Thursday, September 13, 2012
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Living the dream, or something
Hey friends!
Not much to report here, but just wanted to say hello and give a little update from our corner of the world. Everything is going great here for the most part. Nick is settling nicely into his career at the nuclear power plant, and I recently finished my externship for school. I'm still waiting tables, for now. I had thought about getting a job within my career path, but truthfully have no desire to do so at this moment. I would make the same amount of money I do now, but have to work full time. Granted, there's more respect in the medical field, and there's actual benefits, but I want to enjoy my life for a little while longer. I'm also thinking that I'd like to go back to school in a few years, once I pay down my existing loans some. I want to become a physician's assistant!
Jasmine, our kitty that I posted about awhile back, is getting over yet another UTI. Nick had brought home some cheap food for them, and I knew I shouldn't have ever let them eat it. Within a week our poor girl was showing symptoms that she was not well. We tried OTC treatment for a week, and then decided to surrender and take her to the vet. I brought her in at noon on Wednesday, and because they needed a urine sample and try to avoid the catheter at all costs, she had to stay overnight. It was hard enough sleeping without my little pillow hog, all I kept thinking about was how scared she must be. I called shortly after they opened and was told that she had peed, but it was ALL over the cage and had been absorbed so they would have to wait for her to go again. She finally gave them what they needed and Nick got to pick her up at 5:30. She's feeling much better now, but not much liking her new diet. She weighed in at over 16 pounds! So, its time for some kitty weight watchers in hopes of avoiding diabetes in the future.
Now that I officially feel like the crazy cat lady, I'm just gonna show myself out..
Not much to report here, but just wanted to say hello and give a little update from our corner of the world. Everything is going great here for the most part. Nick is settling nicely into his career at the nuclear power plant, and I recently finished my externship for school. I'm still waiting tables, for now. I had thought about getting a job within my career path, but truthfully have no desire to do so at this moment. I would make the same amount of money I do now, but have to work full time. Granted, there's more respect in the medical field, and there's actual benefits, but I want to enjoy my life for a little while longer. I'm also thinking that I'd like to go back to school in a few years, once I pay down my existing loans some. I want to become a physician's assistant!
Jasmine, our kitty that I posted about awhile back, is getting over yet another UTI. Nick had brought home some cheap food for them, and I knew I shouldn't have ever let them eat it. Within a week our poor girl was showing symptoms that she was not well. We tried OTC treatment for a week, and then decided to surrender and take her to the vet. I brought her in at noon on Wednesday, and because they needed a urine sample and try to avoid the catheter at all costs, she had to stay overnight. It was hard enough sleeping without my little pillow hog, all I kept thinking about was how scared she must be. I called shortly after they opened and was told that she had peed, but it was ALL over the cage and had been absorbed so they would have to wait for her to go again. She finally gave them what they needed and Nick got to pick her up at 5:30. She's feeling much better now, but not much liking her new diet. She weighed in at over 16 pounds! So, its time for some kitty weight watchers in hopes of avoiding diabetes in the future.
Now that I officially feel like the crazy cat lady, I'm just gonna show myself out..
Monday, May 14, 2012
I'll get by with a little help from my friends
As I get back into regular blogging, I ask that you all take some time to stop over here and read about baby Gabriella. Gabriella's mommy and a handful of her other relatives attended high school with me. Late in the pregnancy, Gabriella was diagnosed with severe hydrocephalus and ventriculomegaly. Luckily, since birth, doctor's have determined that she does not have hydrocephalus. However, she does have ventriculomegaly as well as several other conditions.
Unfortunately, one of her conditions in many cases causes Cerebral Palsy. One of her treatment options involves a cord blood transplant. Luckily, they already have the cord blood stored away from her birth. Not so luckily, the procedure costs $11,000. Please, even if you can not personally give, think about sharing Gabriella's fundraiser and sending some prayers her way. This little girl needs all the help she can get.
You can learn a little more about Gabriella, over at her mommy's blog.
Unfortunately, one of her conditions in many cases causes Cerebral Palsy. One of her treatment options involves a cord blood transplant. Luckily, they already have the cord blood stored away from her birth. Not so luckily, the procedure costs $11,000. Please, even if you can not personally give, think about sharing Gabriella's fundraiser and sending some prayers her way. This little girl needs all the help she can get.
You can learn a little more about Gabriella, over at her mommy's blog.
Decisions, decisions
Its been a little while, and I noticed I had a handful of recent page views, so I figured it was probably time to update this thing.
