I'm back!

Ok ya'll I have no excuse not to make time for blogging and keeping in touch with all of you so I plan on coming back! I have graduated and am working as an RN on a Burn Unit. Anyway things are good here in omaha and updates and goings on to come. This weekend the Marine Corp ball should make for some good pics!!!

I can't wait!

I can't until I'm driving through Starbucks just to enjoy the deliciousness of a white chocolate mocha with soy not because it is required to keep me awake for studying. I can't wait until I can go to Kansas City and spend more than 24 hours with my brother and his family. I can't wait until I can go to work and come home and not worry about what's due tomorrow or which online quiz I forgot to take. I can't wait until I have a day off that is actually a day off not me deciding to push everything aside and forget it exist to get a day off. I can't wait until I can buy the omaha world herald too the Seattle time or whatever and actually sit and read it. I can't wait until I actually understand and known what our politicians are doing because unless it happens at nebraska methodist college I don't know what's going on out there. I can't wait until I can sit and watch Ellen occasionally in the afternoon. I can't wait until I actually go into the gym rather than just drive by it. I can't wait until I am actually excited to go back to school for my master and most of all I can't WAIT until I graduate with my masters. I can't wait to see my mom tomorrow. I can't wait until Wednesday when I take my last final. I can't wait to hug my grandparents. I can't wait to get a job (hopefully) one I like. I can't wait to go shopping with my own hard earned cash. I cannot wait to get a breathe of fresh air...........

Half-arsed blogger

Yep that's me lately......Strangely silent as my blog readers tell me! So What in the HEck have I been doing well mostly school and more school which is what I should be doing now but hey my people need to know what is crack-a-lackin! I have done a few fun things like go to a Nickelback concert, with some boy named Tom who I now seem to spend a lot of time with. Tom was also my dad's name which is kind of weird. Anyway the concert was fun......

It was st.patrick's day hence the green!
Fun times!

I went to teach some Kindergarten Kids about being a nurse and being in the hospital!
Too Cute!


So what else! My friend Sarah's family has a string of cancer that has seemed to have taken it's course, and she is doing an amazing job of supporting the American Cancer Society so........We did Relay for Life
Go TEAM!
My friend Jessie also turned 22! Jessie, Dana and I at old chicago celebrating with some pizza and beer!

ohhh there's more

This is a pic from my friend Meghan's Bridal shower

This was the weekend I actually had free to go to KC but it was also the weekend Chuck and Keri were having some time with out the kids to celebrate 7 years of marriage.

Then I got the Flu .......but I will not share pictures of this. Had to miss school but got everything made up!

Then after I had the flu I went out for sushi for Natasha's birthday......needless to say I didn't go drinking/dancing I thought sushi would be enough for my stomach to handle.......
And it was Delicious!!

Then I went on a roller bladding excursion. Went to a trail went roller bladding long story short friend Max lost her car key locked our phones in her car had to head back to my house a good 2 miles with hills and bad side walk walked in my socks... feet hurt. Finially used my triple A card for the first time........it was an excursion!
FUN

Not Fun

And then I went to a BAchelorette Dinner for my friend Amanda's sister!

And That's what I have been doing I could tell you what is to come but that's no fun you'll just have to wait okay a hint.......

FINALS, ANOTHER BACHELORETTE PARTY, MOM'S COMING, CHAD GRADUATES, I get a one week break, KC, HOME ON THE RANGE!

Still Alive

I promise I am still alive just getting swamped closer to the end of the semester. Paper did get finished and in on time, just needs last minute revisions before I had in the finished copy monday, along with yet another paper for another class. Just took a test Monday......we won't talk about how completely unmotivated I was and how that was reflected in my grade! Just wanted you all to know I am still alive....still kicken....and job app is going into today or tomorrow for Seattle Children's wish me luck! Mom was here the past couple days, on here way through to KC. She did my laundry and made me tacos which is always nicE!!! I love my mom!

As i expected

As I expected it's Sunday and I still have no paper. I did count that it is approximately 138 days until graduation :)! Can't wait......suppose it's time to write this paper!

a Day of Hiking!

Greetings from San Juan's South Beaches! No Whales today but some great hiking up and down the coves on the south side of the island! Beautiful...just beautiful! You just can't believe how clear the water is and the amazing colors of the water! This is my last night on the island then it's back to Seattle and catching a plane back to Omaha Friday morning! Sad to leave but don't worry I will be back and back for good come August/September! That's right job applications for Seattle Children's Hospital go out next week!!! Hope when the big move is made you all will come to Visit Weissen and I but that's awhile yet soon it's back to the books AGHHHHH that paper that's due next week (1 very sloppy paragraph HELP StACI..j/j not yet)!
Meanwhile here are some pics from yesterdays adventures on the west beaches (blue hat) and todays adventures (red hat)! Gotta go cook the crab!


