A Little Life Update

A lot has happened in the last month or so...

1.) I officially graduated
2.) I passed the NCLEX and got my RN license
3.) I got married
4.) I got a job
5.) We're moving (yes... again)

These would be all of the reasons I've neglected this lovely blog creature for the  past three months or so. My original plan was to start writing on the status of the wedding and show off all the cool things I was making/doing for it. Yeah... Didn't happen obviously.. slightly disappointing but yeah. Maybe now that I'll a "regular life" with "free time" (this is what my cousin told me, but I'm not so sure it exists or at least it's been on hiatus from my life for quite some time now), I can do a little something on it but at this point it seems a little pointless so we'll see what happens, but here are a few pics anyway.

The job and the move part all kind of go hand in hand. For awhile now Brett has been driving an hour for work because our lease wasn't up and we were waiting to see where I ended up getting a job. This week I finally got said job and since this mean a 30-45 minute commute for me in the same direction Brett was going it only made sense to find a house on the other side of town. 

Today we decided to go drive around the area and see what we could find because there wasn't much online. The one that we found online we went to check out and it was SO tiny and they were asking for more than we pay at our current place. Seriously I was claustrophobic in this place, in fact I'm getting anxiety just thinking about it so lets move on. This first house wasn't far from where I work so I decided that I would take Brett by the house I found on my way to my first interview. The neighbors probably thought I was pretty creepy the first time I drove by it because I circled around like five times (no exaggeration). The next day I had a second interview and drove by about two or three more times. Stalker status! I have no idea why I kept driving by but something just kept pulling me back. Today when we went by the landlord just so happened to be out on the front deck working on the house so we walked up to see if he would show it to us. The guy was super nice and the house is almost exactly what we were looking for. Three bedrooms (large ones at that), only one bathroom (that was the almost perfect part), it's on a large lot with a fenced backyard, a large kitchen, and two living rooms (I think we're going to make one the dining room to leave more room in the kitchen). It's super old (built in 1899 but well taken care of) and has the quorkiness of an old house but I think it's really going to work well for us. The even better part is that it's only three or four blocks from my new job. Hello not having to wake up even earlier than necessary because I have to drive 45 minutes (or an hour because of traffic)! But yes, we are very excited about the house and all the new things in our life. Once we get all moved in I'll post pictures.... and in a timely matter. Promise!

One day I'll learn...

They might be cute, but lately our dogs have had the raunchiest gas EVER!!! They just come up and lay down next to you, start cuddling, and then all of sudden it hits you like a wall, the freaking great wall of China!! Literally, it's like a fire. It hits your face and then sucks all the oxygen out of your lungs. You find yourself gasping for air only to realize the only air surrounding you is the same air that knocked you on your ass in the first place. Yes, this raunchy doggy gas lingers also. I know what you're thinking and I'd have to agree, you're definitely missing out.

The reason for this sudden tirade on my oxygen supply--- I switched the dog food. We ran out of the the regular food and then we had puppy food to start feeding them. However, since we have to free feed for Lola, the puppies aren't eating solid food yet, and we don't need Boston to gain a ton of weight. I just grabbed some regular food  while we were at Costco the other day to feed until we actually need to use the puppy food. Puppy food is expensive, we're going through food pretty quick because of Lola, and yes, I'm cheap. But can you blame me? I'm a college student with no job and a set amount of money to make it on until I find a job (so September-ish if things go well). Oh and did I mention my car needs fixing?? Timing is definitely my specialty! But I digress... SO the dog food. Well I should have just skipped the Costco food and went to the store and got their regular food but I didn't. I learned this the last time I tried to switch food. I thought they would like Kibbles and Bits better. They totally did, however, it was attack of the gas part one. We switched back... after they finished the bag of course and things got better. Now we've moved onto the sequel (the much more horrific sequel at that) and we've got a solid week or two left of this McNasty-ness until we finish the bag and by then we'll probably be moving on to the puppy food. It can't be any worse right?? Well I sure hope not...

My Blog is Looking Ridiculous

As you can see the whole layout is messed up. I saw the design tools had been updated and some of them looked pretty cool. I thought it was time for a change so I started switching things up. A few minutes I realized the background wouldn't go away but everything else would change. I continued to try everything I could think of to try to get rid of it but nothing would work. Finally, after about 30 minutes of getting no where I tried to work with what I was left with, and gave up. Sooo... if you know how to get rid of this stupid shabbyblog background please help my tech-tarded self! Otherwise those few who read this are stuck looking it. Oh, and yes, I seriously contemplated just starting a new blog.

Creeper!

There have been many times where Brett has turned on a movie and I have no clue what it is so of course I ask. Tonight was no different, but the conversation was one to share.

Me-- What movie is this babe?

Brett-- "15 Minutes" It came out when I graduated high school. It's rated R.

Me-- Oh that's why I haven't heard of it. I wasn't allowed to watch rated R movies when I was 12.

Brett-- Thanks babe... way to make me feel like a creeper.

Me-- Anytime love!

So the six year age gap was quite apparent tonight. Brett does get a little sensitive about it, only because it makes him feel like an old man, but you know me, I have to poke at him once in a while :O)

Puppies!

