we're running with the shadows of the night

or something along those lines.

tonight i start my night shifts.  i finished 6 weeks of orientation in about 3 weeks somehow.
i really really love my job, and i am excited about the next step!  i won't even deny that i'm excited about the super duper night differential (also known already as "the extra loan payment")!

wish me luck, kids!

happy easter, kids.

8 eggs were the extent of our easter celebration this year.  i told arley we could each pick out something from hobby lobby for $10 as a super extra special easter present, but he didn't go for it...

serious culture

a few weeks ago, we got a little dose of serious culture.
while cleaning up the albuquerque house, we found an envelope full of already paid for theatre tickets at albuquerque little theatre (which is not little).  and then we lost them again.
this last month we re-found them, and decided we should probably use them.  turns out we made a good decision.  we saw to kill a mockingbird, which i haven't read in a while, so it was full of surprises.
AND our tickets were for the front row, right in the center!!

it was so bright so we closed our eyes on purpose….

i know. i'm really lame…!

apparently i have zero ability to multitask these days.
if i work, all i can do is work and then come home and fall onto my bed.
if i don't work, i can work out, and that's pretty much it for the day.

i have all these great photos i've been taking this last month.  but i don't know how to multitask, so you may never see them.

on the plus side, i discharged four patients today (with a tiny bit of help) and admitted one, in the scope of an hour and a half!  yay!  nursing is fun.  i'm taking all these great classes and learning all this great stuff about mamas and babies.

delicious things

i think this may be a breakup/sad song, but i like it because it has a nice ring to it.

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i made two delicious things this week.  the first one was angela's chicken pot pie.  with homemade crusts, thank you very much!  we ate it for every lunch and dinner until it was gone.  i can't say if arley had for breakfast too or not, since i was at work.  but i wouldn't be surprised.

the second one was these amazing tacos!  i'm sure i've mentioned them before.  i can't seem to get enough of them.  my only alteration is that i cook the cabbage.  and this time i could only find green cabbage at the store.  it wasn't quite as beautiful, but still quite as delicious!

i also mixed some sour cream with sriracha and chopped cilantro.  it was a Lovely addition!

here is what joy's looked like:

i highly recommend them.