Rants, Recipes, and Running

So as I left you in the last post, we made it to the pinning ceremony in one piece! (Thank you, Dad) The whole tradition of the pinning ceremony for nurses started back in the days of Florence Nightengale. Back then a student nurse received a different pin for every "level" of nursing school. The pin would allow doctors and other nurses to look at the students and know what they are capable of doing with what pin they have. They don't do that anymore. But all nursing schools have a "Pinning Ceremony". The student chooses a person who was influencial and supportive in their endeavors through their nursing education, and that person gets the honor of placing their BSN pin on them. I chose my Mom! Nurse Marlys. Now this pinning ceremony is talked up from the 1st day of nursing school. So it's something I've been living for. But I'm going to be honest with you. It was what it was cracked up to be. Now it was a very special and meaningful cere...

So I was going to do a nice little recap post on the "Pinning Weekend" and talk about all the great things that happened. But it was such a wonderful weekend....that I decided this needs to be broken up into multiple posts, so I don't blog a novel. So here's Post #1: But let me just start by proclaiming a fact. My life is never calm. Nothing ever just "goes smoothly". I feel like I never can explain an event (that I was in control of) by saying "It went real nice. Everything was just smooth". Without having some chaotic story attached to it. My sister Lisa and I share this quality. We could write a book about our strange/bizarre/chaotic happenings in life. If you already know me - this isn't a surprise. If you only know me through my blog - you have probably figured this out by now. So here it goes. Pinning Day: Friday morning. What a wonderful morning it was. I got up with Ryan at 5:30 to send him off to work with a packed ...

This week's 10 on Tuesday is a little different - it's photos of your living space! Here it goes! 1. Your house. 2. Your shower 3. The inside of your refridgerator   4. Your pet. I don't do pets. In fact, I'm sorry but I don't like animals. If you're going to go ahead and get offended - please, don't. It's better this way. If I had a pet, I'd leave it out on the 110 degree heat, unfed, and it would probably die. I'm just being honest..... I like people better. 5. Your favorite pair of shoes. 6. The most comfortable seat in your house. I'm just going to be honest. The bed is the most comfortable. If I'm sick - the only place that will serve me well is this bed. 7. Your favorite cup or coffee mug. 8. Your laundry room. My laundry room is in the garage. Kinda...interesting. And will not let this happen when we purchase a house. Please ignore the mess on top of the laundry machine. This is what happens when you don'...