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[20 May 2009|09:00am] |
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Did I ever mention that apartment searching sucks? I hate it. I mean, we like the apartment we're in now, especially since it's right next to the metro, but it's just so much money and sometimes you just feel suffocated here. We look right out onto the parking lot/Georgia Ave and it's always kinda awkward when you leave the blinds open because everyone can see in and it's just not all that private. If we could take this apartment and put it somewhere else, say Olney, and lower the price a bit, it would be great. So instead we're looking for another place, and it's just so hard to find something we're looking for. maybe it's because we're so picky. idk. and I hate moving. I'm so tired of moving every year. Hopefully when we find a place it'll be somewhere we can stay for the next 2 years so we don't have to move again. We've kinda been looking in the Bowie area, but I feel like Clint would have terrible traffic going in on rt 50. So I've kinda been looking in Olney too because there's more space and it's not all that much farther than here and there is a metro kinda close by. But then I'm still looking in Silver Spring since it's a really good location. Just not in a high rise. Uugggggggg I haaaaaaaaate apartment searching.
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[15 Apr 2009|06:44pm] |
My second nephew was born April 1, 2009. His name is Constantin... but in portugese you say it like constanCHIN I'm really not sure how I feel about that name. It's not my first choice, but whatever, I'll call him Stan... ahahahahahahah ok no not really that's awful. i'm not sure what i'm going to call him yet. But here are pictures!( Constantin! ) 
Constantin!!
Hiding
lookin at papa
the boys
and because i love this pic of sebastion
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[15 Apr 2009|04:44pm] |
For the past 2 days i've been on a shopping kick. It's really weird because I hardly ever shop. Yesterday I bought a few small things for the house and for my nephews... then today I went to the mall for something Clint asked me to get. And then.... BAM! outta nowhere I just went shopping and couldn't stop myself. I bough a new purse, swimsuit bottoms, a couple tank tops, a pair of shorts and a t-shirt. I know I shouldn't have spent all that money, but when I look back, I realized that I haven't bought clothes for myself for quite awhile... And i realized I hadn't bought a new purse since when, 2 years ago?! and shorts, well i think we can all agree i wear the same ones over and over. so those i justified, didn't really need the tanks, but who cares... and then i came home and i found these www.zappos.com/product/7216064/color/3 i want them so bad since my other ones i've had since 2005.......but they are still going strong. maybe i'll wait til my next paycheck or my tax refund... whichever comes first.
you know, it actually felt kinda good buying stuff for myself.
oh and have you watched Rome?! it's freakin awesome! the bad news is i think it's over and it really shouldn't be. it's one of those shows that was cut off way before it's time.
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[06 Apr 2009|09:28am] |
Whew... I survived the weekend with Clint's parents and sister. Altogether it wasn't that bad, but there were moments where my nerves and patience were just about at an end. Yea I've stayed with them before, but usually Clint and I will go off and do stuff on our own. This was the first time they stayed with us for an extended period of time, and I'm not sure if I would want to do it again. They really are good people, but sometimes I swear it was like taking care of 5 year olds. They would wonder off and we'd lose them, they wouldn't listen and would repeatedly ask what we just said, and getting them ready to go for the day... whew what an effort! The only thing that kept me sane was his sister. She's awesome, oh yea and Clint. But we did the typical touristy things like go down to the tidal basin on friday and to the Washington and Lincoln monuments and to the White house. Then we took em out to dinner at Clydes. Saturday i took his mom and sister up to the Dutch market... which is pretty cool.... and then went to Antique row in Kensington. On Sunday we fought the crowds and made it to the American History Museum and Natural History Museum. Then it was finally time for his parents to meet my parents.. DUN DUN DAHHHHHHHH......
ok it went well. my mom and his mom are like two peas in a pod, and even though our dads are different, they managed to strike up conversaton and be fine. his sister was talking with everyone and having a good time. My mom made a huge dinner which was delicious and things seemed to go well. So that was the good news. We weren't sure how it would go down, but it was good. My parents are pretty easy to get along with so it wasn't a surprise everyone had a good time.
Ugh, now i'm tired and have to finish cleaning the house.
oh, and I need a drink..
