My latest kimono

I am really on a roll with these. I went to Joanns to get some stabilizer to make a crib bumper and a crib skirt. When I got home I was too tired to start a new project so I decided to stick with something that I knew. I am getting pretty proficient making them:)

Nursing Graduation

Ok so this is a little late but here are a few pics of graduation. My mom and dad were able to come out and I was sooooo happy that they were here. I hope that you all like the white dress and hat that I am in. I almost died when I found out that we had to wear traditional nursing outfits. I can't imagine going to work in that. :(

My new hobby

Ok so I usually sew quilts and that kind of stuff but I am not very good at patterns for clothing. My girlfriend bought a book of a bunch of cute baby projects. I decided to make these kimono pjs. The lime green ones are my first ones and my trial pair. The green with the light blue flowers are made with Amy Butler midwest modern fabrics. I think they are super cute.

Garage

Ok so here are a few pics of the garage. Forgive the quality of the pictures. It is raining in Phoenix and the garage lights are a bit lacking. So after we did the floor coating we bought some shelving units and some gladiator wall storage systems to get a little more organized. At least now we can find things. When I was cleaning and organizing I found so many multiples of things. I guess we will be saving a bunch of money at the home improvement store in the future for those little things that we never used to be able to find around the house.

SOOOOOOOO Busy

Wow, it has been quite a long time since I've written. There has been quite a bit that has been going on. I'm still working as a Postpartum nurse . In fact, I was offered a job in the labor and delivery department but I turned it down. I just really love where Im at and I love all the girls that I get to work with. It really is awesome. I have to say that if any of you are thinking of getting into nursing that the schooling is horrible but the job is awesome. I wouldn't trade it for the world. (It is a good thing that Nate really encouraged me, ok, basically bribed me to finish nursing school. LOL.
Nate recently got a promotion at work. He now oversees Kentucky and Missouri along with Cali and AZ. He is very busy and always traveling. We have recently done some home improvement. We put an epoxy floor coating in the garage. I picked the color so it is a little bit feminine. Oops!!! I meant it to be a modern blue but it turned out to be girly. LOL. Poor Nate. I guess I am fired from color choices in the future. (In my own defense, he should have known before telling me to choose the color. I painted the master bedroom 5 times:))

WOW what a summer!!!

So, as many of you know I am in nursing school. Our school decided to do an accelerated summer program so that some of us could graduate in August. Well, I am almost done!!! As of today I have one more lecture day and 2 more clinicals. Of course I have to do 8 shifts at the hospital for my preceptorship but the school part is almost over!!!! I am super excited. That is just an update from us. I know that I haven't posted in a while but when I am finished school there will be a lot more activity on this blog. Edgar is taking me to Las Vegas when I finish and I am thrilled. I can't wait. I can finally relax and Edgar will finally have dinner cooked again and his clothes will be ironed. Those are two things that he hasn't had done from me in a while:( Poor guy. He is awesome and supportive and says he doesn't mind one bit at all. I love him:)

Rock Band

Ok, so my new favorite hobby is playing RockBand on XBOX. Who would have thought it would be sooooo much fun. This is a picture of my and some of my nursing school classmates taking a break from studying. It was pretty stinkin fun!!!!

Perfect for a Nurse!!!!! LOL

Re decorating

Ok, Ok, so I know its been a while but we have been super busy. I am just finishing up my 3rd semester of nursing school and Edgar just recently went into a new business venture. It has been crazy......and on top of that, I am enrolled in an accelerated program at school so I will graduate in August of 2008. WOW!!! With all of that, we found time to redecorate. I made these curtains and the carpet is made up of carpet tiles. We put the design together. It is so bright and happy. I love it. (And so does Edgar. You can see he is thrilled to be in the pictures)

Brutus is not cooperating

Here are some pictures of Nate and Brutus. Brutus is a bit stubborn and wouldn't hold still for the pictures. These were taken in early December 2007. You can see that the weather in AZ never changes. It is always beautiful!

