tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-311458422024-03-20T04:47:32.897-07:00Patience!angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.comBlogger298125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-13636166787248409202010-09-05T19:17:00.000-07:002010-09-05T19:26:07.293-07:00Back from the dead!!I haven't blogged in ages and sure no one is around anymore on my blog but I did find a few of you on facebook or you found me! I couldn't even remember my password to log onto blogger but I finally figured it out.<br />I lost my interest in blogging for a while. Think I hit the depression this winter and haven't been working in xray either! Been being a mommy and wife and not too much else. I think I gave up when I couldn't find a job within the first few months. I am ready to start looking again though there seems to be nothing out there. I may have forgotten how to xray too. I may go and observe one of my friends to get the feel of it again and of course I will study my books to remind myself of everything.<br />It's been a helluva year and not a great one for me but I think things will turn around here soon. I'm trying to be positive.<br />I had a pretty good summer hanging out with my son and family and went to eastern washington a lot to Lake Chelan and Winthrop as I have access to a cabin there. And this weekend we got back from my dad's cabin which isn't too far from where I live so I got a chance to go out on the lake and did some kayaking. Anyway, I'm not dead and still kicking and will try to find out if some of you are still blogging.<br />I'm looking forward to the kid back in school this week! Yes, some alone time! Take care everyone.angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-80092778530010133402009-10-06T20:36:00.001-07:002009-10-07T14:38:06.653-07:00Passed the testYeah, passed my big radiology test last week and got licensed to practice xray as well as surgery and fluoroscopy so real happy that I passed on the first try. It was hard but not as hard as I thought it would be. Now, the task is trying to find a job in this economy. I can't believe how tight the job market is....even for healthcare. I did have one interview and have a second one this week so I'm keeping my fingers crossed for that. It would mean a move for us and prob. selling the house. It's a tough decision but I need to make some money and soon. The hard part is that I'm competing with friends from school for the job as we are all looking at the same few jobs. Oh well, what are you gonna do? We just wish each other well.<br /><br />I continue to look all over the state for work and hopefully something will pan out. I hate the rejection you get....now it's via email too....ha....I guess that's painless compared to in person.<br /><br />I'm still on the wt loss wagon but have been up and down a few pounds. I will weigh in tomorrow and should have a loss. Well, not many followers left to this blog, I think. I'm sporadic in my posting, that's for sure and just not into it that much but I keep hanging on a bit. I'm still following a few of you but every so often and I'll try to check out your blogs later this week. I hope you are all well in you corner of the world and take care.angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-42556469000758943132009-09-20T11:31:00.001-07:002009-09-20T11:41:09.259-07:00heart is heavyMy heart is heavy today. I had a classmate of mine at college die last week. It was a freak accident, a drowning. He got caught in a tide at dusk and no one could save him. We were unlikely friends due to me being old enough to be his mom, just about, as he was only 23.<br /><br />A lot of us at the school went to the funeral yesterday and it was a celebration of life but it was really sad too. I can't help question why someone has to go so young. He just finished college, got his first radiology job and now this. I can't understand but I know there is no understanding why good people have to leave this earth too soon. I guess I can take comfort in that he was a christian man and he helped youth and had a strong belief in God. And, by the showing in the room he touched a lot of people's lives in his short life. He was such a uplifting, positive and funny person to be around. He will be missed!!<br /><br />I can't help but feel down about this as it also brings back memories of losing my best friend as well as family. Why does it have to be so hard for those left behind? Of course, we will all die someday as is the natural course of life and we just keep plugging along. Hopefully, there is an afterlife, I like to believe there is. Where this is no pain and only loving.<br /><br />Anyway, just feeling melancholy today. I need to get my butt in gear and go to the library. I'm still studying for my big test for my radiology license at the end of the month. I have been procrastinating too much so I'm off to the library to concentrate cause at home I find a million other things to do and interupted all the time.<br /><br />I'm still taking guitar lessons but it's going slow as I don't seem that focused on that either. It is fun to think someday I can actually play a song I like. The weight loss is still going and down -15 but haven't progressed much past that. Probably having to do with me not going to the gym as much. I also need to write down everything I eat for those ww points values and quit doing it in my head as that's not accurate and I'm prob. eating more calories/points that I think.<br /><br />I hope you are all doing well out in blogland and I'll visit later when I get a chance!!!!!angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-63815805522522032782009-08-28T09:59:00.000-07:002009-08-30T20:12:52.099-07:00I have much to be thankful for.....You know when you are having a crappy day.....as I was the other day....my mood was down....I'm looking for a job and there is nothing out there in my area which I just got a degree in. I am going around the track at the gym and I see a guy who is on a walker with help from 2 of his family and just struggling to get around 1 lap which is 1/6th of a mile. I start to think.....how lucky, how thankful am I that I have my health. How hard his life must be to just walk, to just function as I could tell he had special needs, physically and mentally. This gym, the Y, brings me back to reality all the time as there are several people with special needs. I have much, very much to be thankful for. My health, my family, money to at least survive for now. It got me to thinking again....I would very much like to volunteer someday to help others. Especially special needs or the elderly. I find myself liking working with the elderly especially in the health care field.<br /><br /><br />Anyway, just need to get real once in a while and quit the negative thinking....and down moods. I have been doing pretty well on the average though. Got done with school on the 15th and then went to Lake Chelan and winthrop. I wish I had some pics but here are three from last year. One of the lake and one of Winthrop/town and one of my sister's cabin we stayed at on 2 nights. The others at the lake, we camped. I can't find my dang camera!!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftPxMlKA3VsshdeAvwNzB1uTzAL7x1A9Vf70GXV7zvawvHp8omDPX-4fS6Ni-7ZrGlsofqb4jDUCCPO9xRRV9or_CVQDPRgFNc5g6EuLFK-_1xZ9W6IZWNeVjM9PSceDGRcNNiw/s1600-h/winthrop+store.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375064786522880594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjftPxMlKA3VsshdeAvwNzB1uTzAL7x1A9Vf70GXV7zvawvHp8omDPX-4fS6Ni-7ZrGlsofqb4jDUCCPO9xRRV9or_CVQDPRgFNc5g6EuLFK-_1xZ9W6IZWNeVjM9PSceDGRcNNiw/s320/winthrop+store.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKUL3AklKe3nrOGcly5fEOgDTPKroD6bR1oIEXrHyeX2R9c_iXG29zwHD-bjgmc72HO8J6Yxgn5EY8smJqVI69eisRcG_a1FRitbCNDvQP3bmC743sJL1UsCpgZt31AzDzmpGTg/s1600-h/chelan.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375064770055743266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKUL3AklKe3nrOGcly5fEOgDTPKroD6bR1oIEXrHyeX2R9c_iXG29zwHD-bjgmc72HO8J6Yxgn5EY8smJqVI69eisRcG_a1FRitbCNDvQP3bmC743sJL1UsCpgZt31AzDzmpGTg/s320/chelan.