Posts About holidays

Friday Things: To Focus On

November 12, 2010

Now that I’ve pretty much gotten settled into my new routine, I took stock of my life and decided that there are a few things that I need to focus on in the immediate future, and here they are. Study for (and pass!) the OCN exam. This is a priority. I take the oncology certification test on November 30, and I really need to pass. First of all, I’m taking the day off work for it, and I will be SO embarrassed if I come back the next day having failed. But mostly, it cost $265 to apply to take, and another $250 for a review course. If I pass, I get reimbursed. That’s a big incentive. Get Cleo back…
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Christmas “Vacation”

December 29, 2009

So Christmas happened, and I kind of feel like I missed it. The day itself was fantastic: Lil Smokies, banana bread, coffee, and OJ for breakfast at my parents’ house, cuddling with my husband on the couch, opening stockings and presents, four dogs playing in the discarded wrapping paper, becoming obsessed with Words With Friends and playing against my brothers all day, my in-laws coming over for a delicious meal, and seeing Sherlock Holmes. The problem was, it was over so fast. It’s really tough to get vacation days around the holidays when you work in a hospital, so I didn’t ask for any. I worked up until Christmas Eve, then I worked all weekend and finished up with a…
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Ten On Tuesday: Christmas Edition

December 22, 2009

I’m worried that if I talk about Christmas too much, I’ll get sick of it before it even arrives. So here are my short and sweet answers to this week’s holiday edition of Ten on Tuesday. 1. When do you put up and take down your Christmas decorations? Since this is our first Christmas in our new home, I can’t say that we have any set time yet. This year we put up decorations the first weekend of December, and we’ll probably take them down a week or so into January. 2. What do you do to simplify the holiday season? I’m still working on this one, but we really only buy gifts for our immediate families. So far I haven’t…
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#41. Attend A Messiah Sing-a-long

December 13, 2009

Or, How I Met My New Best Friend. I wanted to go to a sing-a-long of Handel’s Messiah because I sang it for four years in college when I was in choir, and I miss it. I wasn’t even going to blog about this event, but that was before I sat next to Gladys. My mom and I were looking for the soprano section, as there were no signs and it wasn’t our church. I noticed that many of the people had on maroon collared shirts, so I figured they must be the church choir. We walked up to one of the rows and were pleasantly surprised that we had found the right place. Gladys graciously scootched herself over to…
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Thanksgiving

November 26, 2009

I shouldn’t have left the LOLcats off my list yesterday. I am extremely thankful for them. :) Right now I’m long since out of my jeans and into my comfy PJ’s. I’m dozing off in a lounge chair by the fire. What a holiday is Thanksgiving! Entirely devoted to gratitude, family, and FOOD. Just wonderful. Happy day from my family and me!