And oh is it crazy right now.
Good times.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
days of our lives
I so enjoy watching Days with Erin. It relieves my want to blog about all the insanity that happens.
sick clothes
why is it that only when you are sick to you think about having "sick clothes?"
clothes that you can wear when sick that are comfy and warm but also cute enough to be seen in public with. hm. people on TV have the sick clothes thing down to an art. but for now I will suffice with a baggy hoodie and borrowing Tony's black flannel pants and trying to pass them off as appropriate clothes.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
The Chorale + Cripple Creek
As part of our Deck the Hall concert series, we travel to Cripple Creek to perform a benefit concert at a Baptist church.
This being my first year with the Chorale, it was my first experience with it.
And it was one of the most rewarding things I have done. The audience was about the same size of the choir, but nothing brings down the house more than a small community church giving you a standing ovation. It was more of a thrill than our performance at the Pikes Peak Center.
The drive up was a blessing too, here are some pictures of that drive taken on the fly with my phone of the beauty that is Colorado
that's quite enough, thanks
1. massive snow and below 10 degree weather for all 3 days I work
2. slow leaking tire causing car to wobble on highway
3. fill up tire, and leave wallet on hood
4. luckily find wallet, but tire still low
5. tony has to come home and take me to get wallet
6. not enough sleep
7. day 3/3 of 3 12 hour shifts
8. piss doctor off and feel like idiot
9. vent
10. tire continues to be flat
11. must borrow fathers car
12. exhausted for chorale rehersal
13. woman cuts her finger and bleeds on stage at chorale rehearsal
14. man faints on stage
15. don't get to sleep in
16. tire still flat, trying to get it pumped up to go get it fixed
17. PIPE BURSTS IN GARAGE owing to freeze/thaw cycle
18. get soaked and freeze trying to shut off the water
19. track mud everywhere on my carpet i just cleaned last weekend
20. finally turn off water
21. call landlord, try to prevent too much water from leaking into wall
22. plumber comes, we waste half the day waiting for the repair to be finished
23. need new insulation and drywall at least over previously burst pipe, if not the whole wall
24. have to put space heater in with pipe to prevent further freezing
25. awaken in middle of night to crazy high pitched sounds that makes us think the house is burning down related to the space heaters. but it's the furnace being crazy
26. picture we take for Christmas card turns out to be total crap for unforseen reason and we don't know how to fix it
27. all pictures from Christmas card session are crap.
28. now it's cloudy and we can't get another pic with pikes peak.
29. no Christmas shopping has been done
30. and now cards will not go out on time either.
so I've had quite enough, but thanks.
2. slow leaking tire causing car to wobble on highway
3. fill up tire, and leave wallet on hood
4. luckily find wallet, but tire still low
5. tony has to come home and take me to get wallet
6. not enough sleep
7. day 3/3 of 3 12 hour shifts
8. piss doctor off and feel like idiot
9. vent
10. tire continues to be flat
11. must borrow fathers car
12. exhausted for chorale rehersal
13. woman cuts her finger and bleeds on stage at chorale rehearsal
14. man faints on stage
15. don't get to sleep in
16. tire still flat, trying to get it pumped up to go get it fixed
17. PIPE BURSTS IN GARAGE owing to freeze/thaw cycle
18. get soaked and freeze trying to shut off the water
19. track mud everywhere on my carpet i just cleaned last weekend
20. finally turn off water
21. call landlord, try to prevent too much water from leaking into wall
22. plumber comes, we waste half the day waiting for the repair to be finished
23. need new insulation and drywall at least over previously burst pipe, if not the whole wall
24. have to put space heater in with pipe to prevent further freezing
25. awaken in middle of night to crazy high pitched sounds that makes us think the house is burning down related to the space heaters. but it's the furnace being crazy
26. picture we take for Christmas card turns out to be total crap for unforseen reason and we don't know how to fix it
27. all pictures from Christmas card session are crap.
28. now it's cloudy and we can't get another pic with pikes peak.
29. no Christmas shopping has been done
30. and now cards will not go out on time either.
so I've had quite enough, but thanks.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Evans
I am sure that an update is due for my big life change: my new job.
