In 5 minutes

I will be free to get into my freezing car and drive my tired ass home. I never update this thing b/c I only do it when I'm working and so then they are boring entries!

But I did get to go to Indiana this past Sunday for an interview and I got to see my friend, Jenny's adorable children! They made me a scrumptious dinner which I will attempt to recreate myself tomorrow and they let me hang out and play with them for a couple of hours. It was so fun. Kids are so refreshing. Her boy, Logan, is just a doll. He just has his own personality and it was so fun to see. Really made me wonder why we're waiting so long to have some of our own...but, then I went to my interview on Monday and remembered why. I want to take care of bald kids with cancer, so I might need to wait a couple more years before bringing a bouncing baby into the world. Interviews are going well by the way. With each one, I really feel like this is something I might actually get a chance to do. It's becoming more and more real. We'll see though. The match is a crazy, mixed up thing and I might not luck out. But apparantly, I've heard there are more positions than there are applicants, so this might work out to my favor in case I need to scramble(which God willing, I will not have to do!)

That's about it really. Interviewing, doing ER shifts, preparing for spring(the groundhog saw his shadow so it should be coming soon, I think!), trying to see people and have fun, and studying for my boards. I have a hellish week coming up in March where I take a call, take the boards, and then fly to Portland! Yikes!

Ok, my reliever is here. Off to bed!

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working....

again....trying not to fall asleep while i wait for blood gasses...love my job. have had one interview so far. loved it. have another one this week. i'm so excited. this could possibly happen for me! of course, it would mean moving which is scary and sad, but exhilarating all at the same time. we could be out of here for a couple of years--imagine all the people we would meet and the things we would do...

have been on 2 planes so far in 2007 which is probably my least favorite thing to do. and have about five more plane trips planned. i'm going to need some sedation at the end of all this...

bear game sunday--have you heard???!!! ;) to celebrate, i will sing what i know of the bear fight song

bear down, chicago bears; you've got to fight for your right to victory. Bear down, chicago bears. put up a fight with a might so fearlessly. We'll never forget the way you thrilled the nation with your t-formation. Bear down chicago bears, and let'em know why you're wearing the crown; you're the pride and joy of illinois, chicago bears bear down!!!!

holla!

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oh happy day

well, i stink at this thing. i forget to update it all the time. or maybe it's that i have nothing too interesting to write about b/c my life is bland.... NOT!

anywho, finished a month of picu and still am alive to tell about it. it wasn't as bad as i thought it would be, but it wasn't good either. oh well. this year is flying and i'm happy about that. i got my applications out one week before thanksgiving--of course. so now all my stuff can get put aside and forgotten about through the holidays. i'm glad that they are out of my house, but now i'm having anxiety b/c i'm wondering when i might hear something. oh, i hope i at least get a few interviews! it would be so devastating to get none. i would feel very badly...

enough sad talk, had a great thanksgiving with the fam. spent some time with both sides which is always nice. it's very important in life to be as fair as possible, i think. and this is no where more true than with family. i don't believe that is a grammatically correct statement, but i'm tired and working, so i don't care. blue had an exceptionally good time hanging with the doggie cousins. i don't think he much particularly enjoys other dogs, but the important thing is that he no longer attempts to kill them. only growls intermittantly if they take toys he wants, which is basically all toys! but he's doing much better with other dogs. still don't trust him too much, but he's learning. i think he knows he's loved b/c he's changed so much since we got him seven short months ago. he's much happier in the suburbs too which is always fun to see. and of course, he is more playful when there are rugs around, so yet one more reason why i can spend more money we don't have! ;)

my friend tim and noel are expecting their first little one in just a couple short weeks! the first of my friends to have a baby! craziness! we're not grown up enough yet! ;)

ok, i have to go. children are demanding my attention--like i try to save their lives or something...

i'm just kidding btw, in case you don't have a cynical sense of humor such as my own...

toodles!

oh, next entry, which will be next year at this rate(!) will have pics of my fabulously decorated condo in chicago which my dh and i did all day yesterday! i love the scent of pine!

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Marathon and Pumpkin Fotos!!

  my pumpkin is supposed to be the "eye" guy from monster's inc! i think it turned out ok! :)

   not the best marathon pics, but i have more coming from other people. these are from the end where i was wrapped like a baked potato!

  my great friend ali ran 8.5 miles with me! i had to stop and take pics of all the people i knew! :)

  pre-marathon pasta dinner with the fam! getting a new kitchen table--holla!

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Happy Halloween!

hello. it's a quiet day here today, which never happens, so i am taking full advantage and catching up on all the blogs i read and basically wasting my brain space! and changing the colors of my blog--blue is better, no?? :)

anyway, had a lovely day yesterday and half of the day on saturday. (the other half of saturday was spent here at work). aaron and i had the whole day together with absolutely NO plans which is so rare now a days! we took blue on an hour long walk which required him to sleep the rest of the day away! and we bought ourselves a brand new kitchen table and chairs so now we can get rid of the college ghetto stuff we have in our nice house! so it will be exciting when that gets delivered around xmas!

i have to post some marathon pics and of course, my pumpkin pics! my pumpkin actually kind of turned out how i wanted this year, which never happens b/c i'm "craft-tarded", right timmy??!! it's supposed to be the monsters inc guy that billy crystal plays. i will post them and you can tell me what you think.

so it was a normal day yesterday and i value those so much now b/c i don't get many of them. my floors are all clean, the laundry is done, and i actually made food for dinner. so all in all, it was a great day. not to mention we had the extra 60 minutes from daylight savings! has to be one of my favorite days of the year! :)

i'll post the pics, hopefully tonight. and if i can get blue into his costume, i'll post those too. i really need to start having some kids--poor blue is my baby right now!

ciao!