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[05 Apr 2009|08:13pm] |
I went to the Natural history museum and there was a display of all the winning photographs from different categories as voted by National Geographic....it was amazing and so beautiful......
i wanted to steal them all and run away.
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[01 Mar 2009|06:10pm] |
Clint and I just got back from one of the lamest weddings ever. Yea I said it. First off, it started with a lot of mandrama. Clint's friend Trevor, who he's known and stayed friends with since middle school, called last summer to say he was getting married and wanted Clint in the wedding. Then we saw him at Christmas, and Trevor says "oh sorry, um, you're not in it, I chose someone else". I mean wtf? It's this other dude he's known for like 2 years and yea... i think he chose him because his wife-to-be actually knew the guy and hadn't heard crazy stories about Clint. right so anywho on to the wedding....... USUALLY, what do weddings consist of? Drinking and dancy right? Well and the couple pledging their lives together... but for all the guests it's about dancing and drinking. Was there any alcohol there? NO. Was there any dancing? NO! I mean what the fuck over?!?! Ok I'll give you the dry wedding business if it's really a big problem that's fine. But no dancing/music?! I've never heard of such a thing!!! I asked the groom if he was excited about the first dance together, and his response was "Oh there isn't any dancing". My response: "seriously? You're kiddding right?" No my friend there was no dancing. It felt so awkward! Luckily Clint and I came prepared and sat in my car and met up with our dear friend Captian Morgan. When we saw Trevor at the recpetion he knew and just shook his head and laughed. But nothing prepared us for the no dancing business. It was just so WEIRD!! So we got there, oh and the recpetion was an hour away from the church, enjoyed a "cocktail hour" with punch, sat down, ate dinner, saw the cake get cut, and went on our merry way. I just can't get passed the no dancing business, or throwing the boquet or garder, the dollar dance where they get heaps of money. Granted it was a gorgeous recpetion, and the food was OK, and they looked so happy and pretty together, but still.... weird...
Oh and the best part was that Trevor and his wife have never gotten intimate because she was "waiting for her wedding" and so everytime you clincked your forks to the glass, they totally were on the verge of getting to second base. HA! It was hilarious.
So what I've learned from this ordeal is that there must be dancing and drinking at my wedding. No worries everyone... it'll be covered.
The one great thing about this weekend was we got to see my friend Tam who I met in Austraila and her hubby the night before. I haven't seen them in like 2 years, and it was great spending time with them, and Clint and I have officially decided that we are not city people and need to move to the country asap.
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[18 Jan 2009|04:56pm] |
In the span of 2 weekends we have spent so much money to upgrade our living room. First a new tv and stand. That's all cool and good cuz we really needed a new one. But what did we buy today that Clint so wanted? That's right.... a PS3. He said he really wanted it because it had a Blue Ray player in it and that for just a 100 bucks more we could get a game system AND a Blue Ray player. So being the nice girlfriend that I am I agreed to get one. I can't believe I have actually given in to owning a game system For so long we talked about how we weren't going to get a system. But noooooooo as soon a we got a new TV he wanted one. I always wanted a Wii, but he didn't want to do it because it didn't have a Blue Ray player buisness on it. Oh geez I can't believe we have this thing now.
I need a beer after all this.
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[16 Oct 2008|05:05pm] |
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I can't get enough of Kings of Leon. They rock out. Also... I'm diggin The Jealous Girlfriends. You should like them too.
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[07 Aug 2008|05:52pm] |
I started work earlier this week although it's just been orientation and not any patient care stuff. it's been soooooooo boring but whatever, it's gotta be done if I want to work. Speaking of which, I actually start my first day on Wednesday. Then I think I work Friday, Saturday, and Monday. I know theres another day in there that i work but she had to move it around since she put me down for 4 12hr shifts in a row. That my friends is a bit ridiculous. If she wants me to function, I can't do 4 12s in a row. She didn't realize she did it so I'm waiting to see where she moves the other day to. I'm so excited and nervous and a bit scared to start, but I think that's normal.
