Ode to my Favorite

I finished my last clinical of nursing school! I survived! Next time I will be on a hospital floor, I will be an RN. Crazy (kinda scary, too!)

And..I. Am. Exhausted. So tired!

But, this week has been an interesting one - many good stories to come involving baking mishaps, issues with critters, etc....

So please stay tuned. It's a busy week - but I hope to find time to blog on my fun and interesting happenings of the week!

But, Tomorrow (August 4) is the birthday of my best friend in the whole wide world!!!

I have been working diligently on a birthday cake for him this week. A home made ice cream cake. No worries, a post will come on this. It's been....interesting (needless to say...)

He has had a pretty crazy week at work - and I'm having a crazy week with school....

So we will somehow find a method of meeting up for Sushi at our favorite restaurant for dinner tomorrow night to celebrate- and will try to eat my cake afterwards (we'll see...It should taste good at least...it just looks hideous!) Ha!

Here are a few of my favorite things about this guy!:

He's the only person in the entire world I can spend endless hours with...and I never get annoyed with him.
He's the only person who will always take me up on a game of Scrabble. We squeeze in a game once/week (we're getting pretty good, I must say)
He know's exactly the *little* things that make me very happy!

Example: Last week after my long, hellish day of clinicals where I came home in tears.....he just happened to know - and made me my favorite "gourmet" meal - Macoroni & Ketchup, spinach, and pickled beats

He's one of the hardest workers I know - and his determination motivates me every day.
He always knows what to do to make me laugh.
He lets us watch chick flicks more than we have to watch action movies. That's love.
One of the first times I met him - he did a back flip. Just out of no-where. Who does that?
He always looks at things from a different angle or point-of-view - it's quite refreshing!

He is superb, and I am more than honored to say that he is my husband!

Sometimes he gets kind of crazy when in the kitchen - especially when carving our 1st turkey on thanksgiving this year ;)

He's quite a sweet uncle, too! We adore our nephews! :)

Happy Birthday, Ryan!

***I appologize if this post is completely random, scatterbrained, and non-coherent. I am feeling a littl delirious and quite ready for bed!***

ABC

We are home from a wonderful, extended-weekend-getaway to Omaha. It was filled with family, relaxations, and greatness. I will do a more detailed recap on it soon! In the meantime, I'm doing this ABC bit that I stole from my cousin 's blog! Also, no -- I did not get switched to days. Trust me, I would've told the entire world and screamed it from roof-tops if I did. A. Age: 22, but that will change on Sunday. B. Bed size: King C. Chore you dislike: Cleaning the shower - especially dealing with hard-water stains. Lime away=ouch D. Dogs: Really really really really really dislike. Really dislike. Sorry. I could do a post in itself about my dislike for canines. E. Essential start to your day: Bowl of oatmeal/or cereal with bananas. Or fruit F. Favorite color: Greeen G. Gold or silver: Definitely silver. H. Height: 5'4'' - Sometimes I lie & say 5'5''. Some people lie about their weight, age, haircolor...I lie about my height. I...

Currently - May edition

I haven't blogged much - but the last time I did one of these, Maddy was 9 months old. It's really fun looking back on the things that were "stressors" to me at that time. Prior to that - my currently post was a pregnancy edition. So here goes May 2022. Maddy is almost a 15-month old and summer has set ablaze here in Tucson. Reading : I really wish I had a better answer for this one, but I have not been the best about reading lately. The only book I'm reading is "How to talk to your kids so they'll listen and listen so they'll talk". It is really good. Most of the book is geared more to school-aged kids, in my opinion. But it highlights some great communication skills with children to help them trust you as a parent to be open and honest. Eating: All the smoothies. It has been getting really hot here - and every day when we get home from our stroller run I make a smoothie for Maddy with whole milk, Fage, and fruit - and then a smoothie for...

Let's try this again...

Last year we purchased soil, mulch, and all these plants that grow great in well-watered, rich-soiled areas. Then we went away for a weekend, and everything dried up like a prune. I was a bit disappointmented, as gardening is a hobby & passion of mine. In fact, I became quite frustrated with our hot climate. But we did some research on desert plants, and I found a new love! Desert plants are quite fascinating, actually. Their tough outer skin & small leaves result in maximum absorbtion of our spare water -- allowing them to thrive on little. They are also extremely regenerative. You can cut a branch or an arm off a cactus, and plant it in the ground somewhere else to create a new plant. So we found a very local cactus nursery last weekend, and got to work! Here are a few of the gems we planted. (These are pictures I've found offline, as I haven't taken proper pictures of our front yard yet due to the immaturity of our plants at this point) The Desert Barrel ...

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