So the basics:
I am an RN-BSN
I work for Evans Army Community Hospital (EACH) on Ft. Carson, CO
It is a small hospital geared to serve soldiers and their dependents
I work on The Family Care Ward-5E. We serve all ages here in a medical-surgical inpatient setting.
Examples: you are 10 and your mom/dad is in the army/ you just had your tonsils out and need to stay in the hospital for a night. you come here.
you are 20 and in the army. you have mild-moderate blast injuries and have just returned from Iraq. you come here.
you are 65 and retired from the army. you have pneumonia and need to be hospitalized. you come here.
I work full time, which is 80 hours every 2 weeks. That means (6) 12 hours shifts and (1) 8 hour shift every 2 weeks. I like it so far.
I am in orientation for the first 6 weeks. Exciting hunh? My preceptor is Lt Martinez. She has been great!
The average patient ratio so far has been 3 patients/ 1 nurse. It's fantastic!
I am still completing all my crazy training requirements and inprocessing type things, but I have been on the floor 5 shifts now and I like it so far.
It's the same as most floors/places one works, in that there are difficulties and people who just want to talk about those difficulties and gripe gripe gripe. I am going to try hard to NEVER EVER be that person. It sucks! Overall I like it though, it's different, and I'm learning.
I have more than doubled our combined income which is great!
I am also still working on call at the Marriott. They conform to my schedule here, and I work for them when I can.
So far, my schedule is just the same as my preceptors, but after that we have a self scheduling module. I am still low man on the totum pole, but hopefully that means I won't get totally screwed over schedule wise :]
I have only been on days so far and will do nights eventually. I am not sure if I will like nights yet.
It's great to have a steady job with predicitable hours and pay.
Comment with any questions :]
So the basics:
I am an RN-BSN
I work for Evans Army Community Hospital (EACH) on Ft. Carson, CO
It is a small hospital geared to serve soldiers and their dependents
I work on The Family Care Ward-5E. We serve all ages here in a medical-surgical inpatient setting.
Examples: you are 10 and your mom/dad is in the army/ you just had your tonsils out and need to stay in the hospital for a night. you come here.
you are 20 and in the army. you have mild-moderate blast injuries and have just returned from Iraq. you come here.
you are 65 and retired from the army. you have pneumonia and need to be hospitalized. you come here.
I work full time, which is 80 hours every 2 weeks. That means (6) 12 hours shifts and (1) 8 hour shift every 2 weeks. I like it so far.
I am in orientation for the first 6 weeks. Exciting hunh? My preceptor is Lt Martinez. She has been great!
The average patient ratio so far has been 3 patients/ 1 nurse. It's fantastic!
I am still completing all my crazy training requirements and inprocessing type things, but I have been on the floor 5 shifts now and I like it so far.
It's the same as most floors/places one works, in that there are difficulties and people who just want to talk about those difficulties and gripe gripe gripe. I am going to try hard to NEVER EVER be that person. It sucks! Overall I like it though, it's different, and I'm learning.
I have more than doubled our combined income which is great!
I am also still working on call at the Marriott. They conform to my schedule here, and I work for them when I can.
So far, my schedule is just the same as my preceptors, but after that we have a self scheduling module. I am still low man on the totum pole, but hopefully that means I won't get totally screwed over schedule wise :]
I have only been on days so far and will do nights eventually. I am not sure if I will like nights yet.
It's great to have a steady job with predicitable hours and pay.
Comment with any questions :]
say thank you even for the small things
Every day I try to remember to thank God for the small things and this helps me thank Him for the big things too.
things like:
the light turning green just as you need it to
finding that perfect buy, cheap, at goodwill when you are strapped for cash
a delicious cup of tea
a sweet person in the midst of chaos
the smile of a child
the joy of enjoying your food
a minute to sit and breathe
I have found that I am much better at saying thank you for these small things than the big things sometimes.
So praise God. For everything- even the small things.
things like:
the light turning green just as you need it to
finding that perfect buy, cheap, at goodwill when you are strapped for cash
a delicious cup of tea
a sweet person in the midst of chaos
the smile of a child
the joy of enjoying your food
a minute to sit and breathe
I have found that I am much better at saying thank you for these small things than the big things sometimes.
