Praying for my Okies....

Since Tuesday is my "busy" day, I always wake up early Wednesday mornings, check my email and voice mail to see what I missed on Tuesday...well, today, I received an email from a friend back home about yesterday's storms. I feel so bad for everyone that has been affect by all these storms. So, yesterday while I was going on and on.....and on about how beautiful the weather was in Omaha, my home state, Oklahoma, was getting hit by some tornadoes. One of the tornadoes hit a neighborhood where some of my family's friends live (the picture above is from their neighborhood). Our friends homes are all just fine (such a blessing!), just some roof damage but, the neighborhood itself sustained some pretty serious damage. Just in case you're interested, here's the link for the full story. Please join me in keeping everyone affected by these storms in your prayers. Thanks Everyone :)

My 1st Photoshop Project!

So, I *just* got Photoshop this weekend and since we have been super busy I haven't had the chance to play around with it. So, when I got home from class tonight I was determined to sit down and play with it. I'm surprised at how easy it was to create my little collage....yes, I realize it probably looks like a 2nd grader made it but, it was really fun to do. ;)

I can't wait to have more time to play around with it!! If anyone has any Photoshop tips, I'd love to hear them! :)

Curtains!

This post might just be the most pointless post I've ever written and, I'm totally sure that no one but me really cares about my living room curtains but....I feel that it really is the little victories in life that makes life so great. Tonight we hung (and rehung) our drapes. Since it's already kinda late (and dark) the picture didn't turn out so great but, the general idea is that the red drapes are behind the gold ones and the red valance is on top of both layers. Kevin and I are pretty happy with the way it turned out and, I think that they have made our living room even more cozy and inviting.

Ok, that's enough blogging about nothing for me (for today anyway - lol). I'm off to pour myself (and my husband) a glass of red wine and then going to study for my respiratory quiz tomorrow. Speaking of my quiz....wish me luck, I may need it. ;)

We've been tackling our to-do list!

Whew…the Rooney’s have been busy this weekend! We have finally tackled some projects we’ve been meaning to get to for quite some time. Don’t you just love crossing off items on your to-do list?!? Amazing feeling!! :)

We kicked the weekend off with a fun Friday date night. Friday evening, after clinical, I headed home, took a super quick shower (a long day of my critical care clinical = a serious need for a shower – kinda gross, huh?) then we headed off to for a low-key date night. We started at Borders, we both love, LOVE to read so we really enjoy perusing bookstores, libraries…anywhere with books really. While we were there, Kevin almost discovered one of his Valentines gifts – yikes! After Borders, we headed over to a nearby pet store where we played with lots of little animals and decided that we can’t wait to have a house so we can get a puppy, we are both really, really ready to have a puppy!!! Then, it was definitely time for dinner so we made our way to the Nebraska Brew Company. We’ve been meaning to go for a while now but just haven’t made it, well, we are so glad we went; it’s without a doubt one of our new favorites! Great food, great beer, great service – the perfect trio!

We were very blessed to be able to sleep in Saturday morning. After a leisurely morning, I was off to a graduation meeting and Kevin left to workout. We rendezvoused back at base camp (aka, our apartment) before heading off to Garden Ridge (the coolest place ever!! Seriously, I think they have EVERYTHING) for a couple last minute things we needed to finish our projects. Then, we began making our first-ever batch of cannolis (using this recipe) and they turned out really good. Since I am the daughter of a Dietitian, I’m always thinking of ways to make something a bit healthier so, we baked a few of the shells instead of frying them…sadly, I don’t recommend doing that, they did not taste the way they should. We ended the day with a movie and more cannolis.

Today we have hit our to-do list in a big way. I’m sure everyone has seen the last name pictures that use different shapes or letters to spell out a couple’s last name, well, Kevin and I decided that we would make our own. It was a lot of fun to do and I think it turned out pretty good. Finding a frame to fit 6 letters was the biggest challenge – but, we found it at Garden Ridge (see what I mean?!? They have it ALL!). Also, a while ago I saw some black shelves that I thought would look really neat in a grouping with our last name picture, so Kevin hung the shelves and the new pictures and I think looks great. The *only* thing is that it looks a little “wedding shrine-ish” which I don’t really like but, we will put some different pictures up eventually. We took a break to peak in on an open house and discovered the floor plan of our dreams! Nothing McMansion-esque but, perfect for us. Here's the floor plan, in case you're curious, we would also add a walk-out basement with a 4th bedroom (we are hoping for lots of little ones one day and would like to grow into this house). Now, if we could only find a place to build it...*sigh*. Lastly, we’ve started step 1 of my big drape project. I have this idea in my head and I’m trying to find the fabric I need to bring it to life….hopefully it looks as good in real life as it does in my mind – lol! And….tonight is taco night for, yay! I love taco night! I think our plan for the rest of the night is tacos, cannolis and Desperate Housewives!

I hope everyone else had a productive & fun weekend too!

Happy Weekend

Good Morning!

I can't even tell you how happy I am that the weekend is finally here....and, on top of it all, we have some amazing weather! So, I'm kicking my weekend off with a cup of my favorite mint tea and an English muffin with some homemade strawberry jam - yum!

I'm so excited about our unseasonably warm weather - woo hoo! After the weather we have had this winter, Omaha definitely deserves some warmer weather. I have lots of little errands to run today but, Kevin and I are determined to make our way to one of Nebraska's many state parks to have some fun in the sun! ...Epically since it is going to snow next week :(

I managed to survive my first Complex Nursing test and a pretty intense clinical week - have I mentioned I'm very happy it's finally the weekend - lol! :) But, there will be no rest for this nursing student - we have a quiz Monday so I will be doing lots of studying this weekend.

Have a Great Weekend Friends!

Are you going to wear red tomorrow???

Especially since I'm currently working on a cardiac floor, I feel the need to mention how devastating heart disease can be and what a silent killer it is for women. In honor of bringing attention to heart disease as a women's issue, I encourage everyone to wear red tomorrow. Click here to find out more!

Superbowl Sunday

I love Superbowl Sunday! I love watching football, eating tasty food, hanging out with friends, and of course, talking about the commercials....I mean come on, what's not to love?!? ;)

For years, my house was the place to be on Superbowl Sunday and I have some really great memories of those parties and I can't wait to have a house again so we can do lots of entertaining. Since my husband is out-of-town (yeah, sadly, he's gone a lot) I've still beencookin' it up and am going to take some yummy treats to a friend's house where I will be "watching" the game - probably more talking to my friends than anything and eating lots of junk food!

I hope you guys are all having a great Superbowl Sunday!!

P.S. Go Cardinals!!!