flashback...

today i began studying.... again.
i have not studied in over a year and a half... but today it commenced again.
this time for the GRE.

it was nice to go to a coffee shop and study.
in fact i loved it.

is that weird?
anyway. im excited about studying something for the next couple of months.
i plan to take the big test the first week of november.
we shall see how it goes.

.... today i also selected my top 52 wedding pics... EK! so hard. ry & i went through- numerous times- all 360 pics to narrow it down, then narrow down, and narrow it more. we were suppose to get it down to 40... but we couldn't cut anymore. haha.... so hard! especially when your photographer is so ridiculously amazing! she is taking these pics and making one of those sweet photo books. :) mmmm can't wait!!

... also added my sweet husband to my insurance today. crazy! talk about feeling like a grown up. ekkk.

... also made a new email address. with my NEW NAME! ahhH! what in the world. soooo crazy. all these changes! hmmm.

... had breakfast with my bff sara's grandparents today! which was super fun. they were in the area and planned to stop by to have a meal with me... it was so nice to have "family" in the area for a little while!

... then had breakfast for dinner with my hubby! mmmm. waffles! yummmm.

ok. wow... what a random blogggg. aren't they all?

love & peace
rdms

today i....

.... vaccumed our house

... did some laundry....

....cleaned up/organized/ rearranged crap in the office. its a much happier place now...

...pee'd numerous times in a a port-a-potty.... ew.

... enjoyed a lot of junk food while hanging out at 'camp out'....

....danced. and i mean DANCED... like shakin some moves... throwin it down... getting dirty... WITH MY HUBBY... at campout. now i know. this is shocking. but its true. and it was SOOOOO FUN!!!

... i also danced with my hubby's friends... who are also my friends... super fun.... and watched other people dance... soooo fun. halarious as well!

... laughed A LOT... smiled A LOT... enjoyed my time with great people... A LOT.

...realized... i might be surrounded by men, but they are awesome guys- and well i sorta have always had guy friends... and well its not a bad thing.... i should just enjoy my time!

...considered grad school... and realized i need to take the GRE SOON. like before december. or in december. i decided that today. ....

...met this years duke mens basketball team.... along with hearing them chat- and hearing coach K ramble about winning the national championship... i mean he is a legend- and im blessed to have been SO CLOSE to him & hear him speak in person twice in my life... but really... the man has ZERO public speaking skills. really. none. but its ok. bc... he is COACH K


....now im going to bed...
i must wake up at the beginning of dawn- 7am! to pick up ry from camp out... it ends in the morning and he finds out if he wins season tickets to duke mens bball! im hoping he will- but he won last year so who knows....

anyway.
adios.
amor & paz
rdms

alive

yes. i am alive.

i know. ive been missing....
in reality... ive been working.
making money.
supporting the cute lil snider fam :)

its been a crazy CRAZY week!

here is a quick rundown...

... mom & ms b came to see me & ryan... brought presents. goodies. leftover frozen wedding food. lots of candles. and well i got to spend a lil time with them.

... i worked 5 12 hour shifts in a row. RIDICULOUS. its not like 12 hours of a sit down job. its 12 hours (sometimes closer to 13) of running around an ER. on my feet. going back and forth. walking. talking. thinking hard. its EXHAUSTING.

...and 3 of those 5 i was ON MY OWN!! im off orientation. which means its just me. and the "real world" of the ER. well sorta. but most of the time i have TOnS of help. i work with some great, helpful, smart people who dont mind answering my 1.5 million questions. they dont mind checking over my medications (bc that parts scary!)...at least sometimes)).... i work with some great people... but i will say being on my own has been extra exhausting!

...yesterday i RELAXED and caught up on a little straightening around house. and enjoyed a wonderful night with my hubby. **we had not seen each other since monday at lunch!** went to a new- to us -restaurant. a local place downtown in my favorite district... (our downtown is divided into districts. its realllly cool. anyway) we found a list of the TOP local restaurants here in durham and have made it a goal to go eat at all of them. these aren't just good places- they are places that have been in national magizines, or won awards, or something.

...anyway... we went to POPS last night... delightful. if you live in durham its in brightleaf and you should go eat there. sooo good. a rustic italian type place. i had a SALAD (crazy yes i know) but it was fresh field greens, pecans, and an amazing rasberry vinagrette, oh my. delicious. and some calamari. mmmm. ry had risotto with shrimp, bacon, & corn. wow. i def recommed!!

...following dinner we went to Amelia's for dessert. also in brightleaf. wonderful fresh. local desserts. please go there. you will love it. if you are here.... and yes that place is on hte top rest. places as well!

...today has been a nice catch up day as well. im suppose to be cleaning out the office but instead im blogging. ry is napping downstairs- due to the fact he wont sleep again until sunday! eww. its camp out weekend! which is fun & exciting... but also ew... no sleep. no shower... no rest... until sunday. for him. not me.