So praise God. For everything- even the small things.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
vacation
i love vacation
i hate packing for vacation and planning for vacation
and i hate unpacking from vacation
but i love vacation.
and i love my husband very much :]
a fun filled relaxing week in Orlando enjoying time with my favorite person was a much needed break for both of us and refreshing for our hearts, souls, and minds
back to real life now....
i hate packing for vacation and planning for vacation
and i hate unpacking from vacation
but i love vacation.
and i love my husband very much :]
a fun filled relaxing week in Orlando enjoying time with my favorite person was a much needed break for both of us and refreshing for our hearts, souls, and minds
back to real life now....
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Life is a changin'
My life is in a very nice little crazy transitional state.
I am entering my career. Which is a huge step all by itself, but it has all made me take a look at my life and see the things I enjoy and what I want to do now that I have a steady paycheck and am in the career I set out to be in.
Let me just say that it's crazy.... more to come.
I am entering my career. Which is a huge step all by itself, but it has all made me take a look at my life and see the things I enjoy and what I want to do now that I have a steady paycheck and am in the career I set out to be in.
Let me just say that it's crazy.... more to come.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS!
a beautiful baby boy joined the world in the last minutes of October 10, 2009.
CONGRATULATIONS SHAZIA AND WILLIE! (and Austina too!)
Cameron Marcus and Mommy
CONGRATULATIONS SHAZIA AND WILLIE! (and Austina too!)
Cameron Marcus and Mommy
Mollen
My first job as an RN has been an interesting ride.
First, I get hired on the phone, submit paperwork via internet and fax, and train online.
Then I rush to sign up for as many shifts as possible to help pay the bills before I knew if I got the job at Evan's or not.
Then they cancel about half my shifts.
Then the first shift comes. The supplies are late, and no one seems to know where they are, and it's 3 newbies running the clinic. So we rush when the supplies finally arrive, and run late.
After that it was smooth :]
But then they cancelled 5 more shifts. Crazy.
Flu season sure is interesting!
But on Monday I got my to work my favorite shift with my buddy Erin! Hooray!
So, I don't know if I will work for them again next year, but it sure has been interesting. I have gotten to buy a lot of cute new scrubs to wear! PS GO TO WALMART! CHEAP AND GOOD!
The actual work is VERY easy, the paperwork is a little confusing at first, and there is A LOT of it, but geez, if I could do this for my entire career and get paid $22/hr I would LOVE IT!
Too bad I can't.
So here is a picture of me "hard at work" that my dad requested I take (photography by Erin)
First, I get hired on the phone, submit paperwork via internet and fax, and train online.
Then I rush to sign up for as many shifts as possible to help pay the bills before I knew if I got the job at Evan's or not.
Then they cancel about half my shifts.
Then the first shift comes. The supplies are late, and no one seems to know where they are, and it's 3 newbies running the clinic. So we rush when the supplies finally arrive, and run late.
After that it was smooth :]
But then they cancelled 5 more shifts. Crazy.
Flu season sure is interesting!
But on Monday I got my to work my favorite shift with my buddy Erin! Hooray!
So, I don't know if I will work for them again next year, but it sure has been interesting. I have gotten to buy a lot of cute new scrubs to wear! PS GO TO WALMART! CHEAP AND GOOD!
The actual work is VERY easy, the paperwork is a little confusing at first, and there is A LOT of it, but geez, if I could do this for my entire career and get paid $22/hr I would LOVE IT!
Too bad I can't.
So here is a picture of me "hard at work" that my dad requested I take (photography by Erin)
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
NEW PANTRY CABINET!!!!!
I got my first decent paycheck in a while and got this pantry cabinet we have been eyeing for a while now :] I am so excited! It really looks nice and helps us get a lot more out of our cabinet space :] Hooray!
the awful chorale dresses
We wear the most awful dresses for chorale... but we tired to make the best of them after the Sunday matinee by posing with Humpty.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
zucchini bread, take 2!
Today is day #2 of Zucchini bread making day at my parents. So I am re posting the recipe and some pictures of the bread in progress and finished.
Delicious!