Betty and I @ Lime Kiln State Park Lime Kiln (west side of the island)


The south beaches of the island Uncle Ward, Hermione and I



Just beautiful......and I LOVE Nebraska but ya can't see the ocean from Omaha!



Peace, Love and Chicken grease........but tonight it's Peace love and Crab water!!! :)
XOX

fireside ocean frontview from San Juan Islands

Hello all! I have officially been on spring break for almost 5 days now! I am spending some time with my dad's sister Betty and her husband ward and their dog Hermione (for all you harry potter fans). I flew into Seattle last Friday and it was a beautiful sunny day so we had our fish tacos from Anthony's out on the deck, We then walked around Seattle's sculpture garden and enjoyed the lovely weather. We also went to the Japanese flower garden and although it is still a little early for everything to be in bloom is was still peaceful and beautiful! As many of you know I am contemplating a move to Seattle when I graduate on July 31, 2009 and that my biggest concern is my 62lb boxer Weissen! Anyway I was so surprised to see what a dog friendly city Seattle is! There was dogs everywhere tied up outside the grocery stores, at the dog park, walking down the streets, in people's cars which of course I was happy to see! On Saturday evening we ate Chinese, my aunt and uncle have a great variety of culturally diverse friends and also lived in japan for sometime so a visit to the Japanese grocery store and Chinese food is nothing out of the ordinary plus they always know just what to order, we had Mu shoo pork (best I've ever had), Tofu in the chef's special sauce (delightful), and hand shaved barley green noodles with shrimp, chicken squid (my favorite) quite delicious. On Saturday morning my uncle's nieces Vanessa and her husband Scott (must mention charming Australian accent) and Jennifer along with her 9 month old daughter Reeve (which comes from Jennifer's mothers name Monreeve Sp?...how creative) came over for brunch! It was great to see them, to meet scott and to catch up! Betty, Ward Herm and I then set out to catch the ferry to San Juan island where B & W have a newly remodeled cabin on the ocean! Snuck in a bowl of clam chowder primarily b/c Chad loves it and so I could say I ate clam chowder while I was here.....it was just fine but you know how cream and I mix so I took it easy. So since I have been on the island it has been cold 20's to 30's windy and snowy yesterday but already melted. Sunday morning we walked to Roche Harbor for breakfast with the a few other islanders. Was told that a son of one these people is going to going to UW and dog sits/walks (makes it seems so simple ha). Went to town yesterday and bought the Niece and nephew t-shirts and had a cup of Joe! Taking walks with the herm and enjoying my fireside ocean front view here on the island! As for moving here that's a whole other blog ............................I am a terrible tourist as far as taking pictures but I'll do my best! Much love XOXOX from San Juan, I'm off to walk the west beaches of the island.....Just returned from walking the rocky beaches and hiking around the state park and low and behold.......The whales were out! The whales are back early this year and there are 3 new babies or calves I think they are called and they were off in the distance a bit but we were able to see them jumping and swimming along which made my day! Now Salmon steaks for dinner!!!!!

The ocean is just too amazing!

Above: Aunt Betty and I at the Japanese Flower Garden

Above: Uncle Ward, Hermione and I at the sculpture park!

getting closer

Getting closer to graduation (July 31, 2009) but that's not what I am talking about. It's getting closer to Friday March 6....going to Seattle! Can't wait!

Sorry I've been absent not that anyone has noticed but just busy with school as always! This weekend was suppose to be Kansas City weekend however with seattle coming up and trying to finish some last minute projects as well as Perrin, Eric and Austin were all in town this weekend for Sharla's 21st birthday I did not make it to kansas city. so March it will be!

I'll do my best to keep ya updated on my Seattle trip! I just can't wait!

Stunna Shades

So the big night out on the town with the ladies was a blast with a capitol B!!!! We were totally "Those girls" and didn't even care here I'll show you ...............

Heart Shaped Pizza as promised

Myth -we totally ruined the romantic atmosphere yah we were those girls!

Then we dance our pants/tights off!

all while sporting some serious fashion for the evening...............

Stunna Shades and Killa Corsages!

