also quite nervous and am now having to really study and focus on that. So my nose is back in the books, while still finishing up wedding plans! I’m crazy, I know. You don’t have to remind me. As far as wedding plans are concerned, we’re simply getting down to the little details! Major work is all done, thankfully. My dress is in my possession, too 🙂 Yay!

My honey is also out on his first strike team this last Saturday with his fire station. If you don’t know what that means, a strike team is a crew of fire fighters that are called to travel to a fire that requires more resources than the local stations can handle. Strike teams can travel to another county, which isn’t too bad, but they can also travel from state to state. But it simply means they get called in and stay until they are no longer needed, although they are allowed to come home after 14 straight days. It’s long hours and hard work.

There are hundreds of fire fighters currently fighting and while I trust them all and their abilities, this is the first strike team he’s been on since he started this position. It came up quite unexpectedly and while I’m okay with him being away, it’s still hard, especially so close to the wedding. I know he’ll be home in time and everything, but still, I miss him. At least he’s not here to distract me from studying! Just as long as I get a text saying he’s okay, I’m okay 🙂 So proud of him, for finally doing what he’s been working so hard for!

Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know that has been my life the last week or so. I hope you all are doing well!

xo, Briana