i swear this dog sleeps in the most twisted and contorted positions.
7.21.2010
seriously?
how is this comfortable?
i swear this dog sleeps in the most twisted and contorted positions.
i swear this dog sleeps in the most twisted and contorted positions.
V-E-G-A-S
last week we got to spend a few days in one of our favorite cities. las vegas! this trip was especially fun because we got to do more touristy things than we usually do. my mom, sister, and her kids met us down there, so there was fun for the whole family.
4 glorious days of...
{after the show, my very mature husband wanted to take a picture with the naked lady statues in the back. man i love that guy}
oh, and not to leave out, we saw this little roadside fire on the way down. and i thought vegas was HOT.
4 glorious days of...
- lighting fireworks off on the indian reservation
- laying by the pool. swimming in the lazy river.
- walking the strip
- seeing shows {frank caliendo. very funny man}
{after the show, my very mature husband wanted to take a picture with the naked lady statues in the back. man i love that guy}
- eating fabulous meals. i didn't get a picture of our food, but if ever in vegas, eat at diego in the mgm grand. so yummy, i'm still full from it.
- and splurging on things that are much too expensive...see above pictures for steve's $8 glasses he bought at a gas station on the way to vegas. our dear puppy ate his $150 pair before we left. then my sunglasses i've had for 5 years broke while we were in las vegas, so we both got a new pair of overpriced oakleys :)
- and not to mention, seeing our good friends eric and jackie. we had a fabulous 3 hour meal of all you can eat sushi and managed to not get one picture of us. in fact, i didn't get a lot of pictures on this trip. busy having way too much fun.
oh, and not to leave out, we saw this little roadside fire on the way down. and i thought vegas was HOT.
navajo lake
a couple weeks ago, we took off for a short trip to one of our favorite places. navajo lake is a little gem outside of cedar breaks. beautiful scenery, good fishing, some good hikes nearby, and the camp sites are yummy. we went with steve's brother, ray, and 4 of his 5 kids. it felt so good to just get away and soak up some sun, lay in the hammock, and enjoy nature.
steve and i went here last year, and it is quickly becoming one of our favorite getaways. not to mention the dogs love it too.
{then a game of "keep away" would ensue}
{and it would end with marley getting the stick and bringing it back to me to throw again}
{turns out jack is quite the swimmer. and the ham. trying to get in all the pictures}
{he doesn't look so big when he's all wet}
{nothing better than spending an evening fishing on the lake...}
{turns out our 6 year old nephew caught the biggest fish of the trip}
{our sweet campsite. up against the hill by the trail head of a gorgeous hike that goes along the lake}
{view of the lake from the campsite}
{we had some visitors at dinnertime}
{goodbye navajo lake...until next time}
{and the pups slept all the way home}
steve and i went here last year, and it is quickly becoming one of our favorite getaways. not to mention the dogs love it too.
{cedar breaks in the background}
{marley is not a fan of water. so when we threw a stick out too far, he would walk until he couldn't touch, and wait for jack to swim out and get the stick}
{then a game of "keep away" would ensue}
{and it would end with marley getting the stick and bringing it back to me to throw again}
{turns out jack is quite the swimmer. and the ham. trying to get in all the pictures}
{he doesn't look so big when he's all wet}
{nothing better than spending an evening fishing on the lake...}
{turns out our 6 year old nephew caught the biggest fish of the trip}
{our sweet campsite. up against the hill by the trail head of a gorgeous hike that goes along the lake}
{view of the lake from the campsite}
{we had some visitors at dinnertime}
{goodbye navajo lake...until next time}
{and the pups slept all the way home}
6.25.2010
summer is in 'da house
Summer has arrived. as if the official first day of summer wasn't enough to mark it, perhaps the 95* heat is. either way, i'm stoked. not so much because i love the unnecessary heat it brings, but the sun and water are two of my favorite things, and now i can play in them for months!
steve and i have been super busy the last couple months with work. steve is in the middle of 11 days of work, including training. i have been picking up overtime here and there. we rented our house out and moved into my sister's basement the middle of may in hopes to save some moolah for the future. you know, to build our dream home and before those little rugrats come along. despite how busy we have been, we do have a few exciting trips planned for the summer.
navajo lake outside of cedar breaks. awesome fishing. we went there last year and can't wait to go again.
zions/st. george. just for one night, but hopefully we will get a hike or two in, and take in the scenery.
fabulous las vegas! enough said.