Zucchini Bread
Ingredients:
3 beaten eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup cooking oil (I use canola)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1.5 tsp baking powder
2-3 tsp ground cinnamon (depending on taste)
0.5 tsp ground nutmeg
0.5 tsp ground cloves
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cup grated zucchini (with rind)
1-1.5 cups chopped nuts (optional) (I use walnuts)
1 cup raisins (optional)- I added these in most recently on request from my father
3 cups flour
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients together. I find that doing it in the order listed is easiest, but it doesn't matter.
Lightly grease 2 loaf pans (medium or large size)
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour in the middle of the oven
Cool in the pan first on cooling rack (approx 10 min), loosen sides of loaf from pan with butter knife, remove from pan and finish cooling on cooling rack.
Yields 2 loafs.
These freeze nicely!
Delicious!
Zucchini Bread
Ingredients:
3 beaten eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup cooking oil (I use canola)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1.5 tsp baking powder
2-3 tsp ground cinnamon (depending on taste)
0.5 tsp ground nutmeg
0.5 tsp ground cloves
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cup grated zucchini (with rind)
1-1.5 cups chopped nuts (optional) (I use walnuts)
1 cup raisins (optional)- I added these in most recently on request from my father
3 cups flour
Instructions:
Mix all ingredients together. I find that doing it in the order listed is easiest, but it doesn't matter.
Lightly grease 2 loaf pans (medium or large size)
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 1 hour in the middle of the oven
Cool in the pan first on cooling rack (approx 10 min), loosen sides of loaf from pan with butter knife, remove from pan and finish cooling on cooling rack.
Yields 2 loafs.
These freeze nicely!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
crock pot!
I am using my crock pot for the first time. I feel so homey!!!!! It is gloomy and cold outside and I decided to make use of the chicken I had thawed to make something hot and delicious for a filling and healthy dinner.
So tonight I am making Chicken Catchatori.
I looked for some recipes online and then added my own touch too :]
1. Slice 1 large onion thinly and place in bottom of crockpot pan. Cut pieces to whatever size you would like them to be in the final product (slices, diced)
2. Dice raw chicken and place on top of onions.
3. Add the following ingredients on top. You may mix them together separately before adding to crockpot.
a. 1 can tomato sauce
b. 1 can diced tomatos (I used italian flavored ones for extra spice!)
c. oregano (1-2 tsp or just eyeball it)
d. basil (0.5 tsp or eyeball it)
e. celery seed (0.5 tsp or eyeball it)
f. salt and pepper (1 tsp/0.25 tsp respectively/to taste)
g. 1 small can mushrooms (fresh are good also)
h. 1 bay leaf
i. 3-5 crushed cloves of garlic
j. 1-2 stalks celery, diced
k. optional dry red or white wine, about 0.25 cup (I did not personally use this, I didn't want to open a full bottle just for this recipe)
4. cook on LOW for 6-8 hours
(Amendment: after I checked it at 8 hours, it was dryer than I desired. I then added 1 more can of tomato sauce and put on high for 30 min. It turned out more to the consistency I desired after that. You can determine this on your own if you want it more soupy or less watery)
6. serve over noodles or rice
That is the delicious dinner we have in store for tonight!
So tonight I am making Chicken Catchatori.
I looked for some recipes online and then added my own touch too :]
1. Slice 1 large onion thinly and place in bottom of crockpot pan. Cut pieces to whatever size you would like them to be in the final product (slices, diced)
2. Dice raw chicken and place on top of onions.
3. Add the following ingredients on top. You may mix them together separately before adding to crockpot.
a. 1 can tomato sauce
b. 1 can diced tomatos (I used italian flavored ones for extra spice!)
c. oregano (1-2 tsp or just eyeball it)
d. basil (0.5 tsp or eyeball it)
e. celery seed (0.5 tsp or eyeball it)
f. salt and pepper (1 tsp/0.25 tsp respectively/to taste)
g. 1 small can mushrooms (fresh are good also)
h. 1 bay leaf
i. 3-5 crushed cloves of garlic
j. 1-2 stalks celery, diced
k. optional dry red or white wine, about 0.25 cup (I did not personally use this, I didn't want to open a full bottle just for this recipe)
4. cook on LOW for 6-8 hours
(Amendment: after I checked it at 8 hours, it was dryer than I desired. I then added 1 more can of tomato sauce and put on high for 30 min. It turned out more to the consistency I desired after that. You can determine this on your own if you want it more soupy or less watery)
6. serve over noodles or rice
That is the delicious dinner we have in store for tonight!
word of the day
courtesy of Ron Lee and Facebook.
