Forget the pencil and paper.........

We are no longer communicating by phone, email or paper.........we now just communicate by wall. :)

In a Nutshell

So I worked and went to class on Wednesday and Thursday. Friday I slept for four hours and went to class.....then we were off to Spokane to pick Shelbz up..... a nice five hour trip. Then we drove home and got home around 11:30 PM. We ended up asleep at 2 AM. Then..........Saturday I slept until 11:00 had a wonderful breakfast in bed, went for a walk with Jake, Shelbz and the dogs, went grocery shopping, came home and we made beef stroganoff. We started to paint the bedroom and then we ate dinner and dessert relaxed and went to bed by 9PM. Sunday we got up, ate breakfast, walked the dogs, I worked on homework while Jake and Shelbz played golf.....then we were on the road to drop lil Shelbz back off to Wilbur..... a three hour drive round trip. We got home at 7:30pm, ate leftovers, watched Greys Anatomy (and I cried), did some homework, snuggled in and went to sleep. And here we are today....I have been working on a presentation, a paper, and a take home test (procrastination+being tired+lack of time/time management= bust Ass). I went to two hours of class, snarfled a sandwich, and now I am ready to take a nappy, nap before I have to rush off to work at 6PM. Tomm I'll get off work sleep, run off to class and then off to work again. Then it's off Wed/Thurs/Fri to catch up in housecleaning, homework, and hopefully I can call some people who I haven't spoken to in forever. Then it's off to work on Saturday and Sunday.

Sooooooo I am sure you didn't need the minute by minute run down.....but I haven't posted anything lately of substance....mostly because my brain is mush and it's just been boring day to day stuff. So you see this is my life in a nutshell. I can't wait for the baby to get here so I can try to write a post after weeks without sleep. At least those posts will be so out there that you'll just have to laugh or pity me....one or the other.

So in a nutshell....thats where I'm at.....in a nutshell.

I am tired......(Yawn)

I just finished another 12 hour night shift and it looks like me and the bean survived. I actually felt pretty good. The only side effect from the long shift was a nagging Blepharospasm (aka an eye twitch)(haha)......just keeping up with my medical terminology. This working in a rural hopsital is going to make me a better nurse and really prepare me for my RN program. We basically do EVERYTHING. Including hanging blood, pushing narcs and taking care of central lines. These are things that LPN's don't get to do over in the big city. It's really great to be back on the floor.

I just realized that it is January 25th......and that means this month is almost over. It's going to start going full speed ahead with work and school and all the stuff in between. The baby will be born, fall quarter will be here......and then November will be staring me right in the eye. I tell you....I can't wait for the baby to born so I can start running on a regular schedule again. Walking just isn't cutting it. Well I'm just basically dribbling out words right now.....I haven't been posting much lately due to limited time. Hopefully the weekend will be more interesting so I'll have something to talk about. Going to go catch six hours worth of Zzzzzz's before class.
Love to all.....

Happy Birthday DAD!

Just wanted to wish my Dad a very Happy Birthday! LOL and I miss You!

Love Jenn

Mondays S@#CK

My Head! I can't wrap my brain around anything right now. I have a paper and presentation due today and a whole crap load of other stuff for my class tomorrow. I have pacifiers and breast pumps on the brain. I haven't run. I have been too tired to run. This weekend Jake and I finally got some "us" time and it was just nice to sit and be together. No driving 2 hours here or rushing off to go there. I enjoyed not doing anything. Until this morning when I had to rush and finish schoolwork. I am a PRO-CRAS-TIN-A-TOR.

I have a doctors appt this morning too. Did I ever mention that I hate the doctors office. I hate being a patient. I hate having to pee in a cup. I wish you could visit the doctor via the internet. If I don't have any problems it makes no sense to me. I go in for an office visit just to say "Yup....yup everything is fine" and leave. Thats after waiting for 40 minutes for the doctor to see you just so that you can say everything is fine.

So I'm feeling a little pressed for time to finish my paper so I can run to the doctors office so I can run to class. Thats after I finish procrastinating....I mean bitching on the blog takes precedence when your lagging behind on a dreaded Monday morning. Right.

I (heart) Jake!

You really know your guy loves you when he reschedules your OB appointment because he's concerned that you haven't gotten any sleep. I started working my 12 hour nights and due to class and my appt I would have been up for over 24 hours......he really is the greatest. I just wanted to share that! I am the luckiest girl to have such a wonderful guy who is so thoughtful and attentive.

This Arctic Cold Front

So what do you do when your bored and in search of family entertainment when you live out in the BFE of NCW? What do you do when the weather is freezing cold? Snuggle in and drink hot cocoa. Maybe read a good book? No way jose.....you throw on eight layers of clothing a pair of snow boots and you go ice fishing. Don't forget to grab some handwarmers because it's cooooooold out there. Like 10 degrees if your lucky.

