So short little note....my mom is here! My sister came into town last night to hang out for the weekend (she's in Atlanta) and Friday night we were hanging out, and Dave gets a call at like 9:30 to pick up his friend at the airport. I was wondering what rotation his friend was on (he's a first year resident as well) that he could leave all week and be flying in on a Friday night, but whatever. So Michelle and I stayed home from going with Dave (because Sleepless in Seattle was on, and we couldn't pull ourselves away from the TV.) So Dave's gone for like 45 minutes and we're getting ready for bed....and I'm washing my face, and here pop's my mom into the bathroom. "Surprise!!" I think Michelle had pinched off her pee to come see if it was really mom (she was in the other bathroom.)
I was shocked. My mouth was on the floor, and I couldn't really talk. Then I cried. :) I blame it on watching Sleepless in Seattle so I was more emotional...but most of you know that I'm like that all the time anyway. So that's all for now!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Acorns are falling on our heads...
So we haven't been sleeping well lately. We live in a forest, filled with forest sounds (or lack of city sounds, which is WONDERFUL, super peaceful!) Our home is surrounded by large trees, which come to find out are the ones that have acorns, so what does that make them, Maple trees? I'm about as good at horticulture as I am geography. (If any of you recall in Michelle's maid of honor speech, I tried to convince a room full of people the day before the wedding that there were indeed 2 Antarctica's...one in the north and one in the south.) Come to find out, there is only one. Oops.
Anyway...these acorns, when falling from 80 feet, make some very interesting and sometimes scary sounds on our roof. Or if they hit the rain gutters....yipes, it's startles me. Then, not to mention the branches that fall during storms... If it's stormy I'm up about every hour, positive that a tree is going to come crashing down into the house. Maybe I should start medicating myself before a stormy night.
So Sunday Dave and I did some yard work, and we only raked a little landing of our yard. We weren't even raking much leaves, (our trees have only lost a few leaves, and they're starting to turn pretty colors!) we raked acorns. However, we ended up just shoveling acorns, I knew that snow shovel would come in handy down here! We filled a whole large yard garbage bag of acorns, and you can't even tell we'd touched it. This fall yard work is going to be interesting!! When we are outside we can hear the acorns falling through the leaves, so I can only imagine how we look covering our heads and running b/c we're scared we're going to get hit. Hope everyone else up north is enjoying their yard work, yours is about over, and ours has just begun!
Anyway...these acorns, when falling from 80 feet, make some very interesting and sometimes scary sounds on our roof. Or if they hit the rain gutters....yipes, it's startles me. Then, not to mention the branches that fall during storms... If it's stormy I'm up about every hour, positive that a tree is going to come crashing down into the house. Maybe I should start medicating myself before a stormy night.
So Sunday Dave and I did some yard work, and we only raked a little landing of our yard. We weren't even raking much leaves, (our trees have only lost a few leaves, and they're starting to turn pretty colors!) we raked acorns. However, we ended up just shoveling acorns, I knew that snow shovel would come in handy down here! We filled a whole large yard garbage bag of acorns, and you can't even tell we'd touched it. This fall yard work is going to be interesting!! When we are outside we can hear the acorns falling through the leaves, so I can only imagine how we look covering our heads and running b/c we're scared we're going to get hit. Hope everyone else up north is enjoying their yard work, yours is about over, and ours has just begun!
Wedding Pictures
Okay, so here's only a preview of some pictures. Go to guliziadesign.com, please email/message me for the password.
Michelle also has some pictures up at michellekristinephotography.com. Enjoy!!
Monday, October 26, 2009
Hold it together Sarah---an afternoon at the DMV
So I just want to start by saying that I knew it was going to be a trying day when I saw the hugest, (I know this is not a word, but it's appropriate.) Let me repeat, the HUGEST roaches EVER this morning!!! I haven't seen any since we've been back, and this was horrific. They were the length of my index finger, and black. I've never seen a black roach, but they exist...they didn't have wings though. I'm scared to see those, I hear those are the largest.
Today I was in hospital orientation, so I got out early and headed to the DMV to get my driver's license and plates. As some of you may have heard, this county is bankrupt, and many satellite locations are closed. This in turn, creates long lines when over a million people have to do business in only 4 locations.
So, my first stop is the driver's license place (which has no lines, ironically.) The lady makes me feel like scum of the earth because I don't have my social security card. I explain that I've just gotten married, have my marriage license and my passport, along with my current driver's license; but this is not enough. I must have my social security card with my married name. I'm seriously tearing up, telling myself to hold it together...I can't give her the satisfaction of making me cry.
I head on over to the license plate line. I wait in line for about an hour (which really isn't bad at all!) Have allllll papers I can think of with me. I get up there, tell the lady my situation, and she smuggly hands me a form with a fax number and tells me to have Toyota Financial fax the original title to them, and come back another day.
