Turkey Time

Thanksgiving was alot of fun yesterday. It was the year Devry's brothers all went to their inlaws for thanksgiving, so it was just Devry's parents and us. We kept it pretty simple with turkey, gravy, rolls, potato stuffing and pie. Very yummy!! Then we spent the day watching football. It is suprising to me how much it has grown on me. I actually enjoy watching the games now. I have to ask about a million questions to understand what is going on, but I'm getting better.

I feel like Im getting some good experiences at work. Each time I work I feel more prepared to be off of orientation in January. I had one experience last week that I know I needed, but wish it didn't have to happen. A lady had lost her baby and she was far enough along that we had to induce labor so she could deliver the baby. It was really hard to watch this woman go through the pain and discomfort of labor, knowing that she wouldn't be able to take her baby home with her. Delivering the baby was hard, the other nurse and I just cried with the family. We were able to take the baby and get footprints and handprints. We put together a little memory box for the parents to take home, which they were so thankful for. This is definately the part of my job that is the hardest.

Daisy is not having puppies...at least not anymore. Devry came home one day and there was a 3rd dog in their pen.....yes it jumped the 5 foot fence..and was stuck in there. Knowing that Daisy was at her most fertile time, I called the vet to see what we could do. We decided to take his advise and take her in for a shot that would prevent her from getting pregnant. The downside to it was that if she was already pregnant with dash's puppies then she would lose them too.

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First off...Congratulations to Tim and Danizza Hymas, who got married yesterday! It was a beautiful wedding and reception.

- I have been picking up some extra shifts at work so we can afford christmas. I had picked up enough to afford Devry's present, so I started looking. I priced probably 300 tv's, and was somewhat discouraged, thinking I would have to work more just to afford it. Finally I went to Sears and found the PERFECT Tv for the PERFECT price. It is a 50 inch panasonic plasma TV. So I had Devry look at it to make sure it is what he wanted. He loved it and we bought it right there. I was planning on not letting him set it up until Christmas, but he insisted that it was pointless to let it sit in a box for a month and a half. He won. It is a great TV. I feel a little spoiled having such a nice TV...but I guess I worked hard for it right?

-I watched Twilight on Thursday night....well technically Friday morning. I went to the midnight premiere of the movie with Danizza and some of her friends for her bachelorette party. It was ok...but I was a little dissapointed. I think its hard to not be dissapointed in a movie that is from a book, especially when the book is so detailed, and the movie is crammed in 90 minutes. Some things about it were good, but other things weren't what I had imagined from the book. Hopefully they will have a bigger budget to make the next movie.

-Work is great! I start a night position on January 2. I get benefits from taking this position. I'm excited to have health insurance that might actually cover something!

- Devry is enjoying his new job. He is anxious to be able to be in the service department, but his boss in the lube bay thinks he is great. Its suprising how far showing up on time and actually doing your job with get you!

- I have struggled with my diet this past week. Ive still worked out regularily...but I didnt do so good on eating right. I didn't plan the week well and a lot of foods were missing from my house. I kept skipping my small meals...and then the next meal would come around and I would be so hungry I would eat things I shouldn't. What I have learned : I need to plan better and make sure I eat when I am supposed to otherwise I have a harder time sticking to the diet. I will do better next week.

Possibly Pregnant?

No I am not talking about me.......but I am talking about the other female in our house...Daisy. Devry texted me at work to let me know that Daisy was in heat. I texted him back to ask if he separated Daisy and Dash. His response... "No Dash is way to young to get her pregnant so there's nothing to worry about." I wasn't so sure and called the vet. Apparantly golden retrievers are usually fertile by 3-4 months. Well Dash is 5! I let Devry know, but neither one of us could go home to put them in separate pens till the evening. We do eventually want to breed them, but we were planning on it being next spring or summer. So we really don't know if she is pregnant....but I guess the possibility is there. Oh dear.

Its been a while since I posted anything! We have been so busy at work, it seems like I am called in every day. I finally have a weekend to get some things done.