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimepiqMO3HVhHAEa94d1239x_0O4x1YeJpv-gr3LszZZyghy_QUKThI0F-2ebrXEv5PrA7HlkMOBsec6fAR3J5OtjdpPeA3jQT4IES986g0CtiLNULW1_tcrCd2vB_CLzwZhpgFQ/s1600-h/rods+cabin.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375067798284575010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimepiqMO3HVhHAEa94d1239x_0O4x1YeJpv-gr3LszZZyghy_QUKThI0F-2ebrXEv5PrA7HlkMOBsec6fAR3J5OtjdpPeA3jQT4IES986g0CtiLNULW1_tcrCd2vB_CLzwZhpgFQ/s320/rods+cabin.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I've just been enjoying my last bit of summer and studying for my licensing test next month. We are going to the gym a lot, went to an outdoor pool yesterday, had a bday party for my kid, etc.... We will go to my dad's cabin this weekend to work on improving the dock with a new cover and nails, etc. It probably needs new wood boards too but I think that will cost too much. Hopefully, we will get in some swimming or boating if the weather holds up but rain is forecast, bluck.<br /><br />I am really relieved that school is over and I got my college diploma. Now it is going to be a chore to find a good job and will take some time though I'm working on what little leads I can find and will be relieved when I can get this big test over with and quit studying.<br /><br />I have a few things to look forward too....my mom got me and my sisters a massage/facial thing for a graduation present and the sisters get the benefit too. ha! I might go to Seattle in early September and go to the EMP Music experience project. It is supposedly free the first Thursday night of the month. You can listen to music, play guitar and things. I've never been there. I am taking guitar lessons once a week just for a month and have learned a few basic chords/notes. I can tell this will take a really long time to learn the guitar. My teacher is a young rocker type guy but he knows his stuff.<br /><br />My other news is.....yeah, wait for it.......I've been losing weight again!!!!! It's about time, huh???? I started on 7/7 at wt watchers and lost about 12 pounds. I think I will lose more this week as I've been exercising a lot again. I lost quickly the first month but that last few weeks and going on vacation I have been at a standstill with up a pound, down a pound. I am proud of myself that even on vacation I found a wt watchers meeting and tried to stay on track. I am feeling optimistic about this next year and getting off some major poundage. I have to....for my health, for my feet and working on them all day in my new profession and lots of other reasons. I'm tired of living in this fat cocoon.....and need to get back to really living life and liking the body I am in....someday.<br /><br />I hope you all are well out in blogland and will visit you soon!!!angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-56408733594671299772009-08-10T22:09:00.000-07:002009-08-10T22:23:03.801-07:00Officially not a blogger much.....Yeah, life gets in the way. And I have lost interest in most of the blogging world due to working/interning a lot and just life in general. Also, the summer months gets me outside more and doing things away from the computer. Sometimes, I begin to loathe the internet world and not dealing with people face to face so I retreat a bit but I'm sure I'll come back sooner or later.<br /><br />School is almost done and I can taste it. One more week or really 4 more work days as they have me on 10 hr days/wed-saturday. Then I will immediately go on vacation over to Lake Chelan and do some camping and swimming and maybe over to Winthrop where my sister has a cabin. We all went there last year and it was nice. I really wanted to take a plane ride anywhere, maybe Disneyland but I don't think it's gonna happen as I'm looking for a job. The job market sucks for x-ray and it may take me a while to find something. I'll be happy with part time if I can find it. It seems some of us classmates are all competing for the same jobs and there is like 1 or 2 so pretty grim but I'm trying to keep my chin up. I will take a month to study for my big registery/license test and hopefully pass that on the first try.<br /><br />Other than that we have been going down to my dad's cabin when the sun was out and doing some boating and tubing and skiing. I'm not a skiier but I can drive the boat and do some tubing and lots of swimming. I may also try sky diving!!! As my graduation present...I'm looking for takers....anyone interested? ha. My cousin or neice may try it with me. You go tandem strapped to some guy but the downside is that it is like $250 and up so not sure if I can swing it. My mom said my present is massages and facials with all my sisters at the end of the month so that will be fun. I've got a bad case of senioritis and just praying the week goes fast!<br /><br />I had a nice Sat. night going out with old friends for a bachelor/bachelorette party for friends of ours that were in our class in high school and got together all these years later and will go to Maui and get married next month. We drank quite a bit and danced a bit and gave some naughty presents. ha! Good to let loose a bit as it's been a while.<br /><br />Also, my next hobby is learning to play the guitar. I thought I was getting an acoustic one and my hubby gave me an electric guitar for our anniversary this week. I'm like, what?????!!!! I think it is more for my son and him. I want to learn on a basic wooden one so we'll see.<br /><br />I hope you are all doing well out in blogland and I will visit when I come up for air. Thanks for still reading.angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-76824481191731111532009-07-01T00:02:00.000-07:002009-07-01T20:03:58.398-07:00hellooooooooooooooo..........Ahhhh, yeah. Haven't been around the blogosphere as been busy working a lot. I guess I haven't been into the blogging thing for a while. But I will post once in a while so hope I can still keep in touch with all you bloggers out there that I have come to like!!<br /><br />I'm on that darn facebook now and liking getting in touch with a lot of old friends and people that I have lost along the way and now finding through this internet world. It's nice. I'm just not into the the whole....'I've just made dinner' or I just went here and there. I like it more for saying 'hi' to friends that I haven't seen in ages.<br /><br />My internship at the hospital is going well and have only 6 1/2 more weeks and done in August. Can't friggin wait!!! It's hard working 40 hours and not getting paid. I'm looking for a job for the future but the job market is pitiful!!! All of us in the state graduating in radiology and like 1 job up for grabs, it's the pits. Hopefully it will improve in the coming months as I don't want to be out of a job for long as I need to keep my skills current. Hope a move is not in our future but I would be willing to move for work but don't really want to move out of state. And everyone I know that is selling a house takes forever to sell it so that would be hard!<br /><br />My boy is with grandma a lot during the week as I work and my hubby went to Alaska to fish and make some money on his vacation so it is nice to get some fun time for me. I'm watching movies at night and had a pedicure. Hmmmm....what will I do next? 4th of July will be spent with some family so looking forward to that. Anybody seen 'True Blood' from HBO? I rented the first two episodes.....about vampires and it is strange but I think I'll rent the next one. Next I will watch 'flirting with 40' - I had read the book and 'Gran Tourismo'.<br /><br />Anyway.......I need to get to bed as I've been getting like 5 hours a night as I'm a night owl and have to get up at 5am these days. bluck. I hate dragging butt at the hospital as it's physical work but I can't seem to get to bed early.angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-22653342305377590552009-06-06T16:57:00.000-07:002009-06-06T17:23:28.945-07:00Eight things to do.....Eight things I am looking forward to:<br /><br />Graduating from college in August!<br />Going to the movie 'Up' and maybe 'Hangover' this week.<br />Having a break from college next week!!!<br />Having sex....ha! Just checking to see if you are reading.<br />Starting wt watchers again....and losing a bunch.<br />Working out again.....it's been a long time. I'm gonna start riding my bike again this week.