Everything is going really well in the Porter household..which may not be located in the same house for much longer. In November, our landlady told us she would be looking to sell our condo around October of this year. So, since things settled down from the wedding we have been weighing our options and keeping our eyes open for new options. We could, of course, put an offer on our current home. We love the condo itself, the convenience of the location, and we have the BEST neighbors. However, there isn't a ton of room for us to grow here. There's certainly plenty of room for us to add to our family here, but I couldn't imagine any more than three people living here. There is a condo across from us that is for rent for only a little more than we pay a month here. It has one more bedroom and one more bathroom as well as a garage. I love the floorplan- the living areas areas and a half bath are on the bottom floor, the two smaller bedrooms and the first bath on the second, and the master bedroom and bath on the third, with the garage in the basement. However, I worry about how I'm going to deal with getting to the third floor bedroom on my bad MS days. Since we do live on the second floor now though, I think I'd be able to make it work.
We were looking at homes for sale, but we can't seem to settle on the exact area where we'd like to live permanently. I'm really loving being so close to work, grocery stores, etc. Nick, on the other hand, desperately wants to move back to a small country town and dreams of a home with no neighbors in sight. So, there's going to be a lot of negotiations before we're ready to buy. At this very moment, it looks like we will search for a piece of land while we continue to rent. Then, once we find the perfect place, we will build the house of our dreams. Of course we could end up changing our minds all together, though! :)
Luckily, we will soon enough be able to start saving lots of money to make these dreams come true. Nick got the job he wanted at the power plant! I'm so excited for him to start, and for us to be able to start saving. I myself am searching for an externship for my medical assisting program right now. I want to at least finish my program, but I'm still not quite sure if I will go on to work in that field once I am through. As much as I enjoy the medical field, I make just as much money working 20 hours a week waiting tables as I would working 40 hours a week as a medical assistant. Of course, it would be nice to have guaranteed hours and income, and benefits..but I'm not sure I would really need the latter two with Nick's job. I'd also have more time to go back to school if I stay waiting tables..if I can decide what I want to go back for. The plan was to go for nursing, but I've recently taken interest in the non-profit field and am considering a degree in non-profit management. I'm considering taking just a class in each degree topic for a semester or two, just to get my feet wet so I can make a more informed decision.
Looks like we have a lot of decisions to make around here!
Until next time..
Everything is going really well in the Porter household..which may not be located in the same house for much longer. In November, our landlady told us she would be looking to sell our condo around October of this year. So, since things settled down from the wedding we have been weighing our options and keeping our eyes open for new options. We could, of course, put an offer on our current home. We love the condo itself, the convenience of the location, and we have the BEST neighbors. However, there isn't a ton of room for us to grow here. There's certainly plenty of room for us to add to our family here, but I couldn't imagine any more than three people living here. There is a condo across from us that is for rent for only a little more than we pay a month here. It has one more bedroom and one more bathroom as well as a garage. I love the floorplan- the living areas areas and a half bath are on the bottom floor, the two smaller bedrooms and the first bath on the second, and the master bedroom and bath on the third, with the garage in the basement. However, I worry about how I'm going to deal with getting to the third floor bedroom on my bad MS days. Since we do live on the second floor now though, I think I'd be able to make it work.
We were looking at homes for sale, but we can't seem to settle on the exact area where we'd like to live permanently. I'm really loving being so close to work, grocery stores, etc. Nick, on the other hand, desperately wants to move back to a small country town and dreams of a home with no neighbors in sight. So, there's going to be a lot of negotiations before we're ready to buy. At this very moment, it looks like we will search for a piece of land while we continue to rent. Then, once we find the perfect place, we will build the house of our dreams. Of course we could end up changing our minds all together, though! :)
Luckily, we will soon enough be able to start saving lots of money to make these dreams come true. Nick got the job he wanted at the power plant! I'm so excited for him to start, and for us to be able to start saving. I myself am searching for an externship for my medical assisting program right now. I want to at least finish my program, but I'm still not quite sure if I will go on to work in that field once I am through. As much as I enjoy the medical field, I make just as much money working 20 hours a week waiting tables as I would working 40 hours a week as a medical assistant. Of course, it would be nice to have guaranteed hours and income, and benefits..but I'm not sure I would really need the latter two with Nick's job. I'd also have more time to go back to school if I stay waiting tables..if I can decide what I want to go back for. The plan was to go for nursing, but I've recently taken interest in the non-profit field and am considering a degree in non-profit management. I'm considering taking just a class in each degree topic for a semester or two, just to get my feet wet so I can make a more informed decision.
Looks like we have a lot of decisions to make around here!
Until next time..
Monday, March 12, 2012
Wedding wrap up
Wow, what a month January February March was! Ok, so I've been working on the same blog post for almost two months. Whoops.
