Friday lunch date

310: Ruby Tuesdays with Rosie and Ariela was nothing but fun and entertaining! The stuff this little 4-year-old says is hilarious!

After lunch, we took a quick stop to Build-A-Bear so that Ariela can pick out a new stuffed puppy. She had a blast!

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Thirty-One

312: I bought a Thirty-One lunch tote from a co-worker who was selling them. Our fridge at work is now stuffed with these lunch totes 'cause everyone else bought one, too!
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Had to have it!

313: Wild berry smoothie and sausage egg mcmuffin sandwich for breakfast! A nice start to my long day at work.
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Homemade Calzones

314: I was feeling under the weather today, so I wanted to make something quick and simple for dinner. Marc and I had a contest to see who could make the best calzone. I think mine won, but Marc will never agree to that. Next time we'll just have to get someone to be the taste tester!
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Energy Smart

315: A few weeks ago, I signed up for a free programmable thermostat hoping we could save a few bucks here and there and be energy smart at the same time. I received the package in the mail and couldn't wait to install it! With the help of my dad, it's now up and running!! Let the savings begin!

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Nice Make over!

316: We (Marc and I) finally made our way to see the house "The Extreme Home Makeover" show built in Hampton Roads. It looked amazing on the outside -- I can't wait to watch the episode and see what they did to the inside.

As I took this picture, one of the family members ran out to their car and I think they saw me...awkward!
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TGIF

317: 78 degrees and sunny, lunch with the Nursery ladies, and watching Sophia play with Kobe while her mom goes to her doc. appointment = a wonderful Friday afternoon.

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Nice way to end my work week

318: Chipotle Burrito Bowls, chips and guacamole!

Now to enjoy my 4-day weekend!

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Caramel Mocha

319: My co-worker Nini makes delicious cupcakes and one of my favorites of hers is the Caramel Mocha cupcake. The other day, I gave her the idea to pop a little green straw in there so it would look like a Starbucks drink. She listened to my idea and it came out cute! Oohh!
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Happy Valentines day!

321: Woke us this morning to a few surprises from the husband! Not pictured is the homemade slide show he put together that was playing on the tv when I came downstairs -- too sweet!

Kobe also has a Valentine! We went outside for a walk only to find a card taped to the door addressed to Kobe from the neighbor's dog, Izzy! She has a crush on him.
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Got off early!

322: Yes!! This is a picture of me clocking out of work early! Oh yeah!!

Luckily, we were over a few nurses at work and they needed to send someone home. I was first on the list and was able to go home at 11:30pm and not 7:30am! My lucky night!

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"My" Elevator Car

323: A co-worker showed me last year that one of the main elevators at work has my "name" on it. If you look at it, it kinda does look like it.

So last night during my 12-hour 7pm night shift, I took a little time out to finally take a picture under it. Pretty cool huh?!? I think so.
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Ready for some rain

324: When I first purchased rain boots, it didn't rain or snow for weeks. When I decided to return the original pair and order these new ones, it rained and rained and even snowed the entire week I was waiting for them to be shipped!

Today, my rain boots arrived and this weekend's forecast is predicting warmer weather with sunny and clear skies -- go figure!

UPDATE 2/19/2011 - Still no rain!!

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Yellow Snow

325: After last week's slightly warm weather, today's snow day quickly reminded me Spring is still far away. Kobe doesn't seem to mind, though. He loves to eat the snow and make it turn yellow!

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She started it

326: This is Allison. She got me started on "Project 365". Here she is taking her picture for today. We both agreed that the hardest part of this project is finding things to take pictures of on the days that we work, but we find a way to capture something.

She has a funny story behind her picture for today. =)

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One born every minute

327: I love this show. I may work in women's health everyday, but this show is still entertaining! I even got Carole to watch it, haha.

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Cute cookies

Found a cute cookie recipe just in time for Valentines Day!

Back from Spain

328: Excited to have Rosie and Ariela back here in Va Beach. Now we can start planning our shopping/sbux/sushi outings!

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Super bowl Sunday

329: Got a lot accomplished today!