<br />Spending time with my son.<br />Going to the ocean in 11 days.<br /><br />Eight things I did yesterday:<br /><br />interned at the hospital<br />went to a bookstore<br />did errands<br />went out to dinner<br />watched a video called 'lucky you'<br />kissed my family<br />cleaned my car<br />made a friend laugh<br /><br />Eight things I wish I could do:<br /><br />Play the guitar<br />Play the piano better<br />Be a doctor.....ha, after watching the surgeons at work yesterday<br />Love what I do...still working on this<br />Lose weight once and for all<br />Be happy without so much effort<br />see friends more often instead of being a hermit<br />quit worrying about money<br /><br />Eight shows I watch:<br /><br />(this won't be easy as I don't watch much television due to school)<br /><br />grey's anatomy<br />America's home videos<br />home makeover<br />ET/celebrity type news shows<br />Spongebob.....cause my son has it on all the time!<br />(I rarely watch tv......at all so I can't even make it to 8)<br /><br />Eight favorite fruits:<br /><br />strawberries<br />raspberries<br />grapes<br />peaches<br />bananas<br />apples<br />pineapple<br />kiwi<br /><br />Eight places I’d like to travel:<br /><br />Italy<br />France<br />Greece<br />Africa<br />Turks and Caicos<br />Indonesia<br />Australia<br />England<br /><br /><br />Eight places I've lived:<br /><br />Oak Harbor, Washington<br />Pullman, WA<br />Seattle, WA<br />Tacoma, WA<br />Long Beach, California<br />Kihei, Maui, Hawaii<br />Tempe, Arizona<br />Cayman Islands, BWI<br /><br />I tag: Diet coke rocks, Christie, Sarah, Sizzle or anyone else that would like to do!!!angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-30753670975878978752009-05-28T14:13:00.000-07:002009-05-29T18:12:09.415-07:00Bad bloggerYeah, I know....I'm a bad blogger. I really haven't been into the blog world for some time. But....I miss you guys that I've come to know thru the blogs.<br /><br />Nothing too exciting happening in my world....it's school, school school. I'll be done with the quarter on June 8th so I'm looking forward to having 10 days off. My classwork will be done and all I have to do is my hospital work this summer and of course, pass the boards/big test at the end. Things are going well, I'm just tired of the school. Unfortunately, the job market is really tight and no job lined up for after summer yet but maybe something part time will come along. Everyone else in my class is in the same boat though a few are working part time.<br /><br />I went to the play Grease last weekend. It was pretty good as I always did enjoy that movie. Of course, no one lives up to John Travolta. They had Taylor Hicks (from american idol) sing the 'beauty school drop out' song and he was good. We got up close to him after the show and he is a lot cuter than he looked on tv. My friend got a picture of him so that was cool.<br /><br />I have been thinking a lot about my yo yo ing up and down in weight. I think I'm ready to tackle starting to lose weight again starting in June. I'm not sure if I am going the weight watchers route or on my own but summer with me working/intering so much would be a good time to start. I'm tired of the way I look, that's for sure!! It would be one thing if I was fat and happy but I am not.<br /><br />Spring has finally arrived around here and we're having some 70 degree days which is awesome for our state. I need to to out an enjoy it. I'll visit the blogs soon and hope you are all doing well!<br /><br />P.S. Hey Roly Poly man aka.....spider....what happened to ya??? I see you have a private blog now....what's up? Give me a comment if you are around.angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-26937167348831340982009-04-27T19:52:00.000-07:002009-04-27T20:15:24.371-07:00Just been busyJust been busy with work, school and the like and haven't been around the blogs much. Not too much to say I guess. Been working on papers for school and getting all the tests/competencies (interning) I need to get done at work. I'm really enjoying learning and assisting in surgeries. From broken bones of the hands and legs, spine work, gallbladder removal's and kidney stones removal. Who knew I would like it rather than being grossed out...I think it's my favorite part of the intering lately.<br /><br />We went to the annual conference for us future Radiology tech's. It was fun to let loose with our classmates and the booze was a flowing. We had a lot of fun just hanging out and went out to dinner and the bars and played pool and the next night we went dancing. I guess I'm not too old to boogie. It has been years and years since I've danced or let loose like that. It was nice and was a chance to let off some steam....a great stress reliever. And it was great to get to know some of ladies in my class better and just laugh a lot. Of course, the conference wasn't bad either during the day and we learned some new things.<br /><br />Not much else happening.....had a nice Easter with family a few weeks ago and nothing exciting coming down the pike except for in June we will go spend the night out by the ocean at a place called Ocean Shores on the WA coast so that will be fun. I always love it out there and it's a great place to fly the more heavy duty kites.<br /><br />The family is doing well and my boy right now is playing Star Wars with his light saber. He fought the Mommy and I lost so I have up the saber to the hubby. They are so rambunctious! I hope you all are well.....and I'll stop by and say hi soon.angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-72676610134871426592009-04-04T11:12:00.001-07:002009-04-04T11:53:01.767-07:00back to the daily grind<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeOL8RBhMr-OgWLU3KddYtVhJFZhgVchqHj7bs9BOMe1bRchODTb2WjHgSNXeUzdmMaed1y0HJSlQ9_QmSS4yTtE4lEAaG5FRvAHT_iAX-57bjPVTaLXosqOb6uQmADX3g5VZNQ/s1600-h/lake+crescent.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320907986722865986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeOL8RBhMr-OgWLU3KddYtVhJFZhgVchqHj7bs9BOMe1bRchODTb2WjHgSNXeUzdmMaed1y0HJSlQ9_QmSS4yTtE4lEAaG5FRvAHT_iAX-57bjPVTaLXosqOb6uQmADX3g5VZNQ/s320/lake+crescent.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKftyVuIwltYhwpRJl1dScaQUjOGj4mCgjrpFq1XrUSp3i_KVmvOOg9xLYN48T9lx__O95bseKANxk3zfZBx2o6UscR3TjJraoJsgUJJTA6pRjkW-rcgbjZihCoVhd4XjiRA_SIw/s1600-h/coast.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320907986922716786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKftyVuIwltYhwpRJl1dScaQUjOGj4mCgjrpFq1XrUSp3i_KVmvOOg9xLYN48T9lx__O95bseKANxk3zfZBx2o6UscR3TjJraoJsgUJJTA6pRjkW-rcgbjZihCoVhd4XjiRA_SIw/s320/coast.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ivZykfXLI8EJpdyDriBhuYNNeo_MYEpb2L8vNf5742os56Yl5JraF-ccJoBtD_aKVwUpef0zJT6YgaQxJ8m0XkI7Y7_6XTAdLkZ6MT6l7dLfH8uulmtxtPidpomapi4VX1goug/s1600-h/hoh+valley.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320907983633947298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ivZykfXLI8EJpdyDriBhuYNNeo_MYEpb2L8vNf5742os56Yl5JraF-ccJoBtD_aKVwUpef0zJT6YgaQxJ8m0XkI7Y7_6XTAdLkZ6MT6l7dLfH8uulmtxtPidpomapi4VX1goug/s320/hoh+valley.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>I'm back in to the daily grind of school and work. I'm tired already....and I don't like it. I guess I have a bit of senioritis and want school to just be over. I know it will be by the end of summer but then there is the big registry test I must pass so that adds a layer of stress to see if I can do it.