Thanksgiving weekend!

I hope everyone had a happy turkey day with your friends and family. I headed up once again to Ryan's home town for some relaxation and a lot of eating!!!!!!!!!!!! The day before turkey day, Ryan's mom and dad took us to the Leinenkugels brewery where I learned my new favorite beer is the fireside nut!!!! Yumm!!! On Thanksgiving day, we decided last minute to do a turkey trot for a local food pantry. It was a bit burrish and very hilley!!!!! But, it was a fun thing to do and feel good about helping a pantry. The next day we drove home for Melissa's 30th bday party. Her brothers planned a wonderful party at Barleycorn. It was so nice to dance and catch up and see everyone and welcome Melissa yet again to join most of us in our thirtieth year!!!!

Melissa opening her card.....

Great faces here!!

Kel, Aly, Nicole and Bec

TURKEY DAY

May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey plump,
May your potatoes and gravy Have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner Stay off your thighs!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

I have good news!! I got a new job. Some of you know I was interviewing for quite some time it feels like. I found 2 jobs that were really appealing to me. One was in the education department in the hospital and the other one was in the CV HART unit. I interviewed for both and was offered the cv hart job right away. The education department was going to make a decision this week. I knew in my gut that I really was excited about the cv hart job. So, after much discussion and a couple nights of tossing and turning...I decided to take myself out of the education job and accept CV hart. I am really excited and I feel like a big weight has been lifted. I will miss my friends at my current job as I have been there for almost 8 years now, but I feel it is time for me to move on. I need a change and I want to be happy to go to work. And do you know the best part?????????? NO WEEKENDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woo hoo....its like a dream :) Well, I may have to work a weekend every once in a blue moon so I really don't care. I will start the first week of December. It will be 3, 12 hour days like I have now. I will work in an outpatient setting and I will get patients right after surgery when they get pacemakers, stents, cardioversions, or other kinds of procedures. Quite a variety and we work very closely with the cardiologists and the cath lab. Lots of patient teaching which I love. The other job I would have no patient contact and I think I would miss that. I am not ready to give that up. So, I look forward to starting off 2009 with a new job. I will keep you posted!!!

20 days....

Yes, its been just about 20 days since I updated this blog and I am so sorry. It has been busy but I know that is no excuse. Ryan moved into his house so every day has been spent cleaning, painting, mowing, organizing, you name it. Now, all he needs is window treatments and the rest will come later...couches, stove, basement and a little decor. Ryan is very happy to finally be in a house again!! Soon, I will add pictures of the inside and then hopefully you can all come and visit!! This weekend Ryan said, "lets take a break from the house and enjoy the outside for a bit." I was very excited for that so we decided to go to Starved Rock. We were there last year about the same weekend. It was fall colors weekend so we tried to capture some good shots. We still saw a lot of green though. Which I don't mind cause I am not ready for winter. Here are a couple pics of this year and last.

This year, me in the cave

Last year, Ryan in the cave

This year, Ryan deep in thought, he did not know I took this

Fall colors!!!!!!!!!

This year

Last year at the same spot

I will hopefully be adding more things soon. And to those of you who are frequent blog adders....you rock and I wish I could more like you!!!!!

Go Bears Go!!! 24-20 Bears over Eagles

Thanks Bec...for the pics :) Ryan finally closed on his house and we are so excited!!! Lots of work to do, and lots of weeds to pull in the front as you can see....but its going to be a lot of fun !! I will post more pics when it looks like some one lives there. The appliances come in today!

Housewarming party to come down the road :) We registered at........ha ha just kidding !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY 30TH CAROLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Today is a special day because Carol Kagann Johnson turns 30! I have known Carol since the first grade at St. Scholastica.....a time when we would play boys chase girls, dodgeball, panther football, sleep overs, the movie girls just want to have fun, when carol pierced my ears with a needle and ice and when we used to dress up her rabbit in underwear....oh dont let me forget...we used to shake up 2 liters of pop in her kitchen and then open them up and run out of the room....what were we thinking...I have so many fond memories of Carol poo poo.....Carol, I even found a note you gave me about GERT. And I wont forget that I found the matza cracker!!!

Anyway....Carol's wonderful husband planned a surprise party for Carol this past Saturday...she had noooooooo clue. There is a mexican restaurant across the street from their place that has a really nice patio. So, we were all up there looking over when Ted and Carol were leaving for what Carol thought was a steak dinner....Ted had ran 20 miles that day for the marathon and deserved a steak!!!! So, off they went and to Carol's surprise...she walked out...Corey yelled..."Hey Carol".....the look on her face was priceless. And then the party began....it was soooooo fun...I laughed so hard.....and Carol ended the night in a bang....literally....she fell in the tub and the shower curtain and rod fell on her tooo.....I think its my fault....sorry Carol.....I had such a blast!!!!!!!!!!!! HAPPY 30 TH GIRL.....YOU ROCK!!!!!

When she walked out and looked up...had to look away....

Walking over....

And when she saw all the guests

Even Hendrix was in attendance!!!!!!

Marina (my roo), Liz, Thu and myself

we are all looking at different camaras, can you tell?

Me and Ry guy.....