Memorial Day Weekend

We had a great Memorial Day Weekend and 6 days off work! It will be hard to head back tonight. Thursday we were in Fort Wayne and I had lunch with some old co-workers. It was great to see them and catch up! Kirstin came down for a visit for a few days! :) I can't say enough about how much my sisters mean to me. I don't know what I would do without them! Of course I didn't whip out my camera till the end of the weekend, but here a few shots!

Miss Marley came for a visit too.......

Joe and his garden he's been working hard on! :) ...............

Joe power-washing the house in my pink Parkview poncho :)...............

Such A Rough Life

I think he wanted us to turn the lights out!

Six Month Anniversary

Friday was Joe and I's six month wedding anniversary (I know, it's not a real anniversary). What a crazy, exciting, busy six month's it has been. It started with an amazing wedding that we would change nothing about. When I think back to that day it brings a huge smile to my face. It was so much fun, and so great to get to spend it with so many family and friends.

December's highlight was our trip to Sandals Whitehouse in Jamaica. Ahhh.... talk about relaxation and pampering. If only we could make that trip every year.

January was full of house hunting, packing, and saying good-bye to our friends in Fort Wayne.

February brought us our first home! I can't believe how happy we are here. I love our home and I realize how lucky we are. February brought new jobs and a months full of orientation for both of us!

But I wonder where March and April went!!..... oh yes, working on that new home! :) But that's also when I started working night shift and I've tended to be little forgetful since then! :) The months have flown by! Marrying Joe has been the best thing that has ever happened to me. How lucky am I to have gotten to spend the last six months just such an amazing person?

We had dinner at The Cheesecake Factory to celebrate... and we forced ourselves to for once have room for cheesecake and boy was it worth it!!!

I can't wait to see what the next six month's brings us! :)

National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day

National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day on May 7th, 2009 is a day to promote positive youth development, resilience, recovery, and the transformation of mental health services delivery for children and youth with serious mental health needs and their families. Awareness Day raises awareness of effective programs for children's mental health needs; demonstrates how children's mental health initiatives promote positive youth development, recovery, and resilience; and shows how children with mental health needs thrive in their communities.
The theme for this year's national event is Thriving in the Community, with a special emphasis on how high school youth who receive the services they need are more likely to have positive outcomes, such as better grades, and less likely to have negative outcomes, such as involvement with the juvenile and criminal justice systems.

Front bathroom

Before

I'd thought I'd share some before and after pics of the bathroom. We replaced the floor, mirror, and painted. Although it isn't a huge change, hopefully it was an improvement!

Tonight I was cancelled from work, by request, due to how slow we are right now. It was nice to have the night off. I was glad for the acuity and business when I started so hopefully it will pick back up, although I really can't complain about getting the night off every once and while. This is Joe's busy week, but we both have the weekend off. We are heading to Fort Wayne for Grace's birthday.