I was livid. You may be wondering why I didn't call to check on these requirements before? Well, let me tell you...I did. Constantly. And it was busy-every time, due to the overwhelming number of people they're trying to serve with the least amount of people working as possible.
I got home, and called Dave, bawling of course. (Good thing he knew I was emotional before he married me) I cried a few nights ago while trying to hang curtains, but that's another story within itself. Anyway...moral of story: Changing your name and moving to a new state at the same time is never a good idea.
Today I was in hospital orientation, so I got out early and headed to the DMV to get my driver's license and plates. As some of you may have heard, this county is bankrupt, and many satellite locations are closed. This in turn, creates long lines when over a million people have to do business in only 4 locations.
So, my first stop is the driver's license place (which has no lines, ironically.) The lady makes me feel like scum of the earth because I don't have my social security card. I explain that I've just gotten married, have my marriage license and my passport, along with my current driver's license; but this is not enough. I must have my social security card with my married name. I'm seriously tearing up, telling myself to hold it together...I can't give her the satisfaction of making me cry.
I head on over to the license plate line. I wait in line for about an hour (which really isn't bad at all!) Have allllll papers I can think of with me. I get up there, tell the lady my situation, and she smuggly hands me a form with a fax number and tells me to have Toyota Financial fax the original title to them, and come back another day.
I was livid. You may be wondering why I didn't call to check on these requirements before? Well, let me tell you...I did. Constantly. And it was busy-every time, due to the overwhelming number of people they're trying to serve with the least amount of people working as possible.
I got home, and called Dave, bawling of course. (Good thing he knew I was emotional before he married me) I cried a few nights ago while trying to hang curtains, but that's another story within itself. Anyway...moral of story: Changing your name and moving to a new state at the same time is never a good idea.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Sarah's First Week
We're just starting this blog, so I'm going to catch 'ya'll' up on highlights of my first week of work.
---I had my first grits (with cheese), I believe that it's a taste I'm going to have to acquire.
---My coworkers delight in my lack of southern food experience, one nurse asked, "Whata ya'll eat in Nebraska if you don't have grits, okra, fried green tomata's or sweet tea?!" (Say this sentence in the most Southern accent possible)....I responded "beef and corn" :) Just kidding!
---It's amazing how many of my patient's dad's want to talk hunting and want to know how big the deer get up there. They dream of going up and shooting a big ol' buck.
---I really do love my job, the people there are great, and of course the patient's are amazing and just cute as buttons! I just need to get used to working 5 days a week!
---I've learned that roof is said "rooooof" and boil is "bowl". I got my car washed and the man had to ask me if I wanted an "er freshner" 3 times before I understood. He was laughing, as was I.
---When walking across the street one afternoon after work, this is what I saw: A very obese woman (I'm talking like you could set a full place setting on her butt, it was a table.) In spandex capri's with a tank top. Rainbow socks with the individual toes, (I believe they're called 'toe socks') and flip flops. She was smelly with not a whole lot of teeth and was yelling at her ex- (or what we figured was ex) about child support and not loving the kids. I'm telling you, it took a lot to not break out in a gut-busting laugh. So after we crossed, one of the nurses said, "Welcome to Alabama!" We all busted up.
OOOH, sweet home Alabama...
---I had my first grits (with cheese), I believe that it's a taste I'm going to have to acquire.
---My coworkers delight in my lack of southern food experience, one nurse asked, "Whata ya'll eat in Nebraska if you don't have grits, okra, fried green tomata's or sweet tea?!" (Say this sentence in the most Southern accent possible)....I responded "beef and corn" :) Just kidding!
---It's amazing how many of my patient's dad's want to talk hunting and want to know how big the deer get up there. They dream of going up and shooting a big ol' buck.
---I really do love my job, the people there are great, and of course the patient's are amazing and just cute as buttons! I just need to get used to working 5 days a week!
---I've learned that roof is said "rooooof" and boil is "bowl". I got my car washed and the man had to ask me if I wanted an "er freshner" 3 times before I understood. He was laughing, as was I.
---When walking across the street one afternoon after work, this is what I saw: A very obese woman (I'm talking like you could set a full place setting on her butt, it was a table.) In spandex capri's with a tank top. Rainbow socks with the individual toes, (I believe they're called 'toe socks') and flip flops. She was smelly with not a whole lot of teeth and was yelling at her ex- (or what we figured was ex) about child support and not loving the kids. I'm telling you, it took a lot to not break out in a gut-busting laugh. So after we crossed, one of the nurses said, "Welcome to Alabama!" We all busted up.
OOOH, sweet home Alabama...
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