Happy Holidays!

Been a while since I have posted anything more then a picture or two, so I'll take a few minutes to do an update.... I started working as an RN about a month ago. I'm on the same surgical floor that I did my senior preceptorship for nursing school. The 12-13 hour days have been long and challenging but I am starting to become more confident so I am liking it more and more. I have a few more weeks with a preceptor - which means I have a few more weeks with another nurse checking in on me and my charting and helping me with anything that comes up that I'm not sure how to do or deal with. I ended up getting Christmas and New Years eve off, which is excellent! I do work the day after Christmas and New Years day night (I switch to nights after the 26th... should be interesting trying to switch my sleep schedule and stay away for 12 hours at night!). After the end of my orientation period my schedule will be both days and nights, no set schedule as of yet, but hopefully I will know more soon :)

On to another topic... the Holidays! I absolutely LOVE this time of year! I take after my mom in that I love to decorate for each season/holiday. She sent me a box of stuff that she didn't need for their house (she has SO MUCH) so that I could make the apartment look a little more festive. My mom also sent a few ornaments so that Jeremy and I could decorate our first real sized tree :) Its a bit sad looking with a few strings of light and about 10-15 ornaments but I love it. I also love our one string of lights on our porch that are lit every night when I drive home from work - thanks Jeremy!

"Christmas waves a magic wand over this world,

and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful."

~Norman Vincent Peale

A Few More of the New PuPs!

Happy Thanksgiving

"Those early Pilgrims were thankful for what had happened to them, and we should be thankful, too. We should just be thankful for being together. I think that's what they mean by 'Thanksgiving'. . ." - A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

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Happy Birthday Jeremy

The big 2-7 today! Here is to many more happy and fun filled years :)

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