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My new OR family 😊 #thekids https://www.instagram.com/p/B_gEe45hN5i/?igshid=1skm4d4ugfyg3

Sometimes you get furloughed and have to train to be a med-surge nurse due to a pandemic ⚡️ #Nurselife thanks to my husband @tom_raley for the sweet from home set-up! (at Elmhurst, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-roWbehKiE/?igshid=y88fdnh7uo8m

#quarantine Saturday was filled with scissor skill crafting time, working out with Asher doing a kids program, watching #Frozen (always!), and doing our daily lessons in the basement. Today’s lesson was on parts of the body 🤚🦶happy Saturday y’all, stay safe! #covid #nurse #familytime (at Elmhurst, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-lDNZ9BmAG/?igshid=qok6wdr72n4a

Love seeing these signs walking into work ❤️ #nurse (at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-iO6Afhlbx/?igshid=14d4wbt6g6x6u

❤️❤️ this makes me happy walking into work 😊 #ornurse #nurse #covid_19 (at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-IlAZPhni5/?igshid=c0vmmec7e7lf

This is what #stayinghome looks like with a toddler during #covid_19 😂 @tom_raley smoking #homemade pulled pork with his trusty assistant! #corona #familytime #boymom #nurse #ornurse #elmhurstil #elmhurst (at Elmhurst, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-DWVYkhMS0/?igshid=i2ucs6u43tgo

Asher’s first rally! #feelingthebern #nursesforbernie #notmeus (at Grant Park, Chicago Ill) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9cuwgnhUml/?igshid=146zzadkdd2n4

Samantha Raley, BSN, RN! Tears of joy this morning finding out I passed my NCLEX in 75 on Wednesday! So excited for this next journey in my life and couldn’t have done it without all my amazing support from family and friends, especially you @tom_raley 😘 (at Elmhurst, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7tOMw5BSd7/?igshid=wr3sbcgnotzh

Went on my first solo hike 🌵 shout-out to my hair girl @rooted_blonde for hooking me up with the @alltrails app so I didn’t get lost 😂 (at Ahwatukee, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7bsHDiBjd0/?igshid=1u9rjc9t25f8s

Worked out with the actual bar today with our new #barre workout 💪🏻 I’m committing myself to the next 60 days - keep me accountable?! #fitnessmotivation (at Elmhurst, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6-o_jzhR-0/?igshid=lxeie0hcxr7g

Happy New Year from the Raleys 🎆 we just got our first workout of 2020 in. 2019 was quite amazing finishing nursing school, having some fun family memories, 2 weddings, and watching my little guy turn into the smartest toddler I know! We have #goals for next year, not resolutions since those are just dreams without plans. Let’s do this 2020! #happynewyear (at Elmhurst, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6yGOvlBjcg/?igshid=161jbep7rga4j

Merry Christmas from the Raleys, Grammy and Grandpa! We are enjoying the holidays with Mickey 😊🎄 (at Disney's Magic Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6hJSZ3hMe0/?igshid=1h7zqvayiupc1

We made it to the world’s largest @starbucks ☕️ and it did not disappoint. Between the pastries, barrel aged coffee and craft coffee cocktails, we had a good time! (at Starbucks Reserve) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6KHziAh2st/?igshid=1nz2w9qw2edow

It’s finally setting in that I graduated on Saturday! Here’s my pinning photos to prove it 🥳🧷 . It’s been an amazing journey over these past 16 months and I for sure could not have done it without friends and family helping me along the way. . This moment was such a huge milestone for me and my family. Less than 2 years ago, I told @tom_raley that I wanted to go back to school. Instead of calling me crazy since I already had a bachelors degree, he said let’s do it! We wanted to reinvent our lives to have careers that we both enjoyed and were excited about going to each day. While I studied all hours of the day and well into the evening, Tom taught himself to code and became a web developer. . These were huge dreams that we had and we both took huge risks by quitting our stable jobs. However, if you truly want something and are willing to work for it, the net will appear and you will make it happen! Believe in yourself and you can achieve whatever you want 😊 #goaldigger #bsn #nurse (at Elmhurst, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6B6kohB9dm/?igshid=apfk6zzfhh1y

Official #lastdayofschool picture 🥳 can’t believe I’ve made it through this program in 16 months straight. I couldn’t have done this without a huge support system of friends and family. One final HESI exam and I can say goodbye to #nursingschool and into the #NCLEX 😁 (at Olivet Nazarene University - Oak Brook) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5sYo33hSVs/?igshid=vdjvlcdyyf7h

Happy thanksgiving 🍁🦃 I’m thankful for these 2 studs, family, friends and finishing nursing school! (at New Berlin, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5bNm8YhXtC/?igshid=1w8jlsx4l743e

The boys waiting for our homemade vegan cheese pizza 🍕 🤤 @tom_raley (at Elmhurst, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5OeBL4huon/?igshid=1m7d7je8wiq0k