<br /><br />I rented the Twilight movie over my break cause I never have seen it. Even though it is mostly for teens I think, I really liked it. I'm a sucker for love stories anyway and it brought back some of that feeling when you were in love for the first time. The Edward guy would of been just my type, ha. Of course, I had to go buy some of the 4 books in the series and have been reading them all week. They are very long books but I am on the last one 'breaking dawn'. It's like I couldn't put them down much I had to keep on reading even though it they get weird as it's all about vampires and werewolves. Anybody else read these books? I guess they are working on the next movie 'new moon' now up north of us here in Vancouver, Canada. In the other movie I guess they shot it in Oregon and in Forks, Washington. I've driven through Forks and if you blink you will miss it. They are right though that it is really green and old town and rains a lot there. They are smack dab in the rain forest. Maybe I'll wonder out there this summer and go out to La Push beach area or hike around the rain forest; really want to go camping out there. There is a hot spring area out there that I've been wanting to go to. In the summers as a kid, I used to go out to the Makah reservation.....it's above where the forks area is...kind of the point/tip of washington. My dad used to salmon fish in the summers there and we would camp there a lot waiting for him or go out in the boat with him. It does have some pretty areas. Here's some pics of the area. There is a lot of the area I haven't seen too. I've been to Port Angeles and hiked up hurricane ridge and that is nice. I guess these books brought about a renewed interest to get out and see my state. We really aren't that far away from this area.<br /><br />We did end up going to this Great Wolf Lodge. It reminded be of the 'grand california hotel' at Disneyland that looks like it is straight out of the northwest theme....it is rustic with lots of stone brick and fake animals. It is totally catered to kids. We went on a lot of water slides and the wave pool. The kids also did this magic wand thing where you have this wand and you go in a search for crystals and mystic figures and fight dragons. They also had a kid zone with dancing and interactive games like Wii games and rock star but that was more for the tweens so we didn't go in there.<br /><br />Anyway, hope you all are well as I haven't been blogging or very often but I like to get on here occassionally and I'll visit you all soon. Now I have this sudden urge to go hiking.....spring is just around the corner and we will get out there soon and I'm tired of being cooped up inside.....I need to see the ocean.</div></div></div>angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-75699637478073495802009-03-21T13:26:00.001-07:002009-03-21T14:13:02.193-07:00bday celebrations and time on my hands<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKB4XyMvdkPEj8jA3w6hyphenhyphenOiWYZXS7lNOoaUM33ly9MfePFKkxjik34AVN2PxQpeoYxm27uEF168cS4DyNrUTuO9YD3vtHm4krR05rjt4uDnJhT2mpwif9iP6OyH1lq0zBSov_3dQ/s1600-h/100_0923.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315751611593316146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKB4XyMvdkPEj8jA3w6hyphenhyphenOiWYZXS7lNOoaUM33ly9MfePFKkxjik34AVN2PxQpeoYxm27uEF168cS4DyNrUTuO9YD3vtHm4krR05rjt4uDnJhT2mpwif9iP6OyH1lq0zBSov_3dQ/s320/100_0923.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNLYdoecUqB2Yc_Ogq2Fq1T1Am4ERwdLZl_zte2wH4rsO2OfZdqF1KzSnEAjbskbPdkMPqqEKpwDgmtR9uY9oBw-tCO3Z0qwkPBDdDLT0iHiMi87I2N1Sb0QqryIjCvh3_2ytlw/s1600-h/snoq+falls.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315741829310478482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNLYdoecUqB2Yc_Ogq2Fq1T1Am4ERwdLZl_zte2wH4rsO2OfZdqF1KzSnEAjbskbPdkMPqqEKpwDgmtR9uY9oBw-tCO3Z0qwkPBDdDLT0iHiMi87I2N1Sb0QqryIjCvh3_2ytlw/s320/snoq+falls.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxsCrbr9cuFHFWpvmszvqV1bIg1FGlPBDbvLE9MvbVSDmHRT_WfVg814NepFa9iVEq_BzBaAPX7kCU-vo-o8PDqj1hPvK5zsLCPBEyGyK_B3MBFpYOqPvgOI5FEnOH36NjlLc_A/s1600-h/orcas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315741816890114098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 215px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxsCrbr9cuFHFWpvmszvqV1bIg1FGlPBDbvLE9MvbVSDmHRT_WfVg814NepFa9iVEq_BzBaAPX7kCU-vo-o8PDqj1hPvK5zsLCPBEyGyK_B3MBFpYOqPvgOI5FEnOH36NjlLc_A/s320/orcas.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just some photos from our beautiful state, probably ones you've seen before. I really should get out and see the scenery but it's been dark and dreary here as of late.<br /><br />My hubby's birthday is today so we have been celebrating a bit and will go out to dinner somewhere....maybe a steak. Outback or such? You auzzies and Kiwi's heard of this restaurant owned my Australians? They do have pretty good food and beer.<br />I gave hime his presents but he says he really only wants one thing....ya know what that is ladies. ha!!<br /><br />We are just taking it easy today and haven't even gotten dressed yet! I'm on my spring break and got my hair highlighted yesterday and went to the movie 'slumdog millionaire'. It was really good. I then watched 'derailed' movie on video which was a bit disturbing. I'm reading magazine and doing a lot of things I don't have time for when school is on such as cleaning house. I thought I had a lot more time to myself next week of it's school conference week and so kids are in school 1/2 time. So, not sure if I will be out to visit friends I haven't seen in a while or not.<br /><br />We did decide to go to that indoor water park/hotel next Saturday....so we are all looking forward to that! What else would I like to do....maybe get out and take some photos....I used to love doing that so we'll see how that goes. Also, I'm giving lots of thought to getting healthier again. Working out again and losing some poundage. School is taking my whole life over and it shouldn't keep me from accomplishing other things in my life which it has.<br /><br />Take care and if you stop by....come on now leave a comment. Think I have lost most my readers! But, that's ok. Hope you are all well and having a great weekend.angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-18148067135932439832009-03-12T18:00:00.000-07:002009-03-12T18:10:50.927-07:00light at the end of the tunnelStill waiting and waiting for spring break to come after the 18th of this month. I'm in the study mode now with finals coming up and I have a big one. <br /><br />My interning is stressful at times and other days I really like it. It is physically hard most days as I'm on the move constantly. I keep pulling muscles in my right arm. Has to do with the machines and with the stretchers that are hard to adjust up and down. I can't really do anything about it but grin and bear it. I can't afford to be out sick as you get limited time off from school as they are really strict with attendance and interning. <br /><br />The job market is tight even for hospital work. Except for nurses of course they always seem to be in demand. I can only hope I can eventually make some money when I graduate if not sooner. Working for free really sucks though I am still learning new things, like xraying during surgery, and that what this interning is all about. I almost lost my lunch the other day....sometime the barium enemas can be really nasty and make you want to gag. Sick people mean yucky smells throughout the hospital if you know what I mean. Maybe I'll end up at a clinic...it is a little easier I think but I think those jobs are few and far between.<br /><br />No big plans for my break. I wish I had some but I will visit with some friends I haven't seen in a while. I would like to take my son to this hotel/lodge that has a big water slide in it. It is quite pricey so I don't think we will be able to go there.<br /><br />Can you believe we had snow this past week? Our winter has had a lot of snow which is unusual for us. We usually have mild winters and lucky to get one day of snow and we've had a lot this winter. I'm a sun lover.....I'm wishing for spring. I hope all are well and I'll see how you are doing this weekend.angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-42934159499035609242009-03-01T13:30:00.000-08:002009-03-01T13:41:56.106-08:00still around, still breathingStill around but haven't been into blogging much or looking at blogs, sorry! Life just gets in the way or maybe I'm gettin tired of it, I don't know.<br /><br />Everything's going pretty good with school and interning....I will have a break coming up the week of March 21 so I'm looking forward to that. I do hate that my spring break and my son's are different and that will mean more daycare on his break which sucks. Sometimes my mom will help out but she went down south the California for the month. She's a snowbird as they call it....go down to get some good weather when ours sucks here in the north.<br /><br />I had a chance to visit with friends on Friday night....my girls group (old high school friends) but was saddenned to learn than one of my best girlfriends is moving to Chicago in the summer. Her husband is in banking and he has to go where the job goes. I hope they can come back some day. They have lived quite the life and have lived all around the world but she was enjoying being a homebody here in Washington and is sad about leaving. I know they'll be back for vacations as their family is here and they have a nice cabin here up by the San Juan's. (If you don't know where that is...that is in northern washington up near Canada almost and is near where I grew up). It is beautiful up there and I can appreciate it now that I'm older. I remember when I was 18 I couldn't wait to get off the island I grew up on because there was nothing to do. Now, I like to visit the family there and just chill out. Maybe a move is in my future?? If there is a job up that way when I graduate, who knows? I still love the Seattle area though and all there is to do though.<br /><br />I need to go study my stuff.....this week it is child abuse, yuck, yuck. Makes you sick to your stomach but something we might encounter in the health care world and I need to know the signs. <br /><br />Not much else happening though I did have a birthday! I got to go out to a Japanese steakhouse (kind of like a benihana) where they cook and chop the food in front of you and have lots of fire and my son got to beat the big drums. I got some gift certificates to a local department store (Macy's) so I need to go spend them and I need some new tennis shoes as well as an outfit or makeup I guess.<br /><br />Hope you all are well and will try to get around to the blog this week and see how your corner of the world is.angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-36765725945336903912009-02-15T20:11:00.000-08:002009-02-17T20:10:58.285-08:00sick sick sickI've got a yucky cold that won't quit. It's going around I guess but it makes it hard to get my work done as I would rather just sleep!!<br />We had to go out of town to my brother in law's 50th bday party. It was a good time but the party was over by 10:45....man everyone is getting old. ha! He is one of those guys that usually doesn't stay up past 9pm as he works real early so that was good for him. It was good as I saw a few of his old friends that I have seen in in years....maybe decades. <br /><br />I got to visit with my mom and dad too as they live in the same town as my sister and we got to try my dad's infamous crab dip....as he is an avid crabber and fisherman all his life. Now I am back home and finishing up my second long paper for class projects. Yuck, yuck, but it is done!!! I'm glad I have tomorrow off for President's day and I can study some more of my trauma book for a test on Tuesday and try to find time for something fun. I borrowed a movie from my mom called 'Derailed' with Jennifer Aniston and Clive Owen. I hear it's naughty and violent....hmmmmm...don't know if I'm in the mood for that.<br /><br />Not much else going on....just same old, same old.........hope you are all doing well!!!angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-82962504777097149292009-02-08T19:03:00.000-08:002009-02-08T19:08:39.856-08:00rainbow<div style="width:300px; background:white; color:black; padding: 10px;text-align:center; border: 1px solid #333333;">Your rainbow is shaded<b> yellow.</b><br><br><div style="background: #ff8000"> </div><div style="background: #ffd500"> </div><div style="background: #ffff00"> </div><div style="background: #80ee00"> </div><div style="background: #80cc80"> </div><div style="background: #808080"> </div><div style="background: #d58080"> </div><br>What is says about you: You are a joyful person. You appreciate optimism. You're good at getting people to like you.<br><br><a href="http://spacefem.com/quizzes/rainbow">Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.</a></div><br /><br />Here's a quiz I found on Wannabeslim's blog. I guess it is right in that I'm an optimist.<br /><br />Finally got my email fixed! Woooohooooo. We went to the movie "mall cop" as my son wanted to see it and then for a round of video games. I should get to my homework but I don't feel like as I just want to go to bed soon. I guess I should stop procrastinating......angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-461671359457307682009-02-05T10:52:00.000-08:002009-02-05T18:09:00.840-08:00not much to blog aboutLately, I find myself not blogging much cause there's just not much interesting for me to blog about. Or maybe it's because I have limited time and don't want to think about what to blog. Another chore in a already busy day. Hmmmmmffffff.<br /><br />I need to get my butt into gear here in a second and get to school and talk about my volunteer work and how that may enable me to get a voucher for school tuition. The funds are getting low that's for sure. I'm sure my husband can't wait till I get a real paying job intead of just interning. It is so hard to get by on one salary these days! I remember back in the old days, my mom was able to stay home while my dad work though I'm sure it was tight too but it was doable. These days, it seems impossible to pay all the bills and house payment, etc on one salary.<br /><br />This weekend I'm looking forward to a play in Seattle that I get to go to called "Memphis". We go about 4 times a year. And I need to write a paper for this upcoming conference I need to go to for my profession. It's due on the 15th and I need to quit procrastinating on it. I hate papers. I'm getting senioritis.....or whatever they call it when you just want to get done with school/college.<br /><br />My email is pissing me off. I'm not able to get any emails in for a week and this is creating havoc for the communication with my fellow students and work/school projects. The company can't fix it yet. I can't figure it out....I can get into my mailbox and send out emails but nothing can come in. The online help feature (comcast) had me talking to someone from India I think and they couldn't figure it out either. Hopefully, someone can! I started to clean out my saved emails to free up my space and found myself going back to old emails about my best friend's death in 2007. It made me more depressed.<br /><br />Sorry this entry is boring and is a downer! ha! I hope you all are doing well.....I'll check on you soon.angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-42436360232325371142009-01-25T18:57:00.000-08:002009-01-25T19:11:42.477-08:00still hereThings are going pretty well this quarter at school. I'm liking the internship at the hospital more each day. I'm learning lots and think I will like the surgery and portable machine work. It is a physically exhausting work somedays as you are constantly on the go and running from here to there and helping to lift patients, etc. Who says I need to lift weights? But, I realize it would help me a lot to lose some chub and get in better shape so I'm not so wiped out.<br /><br />I had a good day today visiting with friends as my old high school friend (ladies group) and had a Chinese new year's lunch. She is a really good cook and had the orange chicken, beef, fish (for good luck), special salad (for fertility) and the like. It's always good to get together with the ladies and the guys or significant other's were there too. My hubby isn't too social these days so he didn't go. What am I gonna do? Though I don't like to be solo....I'm not going to force him. He used to be social but these days he's turning into a recluse of sorts. My son went with me and got to hang out with one of the other kids.<br /><br />Not much else happening besides my school and work. I'm trying to do some volunteer work to raise some money for my summer tuition as I don't have financial aid for that quarter. That will be the last quarter and I will be done, thank god. I am so ready to be done. It's been 4 long fricken years.<br /><br />I hope you are all well and I'll get around to your blogs this week.angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-85972342293267728782009-01-13T18:54:00.000-08:002009-01-13T19:31:29.340-08:00daydreaming<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9REccTUFtpQKhPk9Mzm45gJhfQRB3vj6GiCniIS8Nshp4hKKWASypDA-azL3ZLGbjRze1EbJIQLRxVVd0cM4pT1WTxnurYtu60XXapBDdpt8EKaHiiSUsM2XRKJnmiBm_d4AcA/s1600-h/xmas+tree+on+boat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290984462356913474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC9REccTUFtpQKhPk9Mzm45gJhfQRB3vj6GiCniIS8Nshp4hKKWASypDA-azL3ZLGbjRze1EbJIQLRxVVd0cM4pT1WTxnurYtu60XXapBDdpt8EKaHiiSUsM2XRKJnmiBm_d4AcA/s320/xmas+tree+on+boat.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFYGrtCNYbEToJIwjJLR4P41dmlyUah5gOWfkArYI3iAt9aeuT6GA71eTjim-isW8O_x6WXHJfSxTnSzadL9EAN5E6aAXEqszeUSGeIkGKQm9g2AGGXSovIosbQJZHCOl7wZyNw/s1600-h/street+in+st+thomas.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290984450674123730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFYGrtCNYbEToJIwjJLR4P41dmlyUah5gOWfkArYI3iAt9aeuT6GA71eTjim-isW8O_x6WXHJfSxTnSzadL9EAN5E6aAXEqszeUSGeIkGKQm9g2AGGXSovIosbQJZHCOl7wZyNw/s320/street+in+st+thomas.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWlbQXXJapCzs0RtgAXrIkEHG9OguIi6XQzFyUPcz7c2sSCxdy6O6vGM44NzRPMy9SisvWLuxyUDbhD4Q6VFgQSKeNxXvUBoBjcXm9ievGuWAGEV0GWGHZwrfzOTqHGreXVu_lg/s1600-h/ship+sculpture.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290984449155860050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyWlbQXXJapCzs0RtgAXrIkEHG9OguIi6XQzFyUPcz7c2sSCxdy6O6vGM44NzRPMy9SisvWLuxyUDbhD4Q6VFgQSKeNxXvUBoBjcXm9ievGuWAGEV0GWGHZwrfzOTqHGreXVu_lg/s320/ship+sculpture.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_TEHcT4Pwp9dCpR1AWLdhyphenhyphenARltK4KNUKgkdn53Vtvp3vlixKOg3Fhq02zximoYKvb3C9pVSy8vO4Li0AGzs36Irgm4kRvl3g2SHsOZSCQEbb4lZXzlocBdlk0i-o0baf_Wzz4Q/s1600-h/dreadlocks.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290984441695728322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_TEHcT4Pwp9dCpR1AWLdhyphenhyphenARltK4KNUKgkdn53Vtvp3vlixKOg3Fhq02zximoYKvb3C9pVSy8vO4Li0AGzs36Irgm4kRvl3g2SHsOZSCQEbb4lZXzlocBdlk0i-o0baf_Wzz4Q/s320/dreadlocks.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5iufEXXhrOrAybwe3ZXNSNO2Qw46ThjvdFH1WtoHj-fshJscotZQfPDI3ICjjvjnrsWZbcYkh01aWToEp1Pk4OdYhhpTS4oKgHgwTT9iI3mb1VScgWHVt-ttBlMO4m21f9UCyQ/s1600-h/iguana.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290984439731945042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC5iufEXXhrOrAybwe3ZXNSNO2Qw46ThjvdFH1WtoHj-fshJscotZQfPDI3ICjjvjnrsWZbcYkh01aWToEp1Pk4OdYhhpTS4oKgHgwTT9iI3mb1VScgWHVt-ttBlMO4m21f9UCyQ/s320/iguana.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FVsdPpcybQqKRCySmw8a9FjpMHwSafm0x8Qq0PYuwaclITHglZ9ZGf-Rr_ks-qbIYEsH89krkox_xPWFmetIMEStKzUfYPUZWhiUPZA7WjpDztvZAHHHm3Q3y_2zEI2wdVKzAA/s1600-h/chase+underwater+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290979223753990834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FVsdPpcybQqKRCySmw8a9FjpMHwSafm0x8Qq0PYuwaclITHglZ9ZGf-Rr_ks-qbIYEsH89krkox_xPWFmetIMEStKzUfYPUZWhiUPZA7WjpDztvZAHHHm3Q3y_2zEI2wdVKzAA/s320/chase+underwater+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWKenGjB_OuUdVKAO5oWmq9bfpBeebgRGdpDBW4d2NETv9w020NcnxntopuThCk9qvdmg9f__cmbPe9xFVPol6nexDr2-DSW22pwk_TiOM11Vzn-Wsb_DEKY0JyPX0kHig9iUjw/s1600-h/bldg+st+martin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290979219412082546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWKenGjB_OuUdVKAO5oWmq9bfpBeebgRGdpDBW4d2NETv9w020NcnxntopuThCk9qvdmg9f__cmbPe9xFVPol6nexDr2-DSW22pwk_TiOM11Vzn-Wsb_DEKY0JyPX0kHig9iUjw/s320/bldg+st+martin.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Daydreaming a bit about the sunshine....the vacation....as my life is stressful again. What's new. Not many of the other pictures turned out...as it was an underwater camera. Here's a few. One of my son underwater....and a building in St. Martin though the pic is way too light. A pic of a street in st. thomas.....there's me in the little sun dress. Ha! Just kidding. Some pictures of the inside of the ship....had a little mini mall in there; my son in dreadlocks and the local wildlife. They aren't that great but thought I would share.</div><div> </div><div>I'm back to the stress of life with school and working/interning. I'm finding it hard as there is a big learning curve learning all the different aspects of the hospital from xraying the ER patients, the out-patients, the stretcher/wheelchair patients, the babies, the critical care patients and using the portable xray machines. Soon I will go into surgery and see what that's like. What is hard is learning all the different machines/rooms and the procedures. I feel like I had it down at my last clinic and now all the rules have changed and I'm the newbie again. I know I will get the hang of it soon enough and will learn a lot. There are a lot more employess too and a lot more personalities.</div><div> </div><div>I hope you all are well and thanks for commenting. I hope to visit all your blogs soon!</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-82305418077726140002009-01-03T10:11:00.000-08:002009-01-04T14:07:27.043-08:00Aruba, bahama....come on pretty mamaYeah, we're back! I wanted to stay longer....I could get used to the jet set life. We actually started the cruise in Puerto Rico and here's some photos of the beach and the older section of the town. Reminded me a bit of Miami.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WBzriRTjs9sXpaT-ba4f9sbXfvs2BoqqPOCwgEIaItEx6KvQX5dQ0Z7vS4NvD9-nKW9OP3CD7TWBmortPBUdxD3l_BFlnYut4MzfmpibkqmxSMiEDFp1G7wTOLaSE2A5uw1gPg/s1600-h/puerto+rico+beach.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287133802616918626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1WBzriRTjs9sXpaT-ba4f9sbXfvs2BoqqPOCwgEIaItEx6KvQX5dQ0Z7vS4NvD9-nKW9OP3CD7TWBmortPBUdxD3l_BFlnYut4MzfmpibkqmxSMiEDFp1G7wTOLaSE2A5uw1gPg/s320/puerto+rico+beach.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ws748iHMd8uKdbbHH7L5cE5vHOSNY8LECBlHkrK2d3IAFJ2cj6T46fR0qr57OfsVSnLxOe1RWucPEyXHkSUB_8IWIx9zkN8asO2dtzEBv1kCXw98D4xRSsOmmsLXBYRfYEKaOw/s1600-h/old+p+rico.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287133790762850674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ws748iHMd8uKdbbHH7L5cE5vHOSNY8LECBlHkrK2d3IAFJ2cj6T46fR0qr57OfsVSnLxOe1RWucPEyXHkSUB_8IWIx9zkN8asO2dtzEBv1kCXw98D4xRSsOmmsLXBYRfYEKaOw/s320/old+p+rico.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>We then cruised down to Aruba, Curacao, St. Martin and St. Thomas along with some days just at sea. Here's some pics. That weird pink building is in Aruba and the hillside shot with the cruise boat in sight is of St. Thomas. I think it was the prettiest harbor. The close up city view is Curacao and the other distant one is St. Martin. Also, here's a pic of my neice doing parasailing and I tried it also and it was great though it was blowing like a son of a gun and felt a little seasick as the parachute was up, down and all around.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJv2bZvYx_iye5QEE64WpnYE4KfcIpyqDbksMr-4kvKeLbn7CtNK2jDen9QnVmpNgylUmbAh-uerzdKAclq13WBurt5BioO9mhRc5Toln_MrMCCfnvBozU3DT5Lk76PeNGU6dPA/s1600-h/st+thomas+hill.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287134447956000370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJv2bZvYx_iye5QEE64WpnYE4KfcIpyqDbksMr-4kvKeLbn7CtNK2jDen9QnVmpNgylUmbAh-uerzdKAclq13WBurt5BioO9mhRc5Toln_MrMCCfnvBozU3DT5Lk76PeNGU6dPA/s320/st+thomas+hill.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM7wegoaifj4qAyjjU8-rMjPrqqP1GRiOn6-ABbuSSEv9Jpxak2sYmy3Z6vcmH6eurucNgbdxQJrgGoLFp6TbuwsuNCK8VCbVrG-2z70svUJTilTvfYaj2fZSWzvRm8L8nu2H0Q/s1600-h/st+martin.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287134445000961778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM7wegoaifj4qAyjjU8-rMjPrqqP1GRiOn6-ABbuSSEv9Jpxak2sYmy3Z6vcmH6eurucNgbdxQJrgGoLFp6TbuwsuNCK8VCbVrG-2z70svUJTilTvfYaj2fZSWzvRm8L8nu2H0Q/s320/st+martin.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddOm7143rIXZ9KBJO54y3eaIfiM9ZbRfsFBOd83WhRAXg3fuyk-AA6yOf7sy64l_ixmWkdlCPgjl01BTgECmNx-QY9KE94PLw-rM4VkbWQSdswZA4kYWXt_Hf_FHiIb8Y3Fg57g/s1600-h/curacao.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287134433887250674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddOm7143rIXZ9KBJO54y3eaIfiM9ZbRfsFBOd83WhRAXg3fuyk-AA6yOf7sy64l_ixmWkdlCPgjl01BTgECmNx-QY9KE94PLw-rM4VkbWQSdswZA4kYWXt_Hf_FHiIb8Y3Fg57g/s320/curacao.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVNPsVu8Nk25LNH1a2h2gW_cEv3s58vS_ysrbgL6ul89QNsz8GHJxg-9wkyiVmUPeQGdAnMH3mY0UOUjJCoqq9Xtu6Zg0oULQcXVSrVVRyZxZnJp_jwAYNSwixzr9I3w27113hg/s1600-h/parasailing.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287134432092940338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVNPsVu8Nk25LNH1a2h2gW_cEv3s58vS_ysrbgL6ul89QNsz8GHJxg-9wkyiVmUPeQGdAnMH3mY0UOUjJCoqq9Xtu6Zg0oULQcXVSrVVRyZxZnJp_jwAYNSwixzr9I3w27113hg/s320/parasailing.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Qg33hsYJmvlGj0XNHh9RhrJVKLiDmtokAWHnICiJoW2KPnkaxH1ugwchsmjuMNSGL9PuInsuR-4jpc6yqu-COIqf3cb00jKQ4c1n2islGaG4e-fGJuqR3F0bdGnxfgXJOuLkvw/s1600-h/aruba+pink+bldg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287134421001281250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Qg33hsYJmvlGj0XNHh9RhrJVKLiDmtokAWHnICiJoW2KPnkaxH1ugwchsmjuMNSGL9PuInsuR-4jpc6yqu-COIqf3cb00jKQ4c1n2islGaG4e-fGJuqR3F0bdGnxfgXJOuLkvw/s320/aruba+pink+bldg.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I got to go scuba diving in Curacao and in St. Thomas and it was pretty good. I didn't realize how much I missed diving and felt so happy and at peace on those days. God, I miss that feeling and of course, it didn't help to get away from the stress of life. Ahhhh, if only I was wealthy I would visit a lot.<br /><br />There was lots of shopping to do and great deals on buying jewelry in the island and I wanted some bad in St. Martin! I wanted this sapphire ring with diamonds. I used to have one that was lost or stolen...anyway I decided I couldn't afford it and am kicking myself a bit but oh well. We only bought a few cheap souvenirs but the memories and pictures will last a lifetime.<br /><br />The ship was amazing, it was the Royal Caribbean, Adventure of the Seas. It was huge. The only thing I don't like is crowds and you can't avoid that on a boat. We had some awesome food and enjoyed the nightly shows. Saw a guy named El Gaucho and the Nelson brothers (son's of the late Ricky Nelson) and they were good.<br /><br />I have more pics to develop so will share those later if there are any good ones. I'm just taking a breather before I start back to work and school on Monday. Hope you all are doing good and talk to ya soon. </div>angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-3351314996006548622008-12-18T15:32:00.000-08:002008-12-18T15:48:16.837-08:00Happy Holidays<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtj9oC8Sv7amCDY6pMvIqQNLMM1af7RBQJH8tObg_zQ3v8T1bGrRL0aeAoqpfd7zKeIH42NjmlEbmdSatbJCq5Gh4KZQQla8lVt_HrJ0PF-_6WiaiRwr-rl_1zkqdieRIaiz8bpA/s1600-h/xmas+tree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281278098310969090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtj9oC8Sv7amCDY6pMvIqQNLMM1af7RBQJH8tObg_zQ3v8T1bGrRL0aeAoqpfd7zKeIH42NjmlEbmdSatbJCq5Gh4KZQQla8lVt_HrJ0PF-_6WiaiRwr-rl_1zkqdieRIaiz8bpA/s320/xmas+tree.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div> </div><div>Wanted to wish everyone a <span style="color:#33ccff;">Happy Holidays</span> with your loved ones! Here's a picture of our tree. I wasn't sure if we were getting one due to going out of town but we decided to anyway as my son loves all the christmassy stuff.</div><br /><div></div><div>We are off on our trip tomorrow night for that cruise! I can't wait to have a warm Christmas. The only problem is that we have been having SNOW for the last few days so I hope that doesn't cause us troubles flying. We usually have mild winters and not much snow so this year is shaping up to be quite different. Here's a pic of the snow out back of my house.</div><div> </div>We are going to open presents early tonight....I think...as we don't want to be hauling many gifts on the trip. I don't think I have many readers left as I haven't been blogging much the last few months but if you're stopping by....say hi. I'll check back in with you all when I get back from vacation.<br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylBR81u0gXLleO4yKWDRnQS_Hn0wZNrXudSORRVbvMGWTDhAWIj7ZAZrF0wNNB6VNvMGtwp1-NcMKyNK33sJmvv2IuhRQHLC9hh9i6GRxfbsnkSWd0GaU2rSuQN2iIN7aUUMPMQ/s1600-h/snow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281280194934445794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylBR81u0gXLleO4yKWDRnQS_Hn0wZNrXudSORRVbvMGWTDhAWIj7ZAZrF0wNNB6VNvMGtwp1-NcMKyNK33sJmvv2IuhRQHLC9hh9i6GRxfbsnkSWd0GaU2rSuQN2iIN7aUUMPMQ/s320/snow.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div></div>angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-79017945957137346492008-12-11T17:28:00.000-08:002008-12-11T17:38:30.467-08:00Survived the week!!!I survived finals week! Yes!!!!! Happy, happy, joy, joy. I think I got A's on all my finals tests....not sure about one of them as I won't get it back. For the class grades, I think I'm getting mostly A's and prob. one B but we'll see what happens when they post them next week.<br /><br />For the comment from Spider/Ironman.....if I'm done with school yet....no, unfortunately not. Just a winter break. I have to take classes till June and then intership in the summer and be done in mid August. Then the big test I will have to study for to pass the boards....to get my license to be a radiology tech. We already kind of have started studying for this big test and it's an ongong thing.<br /><br />We finished today and went out to breakfast with a lot of the other classmates...so it was fun. Would have been funner to have a party but that will come later. We have a conference in April in Wenatchee (in Wash state.) so that should be fun. People are already talking of the partying that will be going on. I'm sure there will be. There is quite the age gap from 21-50 year olds, so it should be interesting.<br /><br />Now....I can get back to concentrating on my family and getting ready for xmas. We are going away this year but I'm still getting a little tree and have gifts to buy. I'm excited to have time to myself too. What will I do with myself? ha! It's back to the gym here soon, to the hairdresser. to the mall, etc. I need to get another outfit for the cruise as my mom wants us to dress up some nights. uggghhh. I'm just not that happy getting new clothes....I mean with this body. ha.<br /><br />We are going out to dinner to celebrate the end of the quarter. Just some pizza or something but will be good to get out. Hope you are all doing well and I will make the blog rounds here soon!angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-24864276797198752312008-12-08T23:39:00.000-08:002008-12-08T23:43:11.053-08:00Finals weekSorry, bad blogger but I haven't had much time due to school. It's the dreaded finals week and I am up late studying for exams. It'll be over by Thursday and then I can have some much needed time off.<br /><br />We had a nice Thanksgiving with family and most of my other time has been spent on school projects and presentations/papers. Oh, my exciting life as of late. Since we will be away at Christmas I'm trying decide on getting a tree. I know my boy would like it so maybe we'll get a small one and decorate a bit at the end of the week. I haven't even started shopping!!! We are cutting down this year so I don't have as much to get but it makes me nervous that I haven't started yet. I can't seem to get into the xmas mood and I have to get this week over first. At least we aren't getting as much for the extended family as we are going on that cruise.<br /><br />I'll come by and visit your blogs later in the week when I can come up for air! Hope you are all doing well.angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-72903955795596510642008-11-23T13:43:00.000-08:002008-11-24T19:39:16.430-08:00Tired of it allTired of it all! This is a comment I keep hearing from my hubby about his work at the moment. And I was thinking....this has been my mindset lately too. The school is tiring, the work is tiring, and there is not many moments of happiness as of late. I think winter bums me out too here in Wash. we get lots of gray skies.....you know what do they call it.....SAD disorder. I think I've just been too busy and not really enjoying life as much....it's just what I have to go through at the moment.