Come Back Bernie Mac

I was very sad to hear yesterday of his passing. He was clever and witty and darn funny. I will miss you Mr. Bernie Mac.

25 Weeks or 6 monthes!

Since my loverly cousin has not posted many belly shots, I will oblige. Sara has officially entered her third trimester. I can not believe how fast the time has gone by. Before we know it we will be meeting this little girl and I can't wait. Sara, you look adorable!

Be a nurse! It hase it's perks.

So the big reveal.....*drum roll* We are moving! Nursing has oh so many luscious perks. After almost a year of thinking and praying "Can we? Should we? When should we?" The time has come. I have taken a job as a traveling nurse. Tom will of course be traveling with. We can go almost anywhere we want. I will probably start sometime in October and we haven't decided where we should go first. The way it works is the company I hired on with(American Mobile)contracts with hospitals all over the country. Assignments last for about 13 weeks and then you move on to somewhere else. It's another solution for hospitals to deal with the nursing shortage. We will be living rent free plus utilities and travel expenses. It is no way to live permanently, but right now it is right for our family. We can save for our infertility treatments and for a house. Tom will also have more opportunity to find a job in an area that isn't so stagnant. As soon as we decided to do it, it felt so right we don't know why we hadn't done it much earlier. I will miss my current job and the people I work with. I have learned so much and jumped up the career ladder with Davita much more than I ever thought I would. It truly is a company that cares about it's employees. As soon as we know where we are going I will pass on the info. We may not choose anywhere too exotic for my first assignment until I get my feet wet. Love to all.

It's not always about me.

Ok my last blog just seems trite now. This blog is just to let my cousin Melissa know I love her and am sorry for the horrible week she has had. We love you Lis and Jim(Ashley and Amanda too!), if there anything we can do, let us know!

I'm In A Mood :(

Maybe it's the heat. Maybe its the stress of making ends meet lately. Maybe it's I miss my cousin and a lot of other family/friends far away. Maybe it's I want to be a mom so bad I can hardly breathe. But I am in a total mood this week and can't find much to be happy or blog about. I will just press forward knowing that life's challenges don't last forever. Tom and I have made a pretty good/big decision that will help a few of our current dilemmas...so stay tuned for future announcements. Oh I did think of something positive...yours truly received an employee recognition award at today's staff meeting :) I guess there is always a silver lining.

Slurpee

I got my free Slurpee today, did you?

Growing up

I have been watching TLC's "What Not To Wear" a lot lately. The show rocks and it has inspired me a bit. Stacy and Clinton do their magic by providing a few simple guidelines to good fashion. I will admit I am not a fashion icon, but I am not totally clueless either. It's more my lack of effort and money that has kept me in casual wear. Maybe it's because I am approaching thirty, but I feel like I'm in a fashion rut. T-shirts and jeans aren't doing it for me anymore. I'm craving more of a sophisticated look. So today I walked into Macys. I got a few very nice pieces and never realized how nice their plus size department was. I hope to slowly accumulate a nice wardrobe(since nicer clothes also come with not as nice prices).