Our wedding went off with hardly a hitch. Aside from nearly seeing each other before the ceremony (I was walking outside to get my dress as he pulled in), and getting cupcake all over his suit (he had it coming) everything went smoothly. It was a beautiful day for January in New England, we even drove from the ceremony to the reception with the windows down. I could not have asked for a more perfect day.
Cancun was amazing! We did some cool stuff, like going on a Captain Hook dinner cruise and holding a monkey in the mall. But mostly, we spent our time laying around on the beach sipping cocktails. It was super nice to have zero responsibilities after having been so busy for so long before our vacation. However, it was filled with many first world problems including "my daquari doesn't fit in the cup holder of my beach chair" and "my steak is too big!". But its ok, we survived ;)
Before I get to the pictures that I know everyone actually came here to see, I wanted to share my list of advice to future brides that I have compiled:
Since I began this post, we also had our big reception. Although it snowed terribly all day long that day, we still had about 90 people come out to party with us. I've yet to sort through all those pictures, but I promise to post them eventually. It was a crazy night! We all danced, sang, ate, drank, and were merry.
I plan on revamping this blog in the next several days to make it a newlywed blog, so check back soon :)
(apologizes for such a scatter-brained post, that's what happens when you write one post over the course of two months I suppose!)
Until next time..
Our wedding went off with hardly a hitch. Aside from nearly seeing each other before the ceremony (I was walking outside to get my dress as he pulled in), and getting cupcake all over his suit (he had it coming) everything went smoothly. It was a beautiful day for January in New England, we even drove from the ceremony to the reception with the windows down. I could not have asked for a more perfect day.
Cancun was amazing! We did some cool stuff, like going on a Captain Hook dinner cruise and holding a monkey in the mall. But mostly, we spent our time laying around on the beach sipping cocktails. It was super nice to have zero responsibilities after having been so busy for so long before our vacation. However, it was filled with many first world problems including "my daquari doesn't fit in the cup holder of my beach chair" and "my steak is too big!". But its ok, we survived ;)
Before I get to the pictures that I know everyone actually came here to see, I wanted to share my list of advice to future brides that I have compiled:
- I know it says this in every wedding book and magazine ever. But seriously, arrange to have food available to you after your reception. Between nerves, talking to your guests, and if you are like me- your corseted wedding gown: you will NOT be able to eat very much. We actually ended up ordering pizza to our wedding night hotel room.
- Don't forget the seating cards! Even if you are not doing seating assignments, it will make it so much easier for the caterer to know what meals go where. Not everyone will remember what they ordered several months prior.
- Don't rely on technology. Knotpic didn't work out for us at all, any photos people uploaded quickly disappeared. I found it much easier to just have people add them to Facebook and tag us.
- Wear your wedding shoes every possible minute from the time you get them, until the big day. Seriously, do this. I wore mine quite a bit before the wedding and my feet still hurt at the end of the day.
- Pack clarifying shampoo and a ton of conditioner in your wedding night bag. If you have a whole can of hairspray in your hair like I did, this will be super helpful. I had plenty of conditioner but only a regular moisturizing shampoo on hand. It took me FOREVER to get the curls and hairspray out!
I plan on revamping this blog in the next several days to make it a newlywed blog, so check back soon :)
(apologizes for such a scatter-brained post, that's what happens when you write one post over the course of two months I suppose!)
Until next time..
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Going to the chapel
I wanted to take a few minutes before I head out this morning to make one final post with this blog as a wedding planning blog. Both to thank all of my readers (every time I check my stats, I'm still amazed how many people all over the place are reading) and to let everyone know about our photo gallery. The nice people over at knotpic.com have given us an extended free trial, for us to use and review today, as it is a newer service.
Knotpic is a photo sharing website, where everyone in attendance can upload photos to one mutual gallery from both their cameras and smartphones. So, not only will we be able to see all of the photos, but so will everyone else..some even in real time! Our gallery can be accessed at:
Check back throughout the day for the latest updates from our guests.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
License to wed
We went and got our marriage license Tuesday afternoon. The list of things to do is getting smaller and smaller by the day. I'm starting to get more and more excited as the stress melts away slowly. Wedding planning is stressful as is, but even more so when a good portion of the planning is D.I.Y. stuff.
I had planned on doing my own flowers, but I think I've decided to go ahead and get them done instead. Luckily for me, with my large network of Facebook friends, it looks like I have found someone that will do them for much less than the florist. I'm really thankful that I know so many people who are willing to help out, I don't think I could have pulled this off without everyone.
26 more days!
Until next time..
I had planned on doing my own flowers, but I think I've decided to go ahead and get them done instead. Luckily for me, with my large network of Facebook friends, it looks like I have found someone that will do them for much less than the florist. I'm really thankful that I know so many people who are willing to help out, I don't think I could have pulled this off without everyone.
26 more days!
Until next time..
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