Well, my oldest sister Cindy finally had her baby! Ella Sofia was born on Wednesday, October 17th at around 3pm and weighed 7lbs 4oz. She is adorable! This is Cindy & Dan’s first child, and she is definitely going to be spoiled! See below for proof of her cuteness 🙂

Hey – here are 2 other videos my sister sent me today (10-06-07) of Carrie, dancing to the Purdue song & eating peaches 🙂 These are videos of my niece, Carrie (6 months old), taken at my oldest sister’s baby shower at my parents’ house. Enjoy!

Here I am at work. You are probably wondering two things: why I am blogging if I’m at work and where I work. Well, I’m blogging because they’re no customers right now, and I have already finished my chores, as it were. As for where I work, I work at Euro Cafe II (where I… Read More It’s the coffee life for me…

Here are a bunch of pictures from a snorkeling trip I did with Chris & his family in Hawaii during December of 2005. The last 3 are from our recent trip to Key West, FL (the photo of the shark has a story about it — keep scrolling & read Chris’ post)!

If you have ever watched videos of sharks in the wild, then you may know that they can be way scarier than Jaws. In order to catch seals (or maybe it’s sea lions), great white sharks will position itself underneath the seal. It will then swim straight up and launch itself 10 feet in the… Read More Swimming with Sharks

Hi Everyone! Here are a few photos from our trip to Key West 🙂 Here are two pictures of Chris, posing as a Cuban dancer! These pictures are from our hotel room window at the Hyatt Sunset Harbor. We were in a 1 bedroom 2 bathroom townhouse, and it was AMAZING! The hotel had a… Read More Some Key West Photos

Here are some new photos, all taken during the month of July of my niece Elaine, nephew Kyler and littlest niece Caroline:

The kids down the hall – where to start? Since Chris & I have lived here, we’ve had some interesting experiences with the kids down the hall, some good, some not so good. Lately, it’s been more of the “not so good” type. The actual kids down the hall include a 6 year old &… Read More The Kids Down the Hall

This is from a handout that one of my nursing professors gave us. These were collected from actual patient medical records: 1. The baby was delivered, the cord clamped & cut & handed to the pediatrician, who breathed & cried immediately.2. The skin was moist & dry.3. Rectal exam revealed a normal size thyroid.4. She… Read More Adventures in Charting

Chris is a groomsman in his friend Craig’s wedding today (Saturday, May 26th). The wedding is in Chris’ hometown of St. Simons Island, GA. Now Memorial Day weekend is a busy time for travelers, but we got Chris’ airline tickets in advance and didn’t forsee any difficulties on the horizon. So Chris went to Indy… Read More Traveling Woes

Poor Chris – he didn’t realize that when I went back to school to be a nurse, he would have to be my guinea pig! Today, we did eye and ear examinations! Boy, did Chris love having me pull on his eyelids to examine the conjuntiva and having me peer inside his ears (I’m not… Read More Practice Patient

Shorly after we moved into our new apartment, something pretty funny happened to poor Chris. At the urging of my mom, I decided to write this one down… Early one morning (around 7am), Chris was taking our 2 dogs for a walk around the complex. Now, keep in mind that we’d only been living in… Read More Chris & The Wrong Apartment

Several things have been happening around here lately: 1. I made stromboli. While this may sound innocuous, I was nervous to try this because when my mom makes it, it looks & tastes so good & I didn’t want to botch it. But I made it anyway, & Chris said that it was even better… Read More What’s Happenin’

Here are some more recent photos of my niece, Carrie:

So, one of the unexpected benefits of marrying into my husband’s family is the wonderful vacations and traveling that I have gotten to participate in. Thus far, I have been able to go with them to Hawaii, the Bahamas for a day cruise, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, not to mention just visiting at their home in… Read More Big Thanks 🙂

Tobey’s epic battle with the snowman occurred about a month ago. At the time, the snowdrifts were easily 3-4 feet high, and the snow was about 1-2 feet deep everywhere else. An industrious group of college students took advantage of the situation by making an imposing eight foot snowman. It is with this snowman that… Read More Tobey vs. the Snowman

Go to www.pandora.com for free internet radio. Once you create an account and enter the different artists and types of music that you like, they will create a “radio station” for you and start playing those songs/artists as well as other songs that are similar in style and type to the songs/artists you entered. You… Read More Internet Radio

Hi Everyone – if you like to get free stuff in the mail (like me) then you should check out this website: http://freebies.about.com/. They usually update it everyday, and while some of their free stuff isn’t that great (e.g., free coloring books, free tax advice, etc.) they often have free samples of things like toothpaste,… Read More Check Out These Websites