iphone

According to Wikipedia: The iPhone is a line of Internet- and multimedia-enabled smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It functions as a camera phone(also including text messaging and visual voicemail), a portable media player (equivalent to a video iPod), and an Internet client (with e-mail,web browsing, and Wi-Fi connectivity). The user interface is built around the device's multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard in lieu of a physical keyboard. Third-party applications are available from the App Store, which launched in mid-2008 and now has well over 100,000 "apps" approved by Apple, with functionalities ranging from games to reference to productivity.

According to Jeremy, it is love. He literally said "I love my new phone" - and then jokingly told me goodbye. Very funny. Anyways, we splurged this weekend and upgraded to iphones and are now both loving all the handy features (like the app that tells us how much money we are spending each month, and exactly where - hello Starbucks obsession).

I lost my old phone, so if you have my number and feel I should have yours - send me a text letting me know who you are! :)

I Hope You're Wearing Green Today!

"May there always be work for your hands to do.
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine on your windowpane.
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you."

i had to work last night, so to help my patients celebrate i decided to write in green pen on all the rooms whiteboards and draw them each a shamrock. i do not draw very well, but i think they got the idea (well, the few that even noticed!). i also was wearing my lovely plastic jewelry i picked up at the party store when my mom was in town a few weeks ago (thanks mom!).

today jeremy has to work and he has to get up early tomorrow morning, so we may or may not be going out for some green beers. we did get to celebrate quite thoroughly on friday night at my parents house, so i don't feel too bad if we don't get out tonight!

here is a little history lesson and a fun fact for the day:

* It is believed that Saint Patrick's Day has been celebrated in Ireland since before the 1600s. It was also believed to have served as a one-day break during Lent, the forty day period of fasting. This would involve drinking alcohol; something which became a tradition.

* Seattle and other cities paint the traffic stripe of their parade routes green. Chicago dyes its river green and has done so since 1962 when sewer workers used green dye to check for sewer discharges and had the idea to turn the river green for Saint Patrick's Day. Originally 100 pounds of vegetable dye was used to turn the river green for a whole week but now only forty pounds of dye is used and the colour only lasts for several hours.