he's home!

Thanks for all of your prayers- Marcos made it home safely yesterday from Iraq!!! I know that he was so excited to see Paige and see her preggo belly- imagine finding out your wife was pregnant the day before you left for Iraq and coming back to her being 8 months pregnant!

When I asked what he thought about him seeing her pregnant for the first time, he said, "She looks beautiful!" So sweet!! Baby Cameron will be making his appearance in late May!

no way

I found this on a friend's blog and COULD NOT BELIEVE IT!!!!
Check it out.....
http://www.babybangshairband.com/


I'm speechless...

quote of the day

Location: Breastfeeding class (today's lecture)

Speaker: "So, does anyone have an accessory nipple anywhere on them?"

Silence.

Speaker: "Oh.....hmmm...I guess not."

She then went on to say that she had a patient one time with an extra nipple on her knee and when she was breastfeeding that nipple would produce milk and her baby would feed from her knee....GROSS!

Just say no

Wednesday morning, on my way to clinicals, I stopped in to Starbucks for my usual. As I headed to my car, this lady runs behind me saying, "Miss! Miss!" I turn around (thinking I dropped something or forgot something), and she says, "You're really cute and young. Would you be interested in (at this point I'm thinking modeling, but then thinking I'm way too short) being a part of my leadership organization for young women?"
I'm thinking, "What in the world?" and so I'm like, "Okay..."
She goes, "I'm a consultant for Mary Kay and I'm trying to find successful women like you to be a part of our leadership development team." (Inward groan)

Seriously?!

How does she know that I'm successful (or not, for that matter!) based on what I look like! And then I inwardly groaned as I knew what was coming next...the pitch.

So, I quickly said, "You know, I'm in grad school right now and life is really crazy and busy for me, so I'm not the best person for this."
"Oh, no problem, when do you get done?" she asks.
"August," I say.
"Well, give me your info and maybe we can talk later. Do you have a business card?"
(Nurses don't carry around business cards!!)
I was so stunned that I gave her my phone number, expecting her to call in August and she gave me her business card.

Fast forward to Friday afternoon. I'm leaving Children's from my clinicals, and my phone rings. It's my Mary Kay friend. And she wants to meet for coffee so we can talk about the leadership program, (AKA, sell makeup). I decided that it was time to nip this in the bud.
I polietly, but firmly told her that I was not interested. She got offended and wanted to know why I didn't want to be a part of her leadership team for young women (aka, play her game).
I told her that I was not salesmanship material (I would starve if I had to be a saleswoman) and it did not interest me at all, nor did I have the time to commit- and I didn't want to waste her time because I knew that she was busy.

I don't think she liked what I said.
But, I knew that if I didn't I'd be stuck trying to get myself out of something that I didn't want to do... so I just said no.

So sorry, my Mary Kay friend, I don't want to play your game. Plus, I like MAC makeup better! :)

my new bff

The Electrolux Pronto 2-in-1.

A-mazing.

I have had the most difficult time trying to figure out how to keep our wood floors clean. They were always dusty, and it took SO much time to sweep, and then there'd always be a dust line after I swept. We had an I-Robot that did a good job, but it broke like 6 months later.
So, I had a friend at work tell me about this little beauty and I went out to buy one for myself.

FABULOUS!

It picks up all the dust, Bella's fur, etc... It's cordless and it has a detachable Dustbuster if you need it. Only three negatives: 1) doesn't pick up large chunks, 2) doesn't mop, 3) lasts for about 20 minutes off the charger.
So, it's great for quick clean ups before the guests show up.
I highly recommend it!

sleep?!

I worked 7 days straight last week, so last night I was SO excited about being able to sleep hard and sleep in. After I came home from work, Mike and I watched Notting Hill and I was pretty cashed out at the end of the movie. Great beginnings of sleep, right?

No.

I could not fall asleep until midnight. I was ticked! I wanted to get up and take a Benadryl or something to fall asleep but I kept thinking, "Oh just wait, in minutes you'll be asleep," so I didn't.

And then Bella kept being whiney this morning while I was trying to sleep- Mike tried really hard to protect my sleep, but I woke up before I really wanted to.
So, two cups of coffee later, I was a little more awake...

I think I was just too excited about getting so much rest that I had gotten myself so worked up about it and then it didn't happen...bogus.

Maybe this weekend....

dreaming of a vacation

Mike and I decided that we need a vacation... badly.... but, it will have to wait until after I get done AUGUST 2!!
But, where to go?
No idea.
Any suggestions?
And I don't consider Nashville or Birmingham to be vacation spots. Sorry, my Southern friends.