Nursing School

I have been studying for this exam in nursing school for about 3 weeks now. If I could get in the excellent range of scores than I would be excluded from having to take the final. I actually got in the superior range with a score of 950 out of 1000. WOW!!! I am so excited. I am done for the semester so now I can relax. What a relief. I feel like my brain is about to explode. I can no longer tie my shoes but I can cardiovert a patient in acute atrial fibrillation to save their life!!!

Personal shopper

I was complaining that I didn't have anything to wear so Edgar decided to solve that problem for me. He went out and bought me a bunch of outfits. He did really well with the sizes and styles. I was so thrilled. He really was sent to me from Heaven. He is my angel and I love him. (who wouldn't!!!! )

Pictures in sepia

Here are some pics of Brutus and I. I was fooling around with some photo editing.

A cold day in Phoenix

Wow! It is soooo cold here today. I got up to run at 6 am and it was 42 degrees out. That is the coldest that it has been this year. I decided to play in the yard with Brutus in the afternoon when it warmed up. He loves to play tug of war and fetch but he can be a little crazy sometimes. You may be wondering where Edgar is. He has decided that he doesn't like to be in pictures anymore. I will have to see if I can snap a few of him later. LOL

Quilts

These are some quilts that I have made in my craft room. The pink and green one was my first real quilt that I ever made. I got the fabric for the second one from an awesome quilt shop in Las Vegas called Quiltique. I absolutely love that store. I can't wait until our next trip out there so that I can get some more fabric and start on another one!!!

Here is another pic of Monica's baby shower. These are some of the guys in my class. They don't look like typical nurses, do they? LOL They make class very interesting.

This is a picture of Monica and I at her baby shower a few weeks ago. Monica is one of my girlfriends in my nursing school. She is going to have her baby in January. I am so excited for her!!!!! I sewed her some homemade burp cloths. She loved them. I can't wait to have my own babies so I can start keeping some of the blankets and burp cloths that I make. LOL

Craft Room

Well, here are some pictures of my finished craft room. I usually spend a lot of time in here....... but lately I have been focusing on school. The last things that I made were some burp cloths for a classmate that is having her first baby.

Well,
Here are some recent photos that Nate took. We were just about to go to a design show in downtown phoenix. It was pretty neat to see all the great ideas there. We got a lot of inspiration for our house. We typically decorated in a traditional style but now we are thinking that we would like a change. I have pretty much "undecorated" the entire downstairs so that we can get a better look at the room to see what new things we might be able to do. Once we choose at least one piece of furniture, I think that it'll move along quickly....... It is just getting to that point. We are both really unsure of what we want. LOL

It's been a while

Well,
It has been quite a long time since I posted anything. I started up nursing school again, so needless to say, I don't have a lot of free time. The courses this semester are pretty rigorous so I spend most of my time studying. I also have a 12 hour rotation at the hospital on Saturday and that eats up a lot of our fun time. The weather out here has finally started to change. The days are around 85-88 degrees and the nights are getting down into the 50s. It is beautiful. This is why we love Arizona. Edgar and I will be going to NH for Christmas this year and we are looking forward to seeing everyone. We may even take a trip to Boston! It will be nice to see snow again. Hopefully they have some by that time in the season. Well, I will start to post more frequently now. Hopefully I can take some pictures and post them too!

White Tank Mountains

Our house is at the base of the White Tank Mountains, a national park. Edgar and I decided to take Brutus up there on a Saturday to go hiking. I thought it would be fun to get a picture of me hugging the cactus that is to the right of me in the pic. Unfortuately, I must have moved because I got stuck in about 7 different places on the palm of my hand. All Edgar could do was laugh and take a picture. LOL. Smart move.

My Craft Room

Here are some pictures of my craft room. I have always wanted an apple green room. These pics were taken before it was finished. I need to take some more of the finished room. I made the curtain and the ribbon board in the second picture. I spend a lot of time in this room. I do rubber stamping, scrapbooking, and sewing. Edgar is very supportive of my addictions in these areas.

Home in Arizona

These are some pictures of our home in Arizona. I have had a few requests for some pics of the house, so here they are. They were taken when we first moved in. We now have furniture and accessories so it looks a bit different. We are currently redecorating the family room (not pictured). When we finish, I will put another post up.