...i need to finish laundry, vaccum house w/ my awesome vaccum, and start organizing the disaster that is the office... i found this AMAZING chair last night at a store... its a recliner type chair... but folds out into a twin size bed!!! i want it SOOO badly for our ofifce!! it owuld be perfect ot make into the spare bed... too bad... we dont exactly have an extra chunk of money hanging raound for that. oh well. for now...

ok. thats a bit of a catch up.
hope to be blogging back more regularly.
i have so many ER stories... and so mnay life stories...
work sucks all energy out of me though.

ill work on that.

love & peace
rdms

busy as a bee....

...sorta!

my life should not really be that busy...

and its actually not.

just has been since my last post.

mom and ms b came up to see me. ...well ry too.

brought more presents :)

and goodies:)

and yummy food! :)

(frozen leftovers from the reception!!!)

mmm

anyway. on top of there 24 hour visit...

i am in the middle of working 5 in a row...

ekK!

going good though.

lots of fun & excitement.

just wanted to fill you all in.

ok thats all. will post longer soon...

like after my 5 days on...

bc ill have FIVE DAYS OFF!! (:

wooO!!

love & peace

rdms

fun!

tuesday catch up:

i cooked up a delicious dinner last night!
and it was so easy!
for one of my "recipes" & gifts that i received at my shower back in the spring-
paula's mama gave me an awesome & fast recipe for chicken pot pie.
and she gave me this fabulous dish to cook it in!
so here it is!
super easy, delicious, HOMEMADE chicken pot pie!

after dinner ryan and i went to target and spent all our money.
our wedding money that is.
and actually only made a dent in that... but we knocked out all of our gift cards!!

here is our cart full of things
can you guess any of those items??

answer: bookshelf, microwave, mixer, spatulas, spoons, flatwear, 2 lamp shades & bases, shower head (nice one- mm), ironing board, sheets, universal remote, 2 sprites, & a partridge in a pear tree... haha...

today at walmart i got: a fan, a bathroom hanging shelf thing, tp holder, light for laundry room, and a few other odds & ends

it was tons of fun! especially since it was ALL gifts!! (:

anyway... today i spent FIVE hours. yes FIVE. at the DMV to get my NC license. I would not normally need one- since my HUSBAND is a student... but since i need to change my name- and well... we will be here in north carolina for a while (maybe forever) i figured i might as well. who knew it would take FIVE hours though! goodness. and it was stressful! bc here... you have to take a test. and its hard. and ppl were failing... and if i failed id have to come back the next day.
ekkKK.
but i passed.

and now have a paper license (wont get real one for 15days)
that says my full name.
RDMS

it was an exciting moment.

tonight ry & i went to cook-out to celebrate.
you dont know what that is?
come to durham.
its a mix between krystals greasy-ness, add in some bbq, hushpuppies and hotdogs, but throw in the WORLDS BEST MILKSHAKES!

fun night. anyway. back to my newest book.
battle royale.
its crazy good & intense!

love & peace
rdms

my world came to a stop...

.... when i got the call from lindentree photography that my wedding pictures are done!!! they are UP online and look amazing. im in love. really. i cant wait to have them all framed and hanging all around my house. im already thinking... oh i want this one here. and that one there. and that one will be great in this place!! my house is about to explode with wedding pictures! my photographer did such a fantastic job capturing the day, capturing us, capturing how we are (not how someone thinks we should be on our wedding day) really. this is me and ryan. this is how we are. and this just happens to be our wedding day. it was a perfect day... and now we have the perfect pictures! (: enjoy them!! and buy some. support the locals! :)

love & peace
rdms

online shopping

....def has its pro's & con's. for me... i can't buy scrubs online. def a con. i search far and wide- but can't find sizes that might fit me. my body is so illshaped i never know what size will fit... i have to try on EVERYTHING! seriously. the dresses in my closet range from 4-10. and any of them could fit on any day. its strange. my body is so oddly shaped. ...no it is. dont try to defend it. im not saying im big. im not saying im small. im just saying clothes fit funny. ok. now the PRO to online shopping. shoes. i wear size 9-10... but i know in what brand i wear what size... therefor shoe shopping online is a guilty pleasure. esp endless.com ...FREE OVERNIGHT SHIPPING!! and get this... i just bought ry a pair of sneakers (49$) a new pair of work shoes for me (51$) total: 101$. well they were having a special- spend 100$ and save 20!! so we got 2 brand new very nice sneakers for 80$$$$!!!! im pumped. best part is they will be here TOMORROW! :) wooo

...in other news....

...went to dmv today. i had everything i needed!! they told me the wait was at the earliest 3 hours. i said ill be back in the morning. surely if i arrive at 7:45am the wait wont be 3 hours?!? or will it?!?!!

...can't camp out for bball tickets. :( im sad. but the good part is... i have FIVE DAYS OFF IN A ROW! with nothing to do. perhaps someone will come visit? or maybe skye will have time to have some fun play time!!??

... fingers crossed mom & b are coming to town this weekend. fingers crossed indeed!

... we have 2 sets of dishes that are from a mystery person! no card attached. strange!!

...im reading a great book right now "the pilot's wife" ill do a book review when i finish (a lil later today)

... ry & i saw inglorious basterd on friday night. ill def do a movie review on that later. LOVED it.

enough for now. back to reading and online shopping.

:) rdms