Hell i even found CUPID!!!!

but his arrow was not pointed at me!

Hope you all had a fabulous Valentine's Day with your loves! As for me it's test time again so I'm gonna crawl into my study hole see ya after next Monday!

Happy Forced Affection Day! JUST KIDDIng I'm not bitter I actually love VALENTINE'S DAY!!! I 'm not sure there is a holiday I dislike! So I may not have a valentine but I have super cool single friends so what is my group of single ladies doing well we are going out and about hoping to get hit by cup!d ......heart shaped pizza! Myth martini bar (a fav) and the Slowdown for the goo dance party sporting some rather sweet accessories but those you'll have to wait to see the pictures!!!

Will you be my V-A-L-E-N-T-I-N-E, sugar spice and all things nice is what you are to me!

XOXO

SNOW DAY and THOR RYAN FISH!

Ohh yay a snow day....wait I don't have school on Friday's anyway....ohh well it's pretty snow anyway and lots of it! Weissen and I ventured to the park for a snowy adventure this morning......so beautiful white and clean and so peaceful!
My best friend Kelly and her husband Ty had their baby boy I believe it was this past sunday can't wait to see the booger...but that won't be until may :( I believe he was 8 lbs 15 oz and 2o inches long born via c-section because he wanted to enter this world arse first! Here's some pics she sent via cell phone!

Thor Ryan Fish

Ty and Thor Ryan

Thor packed up and headin to lame johnny creek

Look at this cutie....looks like he's already mastered a smile ;)


I am so proud and I'm just aunt Kelly!

I have hand cuffs!

Sometimes my expensive school makes us do retarded things.......so I woke up this morning really not wanting to go to the Probation office in NOrth O of all places and talk to the domestic violence probations officers. Well I am glad I did sure I learned a little bit but mostly excuse the term I shot the shit! The two gentlemen there were hilarious and started my day of great! It was a blast but as far as my school making me go to a north omaha probation office alone, plus it's right next to a cubby's where all the stuff goes down in the ghetto (okay it was more the edge of the ghetto but ghetto is ghetto hoping the term ghetto does not offend anyone)......probably the best Idea NMC has ever had! I had a blast plus I got to wear a bullet proof vest that is almost 10 years out dated hey it's what they wear and I got to use hand cuffs! I should have been a probation officer.....come On I am so hug a thug as they call it! And update on the whole nursing skills I did get an IV on the first try last week fyi and I passed my test on monday...go team Kelly! ok anyway I had a good day and ps I hate cancer!

Someday it will all be worth it!

It's on days like today when I wonder whatever happened to the woman not being educated and just staying home bakin pies, milkin the cows and feedin the kids. Ok well even when that did occur women like me were usually fighting to be educated or lobbying to vote or something because well I have no husband or kids too feed. Chad eats what I cook so maybe that would work. ANYWAY what I am saying is sorry no exciting news up on the blog I know I have pics just waiting to be put on the camera BUT first nursing test of the semester tomorrow so I've been busy.....not pleasantly busy.........
Even Weissen's had enough. We did of course take study breaks to check facebook, chase squirrels at the park and make a run to starbucks! Anyway wish me luck...I think I'm gonna need it! :)

busy busy busy

So I've been wanting to blog and add pictures of what I've been up to but......ughhhh. There is no time! My good friend Staci Elizabeth Parker moved away from me in December.... Omaha feels empty with out her. When I drive by your old apartment I want to cry....Here's staci.....this was taken last March when we drove from Omaha to Albuquerque for spring break and yes I got kicked out of a bar and yes I sang karaoke bringing the bar to their feet because I turned it into comedy hour and yes it was spring break so I was drunk.......in a bar .......they threw me into public! Anyway Staci and I have decided to stay in touch through blogging! Staci and I liked to try our hand at cooking...Staci makes some mean caramel corn and she otherwise likes to cook from a box she says. So we tried making cinnamon rolls one time...Key word tried!If nothing else we had fun and found a few utensils...such as a rolling pin that I lack in my kitchen (coke can worked great) so anyway the rolls weren't that great! Plus the fact I wasn't using grammy's recipe. Next time I will or maybe the pioneer womans recipe. What am I getting at here is that I have been cooking Staci..... well last weekend I was on a roll any way I made apple dumplings delicious and easy trust me Staci you can handle this one! and Then I made guacamole which must have been a theme recently! But yes I actually chopped up cilantro, and smushed the avocados and everything.....what's left is still in the fridge probably better check that ehhhhh. and Then I also made meat loaf (my mom's recipe) hot crash potatoes. Just call me Betty but sorry no pics!