Despite the nice arctic cold front that has hit us we've been having a great time. We had Shelby this weekend and she really enjoyed sledding on the ice and helping some other kids build a snow fort. And I am going to brag and say that my first time out ice fishing and......I caught the biggest fish of the day. Probably some beginners luck and some good bait but I think I deserve the bragging rights. Jake couldn't be jealous cause I told him it just means that our munchkin will be a good fisherman/woman.

We ended up having fish for dinner. And despite our freezing our butts off during the day.....we ended up having ice cream for dessert. It was really fun and we're considering an ice fishing tournament. Just to see what it's like. Jake did catch the most fish of course. But thats a given.

I started my new job today at one of the local hospitals here. I am going to be working two or three night shifts a week. It's per diem so the pay is actually really good with the night shift differential ect. It's good for me to get back into the clinical setting before my summer transition course and then the RN program in the fall. I am going to cross train in the emergency room and med/surg so I'm excited about that. Plus then I can just go and buy my Baby Sherpa diaper bag and my Ironman jogger. :)

I hope everyone had a great weekend. LOL and good tidings to all for this upcoming week. I have another OB appt on Thursday so I will update everyone on the progress of our little bean.

Oh treadmill how you mock me!

Today I am on the treadmill. Will be on the treadmill. I am suppossed to just walk today but I am going to run for a short period and see how I feel. I need to get back into some sort of routine and running a few times a week with the heart rate monitor on is ok. My schedule has been helter skelter since December and I am craving some run time. I love to walk but it's just not the same. I can't run outside because the roads are still icy. So I'm tied to the damn treadmill. I want the snow to melt. Or at least the roads to clear. Ok so I'm whining. I just hate the damn treadmill. Hate it!

I am going to start prepping for Seattle. I admit I have slacked in the running dept. I admit it. Even if it's just getting into the mindset. Even if it means talking Jake into agreeing with me that the BOB 2007 Ironman Sport Utility Stroller is exactly what we need.



Well it is! Especially when we're both running. He'll see. He has to come around. Ok so we're no Ironmans or womans. But we want the best/kick ass equipment for our baby. Maybe it'll rub off and she/he will be an Iron competitor. Ok so I'm a dreamer. I think Shelby and the baby will be runners. And thats because I am going to make encourage them.

So for now the treadmill. I am already up to my eyeballs in Homework. Ugh! WML and LOL to all!

Our Alien Baby

Yes...... we are proud to present our alien baby. And yes this is their cute little alien face. This is the moment where she/he is quietly calm and happy.....watch as the ultrasound progresses along.
Our baby shaking his fist at the ultrasound lady for squishing him. uh oh....looks like she/he might have some of that Irish temperment after all. You would never know it since they've been so sweet mannered inside the womb.


And finally he/she decides enough is enough and decides to put up the dukes and speak his/her little minds. Amazing since they are only 21 weeks.

Seriously.....we got a few good shots of the baby yawning and wiggling around. We didn't find out if it was a she or a he. I guess we'll get that surprise on their birthday. All limbs, ventricles, and vertebrae are intact and looking as they should. They weigh the big 12 ounces now. I can feel the little bean moving around alot more now, especially after I eat.

And just in case people were confused by the running fetus....yes that is really my baby. I just threw some legs and arms and a hat on. I didn't steal another womans fetus....I swear! :)

Happy Birthday Jake!

Could life be any busier? I still haven't even written down my New Years Resolutions yet. I just got the Christmas tree down yesterday and finally went into a nesting mode and cleaned like a mad woman. I haven't even looked at the computer in two days......ok maybe a peek or two for like a minute......but thats all. I start school this afternoon and it just feels a little trippy. My head is out of the game.

Today is Jakes birthday and I wanted everyone to know that I am the luckiest girl on the planet to have such a best friend. He makes me laugh all the time and he is a wonderful listener. He is absolutely perfect for me (minus the sandwich incident.....DO NOT get in between a pregnant woman and her sandwich.....your just asking for trouble :)). I love him even more every day since the day we officially became an US! New Years 2005.....after a back pack full of booze and waiting around for another couple to get out of a porta-john (for a very looooooong time I might add), we were inseparable.

Not a day goes by where I don't feel lucky. And if I was stranded on some wayward island there is no one else I would rather be there with.....I mean he would be able to distill wine from coconuts, build one heck of a hut, hook us up with some solar electricity....he's one hell of a fisherman and hunter, he can navigate the waters, he knows all of the Jimmy Buffet collection, he is entertaining and I know he would find the humor in the whole situation......and somehow he would pull a laugh out of me. I could go on.....and on and on. :) In short.....he's the best.