<br /><br />And of course, one of the things that brings me down is my weight and lack of controlling it. I was just making the rounds of blog of what I can fit in with this darn school schedule and studying and as I go to the weight loss bloggers I realize that I really have not been a wt loss blogger in a long, long time. But, I am still really unhappy with my weight. I've used stress and school and no time as a excuse to not try anymore, just keep the status quo and not gain. It just is so much easier to do. But, I'm tired of the nagging thoughts daily about how I look in these jeans, and who I have to see that hasn't seen me in a while and what they think of me at my larger size. I went to see some friends Friday night and I hate being one of the largest in the room. A few of my friends are skinny and happy and looking so good....and I think, where did I take a wrong turn. When did I let life's downs or just boredom cause me to soothe myself with food. The emotional eater.....that is me. I'm not talking huge quantities of food....just some of the wrong foods and over time it all adds up. How did I equate eating with joy. Where did my joy go? Sure, I have moments with my family and I feel happy but I'm not happy with myself. And if you are not happy with yourself.....are you really loving yourself? I don't know....just pondering things today and didn't get all the sleep I need. Things to think about....thinking I need to retry the healthy living thing and get back with the exercise.....This vacation is just around the corner and I'm tired of not wanting to get in my swimsuit! yuck, yuck but I do it anyway.<br /><br />It should be a wakeup call to get put on blood pressure meds. My BP isn't really that high and I was prob. on the meds six months and lately I've been getting these bad night sweats where you wake up and just start sweating. So first though is, early menopause. Naw!!! too young for that. Then, I thought, it's the darn BP meds. So I went off of them and presto, no more sweats. I shouldn't have gone cold turkey but I feel like the side effects outweigh the meds. So, I'm monitoring the BP and will decide if I need to try another. Yeah, should be a big wakeup call for me to lose weight once and for all. I want to be around a long time for my family!<br /><br />Tell me how you are all doing out in there in blogland! I haven't had much time and what time I do have I'm trying to spend with my family. Looking forward to Thanksgiving and being with extended family here soon and a short respite from school.angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-56871770059714609652008-11-13T20:30:00.001-08:002008-11-13T20:39:19.537-08:00dreaming of christmas<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8dMvsNNZKKHplWIqDIjP8b0UPifvzEflvqEqlrFoo00KnVdxqG1OuMmPmCMUHnF4HATkkpP73rkHEO0bQENG04iArH0XlnlNFMOgBnFzRylGlkKTMpjM4_e1NNbUZHQvhDY7dA/s1600-h/sunset.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268366225378894082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 57px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 57px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv8dMvsNNZKKHplWIqDIjP8b0UPifvzEflvqEqlrFoo00KnVdxqG1OuMmPmCMUHnF4HATkkpP73rkHEO0bQENG04iArH0XlnlNFMOgBnFzRylGlkKTMpjM4_e1NNbUZHQvhDY7dA/s320/sunset.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xot3VDZFUPpmOX_Fv44DKsdLlsOKeasp0eWMwU8aKw6sjEaUuZvzXVXK6GZJW12tyN7hPHRoN39XcCPOTL_xULsaLHPhDdNepxVBH2V3Y5KZxZVoZhSbGTBTAZ5Iu4UkpKbG1w/s1600-h/ship.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268366219045278722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 137px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 71px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-xot3VDZFUPpmOX_Fv44DKsdLlsOKeasp0eWMwU8aKw6sjEaUuZvzXVXK6GZJW12tyN7hPHRoN39XcCPOTL_xULsaLHPhDdNepxVBH2V3Y5KZxZVoZhSbGTBTAZ5Iu4UkpKbG1w/s320/ship.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tBnXFBymbBCV7siyi4Ub2d7apPEuTN3KoPyyQ6eDprstiyjiVQZ491BJWit_MEotyBf2kV0TlrFfJ7fpwuQY9N5mqa3Bwh63d0KvyUBB4DBWwCKek3ngbq7wQjwIwdssp0Fhzg/s1600-h/sea+life.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268366219333480546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 57px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 57px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_tBnXFBymbBCV7siyi4Ub2d7apPEuTN3KoPyyQ6eDprstiyjiVQZ491BJWit_MEotyBf2kV0TlrFfJ7fpwuQY9N5mqa3Bwh63d0KvyUBB4DBWwCKek3ngbq7wQjwIwdssp0Fhzg/s320/sea+life.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div>Dreaming of Christmas.....cause this is where I will be for xmas this year. I didn't know for sure if we were going the caribbean due to the economic situation but we've been planning this thing for over a year now, so it's a go. The whole family is going....parents, sisters and their families. You can't believe how much I'm looking forward to this. We are going on the southern route and damn right I will be taking lots of photos!! I hope I'm able to do some scuba but we'll see what happens. The only thing I don't have is some nicer clothes as we have to dress up from time to time for dinner. Not really my thing.....but everyone else is going to I suppose.</div><div></div><div>It's one of the very few things that is keeping me going on these last few weeks and feeling a bit down as I'm getting burned out from school and work. There is light at the end of the tunnel. This will be so awesome to have a warm Christmas now that the weather is cold here.</div><div></div><div>Other than that, not much happening but having homework, tests, papers and the like. We also have to do a group project in one of my classes where we do a skit or game show. So not looking forward to that! Also, looking forward to getting together with old friends in Seattle area next weekend. It's been a long time for a girls night out.</div><div></div><div>I'll get around to blogs here soon......seems like I never have enough time to be a part of the blogworld lately and I miss it sometimes. Hope you are all doing well!</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31145842.post-24284122519844982982008-11-01T22:20:00.000-07:002008-11-02T10:43:51.587-08:00Sorry, been busySorry I haven't been around blogland much at all. Miss you guys though!!! It is this school, this has become my most challenging quarter, I think. I just had to put my nose to the grindstone and get all the papers and presentations done and that doesn't leave me much time for play or for blogging. Yeah, I know you are all right....I need to stick this radiology thing out and get my degree. They push me to the edge and I can't say I'm happy these days...but I know I will get through it. I do have a lot of inner strength and these wenches (ha teachers) can't take that away from me. One step at a time and try to smile while gritting my teeth.<br /><br />I did have fun at our mini high school reunion and got to see some old friends as well as the old boyfriends, ha! I am still friends with the exes. Not that we socialize much but if we see each other we always have something to say. We had about 70 people show up....think we had about 300 plus grads.<br /><br />We had a good night of trick r treating last night.....my son was cute, he was a clone trooper from Star Wars and got tons of candy with some of his friends. I was surprised how many parents were out in their driveways handing out candy and some had just the candy out and tried to scare us. (here's his pic)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90JCIi4xt5f4y1-bDb6TergRb20Q7LbUy5ckjW_DU3YOZqLvfaSw65nIMToArcbOzu8tyPcCu_IXXs4am0OugmN6iaFIJwZRc4iiCjINkbb1-BkWel50yMh-sn6jc_rpb_nlI_g/s1600-h/clone+trooper.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263929453181278722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg90JCIi4xt5f4y1-bDb6TergRb20Q7LbUy5ckjW_DU3YOZqLvfaSw65nIMToArcbOzu8tyPcCu_IXXs4am0OugmN6iaFIJwZRc4iiCjINkbb1-BkWel50yMh-sn6jc_rpb_nlI_g/s320/clone+trooper.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Other than that, not much to say at the moment....gotta go spend some quality time with the hubby....think he's feeling neglected cause I'm always busy. Better give him some TLC.<br /><br />Hope to visit your blogs here soon. Take care and thanks for commenting.angelfish24http://www.blogger.com/profile/13444378218098178416noreply@blogger.com3