Lake Tahoe. Floating down the Truckee river and seeing an awesome car show. i'm stoked. i haven't ever seen tahoe without snow, so i can't wait.
Denver. Never been but excited to see a new city. and a prospective place to settle down?
And hopefully in the middle of all of these trips, a LOT of this...
HAPPY SUMMER EVERYONE!!!5.18.2010
never a boring day...well, not usually.
for those of you who are interested in what my job is like. or for those of you who work with me, you will appreciate this.
i work in the er at a level 1 trauma center. it's also a burn center and a stroke center. so we see it all. granted, it's in salt lake city, utah, so there is probably a lot we don't see because the good stuff is happening elsewhere, but still. we see a lot.
here are a few highlights of the patients i've seen lately...
day 1-trauma 1 where woman gets impaled through the chest with a 2x2.
day 2-26 year old guy with a blood alcohol level of 617 (.617). for those who don't know, the legal limit to drive is 80 (.08)somehow, dude was still conscious enough to try and climb out of bed.
also day 2-18 year old dude comes in puking his guts out. says he had no alcohol to drink but took a drink from someone he didn't know. we already know this kid is going somewhere in life. ps. day 2 was a friday night, if you couldn't tell.
day 3-woman gives birth to baby in her van outside the er entrance. mom goes to labor and delivery. baby is blue and not crying. rushed back to er and pinked up. went up to see mom a few minutes later.
also day 3-woman comes in with ischemic stroke (clot obstructing blood flow to her head). woman given clot busting medication. woman then hemorrhages into her head, causing a second stroke in 1 day. now that sucks.
and those are just the patients from 1 week. i didn't even mention the people on bikes who get hit by cars and come in with their femurs (yes, plural) sticking out, or those that burn themselves intentionally and accidentally catch their significant other on fire. or the good old patients who stick things where they don't belong and can't get them out. or dudes who take "enhancing" medications and then are too shy to come to the er until the only form of treatment is sticking large needles in places where needles don't belong, or better yet, surgery where there is a filet and i don't mean food.
and people say nurses hardly work because we get 4 days off a week. but trust me, we need that 4 days after 3 days like that.
i work in the er at a level 1 trauma center. it's also a burn center and a stroke center. so we see it all. granted, it's in salt lake city, utah, so there is probably a lot we don't see because the good stuff is happening elsewhere, but still. we see a lot.
here are a few highlights of the patients i've seen lately...
day 1-trauma 1 where woman gets impaled through the chest with a 2x2.
day 2-26 year old guy with a blood alcohol level of 617 (.617). for those who don't know, the legal limit to drive is 80 (.08)somehow, dude was still conscious enough to try and climb out of bed.
also day 2-18 year old dude comes in puking his guts out. says he had no alcohol to drink but took a drink from someone he didn't know. we already know this kid is going somewhere in life. ps. day 2 was a friday night, if you couldn't tell.
day 3-woman gives birth to baby in her van outside the er entrance. mom goes to labor and delivery. baby is blue and not crying. rushed back to er and pinked up. went up to see mom a few minutes later.
also day 3-woman comes in with ischemic stroke (clot obstructing blood flow to her head). woman given clot busting medication. woman then hemorrhages into her head, causing a second stroke in 1 day. now that sucks.
and those are just the patients from 1 week. i didn't even mention the people on bikes who get hit by cars and come in with their femurs (yes, plural) sticking out, or those that burn themselves intentionally and accidentally catch their significant other on fire. or the good old patients who stick things where they don't belong and can't get them out. or dudes who take "enhancing" medications and then are too shy to come to the er until the only form of treatment is sticking large needles in places where needles don't belong, or better yet, surgery where there is a filet and i don't mean food.
and people say nurses hardly work because we get 4 days off a week. but trust me, we need that 4 days after 3 days like that.
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