HELLO!!!!!

I realize it's been awhile since I've been around...blame it on my new JOB, baby!!! Things are going really well for girlfriend and I these days. I have my first official shift as a Registered Nurse tomorrow night. I will be working 3-12-hour days and very limited weekends (every 8-12 weeks) and my shift is NIGHTS. I am looking forward to that...there is always something mystical about the hospital at night. Yes, alot of crazy things happen, but it is good. My job is in the MIMCU and I am slightly scared to be the RN. I had a week of hospital orientation last week and that included nursing orientation where I had competencies to pass-off. Here's what I thought was hilarious: I have to be checked off on IV starts in about 2 weeks, but I am allowed to start them as of tomorrow night...wouldn't you do it in the opposite order??? Ah, well. Tomorrow starts my 8-12 week unit orientation; I am anxious to meet my preceptor. My unit director told me that Week 8 is when I'll really be freaking out b/c they'll give me my whole "team" of LPNs and Aides to oversee along with my 5-6+ patient load. I'm just focusing on tomorrow...and trying to stay awake all night tonight in order to sleep tomorrow so I'm not dead Tuesday morning!!!

New layout

I'm still trying to get everything figured out, but thanks to matiekay for the new layout!

Conference Weekend Fun

Nothing like a fall food craft to get you in the mood for the holidays!

Auntie L and Girlfriend enjoyed a good game of "bouncy ball."

Girlfriend and Uncle A enjoying some quality skating time. Girlfriend refers to her skates as "my glass slippers."

Check out my Slide Show!

Girlfriend's hair...

is slowly, but surely going to grow out. It's driving us both crazy right now, but she looked so sweet yesterday--even with the spaghetti from Uno's! :)

Another Grandma Quilt

Here is a quilt that Grandma gave to mom a few weeks ago. Now, here's an interesting part of the story...I had told mom probably a year ago that THIS quilt was my favorite and mom talked me out of it saying how the other one looked more like a grandma quilt, blah, blah, blah. Anyway, about a month ago mom told me how much SHE loved this quilt. I looked at her and said, "What?!? That is why you talked me out of that quilt?!?" She just looked at me, laughed, and said, "Oh, did I say that?" Ah well, I love mine regardless!