Monday, February 15, 2010

monday thanks

so many things in life to be thankful for.
right now its...

.... my sewing machine
.... my completed wedding quilt
.... the snow
... the sunshine after it snows
.... the winter olympics
... the way my husband makes me laugh (right after he does something to make me mad- it makes me realize how ridiculous im being)
...the way my husband hugs me realllllly tight
.... the hug i always get before he / or me leaves for work/school
... fresh flowers
... new books
... duke finding my transcript (after sending TWO) under my maiden name
.... 25$ biltmore estate tickets
.... a relaxing trip to the mountains coming up soon
... a job that i enjoy (most of the time)
.... my vaccuum
... a new warm & cozy comforter
... made from the box red velvet cake
... a good relaxing weekend off

love & peace
bort

Sunday, February 14, 2010

i love...

my family...


my bestest friend in the whole world...
(and while we are at it, the lake)



my awesomely sweet, super funny, kindhearted, studly HUSBAND...
(i still love saying that)




the latino culture and their awesome language...


the beach...




my life.


happy Sunday...
love & peace


Friday, February 12, 2010

apologies

looking back over that last blog of mine, i may have gotten a bit winded.
sorry it was so dreadfully long!

this is just to say-
its snowing outside.
im super excited for my friends back in GEORGIA who have gotten a sweet taste of snow- even SAVANNAH!! thats just craziness!! we have around 2 or 3 inches. and its still peacefully falling.
coming home so early in the morning (or late at night) let me see the snow- so perfect and pretty. before people/kids trampse around in it. still beautifully blanketing the earth beneath.
the one MAJOR benefit to living in north carolina-
when it snows we are slightly (OK drastically ) more equipped.
all of our major roads have been treated, to decrease the icing (which i will say not a bit of ice- and there are 2 perfect lanes open for travel) once you get off the big roads you can see the huge difference.
and we have snow plows. that alone makes a world of a difference.
the plows were out doing there thing on my way home from work... and it made me very grateful to be HERE enjoying the snow... and not in ga. where a snow plow does not even exist in a dictionary. i also have ice scrappers in all of our cars and NOT KIDDING a coworker has a 'snow brush' that we used to brush off all the snow on our cars before we drove home.
fantab-u-lous.

ok. well i need to settle down so i can hop in bed.
my day tomorrow consists of a lazy saturday.
:) mmmmm

love & peace
bort

Thursday, February 11, 2010

finally

i dont really know why i have not blogged in almost a week.
there is not good reason.
the hubs said yesterday, 'babe. you are a lil behind on the blogging'.
this is true.
and actually a lot has occurred this past week.
lets see how much i can remember.
well last weekend i spent more time sewing my quilt. on tuesday i was FINALLY FINISHING IT!! sewing the batting in- which is the stuffing basically. after i spent 2 hours sewing it all together. i go to 'flip it the right way' and realize the batting/stuffing isn't stuffed in the middle. its actually ON THE OUTSIDE.
terror. anger. sadness. all overwhelmed me.
i threw the quilt down... and was mad.
wednesday i picked it up and started picking it apart. i have to pull it ALL back a part. i have succeeded in pulling 3/4 of it a part. so just a lil more, THEN i can SEW IT ALL BACK TOGETHER.
darn thing.
oh well. the plan is to finish it THIS WEEKEND!
and fingers crossed, ill do just that.
****
in other amazing news- lost is back on.
and my tuesdays are devoted to that.
gosh i LOVE that show.
******
hmmm. oh i have officially FILED OUR TAXES!
twice i might add.
the first time i didnt' have our 2008 PIN number. i was like what the heck. i didn't realize it was a NECESSITY, until i got an e-mail from the IRS stating that i need to refile with the appropriate PIN number.
i thought it was asking me to MAKE one... not remember one from a year ago. luckily its super easy to find out your PIN on the IRS website... i got that task done, and am hoping i did it right. im so worried! what if the IRS comes after us? we are just 2 poor kids- and we have a great return coming- im just hoping its not "too great" that its wrong!
and we are planning on spending it for our education... sorta. 2 new computers please! to help us BOTH in our educational journey's....
*****
probably the biggest and BEST news of all is that
DUKE beat unc (yeah. they dont even get to be capitalized)
i had one of the BEST NIGHTS EVER last night- hanging out at this HUGE restaurant that was basically built for the duke/unc game.
ry & i met up with 8 other awesome div students to watch the game in this packed out place. it was SOOO fun. we were doing all the duke cheers; yelling so loud; clapping; gosh. sooo fun!
*******
oh. tonight at work is a big night for me.
first night in triage.
and for those who dont know- its a daunting task- being the first person people see when they come into the ER. figuring out who is the sickest. dealing with people yelling at you because someone who (could literally be dying) is going back before they are (and they are here for a sore throat). its unbelievable up here. luckily i have a lot of support from my coworkers, so they are helping me out lots.
********
and lastly i suppose- i finished my book.
eat,pray,love.
favorite book. im itching to read the next one.
and actually a few other of her books. i love the author- and am interested to see if her other stuff is a similar style to this one.
*****
i did just order a lenten book for the lenten season- so coming wednesday ill start that. im quite excited about it. ill keep you posted with any good 'reads' i come across. its a book compiled for numerous entries. all from different famous writers & theologians & awesome people (like mother theresa) throughout time.
*****
august is coming up (sorta) and im planning our anniversary trip. im SUPER excited. (thats the other place our tax refund is going) i have looked at 100 different things, and knowing that we have to be back in durham 6 days after our anniversary for another snider wedding, we will prob be going before the anniversary. i am going to make a few phone calls in the coming weeks- so i dont want to throw out our most current plan, but im realllly excited about it. worst comes to worst- i mean we will be at the OUTER BANKS the weekend after our anniversary. im pretty sure we could go a week early and celebrate all week on the beach.
******
and finally- i suppose i should update you on the school status.
the update is: there is no update.
haven't heard anything.
good or bad.
ill be making a few phone calls soon to try and find something out.
oh and one more thing.
if you think about it- throw some prayers up for ryan.
school basically sucks.
his work sucks. papers suck. classes suck. he just needs some good old happiness/joy in his life. more than what i can give him. so be praying for him. and us. :)
OH GEEZ i almost forgot something thats great for both of us!
i am changing shifts!
11-11~
so ill see my hubby now!!
no more 3am nights. thankfully!!!
its going to be sooooo nice.
ok well thats a TON of rambling.
i think i wrote a book.
but thats my life lately.
and for all of THAT i am grateful.
love & peace
bort