I also went bowling last Saturday with Eric he came to town to see his beloved Sharla. So Matt Sharla's cousin and Ross's cousin for those of you who remember way back when I was married (not literally) anyway we all went bowling! It was fun had some delicious gizzards and some miller lite......good times with friends pics to come of that!


However this is my super cool Friend Dana and I! Well went to see my bloody valentine 3-D hence the cool glasses! Not that either of us cared to see it we just wanted scary and this was 3-d so hey and we got the cool glasses which by the way are still on my head I just realized! Stupid movie Hot actor so it was all good!

Dana and I plan to dance our pants off tomorrow possibly with her sister in-law Natasha because after a long week of trying to become a nurse (Ps attempted to start my first IV in the ICU this week, got it then the vein blew or infiltrated then I missed then I called the IV team.....thanks patient who's name I of course cannot say...will remember you forever. and I hung blood and held a bite block for an EGD and pushed some drugs...that's it) ohhhh yes dancing with dana and tash we all need a drink and to dance our pants of at some ridiculous white trash bar I am sure! And Saturday's plans involve going to eat at JAZZ downtown because I never have and Matt (sharla and ross's cousin) insists I must so going to eat with Matt probably Sharla and some peeps! I'lll try to document this weekend in pictures!

There's your weekly update I suppose as for next week no cooking my pants are getting to tight! so Good night gotta go to the gym and study group at 9 am on friday....study who does that!

Much Love

Will we ever love our lives again?

So I read all these blogs of these happy people with perfect cute little lives with husbands and kids and they have time to make delicious dishes, and money to buy cute stuff and remodel their houses and blah blah blah! I guess it's a nice break from my reality to step into theirs for a minute! So the title will we ever love our lives again....it's a theme in nursing school especially at the senior level to hear the phrase I hate my life and at the beginning of a new semester I had to ask ARE WE EVER GONNA LOVE OUR LIVES AGAIN? No one was really sure how to answer that because right now it feels like a big fat No! Not to mention it's friggen freezing her in NE! Okay okay I'm done complaining so I have decided to look to more positive things around me. I have actually started working out again (yay me).....I attended body pump and pilates this week I'm trying to get brave enough to wonder into the cycling room something about it just scare the pee wadden out of me but I'm gonna build up enough nerve dang it! So there is this older women in my pilates class who reminds me of my dear sweet Aunt Betty and well another member had an embarassing moment and We were all like don't worry about it it's fine and the aunt Betty lady said remember that one time when the girl had musical underwear.....so apparently someone came to pilates wearing musical christmas underwear and the moves set her underwear off a few times and she ended up having to go change that is too funny! Anyway the lady who brought up the story reminded me of my aunt and the musical underwear for some reason made me think my aunt would get a chuckle out of this or it would totally be something my aunt would buy me because we love christmas and halloween! But Please Betty if you read this no musical underwear! So do any of you have musical underwear? hahaa

It's snowing!

It seems that which ever direction I travel I always miss the good snow fall! Well not tonight! It's snowing here in Omaha and of course it is because I had a night planned out on the town with a cute sweater dress, tights and boots and well now I'm staying in........Funny thing I'm not that upset about it! Something nice about an evening in when it is snowing! Had a girls night last night with Miss DAna Christine Olsen (Hold on she's calling...weird how that happens) anyway Dana Christine who is not Dana Marie which I tend to like to call her quite often...ooops! Anyway I was going to make us pizza for dinner at her apartment but the crust called for butter and Dana didn't have any butter so we traveled to the bag and save up the street. We got the butter and decided we needed some dessert (right ;)) So we picked out some edy's loaded cookie dough ice cream and butter and headed to the register well i left my suitcase of a purse in the apartment so it was up to Dana to purchase these items. Well her card got declined so the cashier said try it as debit nope didn't work so Dana informed me that I had to put the Ice cream back.....must have been a sign from the good lord above that we didn't need that ice cream. Well then our teeny bopper cashier had to have someone come cancel the ice cream off ticket so our butter was like 80 some cents so Dana hands him 2 dollars and he of course handed one back to her...funny thing she works at a bank! well we found it quite amusing and all in all we got what we went for butter! So we made a pizza....definitely not a fat free pizza we don't watch calories on girls nights..ohh no we made a stuffed crust cream cheese minced garlic mozzarella peperoni cheddar cheese pizza .....AMEN we are never ordering pizza again! Then Dana, Sarah B and I watch Mama Mia....totally cheesy totally cute! Speaking of movies The other night ughh lets see when i got back into town Erin Om Bomb and I went to see the curious incident of Benjamin button...don't waste your time. It wasn't terrible but it wasn't great it was mixture of titanic and the notebook with a reverse aging issue and well if Mr.Pitt had not been in it I would have been bored out of my mind, but he's hot so my drooling kept me awake. My aunt is in town...crazy cat lady......We are a lot a like in many ways we both love animals like it's our job, she is known as the humane society of my hometown, we both love to take long baths, and of course we love to cook and eat! So we're staying in tonight and going to watch The Women which is an amazing chick flick, no boys are in this movie well at the very end a boy makes an appearance but he's not yet claiming to be a man so that makes it ok! Anyway if you haven't seen this please do! And tomorrow weather promitting I am going actually go to the gym and possibly see Bridal Wars which just came out today I believe, I am a sucker for chick flicks as you see!

