nights

i loveeeee working nights.
well 3-3.
for many reasons...
1. 3-3 is the BUSIEST time of the day.
2. its so darn fun. like halarious. by 2.30 people are starting to act funny- make terrible jokes- laugh a lot- smile- be funnny. well at least tonight. i laughed SO HARD. one awesome thing about being in the ER- the doctors and the nurses are all first name bases. and all buds. (well mostly all). anyway the doctor workign tonight is prob one of my favs. so darn funny. sooo nice. really good. so i def laughed a lot. and had a lot of fun.
3. i think i just love the ER. i actually feel like a nurse. i do nurse things. i help a lot of people. i see and meet a LOT of people. its much faster paced. there is always a lot to do. i see such a variety of things. like tonight- broken AND dislocated ankle. YES. DISLOCATED ankle. then some pukers. a chest pain guy. a 21 year old abdominal pain... which ill add... its so funny how things happen. seriously at one AM this morning we had THREE girls aged 21 ALL with "abdominal pain". weird how things happen like that. but it happens like that a lot. so many funny stories. i dont even know where to start. people do 1. dumb things 2. dumb things and get caught bc they get hurt 3. people do strange things and some 4. very weird things.
at times the ER is very entertaining other times- crazy stressful...

anyway. im soaking my stubbed toe. going to see the doctor tomorrow so hopefully she can fix it. haha... and getting my dress fitted tomorrow! wedding dress! woooooooo!! im just excited i get to put it on again!! (: (: (:

then going to see a movie with a friend tomorrow night! (:

def an exciting, fun, great day ahead... i hope!

off to bed.
love & peace
d

random pic of the day:
im sure excited to see these folks in a couple days... well minus rich plus kelsey... but i wish rich (and pops) were joining in on the fuN!

mom & brothers & i
asheville, nc
nov. 2008

quickie...

so i have a screwed up toe.
stubbed it last weekend at chrysalis...
but its infected. swollen. painful. and there is like a growth of skin growing ON TOP of my toe nail.
ughhhh.
a mess.

work was fun the last 2 nights- just exhausting.

ryan preached today. so sad i was not there- but the sermon was awesome ( i read it) and i heard he did a fantastic job... and im sure he did (:

im goign to see ryan in a couple of days... CANT WAIT.

going to get my wedding dress fitted this week. woooo.

planted some flowers! ...but i dont think they will grow. im still hoping though.

ok. thats about it. so tired.

off to bed. at 3.53 am. lovely....

peace & love
d

sweat. blood. tears....

....well no tears.
but i sure did sweat a lot... and there was a little blood shed today.

i have officially (finally 3 months later) moved every IOTA from the old house. the only stuff i had left was stuff i didn't really want... haha. so i took a lot to some people so they could distribute it at a womens shelter. then i dropped a box full of books off at a bookstore- the rest has either been thrown away... or i found a home for it. mostly books. lots and lots of books. ryan & i have more books than a library. its crazy. but i can't part with them. i have made an INTERNAL PACT... that i need your help with.... i can't buy any more books until i read the FIFTEEN sitting on a shelf. its the shelf i have designated "want to read". yes i OWN many books that i have NOT read. and now throw in ry's collection... its outrageous. anyway. my goal is to not buy any more books (unless they are "marriage" related) until i read AT LEAST the 15 on my "to read" shelf. there are many more books i own i have not read- but im going to start there. so dont let me buy any moer books!

anyway. im setting up an amazon shop soon to sell some old school books. and by old i mean last school year. hopefully i can make a little money- that will be designated "wedding fun".

so today i did a ton. moved a lot. and organized it all. i have our "spare room" back together. it actually looks like an office/library/sewing room. wooohooo! and i ended up cramming a DOUBLE size bed into the spare closet. until mom comes up and gets it!! its nice having a spare bed- but a spare twin would suffice. but hey- at least this little house of mine can sleep comfortably 6!! a queen bed: 2. a double bed: 2. an awesome couch: 1 and a sleeping mat: 1 ...anyway.

i bought a filing bin to file away life's important papers. i had just a folder- but have outgrown it. so i bought a pink bin. and def wrote "snider family" on it. ppsshhhhahaha. i know. im lame. ORRR really excited to be getting married. :)

speaking of. i know i complained about writing the addresses, but i have in hindsight- found a way to enjoy it. each person i write i think about them. think of a fun memory. say a little prayer. wonder if they willl come. its been kinda neat.... but then there are those people im like... who the heck are you. dang. ... (:

lets see what else. OH! going to lake J next week to see my one and only AMAZING fiance. yes. amazing. he is super awesome. so sweet. and so good to me. (: even if we are far a part- he does so much for me. its greatttt. anyway so yes. ryan of course will be there... BUT FINGERS CROSSED... my family is driving up too!! so ill get to see the whole gang- which is ubber exciting!!

ill be home to ga in july- the week of the 20th or somethign like that. need to do flowers. decorations. finalize a menu for the reception. have fun with friends. enjoy family time. and be a single lady!! (: it will be the last time im home before the big day!!

well. i need to go organize my closet and get the bedroom back together. now that the office is good- the bedroom is a DISASTER. haha... i think it just moves from one room to the next.