Naterring:
v: (used without object)
to talk incessantly; chatter
n:
a conversation; chat
Example sentences:
Austina and Kasia were nattering last night after the soccer came, like many sisters do when they haven't seen each other in a while.
Kasia and Austina had a great natter last night.
Naterring:
v: (used without object)
to talk incessantly; chatter
n:
a conversation; chat
Example sentences:
Austina and Kasia were nattering last night after the soccer came, like many sisters do when they haven't seen each other in a while.
Kasia and Austina had a great natter last night.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
I am so lucky
I lay in bed at night and feel him close to me and watch him sleep and I can't imagine being a luckier woman.
He makes me tea when I don't feel good, and cooks me dinner when I am too tired.
He loves me even though I have a temper and we fight.
His favorite place to be is in my arms, and my favorite place to be is in his.
It's hard to sleep without him next to me.
He asks me for kisses in the cutest way possible, and pouts when he doesn't get them.
He makes me smile with everything inside me, and tries his hardest to make me laugh when I've had a bad day.
He listens to my rants, even if he doesn't agree.
He does so many things that I can't help but smile at and think how lucky I am that God sent me such a wonderful man to love for the rest of my life.
he makes sand castles with me and doesn't laugh too much at how much I love to play in the sand and water
he comes out in the freezing water with me, and took a million pictures of me out there even though he didn't really want to
he is cute. :]
he is serious. sometimes.
and mostly is silly. but I love it.
I love to be next to him
even erin can't take a bad picture of him.
he likes to hold my hand when we walk together.
he lets me wear his jacket when I am col
He makes me tea when I don't feel good, and cooks me dinner when I am too tired.
He loves me even though I have a temper and we fight.
His favorite place to be is in my arms, and my favorite place to be is in his.
It's hard to sleep without him next to me.
He asks me for kisses in the cutest way possible, and pouts when he doesn't get them.
He makes me smile with everything inside me, and tries his hardest to make me laugh when I've had a bad day.
He listens to my rants, even if he doesn't agree.
He does so many things that I can't help but smile at and think how lucky I am that God sent me such a wonderful man to love for the rest of my life.
he makes sand castles with me and doesn't laugh too much at how much I love to play in the sand and water
he comes out in the freezing water with me, and took a million pictures of me out there even though he didn't really want to
he is cute. :]
he is serious. sometimes.
and mostly is silly. but I love it.
I love to be next to him
even erin can't take a bad picture of him.
he likes to hold my hand when we walk together.
he lets me wear his jacket when I am col
Friday, September 11, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
vacation
so how come when you go on vacation it's totally crazy on the days leading up to it, then you leave town as soon as humanly possible? Why not just use the vacation to you know, relax, and take it easy packing up, and not have to stress out about it while you are trying to work and keep up the house and all that.
i think that's crazy.
hm.
also: day's is really crazy right now- lots of drama!!!!!!!!!
i think that's crazy.
hm.
also: day's is really crazy right now- lots of drama!!!!!!!!!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
...?
does your mood dictate your day, or does your day dictate your mood?
i have been struggling with this a lot.
i have been struggling with this a lot.
the list....or not
so i didn't finish the list.
it was a money thing that fueled not going to a new restaurant.
and i just suck at clothes.
but my track record doesn't completely suck!
it was a money thing that fueled not going to a new restaurant.
and i just suck at clothes.
but my track record doesn't completely suck!
Friday, August 28, 2009
the list #5
#5 watch a movie you would not normally pick out.
Tonight we went to see District 9. Our friend Nate just got back from his bachelor vacation and we wanted to hang out with him and he and tony wanted to see District 9, which I was not that excited about, but thought I would go and give it a shot, and fulfill this number on the list.