Happy B-day Kyle and STEVe

so Today my last day at home for break! It's always hard to leave but I am ready for something to do! The thought of school however makes me want to vomit.....just a little bit! Anyway headed back to the city after an evening with 3 of my very best friends! Kyle Schmidty (Happy Birthday you old buzzard), Eric Roth and Perrin Schmidt! These boys are probably the reason have decided to stay in Omaha when I graduate because they are all planning to move that way, some by choice some not! Kyle will be going to med school next august...the future Dr. Schmidty! Perrin plans to move to the omaha/lincoln area and E-Roth has another semester of football and will then be moving to omaha to Join Lar who is in Pharmacy School! It will just be a reunion of the Kids from the North! Can't wait! Ps is it August yet?

Home on the Range

Well I'm entering into my last few days here on the range!! The last mornings have been spent chopping ice always exciting...this amounts to the extent of my excercise over break...yep thank goodness for that gym membership when I get back! uggghhh!! I've eaten plenty of fudge! Plus everytime I am home my grandmother crazy ol lady decides to make a new dish everday uggghhhh...it's time for a diet, Happy New YEar! Spent the day in Rapid with mom, went to the eye doctor who is quite easy on the eyes, and had some delicious sushi and then well some more chocolate! Happy New Year, I'm gonna go eat yet another piece of fudge!

2009 Here I come!

Happy New Year everyone! I haven't been in a blogging mood the first day of 09 was good, but since then I've just been grumpy I think I am bored! I need to go back to School eeek, yah I know I said it but the sooner I go back the sooner I finish! Deadwood was a blast as always. No new years kiss which was good considering I was being followed around at midnight by someone who's name I won't mention and then these randoms in front of us kept telling us happy new year and pausing but sorry fella's! I actually considered just kissing the random in front of me but decided that's really not how I care to bring in the new year! Perrin and I tried to perfect our polka skills (1 2 3 1 2 3) that's all we got but it was a little difficult! Came home and hung with the fam and then capped the first day of the new year off sitting in the hot tub with Perrin, Dani and Aus! OHH by the way Dani and Aus got engaged congrats!!!! They are planning to get married on my birthday June 5, 2010! How exciting, they said I could have small cake ;)! So as for New Years resolution I'll just start thoughs when I get back to Omaha! Although this new year has me thinking about new things! Like when I graduate I was thinking about moving back to rapid but now I am thinking of staying in Omaha! You just never know what I am gonna do! But I have this idea of buying a house and so I've just been browsing and now I can't get the idea out of my head ugggghhhh I need school, memorial park, Doozer, Sarah and Chipotle right now! Anywhoooo Happy New Year...off to get ready for church!

Love

"Love is like rain gently caressing the lake, it is electricity surging with just one slight touch, it is feeling you get from a thought, it is the smile and the words, it is the photo that captured the moment, it is the look in his eyes, love is the way you feel about yourself, it is the peace the comes over you, it is the answer to hate and anger, it is trust and it is an adventure, love is finding yourself, love is a kiss, it is compassion, it is passionate and it is continuous, it is taking a chance, love is like a friendship that never ends, love is simple and easy, love is understanding, it is the lack of pain and loneliness, love letting go, it is finding the light in the dark, it is finding your way on an unknown path, it is fighting for what you want and never holding back, love is not wasted it is the faith that you too are loved, love it letting you heart be open, it unending and steadfast, Love is what you make it!" - These are the words of my friend Staci! But I think they are great and so true! at least this is the kind of love I am looking for!