ITS HERE!!

I'm so happy it finally snowed! We got about 3 + inches today and supposed to have more tonight. Of course nurses never get snow days but I enjoyed it none the less. It was a crazy day at work, but I did enjoy a cup of cocoa while I zoomed through my charting. Tasted just like my grama used to make it!
And on another note, I've picked out a name for my Etsy shop - Leona Lane. Thats the dirt road my grama lives on, so many wonderful memories there, and she is where I got my love of old things and little treasures. But she also taught me that people are more important than things... wise words to live by. Love you Grams!

Kitchen Pictures... Finally

I realize that it has taken me so long to post these pictures that most of you have probably already seen my kitchen in person. Oops. Well, here they are. To have both good lighting and have everything clean just wasn't happening, so finally just settled for some night shots. Anyways, I'm really happy with how the color turned out and I think Joe likes it too! We may try to make some sort of backsplash behind the stove but otherwise we're pretty much done with any changes in here.









Kitchen tour complete!

Thirty Before Thirty

Today, Jenn and I decided it would be fun to write thirty before thirty lists. Here goes...

1. Try paddle boarding

2. Go to Europe

3. Learn to use manual mode on my camera

4. See the Eiffel Tower

5. Have pictures taken of us

6. Make my nurse III

7. Finish reading the Bible

8. Be able to run 3 miles

9. Make cake pops

10. Get a manicure

11. Have a kid (yikes...)

12. XC Skiing 4x or more

13. Get my CCRN 

14. Make Pickles

15.Open an Etsy store

16. Go to Vermont in the fall

17. Grocery shop at a farmers market

18. Ride my bike to work

19. Read all the Tintin books

20. Read a classic novel

21. Get a set of scrubs I actually like

22. Sew something cool, maybe a quilt

23. Try a new haircut

24. Learn to play a song on the piano

25. Buy a pair of leather boots

26. Donate to a charity

27. Read a ministry book

28. Eat less processed food

29. Get another pet (open ended... could be a dog, chicken, cat...)

30. Make something with an old shutter 

Melrose Market

Melrose Market is one of my new Seattle favs. I'm sure I've raved about Sitka and Spruce before, they make the best food ever - hands down. We stopped by the market on the way out of Seattle and had lunch at Homegrown, a little cafe there. The sandwiches were delicious and they even had gluten free bread that Jenn tried. I had the roasted beet and goat cheese sandwich, which was amazing! Enough chatter, here's some pics. I've been messing around with manual mode, so sorry about all the wacky exposures :)

Welcome 2012

Well 2012 is off to a fairly good start. For one, I got the weekend off, which is always nice. And, I got to spend it with good friends and family. This morning, Joe and I went on a coffee and crepe date, yummy! I also won our little bet today, so we're going to one of my favorite spots tomorrow.  Practiced using my camera in manual mode today too. Some random pictures from today...


And yes, that is a clear sky above!

A couple new years resolutions:
- Go cross country skiing (at least 4 more times).
- Finish the chapter a day reading schedule of the New Testament.
- Get my CCRN certification, Finally. (this has been a resolution before that didn't go very far...)
- Make some things inspired by my multitude of pins on Pinterest.
- Work on my photography "skillz"