Saturday, February 6, 2010

friday night

due to an overly SLOW friday night at work...
i was blessed to leave 4 hours early!

so i came home...
hopped in a hot bath, grabbed a glass of wine, and read my favorite book.
it was AMAZING.
and really.... this book (eat.pray.love) is my new favorite book.
at least top 5.
im CRAZY about it, and can't put it down.

my saturday consists of...
WORK.
boooooooooo.
but oh well.
im hoping for a lil "sunday surprise" action with ryan tomorrow.
im going to try and create a fun lil day with him.
we shall see what i come up with.

i woke up this morning
(at 1145... woahh)
anyway. i woke up and its snowing. :)
this time just a light, fat snowflakes, fall.
and its not sticking.... which is good.
we still have plenty little spots here and there.

well i hope you have a fantastic weekend!

LOVE & PEACE
rdms


Thursday, February 4, 2010

still surprised

when i walk by a window- or step outside- or even when i am driving down the street-

i get caught off guard by the snow.
it still surprises me- and puts a smile on my face.

granted, the high yesterday was 50!
it was gorgeous...
but still. snow on the ground.
its going away, but in the spots where snow is piled up high
(like in parking lots where they plowed)
its still there.
sooooo crazy.

but i will say i LOVE it.
possibly more snow this weekend... and actually in the coming week.
i dont think it will be ANYTHING like this past weekend.

so over the past few days ive enjoyed my time off...
i have baked.
cooked.
done lots of laundry.
started a new book that im in LOVE with (eat-pray-love)
AND best of all... started my quilt!
if you attended my wedding you may recall the fabric i asked my guests to sign...

well i have FINALLY started the quilt and FINISHED THE TOP!!
granted my quilt is a bit different than the "traditional" quilt... but nonetheless its a quilt and its AWESOME. even ryan said "better than i expected" hahaa... oh geez.
anywayyyy this is a terrible quality picture (from the phone) but you can see the top all sewn together. that middle large khaki square piece is getting a lil special addition.
ill show you the finished product using a MUCH better camera soon!




in other news...
mere & colin picked a date
which is super exciting.
august is a good month to have a wedding in my opinion!
and its on the outer banks so it will be beautiful!

thats enough for now i suppose...

love & peace
bort

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

quickie

i posted a blog yesterday... only problem it didnt' post.
it got lost... in the blog world. DARN the luck.
it was my thankful list too for the week.
and i made it colorful and spent too much time on it...
thus i am not doing it again.

oh well.
still tons of snow on the ground.
roads are better- but in the neighborhoods a disaster.
supposed to be freezing rain all day today.
more snow next weekend.
i have TWO days off... woooo.
where i plan to sew some more (that is if my sewing machine will fix itself)
read some
relax
and clean.

most exciting thing coming up...
LOST PREMIERE TONIGHT!!
the best show EVER.... is starting its final season... tonight... and im PUMPED! :)

anyway. thats my lovely life. haha...
love & peace
bort