oh i am excited about the morning.
im going to attempt to plant some flowers for my front porch!
lets hope they grow!! haha!!

hope you are all well. maybe ill take some pictures of my new house... hmmm. ill work on that.

love & peace
-an anxious & excited bride to be :)

addressesssss

oh gosh. who knew writing 147 addresses plus return addresses was so painful.
the bigger problem. im only on the 3rd address.
a little behind. sorta. i mean... if i can have them out by july 1 thats still within the 6-8 week time frame crap... i mean "time you are supposed to send invites"...

i say... ill send them when they are finished. and im not going to stress about doing them.
no need to stress.
again. people know when the wedding is.
and if they have forgotten... and they dont know what my wedding website is... or dont know how to find it... then they prob dont really want to come anyway. haha... oh heavens.

anyway. if you dont have facebook... you may not have heard about the drama of the missing checkbook. not really drama. just lost my checkbook. and needed to send in the rent check... yesterday.

oh well. after a couple hours of completley DESTROYING the "spare bedroom" (which doubles as an office- and triples as a sewing space) i have found a checkbook. wrong address on the checks, but same account... so should work like a champ.

tomorrow i finish gathering goods out of the old house. haha... yes. there is still stuff there.
school books. that i need to sell. make some money for this wedding.
i have some fun ideas for fun during the week before the wedding... but ill need some $$.

ummm....
everything else is going great.
so ready for ryan to be here. and just stay. im so ready for him to be home from the internship!!
im ready for friends to be back HERE!

i did have a lovely lunch with a good old LC pal... julia. read her blog. over there ---> anyway. shes cool. had fun. then i had dinner with a friend from work. woah. double friend time. i know crazy. funniest part. i met up with another friend for a few mins. so literally... i saw all 3 friends that i have here in durham in a 6 hour time span. you could say it was a great day. haha...

well i should address a few more invitations.

did i mention im getting married in approximately FIFTY days. and a cruise a couple days after that. oh the cruise. gosh. im sooooo ready for that!!! a week of laying on a boat eating food. and having my HUNNY at my side (after a summer being a part) yes please.

ok. back to writing invites... maybe ill write yours next.

(: love & peace
d

alive

good grief... what a crazy 7 days its been...

no time to blog. its 3.55am and time for bed...

but chrysalis: incredible
my talk at chyrsalis: wonderful
spending time with my amazing mom in law: fantastic

then ryan came to visit me!!!: i mean obviously freaking awesome

then i worked today: and well it was fine. nothing good. nothing bad. just regular.

missing friends a TON right now. like sara... a whole lot. :( and paula. gosh its been ages since we hung out. :( and always missing ryan. missing my family too.. but hopefully (fingers crossed) ill see them next week!

wedding countdown: 50 days. uuhhhh.... i think im a lil behind. oh well.

thats about all for now. off to bed.

love & peace
(and more blogs soon)
d

chrysalis

so.
ill be out of commission until sunday.
im working a chrysalis retreat... and pretty darn stoked.
for those of you who may not be familiar with it...
chrysalis is a spiritual retreat. this one particular one is for hs school girls!
im supppperrr excited.
can't wait to be there.
hang out with hs girls.
give a talk about being a single woman...
bc granted- im engaged. but i am single. and have been for 23 years.
ive got a few things to share. (:

at first i was like holy cow what in the world... but as ive worked on my TWENTY minute talk- ive really learned a lot about myself. and my single life. and how this has been the perfect path for me. i can't imagine being married RIGHT NOW. granted a year ago i was "angry/upset/flustered" that i was not married- and def upset i was not engaged. there was def a TON of pressure to get married last year- but wow. what a difference a year makes. its been such an amazing time. a great experience. def a "grow up" time. a year to find myself even more. a year to develop. and a year to have a lil fun... and travveelll.

anyway. its been cool
and i KNOW this weekend is going to be awesome.
mama rob (the mom in law) will be there too- which is super cool.
and a few other friends.

pray for us all this weekend. the hs girls- and all the workers. and by workers im talking like 30 people. there might be more.

im off to watch a movie. shower. pack. and hope to fall asleep soon.

had another fun great night at work.
one day ill blog all these funny stories i have... about drunk men walking around in their tighty whities, GROSS things found in GROSS places, lots of blood, guts, and critters (yes. critters.) its only been 6 days- but its been awesome.

love & peace.
see ya lat-A~!

3.54 am

i miss making funny faces
and thining about life
with this fella

and i really miss laying in hammocks
and cuddling with him.
(:

latest post yet. its 3.54am!
today was the 4th day in a row.
its going great.
i love the ER.
i have not seen the show nurse jackie yet. ive heard controversy things though.
ill have to check it out. give you guys my opinion.

tomorrow im working a short shift so with the magic of benadryl i can MAYBE switch back to a regular schedule for thursday. i dont know how it will go... but thursday i head to savannah to work the chyrsalis this upcoming weekend. im SOOOO SUPER EXCITED!!
then im coming back to the dur-ham to see my rhino! after like 3 weeks of being a part. not too long for many of you. mostly JM. she wins the long distance award. months and months and a huge ocean in between.... but still. there is a little mountain range between us!! haha... im lame. anyway.

off to sleep. i need some rest!
peace & love