Puppy Pictures 1

It's a boy! PUPPY!

On Halloween, Jeremy decided that he had waited long enough and that now was the time to finally get the dog he has been wanting. We've been looking online, and even went and saw some chocolate labs but on the 30th we saw an ad for a "Halloween Special" at the breeders Jeremy had been checking out online for a while. We hopped in the truck and drove out to Oregon City to check out the dogs... I honestly did not think we would REALLY bring one home, but we fell in love with one special pup we now call Cutter. He is adorable, and actually seems to be quite smart! He already knows "sit" and "come" and once in a while "down". Potty training is going well also, only a few accidents indoors! Both Jeremy and I have bought him many toys, and we are researching beds and food. Yup, he is spoiled already! I will post a little slide show of pictures in a few minutes because as you may have guessed, I've already taken a ton! He's just too cute not to take pictures of though!

P.S. To my curious family members... this does not mean I have abandoned my Roxy pups, I still am undecided on that situation and I still love her and she will always be my baby!

"I think dogs are the most amazing creatures;

they give unconditional love.

For me they are the role model for being alive."

~Gilda Radner

new place

Well we are just about settled in our new apartment in Portland.... There is still a bunch of boxes half full in the extra bedroom, and a few more in the garage, but other then that it's looking pretty dang good! And so far, we are happy with the place (after 3 days of frustrating on/off internet and TV though) and the location. Neither of us are currently working, so we've had lots of time to get settled and get used to the new area. I keep hoping I will be starting work soon, but it seems to be taking FOREVER to get my job posted, and I have this feeling it will take a while even after that for me to finally start work. I am enjoying the time off for the most part, but am feeling a bit worthless these days - plus, I am excited to be a nurse, I want to work! Lets hope I'm still saying that a few years from now right?! :) Okay well here are a few pictures of the new place, I took these when we were first moving....

*hallway/master bedroom bathroom

*kitchen (duh)
*guest bathroom (i love my zebra shower curtain! jeremy said no way for our bathroom so i had to put it in here hehe).

*guest bedroom (currently filled with stuff/needing organization, someday soon will be available for visitors!).

Moved.

Its been a busy few days as Jeremy and I moved into a new apartment in the Beaverton, Oregon area. Moving sucks, as always, but it has been nice not having any real time restraints and so its been rather stress free.... except the couch, why must couches be so heavy and awkward to carry?! We survived and so did the couch, so I will post pictures sometime next week when I have the internet again and when we are more set up - there is LOTS of boxes still sitting around, and plenty more in the garage to be unpacked!

"Always concentrate on how far you have come,

rather than how far you have left to go.

The difference in how easy it seems will amaze you."
~Heidi Johnson

grade: pass

It's [almost] official, I am a nurse! I got online notification that I passed the NCLEX on Friday, so once I receive my actual license in the mail I am okay to practice as an RN. I could not be more thrilled, excited, happy, relieved, etc.

edits.

so jeremy and i seem to have some extra time on our hands these days... he is still looking for employment and i am waiting to take my NCLEX exam (boards). so, between studying and watching big brother i have taken up editing pictures. i'm very new and inexperienced but i am having a lot of fun trying! hopefully i will get better soon :)

for now, enjoy these two:

Oregon Zoo

On Friday, Jeremy and I went to the Oregon Zoo - which is right near downtown Portland. It was a very crowded day, with lots of kids running around (typical) but also there was a lot of construction going on at the zoo and a few things were closed... Needless to say, we still had a lot of fun and I took a lot of pictures!

Here are a couple: