Halloween 2011

My first year to hand out candy!

Morgan and a group of her friends hit the streets to trick or treat!

 Hope (Goth girl), Dane (Justin Beiber), Kelby (Minnie Mouse), Morgan (Minnie Mouse)

Beau at his look out point caught up in the webbing. He scarred the trick or treaters away so he ended up having to spend the rest of the night in the bedroom :( Next year we will disguise him and dress him like a cat, hehe.

Just a Brief Update

Morgan has been playing tennis through school and had her first doubles match the other weekend. They lost both matches but had fun nonetheless. Morgan has never played tennis before and seems to be enjoying herself. She did well on her first report card of the year. I am overally ecstatic with this. She continues to talk positive about school and has many friends. Luckily, I have a good phone plan.

I had my annual evaluation at work recently and all went well.

I couldn't ask for a better Boss to work for or better Unit to be working on. I am truly grateful! My co-workers are the best team mates one could ask for, reliable and playful. Along with all the seriousness we must deal with in the ICU we have a litte down time as well.

 One night a prosthesis leg was placed lying 1/2 in a pt's room. One cannot begin to imagine the array of reactions displayed by fellow RN's and Residents. Oh my! Those naughty ICU Nurses!

I have begun to slowly open the books to study for my CCRN (Critical Care Register Nurse). It will be a test similiar to the NCLEX so I think this is one reason why I have been dragging my heels. The other is every time I open the book I feel as though I need more time working on the Unit to understand the book . My co-workers assure me they all felt the same and to dive in. No time like the present. So once again I will be studying, ugghhh!

Just another...

First Homecoming

Morgan experienced her first Homecoming :) She recently began dating a young man named Jakob.  He is a pleasant and polite boy. As a bonus I work with his Mom and I am comfortable knowing that he comes from a good home. Morgan and her friend Hope were picked up by Jakob and his father and the 3 of them went off the High School football game together and met up with friends. I do not have pictures of Jakob and Morgan. The Dad did not bring his camera and both Amy and I were both at work exchanging report on patients. Sadly their team lost. Nonetheless the kids had a blast. That is all that matters anyhow. Amy, Jakobs Mother made a beautiful mum for Morgan. It was nearly as big as she is. She is getting so mature, it is scary. I am begining to realize that she is not my baby anymore.

Morgan and Hope

The Mum

Jakob...the new boy in Morgan's life

Raider Pride

Eric treated myself and our girls to the first Tech game of season and a fabulous family outing. Eric, his eldest daughter, Morgan and I headed out to see our first Red Raider game up close and personal. What started out to be a hot and miserable West Texas afternoon soon turned into a stormy and predictibly dusty afternoon. Despite the crazy weather we all had fun and Tech won over Texas University! I am looking forward to attending another game soon.

                                                       

                                                       

After the 51,000+ crowd of people dispersed and made there way out of the stadium we lagged behind and caught a glimpse of the Raider band fooling around playing for the opposing teams' band and the few spectators left.

Celebrating the New Shiny Car

So the big hunt for the perfect car, or least close to perfect that is affordable on a new graduate income has finally come to an end. The running all over town and haggling over price and ammenties was a pain. Without the great advice and guidance from family and friends I'd probably have over paid and settled on the first car that came my way.

Luckily I wasn't greeted by this:

And I didn't get anything too fancy like this:

 However, I did manage to find a beautiful car that is both sexy and economically efficient:

The 2010 Toyota Camera

Life if good :D

The Great Pick Up

My Co-pilot to Albuquerque...

  

along the longest road ever made by man.

We finally make it to our destination, Sheraton Hotel 6 long, bored, hot hours later. Lambeau took his first elevator ride...and was scared. Lambeau patiently looks out the window, watching and waiting to see his "girl". Then he decided it best to take a nap until she arrived. Nathan came along for the ride and it was great to see him. We ate dinner together and the kids went for a quick swim. Nate and I were able to spend some Mom and Son time together as we stayed up late watching movies and laughing. We miss him bunches out here in W. Texas. Morning came too soon and all our goodbyes were said. I tried to convince Nate to come back with us but he stands firm on his answer, "no thank you Mom".

Me and Morgan head out for the long journey back home to the Lone Star State.

We made a few stops along the way...like Santa Rosa NM.

Home of the "blue hole". People were scuba diving in it. It is said to be greater than 80 feet deep.

 Then we drove through town and found this beautiful Catholic Church with Mother Mary hanging out front.

On our way out of town we stumbled upon this old cemetery.

Next stop is Fort Sumner, NM. Home of the "Real" gravesite of Billy the Kid. He and his buddies are buried in an old graveyard. Morgan took pictures of headstones from the late 1800's.

And how did we know we crossed State lines into Texas?

Yep, John Deere....

 And Longhorns.....

And Buffalo?

 Weird! Well welcome home Morgan! Glad to have ya back :)