Haloween came and went......since it really isn't a favorite holiday of mine I could have cared less really. Maybe I will like it more when I have kids to dress up or something. I worked that day, which was fun because everyone at work dressed up. I threw on my old lifeguard shirt and stuck some sunglasses on my head...same costume i've used the last 3 years.....very original. I was shocked at some of my co workers.....we had cat in the hat, thing 1 and thing 2, malifacent, witches, hippies, sincronized swimmers and many more. I loved seeing the pictures of our neice and nephews who dressed up as a robot, a cat, a boxer and superman. I am very proud to say that I made it through halloween and only had 2 cookies, one mini snickers bar and a handful of m&m's. I've been working at loosing some of the weight I gained from birth control (and being married to a twig who can eat whatever he wants, whenever he wants), and was very happy with myself at the end of the day because i didnt give into the temptation of eating tons of the candy and cookies and cakes people brought to work.

I finally talked Devry into helping me loose weight. It is a huge sacrifice for him because it means absolutely no junkfood in our house, and he cant eat in front of me after 6pm. I even have him eating vegetables! I did find out the other day that he buys junk food and puts it in his car to eat at work. I laughed at him for it...but I am just fine with that because I dont have to see it that way. He has been a great support and I am well on my way to reaching my goal. He even made me splurge and buy an eliptical. I have been running outside all summer, but the cold weather makes it hard for me to run. I was planning on waiting to get an eliptical for christmas, but when a local sports store had an unbelieveable sale, he pushed me to get one now. It has been great! I get home from work, and instead of being a lazy bum and sitting on the couch to watch TV, I make myself run on the eliptical. I do at least 30 minutes a day.. and then do situps and push ups. I can't believe how great I feel after I am done. I guess I forgot how much more energy exercising gives me. At first it was really hard to push myself, but once I got into the habit I feel like I am missing out if i dont run.

Besides working out more, I have been following a "diet" that my sister in law Rachelle introduced me to. Its called Michael Thurmond's six week body makeover. Its more of a lifestyle change than a "diet." Basically the program is designed around your individual body type, and chooses the foods that will help speed metabolizm. The best part about it...I don't get hungry. I Eat 5 times a day, with the right balance of carbs, protein and fruit and veggies so that my body gets what it needs. After I loose the weight I want, I can switch and do the "maintenance" diet, designed to keep you at the weight you want. Its been a lot easier then I expected, as long as I plan ahead. I find if i ever skip one of the meals, the next time I need to eat I am starving and have a harder time sticking to what I'm supposed to eat. If i plan right and have everything I need to follow the plan, I make it through the day without feeling hungry at all. I rarely crave junk or heavy carbs anymore. Im onto week number two, and although I have no idea if I have actually lost lbs, I am feeling so much better, so I know it is working. Check out the website to learn more about it! http://www.mybodymakeover.com/

Devry started his new job. They started him in the lube bay, where they change oil and stuff. It is where they usually start everyone. It has been going well for him. He didn't have to learn much, since he knew how to do everything already. His boss loves him because he actually shows up to work ontime and not hung over, and does his job. Apparantly people like him are hard to come by because he one of the only ones there like that.

I realized even more the other day how much I love my job. It was my 4th 12 hour shift in a row, and I had a patient that was induced at the beginning of my shift. I helped her through her labor all day, and she was finaly dilated to a 10 and pushing at 6pm, right when shift change is. The night nurse came in to take over for me, but there was no way I was leaving until she had her baby. It was so important to me that I see her through her delivery, that I didn't mind at all staying an extra hour to help her deliver and then get her comfortable afterwards. It wasn't even about the money anymore. I wanted to stay because I cared about my patient, and loved what I was doing. What a blessing it is to be in a career that I love, and even more that I was able to get into the position I want right away. How do people go to work everyday when they hate their job? I don't understand it, and dont feel like I ever will have to understand it because I love what I do.