Right, so I have a bit of a problem. One of my friends I met in Australia is getting married on the 30th of august. She's a pretty close friend and one of the only one's I've kept in touch with since we all moved back. I mean except for Clint, obviously ha. I really want to go. I haven't seen her in soooo long and I'd love to go. BUT here's the problem. It's in a really northern part of Vermont so it's about 11 hours driving time. Then I looked into flights and found that the closest airport is 2 1/2 hours away and about 170 bucks per person and that would be leaving on Saturday really early and coming back mid day Sunday. She offered to have someone pick us up which would be so helpful because it would be A LOT to rent a car since we're under 25. But I feel bad because it's a 2 1/2 hour drive 2 days and I don't know she could get to do that. I don't know what to do. I told her how far it is and she says she's completely understand if we don't go, but the two of them are so fantastic and I really like them both and want to be there, but it seems like it's going to be more of a headache just to get there. I'll have to talk to Clint and see what he thinks and send her an email about what I found. Man this bites. You know when you go to a wedding and you wonder if the couple really really love eachother or if it's just conveinent or you think it's a sorta strange match? Well, these two are like the perfect couple and you can tell they're perfect for each other and are totally in love and I want to be there with them. Hmmmmm if we end up not going I'll have to take a trip up there in the fall or something to visit them.
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[15 Jul 2008|05:35pm] |
So.. I passed. It's official. I'm a nurse. I was sooo excited to hear the news. I wasn't even the one to look. I didn't want to look because I was sure I failed. I swear I did because I only answered 85 or 90 questions (I wasn't really paying attention when it shut off), and the minimum is 75 questions that you can answer. It was such a hard test I swore I almost cried walking out. But Clint looked while I was at a wedding getting ready. He called and told me the news. I am so relieved that I passed and don't have to worry about taking these stupid boards anymore.
p.s. I'm a nurse. HA! watch out!
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[16 May 2008|11:36pm] |
Tonight started off being a not so great night. Stuff just wasn't so great but you know, things got a lot better. I came inside and found 3 messages from unknown callers which all turned out to be from my brother. So I turned on my fancy Skype just to see if he was there and yes he was. He called me and it turned into about an hour long conversation which was completely awesome. I haven't had that long of a conversation with him in i don't even know how long. i am so much happier now that we talked. I needed a friendly voice that didn't ask, judge or feel pressure talking too. We talked about all kinds of things that were just fun and shared some good laughs and stories. He sent me awesome pictures of my "godfew" or nephew as most people would call him, and he is absolutely adorable. I can't wait for him and my sister-in-law and nephew to come up in July. Although I may steal my little chubby godson and not give him back to my brother. Man I needed that talk.
Anyway... I'm still buzzed from wine and if this sounds jumbled then too bad, deal. Tomorrow I graduate from nursing school and will be done with school for a few years at the least if not forever, and I'm so excited about it. But now, it's time for bed.
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[23 Apr 2008|05:02pm] |
Going along with Tessie's entry...
You are now reading the journal of an ICU nurse at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda!
This is all hinging on the fact that I pass my boards of course.
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[18 Mar 2008|08:17pm] |
It's time for The Big Dance... March Madness.... I love it.
I know I'm such a dork, but I love college basketball. But you know what I hate (or really grinds my gears)? CBS and their coverage. Why the hell does only ONE station carry ALLLLLL the games? What the fuck is up with that? And then there will be a really good game on and they're like "oh and we switch over to this crappy game" and you're like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Or they have a blow out on and there's a really close game on too that they AREN'T showing and don't switch over even though its clear who the winner is of the game they're showing. Bitches.
I also love that Mt. St. Mary's and Coppin State are both vying for the 16th seed and the bid to play against UNC this weekend. ahahahah. Oh those Maryland teams, I love it. Who ever wins is going to get their asses handed to them in that game. But I want UCLA or Georgetown to win.
I should be studying for my huge final tomorrow, but I'm so sick of studying and I can't concentrate. I'll try back soon. Also, I haven't heard from the hospitals I interviewed with last week. I know it's only Tuesday but still. I just want to know. Man I so want Children's to call and be like "We love you, come work for us please!" and I'd say "OK!" Keep your fingers crossed.
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[14 Mar 2008|01:43pm] |
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I interviewd at Washington Hospital Center yesterday in their ICU and I'm pretty confident that I will get an offer from them. But that's not who I want to work for. I want to work for Children's Hospital in their ER. I interviewed today with them and I think it went pretty well. They said they will decide by next week, but I just want to know already. Then I don't know what to do if Washington Hospital offers me a job first. Should I say yes, or should I say I'm still waiting? I really really want Children's because they have a fantastic program for new nurses and are consistently in the top 3 of pay. Plus I love kids. I hate waiting to hear back.
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[07 Mar 2008|01:20pm] |
I'm halfway through my last semester at Binghamton and I am so excited. I fucking hate the school and the program. Not the entire program because there are some spectacular instructors who have taught me so much and helped me learn this crazy career of nursing. But then there are others where I say "you suck a lot". I'm really glad it's Friday because it's been a long hell of a week and I'm in the mood where I'm super tired and don't give a fuck what I say or do. So if this seems disjointed too bad. ha. So, I'm interviewing at 3 places next week in D.C. and I'm really excited about it. I'd be happy with any of them. That means I have to go shopping this weekend for new "interview" clothes. sweet.
After graduation... I'm going to Alaska for 2 weeks with Clint and it's going to be awesome. I've always wanted to go and now I am. We're going to do a lot of hiking and camping and hopefully some fishing and who knows what else. I can't wait.
I've been on a huge kick of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah music and Band of Horses. If you don't know them, you should get to know them. They're great. It's really funny cuz the 2 other girls I carpool with have completely different tastes in music than I do. They're all about the new hip pop crap, country and surprisingly talk radio. Then there's me... rock and indie rock, and occasionally some rap. they're always like "oh man, who is this? They're great!" I'm like yea... i know... and they laugh because I don't know all the new hit songs.
p.s. I love mocacchinos...... And have any of you seen the Labryinth??? Good jebus. it is insane and one of David Bowie's songs that he sings continually gets stuck in my head... "dance magic dance magic jump magic jump!"
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[11 Jan 2008|09:12pm] |
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Have you seen "I Now Pronounce you Chuck and Larry"? Because you should. True it's not the best movie, but it's entertaining and there are some random people that pop up and cracked me up. I'll say who... like Nicholas something... you know... the comedian who came to SU and sang and we all went to see him, it was like freshman year. He plays on Reno 911 sometimes as the gay guy on skates. Right so he's hilarious in it. THEN who else shows up but doesn't have any lines? Dave freaking Mathews! WTF?! it was a pretty funny scene with him too. I loved it. I definitely wasn't expecting to laugh out loud like I did. Right... i'm done now.
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[11 Jan 2008|05:04pm] |
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I'm moving back to D.C. after I graduate. I'm so excited bout it. I don't know the exact date or where but there's still time for that. Clint got the job at Washington Hospital Center. I thought I wanted to move away, but I miss the area, and there are SO many opportunities for me. Tons of great hospitals around, and yea, some that aren't, but I'll see a lot of different things. I'm thinking of working at the Children's Hospital, or at Suburban. I don't think I really want to work at the same hospital as him, but there are plenty of other places. Shock Trauma in Baltimore is another place I'd love to work, but it's a little further away and the traffic would suck, so maybe not. I'm so excited.
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[06 Dec 2007|12:16pm] |
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Remember back in the good ole days of college when it was very exciting to stay up and watch the sunrise? And maybe it happened a few times a year? Well, I've decided I must have been crazy because it sucks. Since September I've seen the sunrise betwee 2 and 4 times a week and it's so not exciting. I leave when it's dark out, and drive about an hour before the sun actually starts to come up. And on some lucky days, I drive home after or while the sun is setting. How freakin depressing is that?! So basically, watching the sunrise on your way to work/clinical/class really sucks and I don't understand what was so special about it back in the day.
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[04 Dec 2007|08:37pm] |
freepacman.org
amazing site... brings back childhood memories.
And for free TV but may take awhile to dload depending... alluc.org
I highly recommend the TV show Weeds
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ahhhhhahahahah I just wanted to use the "mood" drunk.... because I AM!!!!!!!!!!!!1 and ps ithaca people suck.... and this took a long time to write.
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