Walking out the door

They all tell me here that I am supposed to be ecstatic about working my last nursing shift. Everyone wants to know if I have another job lined up in England or if I am going to pop babies out. I find it curious to hear that there are only 2 options. It is actually a little sad to pull my name off the wall to the office I almost never got a chance to use. I went around emptying my locker and taking down my picture from the staff list and felt myself leaving. It is a bit harder than I expected to leave the place where I have spent 1/2 of my time for the last three years. I am the expert here and once I leave, I will no longer have that career to identify myself with. The truth is I do not have a job in sight, but really hope that I find a little job that will give me all the vacation time that we already have booked. I am looking at plane tickets to Germany in my spare time and start to think about the next life phase. What should I call it? If I was 40, I would call it a mid-life crisis or 20 then I could say that I am a student studying abroad (even though I would hardly study in a foreign country). We get to indulge and grab this fantastic adventure when we are in our best days and not too immature, too old, or bogged down with kids to embrace everything. Now I am smiling. We are the lucky few.

25

My life is flying by, but oh is it filled with such fun! This is in part due to the wonderful husband I get to live life with. He made my birthday so fun! Here is the list: Finished working on my bathroom, flowers and ice cream after work the night before, cheese blintzes for birthday breakfast, tickets bought for our trip to Germany, a new suitcase (Thanks to my fam too!), winery excursion to Liginore Wineries, a 2 hour nap(!!), and dinner with my family! So perfect! Thanks to both my families for having birthday dinners for me and all the texts, e-mails, and calls I received today! Life is great because you all are in it with me and God has poured out his blessings for us!!!

Girls Goodbye Beach trip

Besides papers to be filed and visas to obtain, we also had to say goodbye to our best friends. I took a break from all the move preparations to relax by the ocean with Caitlin and Sarah. We had so many great talks and silly times! (Like henna tattoos and instant photo boxes) I am so glad that my best friends enjoy a good drink and great food. There really is nothing more important to plan while you are on vacation.

It is great to say that we are still best friends after +15 years. I will miss you two so much (and you Bekah- we thought about you the whole time)! You better come visit!

4th of July

Sarah and Jason invited us to Annapolis so we broke all previous traditions and decided to try something new.

The night started with window seats at Aqua Terra providing us with a perfect view of the rather odd 4th of July parade. The highlight was either the jazzercise group or the "bellydance experience" (For women over 50 who have had at least 3 children).

We walked over to the Naval Academy for the waterfront fireworks show after dinner.

We had a blast!