-woke up early to go grocery shopping with my mom and sister at the commissary. Packed our shopping carts with a great deal on ribs,I mean PACKED!
- took the dogs to the beach to enjoy the sun and sand while Carole and I took pictures.
- took Carole to the Japanese Garden at Red Wing Park so she can take more pictures.
- had a wonderfully prepared lunch by my dad (lobster and bbq ribs! Yum!)
-attempted to take a sneak peek at the latest Extreme Home Makeover house that was recently filmed 10 miles away, only to be turned away by security.
-shopping.
- introduced carole, pat, and marc to the Diablotin at Baker's Crust! They loved it!
- spent the rest of the night enjoying wings, ribs, football, and glee!

Excited for the Packers win, loved the new Darth Vader/Volkswagen commercial, and enjoyed the fact that Christina Aguilera messed up our national anthem (not her biggest fan)!!

All in all a fun day!

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They're back!

330: The Kiger's arrived from Maryland just in time for dinner. So we had sushi! And lots of it!

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Mustache time!

331: It started off as a joke, but once everyone saw what we were doing they wanted a picture, too. Who knew you could have so much fun with a print-out of a mustache attached to a long q-tip?! These are only three of the many many pictures we took, ha-ha!

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Year of the rabbit

332: Happy Chinese New Year!

We celebrated the Chinese New Year at work by having a local chinese restaurant cater lunch. Also, Berni, my co-worker, provided us with the red envelopes which signifies luck and prosperity. Fun!

(I know fortune cookies aren't really a part of the chinese culture, but they're still fun.)
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Haircut Time

333: It may not be noticeable in this picture, but I definitely can tell my hair is two inches shorter. Lately my hair has been growing like weeds, so I got my bangs cut shorter and added a few more layers.

Relaxing day

334: Every few months Sheryl and I plan a massage day followed by lunch at Bakers Crust,so today we finally had time to schedule one in. We bought a Groupon a few months ago for this massage place named Massage Luxe. It included a 1 hour Swedish massage and a 15 minute hydro luxe bed treatment - it was so relaxing!

Afterwards, we had lunch at Bakers Crust and got our favorite dessert, The Diablotin. It's a crepe filled with chocolate mousse, strawberries, a vanilla sauce, and whipped cream on the side -- delicious!

I'm already looking forward to our next date.
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Volcano!

335: Tonight was sushi night for me and Marc! At Sakura, they offer buffet-style eating but with a catch! You can order all you want, but whatever you don't finish they will charge you for that plate. Knowing this, Marc and I started off with only 3 items each. Who knew we would get so full off these 3 items?! Just when I became full, they brought out my Volcano roll - I could barely eat one piece!! Fifteen minutes pass and we finally get half of it down. We couldn't finish the rest of the roll and luckily didn't get charged extra. I don't think I can eat another volcano roll...ever!!
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Too early!

336: It's Sunday morning and I have to go to work. Kobe usually gets up with me as I get ready, but not today. Even HE knows it's the weekend and it's way too early to get up!
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Saffron

337: Ailene was in town for the weekend and she invited me and Marc out for lunch. It was no surprise that we ended up at Saffron Indian Bistro. That place never disappoints - we left the restaurant full and satisfied.

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Uno

338: Love a good chicago style deep dish pizza.

Marc and I ordered the Farmer's Market. It was topped with spinach, eggplant, Roma tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, sautéed onions, goat cheese, mozzarella cheese and pesto.

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Mediterranean Pork Chops

339: Found a new crock pot recipe and it was delicious! Yum!

1/4 cup olive oil 1 cup broth

1 tbsp paprika 1 tbsp italian seasoning

1 tbsp garlic powder 1 onion

1 minced garlic

mix together all the ingredients. Then add in 4 thick cut pork chops.

Cook in crock pot on high for 4 hours. It will be fall off the bone goodness.

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No more pretty scrubs

340: Come April 1st, all the RN's at work will have to don on navy blue scrubs. In a move to look more professional, we can no longer wear pretty ones which stinks because I have a ton! One good thing about it... i'm shopping for new ones!!

(nini and triphie are dressed like twins today.) =)
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