It was alright. I have a lot of opinions about the movie, none of which are super positive, but it was interesting and held my attention for the majority of the movie, despite being tired.
Afterward, we had what I considered a normal post intense movie discussion which turned into an argument between Tony and I which totally sucked. Plus, we left the kitchen a mess as we ran out to catch the movie on time after a disappointing dinner at home. And now, we came home to discover our newly fixed garage door has been open since we left. Thankfully it appears nothing has gone missing or been ransacked through.
But overall my District 9 experience was negative. Tony thought I was reading too much into it, and I thought he wasn't letting me just express my opinions about the movie. Either way, it turned into a disappointing night, and it just reminded me of why I stick to the general genres of movies I like. I don't want to pay to see something that is going to provoke such a discussion that it becomes a fight, or makes me think about creepy aliens.
I think for something that intellectual, read a book, or a short story, or a news article. For me, movies and/or TV are a release, something I don't want to have to think about or feel like it requires analyzing.
I would rather talk about something that actually matters, like politics or our own society, instead of arguing about some extremist view from some writers and directors they decided to put on screen.
Therefore, even though many loved the movie, I was not that impressed. I did not see how it wasn't just a Cloverfield-AvP movie all over again.
So there. That was my #5 expererience. Our treat for the weekend, and I just feel worse.
Tonight we went to see District 9. Our friend Nate just got back from his bachelor vacation and we wanted to hang out with him and he and tony wanted to see District 9, which I was not that excited about, but thought I would go and give it a shot, and fulfill this number on the list.
It was alright. I have a lot of opinions about the movie, none of which are super positive, but it was interesting and held my attention for the majority of the movie, despite being tired.
Afterward, we had what I considered a normal post intense movie discussion which turned into an argument between Tony and I which totally sucked. Plus, we left the kitchen a mess as we ran out to catch the movie on time after a disappointing dinner at home. And now, we came home to discover our newly fixed garage door has been open since we left. Thankfully it appears nothing has gone missing or been ransacked through.
But overall my District 9 experience was negative. Tony thought I was reading too much into it, and I thought he wasn't letting me just express my opinions about the movie. Either way, it turned into a disappointing night, and it just reminded me of why I stick to the general genres of movies I like. I don't want to pay to see something that is going to provoke such a discussion that it becomes a fight, or makes me think about creepy aliens.
I think for something that intellectual, read a book, or a short story, or a news article. For me, movies and/or TV are a release, something I don't want to have to think about or feel like it requires analyzing.
I would rather talk about something that actually matters, like politics or our own society, instead of arguing about some extremist view from some writers and directors they decided to put on screen.
Therefore, even though many loved the movie, I was not that impressed. I did not see how it wasn't just a Cloverfield-AvP movie all over again.
So there. That was my #5 expererience. Our treat for the weekend, and I just feel worse.
poor clark
poor clark had his mirror ripped off by the garage... it was sad. i was sad. very sad. and mad at myself for letting it happen.
but now clark is FIXED! hooray :] 200 some dollars later he has a brand new mirror. hooray!
thank the Lord for credit cards, otherwise we would really be in a spot.
also: our garage door broke (really?!?!?!) but since we are still leasing, Tony's parents are paying for the repairs as the owners. Which is another blessing in disguise since we can put that cost on the credit card too and then pay them less rent, which will help us out during this financial down spot.
hooray!
right before going to the shop... i had to take the old mirror off it was hanging on by a thread before...
awww poor clark
hooray all fixed!
hooray! shiny and new :]
b-e-a-UTIFUL!
but now clark is FIXED! hooray :] 200 some dollars later he has a brand new mirror. hooray!
thank the Lord for credit cards, otherwise we would really be in a spot.
also: our garage door broke (really?!?!?!) but since we are still leasing, Tony's parents are paying for the repairs as the owners. Which is another blessing in disguise since we can put that cost on the credit card too and then pay them less rent, which will help us out during this financial down spot.
hooray!
right before going to the shop... i had to take the old mirror off it was hanging on by a thread before...
awww poor clark
hooray all fixed!
hooray! shiny and new :]
b-e-a-UTIFUL!
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