Last night at 6:10pm I saw this gush of fluid come out from behind Lola (who of course was on my bed). At first I thought she had peed on my bed and I was pissed, but then I remembered what I had saw and realized there was no way that could have been pee. Then I looked behind her... Sure enough there was puppy in it's little sack hanging out back there. Wanting this process to happen on the blankets we had bought and set up less than five feet away, rather than on my bed, I had to figure out how to get Lola and the new puppy, that was still attached I might add, over to said blankets. All I can say is thank goodness for nursing school! I grabbed one of the blankets, shoved half it under Lola, rolled her a little bit to pull out the blanket on the other side, and then picked up the blanket and moved her. She laid there for a bit cleaning off this little one and twenty minutes after the first one we had a second one.

By 8:40pm we had two more little ones. I was thinking with the size of Lola and the size of the babies, there was no way anymore could be in there. 

So I moved her once again to crate Brett had cleaned up when he got home, and their permanent location. Not too long later, we had number five make it's appearance. Wanting to eat Brett and I went down stairs and about thirty minutes later Lola was down there. I was very surprised to see her, but I guess I should have figured she would have to go to the bathroom sometime. So she went outside, did her business, and then went back up to her puppies. Thirty minutes later I went up there to check on them again, and as I was moving them around I realized I had moved five puppies and there was still one left... SIX PUPPIES!

So that was our excitement for the night. Lola and the puppies are all doing great! It's amazing how she knew exactly what to do, and she continues to be very attentive to them. It's funny cause she wants to come sit with me like she normally does, but about five minutes later she'll run back and check on the puppies. I'm sure we'll be posting more pictures as they get older but here is some from the last 24 hours. Enjoy!

...Although Boston still isn't too sure about this :O)

Rules to Follow When Going Out.

Last week I had my "summer vacation". Towards the end of the week I decided to make a little trip back home. While I was down, I ended up getting in touch with a couple friends, Alyssa and Sarah, who were also in town and we decided to go get a drink Saturday night. There were several funny parts to this adventure that definitely went no where near planned. Number 1: We were going to leave like around 10ish... then we got the call that my brother and Alyssa's sister were on Prom court so we decided to make a detour with our moms to the Prom to see this. Our new departure time: 11:45ish. Number 2: Alyssa had been up since 6am and said she probably wasn't going to be out too late and I was thinking the same thing (although I hadn't gotten up nearly that early). What really happened?? We ended up running into Brandon (who Sarah and I used to hang out with) and his friend John. One drink turned into... well I think four-ish.. And I hadn't drank in awhile... but more about that later. Oh and what time did we get home?? Well it was about 4am and then I decided to stay up until 5am (...and paid for that for the next two days).  Yeah, obviously things went to plan right?! Haha.. Well, even though things didn't go as planned, it was definitely a fun night with friends I hadn't spent time with in awhile. I also learned a few things from my "light-weighted-ness" so I thought I would share with you to hopefully help you avoid my mistakes:

1) Derek does not like it when you call him Frank. Even if you are horrible with names (like me) and  legitimately thought his name was Frank (like me again), but after a few times he may get a little angry. So... yes, Frank is not a good name to call people when you don't remember their name. It's probably best just not to say anything. 

1 1/2) It is okay to call Antonio, Fernandez. He doesn't care like Frank, I mean Derek, does. Of course you'll remember that his name is Antonio, which will further anger Derek.

2) The man pictured is not Santa Claus. In an inebriated state you may be convinced that this man is Santa Claus' clone. Yeah... looking back you'll realize this man is SCARY!! And if this was what Santa Claus looked like the whole Christmas things would be over in a hurry! 

3) Avoid short guys wearing red hats, with no game. They will drag your friend Sarah up to dance and due to friend code (the creeper section in particular) you must go save her. Then said creeper will try to dance with all of you and it will be awkward. Evasion tactics will not work because this guys ego is bigger than he is, even if your evasion tactics are painfully obvious. Also, it's handy if you have a friend named Andrew. He will save your friend Sarah after you have failed. Said creepier may also apologize to said friend Sarah for you and other friend, say her name is Alyssa, for being b-words... no that doesn't stand for beautiful. 

4) You're waiter will just look at you funny if you say your ice water isn't cold enough. You may think he would bring you more ice, but he won't. He'll just give you a "yeah... I'm going to go in the back and make fun of you in two seconds" look. He'll think your group is even stranger when your friend sitting next to starts drinking directly out of the pitcher instead of her glass... no matter how thirsty she is.

I'm sure there were more, but I think we've hit all the major, life-saving points :o) Instead I'll leave you with a few pictures!

Brandon, John, Me, Alyssa, and Sarah.

Our "funny picture"... The boys didn't get the memo apparently.

I Did It... Well Almost!

This past weekend I graduated!!! Well I did the ceremonies anyway. Because I officially graduate in August and my school only has one graduation and pinning, this weekend was the big day. But only two more classes, my capstone clinical rotation, and the NCLEX predictor ATI stand in may way between regular Courtney and Courtney, BSN! Woo hoo!! For all of you who may be wondering where your graduation announcements were, I didn't buy them because I didn't see the point of paying $60 for invites when I only had six tickets for graduation. But no fear! When I actually graduate at the end of the summer I'm going to make some kind of announcement, and plan a little shindig. In the mean time, I'll just make sure I'll just make sure I finish up strong!

(For more pictures see my Facebook)