A Year In Review!

Another year has come and (almost) gone!

I keep thinking Where did 2010 go?!?!

It was a great year all in all....times of excitement and of course sadness...here are some pictures from 2010!

December to January!

Snowy December 26th! When has NC had this much snow in December?!?

Peter and I at Liz and Juan's rehearsal dinner!

Wedding weekend- @ the Chapel Hill Christmas parade

Peter and I @ Liz's wedding! I love this picture!!!

Decorated my 1st Gingerbread House with the help of Liz, Kyla and Emily!

All the girls together for Liz's bachelorette weekend!

Liz's bridal shower!

Peter and I at the Washington Nationals baseball game!

Me suffering through the UNE Medical Biochemistry DVD's

ERHS C/O 2002 all together for Mark and Allison's wedding!

Liz, Juan and I all together to watch the World Cup!

Durham Bulls baseball game

Liz, Katherine and I @ BeerFest in Raleigh

What else do you do on a Saturday? Go play Putt Putt!

My sweetie Smokey went to kitty heaven...he spent 13 amazing years with me!

Josh, Melissa and I doing a 5K for Lillie

Allison, Andrea, Me and Ciji at Andrea's engagement party!

I tried out curling!

Spent many days in Old Town Alexandria

What a year!!!!

SNOW!

I can't remember having this much snow THIS early in the winter!!! LOVE IT!

Plowing Harris Teeter parking lot!

Harris Teeter may not have cashiers...but they do have BREAD!

Untouched snow!!! Beautiful!

Snowy Christmas tree!

Meadowmont apartments....so pretty!

Twas the Night Before Christmas- Nursing!

To all my nurse friends....I thought this was cute!!!

Merry Christmas!!!

Twas the Night Before Christmas -A Nursing Version

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the floor

Lasix was given, filling foleys galore.

Stockings were worn to prevent emboli,

they came in two sizes, knee and thigh high.

The patients were nestled half-@$$ed in their beds,

while visions of stool softeners danced in their heads.

We in our scrubs, and they in their gowns,

Fashion created to hide extra pounds.

When down in the ER it became such a zoo,

they called with admissions for me and you.

They're coming, they're going, and they're all looking the same.

My patience for patients is starting to wane.

Now call lights are ringing, the patient 400 pounds,

says "Didnt get my pericare, send my nurse now".

And now delegation seems the best plan,

We try to send others, for the needs of this man.

When what to my wondering eyes should appear,

But Santa himself and 8 tiny reindeer.

Hey says he comes from Central Supply.

To bring us LR, NS, & D5.

The doctors then scribbled what no one could read.

Orders on patients, to measure their pee.

We try to decipher illegible words,

orders for patients, to guaiac their turds.

The new shift arriving, our day is now through,

How did stool & emesis get in my shoe?

We give them report and pass on the facts,

and tell them of duoderm lining the cracks.

And the nurses exclaim as they limp out of sight,

"Ativan to all, and to all a good night".

Liz and Juan's wedding!

December 11, 2010 my bestie Liz and her love Juan tied the knot!

After many many month of planning the weekend finally arrived! The girls started off Friday at noon getting our nails done! After nails was the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner! I'm missing pictures from the rehearsal dinner...but it was amazing! Lots of Colombia food- empanadas!!! Yummy!

Saturday, we went and got our hair done! It was off and on raining during the day...which the pastor said meant FERTILITY! Watch Out!

After a few tears were shed during the ceremony, it was time to PARTY! The reception was held at The Franklin in Chapel Hill. It was gorgeous!!!

Chocolate cake-delicious! Notice Lukas and Bino on the side!!!

I caught the bouquet and Ben Falk caught the garter! Here is our "first dance"!

After the reception, the newlyweds road away in the pedicab. Juan being such a avid cycler, this only seemed appropriate!!!

LOVE!!!

Christmas Hat!

My lovely model and roomie Kyla!

Side shot...gotta love the pom pom on top!!!

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/L0104AD.html

SNOW!

A few pictures of the snowy December 4th day in Chapel Hill, NC....

Pretty garland and Christmas lights outside on the deck

Undisturbed snow!

Snowing pond

Gingerbread Village!

Emily, Liz and Kyla

Emily, Jancie, Kyla

Emily, Kyla, Liz and I got together Friday night and made a Gingerbread Village! The kit came with five houses- a Chalet, Santa's workshop, Candy Shop, Toy Shop, and a Bakery!

It was a lot of fun to decorate the little village!!!

Of course...there was some Champagne in the mix!

Lots of icing...M&M's....Twizzlers....Sweet Tarts....Marshmallows...Herseys.....Cinnamons....

Liz sipping on some Apple Cider while Kyla and Emily went to work!

Kyla's Chalet and snowman!

Emily hard at work!

Emily's Toy Shop!

ALL DONE!!!!!

Lots of fun! This was my first time decorating Gingerbread Houses....how in 26 years this is a first I don't know....this should be a tradition for now on!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Youtube!

Amazing talent!!!

Verdict!

Tried the Chobani yogurt this AM in my smoothie....couldn't tell a difference! Almost double the protein!

Smoothie-

1 bannana

1/2 cup strawberries

1/2 cup OJ

handful spinach

1/2 cup yogurt

BLEND! ENJOY!

Branching out...

My whole life I think I have judged food "by it's cover"...until last summer I couldn't bring myself to try guacamole....or this past summer spinach....and it turns out I love both of these green foods!

Each morning my breakfast normally consists of a smoothie with fruit, spinach, some yogurt and protein powder. I've always liked yogurt...but never could bring myself to try the greek yogurt. My co-workers love it and I'm going to try it!

I have always been a label reader while grocery shopping....and tonight I compared Stonyfield yogurt to the Chobani yogurt. Chobani has 13 more grams of protein than Stonyfield per 8oz! Wowzers!!

Since going to more of a vegetarian diet (I try anyway) I've been trying to find more ways to get protein! 1/2 cup of yogurt + 2 scoops of my protein powder in my smoothie would give me 27 grams of protein for breakfast! That's 27 grams out of 46 grams/day. Add some hummus, beans, veggies..TADAA!

Ok...I'm trying the Chobani in the AM!