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My name is Jeannie. I am a Mommy/Wife by day and a Registered Nurse by night.

4.20.2009

It's been one of those zip-a-dee-doo-dah days...

You know when you open your mouth to speak and a song suddenly comes out instead? My friends, that is what a zip-a-dee-doo-dah day is. Moving on.... I'm sorry for getting ahead of myself. Lets start at the beginning, shall we? So, I did get a job and I am absolutely relieved. I will be working on an orthopaedic floor at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downtown Phoenix. I worked there as an extern last year, so I know that they have awesome nurses and great management on that floor. Halelujer! I hate to blow passed that, because it is a huge deal for me, but I just had the best weekend ever...


WE WENT TO DISNEYLAND! hooo hooo chicka chicka! It was so much fun. Jason and I sort of planned it at the last minute. And when I say "Jason and I," I mean me. Sometimes you just gotta go with your instincts. I woke up one day and thought, "I want to go visit the happiest place on earth." So, we did. What is my favorite ride? Oh, I thought you would never ask. SPLASH MOUNTAIN! Without a doubt, as evidenced by all of these photos.
"I WANT YOU!"-Jeannie
The next photo is a failure, but I'm all about the reality, so I posted it. SHAMEFUL is what I will name this one. Jason is doing the oh so original "thinker" and I'm doing the "Titanic Scene." You probably haven't seen these poses before...so....
That's right mother truckers! We got swagger...
I think my hands look like Jim Carrey's version of "The Grinch." You know how is hands hyper-extend?Did I ever tell you that my Jason is an artist? This picture has life meaning that only we could appreciate. If you haven't seen the skit on SNL called "Gilly" then you should go to http://www.hulu.com/ and type in SNL Gilly. It will explain my pose...
Yeah, we are every disneylander's worst nightmare. I wonder how many family portrait's we ruined that day... I mean, really. For instance, the last photo presented...it was that little girl's first time at Disneyland. You know they purchased a copy. I half-way feel bad, because splash mountain is my happy thought and I will sacrifice that for no one, NO ONE! My dream is to have a backstage pass to this ride. There are so many nooks and crannies that I want to explore. Magical.
I realized that I wasn't on vacation anymore when I drove Jason's truck to Phoenix this afternoon. My tire blew out. I sat on the freeway for like an hour before I was helped. I even broke into the "ugly cry." There is a normal, sweet cry, and then there is the "ugly cry." This consists of a yelling cry with moaning and sniffling along with sporadic choppy gasps. You understand. Jason was awesome, and came to help me because of course "THIS WAS HIS FAULT!" I mean, he was supposed to know this would happen, right? I even hate me sometimes...grievous. He took my ranting and raving like a champ as usual.
Pedaling forward, I went to Fresh and Easy after running an errand in Phoenix when I did the unthinkable. I blew a flippy-floppy. I was graceful as could be, walking down the cheese isle(my favorite isle), when I took a drastic scissor like stumble. I nearly did the splits when my flip flop broke. The front foot went forward at rocket speed and I heard a screech and a stub. It was ugly. So I had to walk like a gimp out of the grocery store like a fool.
I texted Jason, "I am convinced that it is just one of those days that I need to lock myself in the house and give the blinds an occasional flicker in order to view the outside world. I just broke my shoe and almost fell down at Fresh and Easy."
Jason texted back, "don't worry, having more than two blow outs in one day is highly unlikely." He is so wise, and always knows how to make me feel better.

4.01.2009

Happy Birthday, bla Bla BLAH

INTRO:
This last week has been ever so fun-filled. It was my mother in law's birthday, then my sissy Olivia's, then my dad's...all in a row! For some reason it is always a huge shocker to me every year. I'm really bad with dates, so at the beginning of the month, Jason will usually say something like, "Oh, it's my mom's birthday this month." Every year, I react with something along the lines of, "Crap, it's March already? Okay, so what do you want to get her...oh, that means it's my Dad's birthday, oh and Olivia's birthday...Jason, I'm freaking out." Yeah, my mister and I are going on five years of being together and each year the birthday trio is still like a surprise. I just have too much nothingness going on in my brain that I forget dates...whatever, that's my excuse anyway. So, I apologize ahead of time for misplacing your birthday in my head or forgetting important things.

One of my New Year's resolutions was to celebrate more. That may seem so easy for most people, but I always have "important" things on the brain and it is difficult for me to just chill. I know, don't I sound fun? I may look like I am zoning out or day dreaming into space, but I'm actually thinking about important stuff people! Anyway, so that is why I decided to celebrate more, life should be more fun.... Here is my baby and me out on the town, approaching my parents home. I look butt ugly in this picture, but this is the reality.

So, after I dropped Boris off at my parent's house, we were on our way to TED'S Hot Dogs in Tempe. I am a hot dog lover, don't judge me, I think they are amazing. I love a good "Chicago Style" dog on any day of the week. I mean, what's not to like, an entire pickle slice! Also, I may not be able to identify objects and shapes, especially from a "bird's eye view," but I do know one thing... if it's named "Ted's," it is good. I don't make the rules, I just call 'em like I see 'em, you understand...
Then, it was party time baby! The siblings and myself always make fun of Dad because of the way he eats. His eyes get huge and he holds his silverware with a fist and sort of shovels it in. We are all gifted and have the simulation down to an art form.

Even though it was Dad's special day, we made sure to make time for some solid sisterly love....Just don't look away, I will pitch fork you. ...Or flick cake in your face.
For me personally, I thoroughly enjoyed singing "Happy Birthday" to my little bro. When he was little, no matter whose birthday it was, he would pitch a fit until he got to blow out his own candles. So, because my brother is Mom's favorite, she would make him his own cupcake for anyone's birthday party. Then we would have to sing to him and let him blow out the candle. WTF Mom...anyway, here's to old time sake...ugh.Cheers to celebrating more often, the entire year long!