Easy as 1-2-3

I borrowed this from cute Sharon's blog (and yes, I think she's right about that sculpture being Mark Twain).  Enjoy.

Age: 32. Why do I feel so old?

Bed size:  Queen.  I'd like to upgrade to a King, but I'll have to be in a home larger than a 900 square foot apartment.

Chore you dislike: Scrubbing the tub.  I think it's the feet thing.  Feet gross me out.  Blood, guts, sputum, even pus (if it's not too stinky)--no problem.  But feet?  Nasty.  Especially my own.

Dogs: I love 'em.  I'm definitely more of a dog person than a cat person.  I'd like one eventually, but I have so much on my plate already that I just couldn't take good care of one right now.

Essential start to your day: Shower, Diet Coke.

Favorite color:  I go through phases of loving certain colors.  Currently, it's red.  I LOVE red.

Gold or silver: Silver, definitely, though I could go for white gold and/or platinum if I could afford it.

 
Height: 5 feet 9 inches, or 175 cm

Instruments you play(ed):  I think I was 6 when I started taking piano lessons.  I took them until I was about 14.  I still play the piano, though I'd consider myself a pretty mediocre player.  Also, I played the cello from 5-8th grade.  In 9th grade, I switched to the bass.  I played the bass throughout high school, then after I graduated, I just didn't have time for it anymore.

Job title: Surgical Technologist, a.k.a. O.R. Tech, or Scrub Tech.  When I finally get around to getting my national certification, I will be a Certified Surgical Technologist (CST).  I know, super-exciting.

 
Kids:  If you can't tell, the love of my life is Monsieur Benjamin.  There might be more eventually. 

Live:  Currently: Salt Lake City, UT.

Mom's name:  Renee

Nicknames: Mare, Mary Chewy, Hey You

Overnight hospital stays:  One for a freak episode of epiploic appendagitis in 2005, and a few days after the birth of the boy.  Although I have worked many nights in hospitals, I don't think that really counts.

Pet peeve:  Messy cords.  There are a lot of cords for monitoring in the O.R..  Tubes and wires and plugs, and they all get so tangled.  Velcro is my friend.

Quote from a movie:  "You're born into a family. You do not join them like you do the Marines."  C'mon, you know what it's from!

Righty or lefty: Righty

Siblings:  Rachael (35), Rebecca (33), John (would be 30), David (28) and Sarah (26).

Time you wake up: On weekdays, the alarm is set for 4:30 a.m. so I can get to work around 6:30.  I'll usually snooze for 15 minutes or so before I roll out of bed.  On weekends, I'll usually get up around 8, unless the boy decides he wants to get up early.  Like today--he decided that 3:45 would be a good time to get up.  Yeah, it's awesome.

Underwear:  Yes, thank you.  One word for you: Carinessa.  It's delightful.

Vegetables you don't like: Okra, Lima Beans and Black-Eyed Peas.

What makes you run late: Spending too long getting ready, mostly because I'm so slow to get going in the mornings. 

X-rays you've had: Lots of teeth x-rays, a brain MRI, which lead to my PFO closure under fluoroscopy (a long, real-time x-ray), some when I dislocated my shoulder, and countless shots with a c-arm (x-rays taken in the OR).

Yummy food you make: banana bread, brownies, crêpes, salads, breadsticks, GORP, and I make a mean white sauce.

Zoo animal favorite: Elephants.  So cool.

The Wheel in the Sky Keeps on Turning

I haven't written lately, mostly because I'm behind on my pictures. That, and I'm busy trying to keep things afloat. Here are some of the pictures; I'll try to get the rest of them figured out.

3-1 Benji Napping

Benji has started taking naps again.  It's usually after 5pm, when he's been going all day and just crashes.  He's got a funky rash on his face, which I just don't know how to get rid of.  But he's still cute.

3-2 When the wheels come down.

This is where our tax refund went.  Remember the rims that Silvano came with?  The tires sucked in the snow, but I thought they were okay otherwise.  Allen insisted on getting new wheels and new tires.  $1,000 later . . . this is what I have.  Whatever.

3-3 Shamrock the house

I took a different route home from work, and I saw this street.  I thought it appropriate for this time of year.

3-6 Leprechaun or Gangster?  A little of both.

I got this fun hat @ Target (where else?), and he wore it for about 30 seconds.  The pictures didn't turn out very well, but at least he wore it for a while.

3-7 Winter Wonderland

We had a fairly big snow last week (and yes, I was grateful for decent tires that day).  I'm thankful it has melted--today was glorious, and I can feel spring in the air.

3-10 Frozen in Time

I came across this bronze statue of Albert Einstein while shopping the other day.  He was just so cool, I had to take a picture.

3-11 Whatever words I say, I will always love you

Oh, WinCo.  I don't know how I managed without you.  It's a beautiful thing.

And yesterday, I decided to take the boy out for a wee photo shoot at Gardner Village.  I got some cute ones, but this is one of my favorites:

3-12 More Wheels

I'll fill in the holes later; à+.

Steal My Kisses From You

I have a lot on my mind, but not a lot of energy to write about it.  Things have been really busy with work, trying to get the house in order, birthdays, and such.  I'll get pictures up soon, but I wanted to share something really cute.  I was walking through Winco with Benji in the cart today, and for some reason, I wanted to whistle.  I'm a terrible whistler--I can't keep a tune to save my life.  I'm okay with singing, but the whistling genes went to the boys in my family.  Anyway, whenever I try to whistle, I always end up trying to do the tune from Robin Hood (the Disney version).  And when I'd start whistling it, Benji would pull me down (usually by my shirt) and give me a kiss.  I don't know why, and I don't think it'll last very long since he realizes that I'm now doing it as a ploy to get kisses.  But it's so sweet, especially from a little dude who doesn't show a lot of affection.

 

I love this little leprechaun.

I Don't Know if it's Worth it Anymore

I don't have time to edit these pictures, so I'll just put them up. Sorry.  This project is fun and all, but man--it's hard to keep up.  Some of these pictures aren't from the posted dates, because I have been so busy.  Tant pis.

2/13 I'm still alive! (yeah, I'm surprised too)

2/14  Happy Birthday to my little man

2/15 a cool, crazy sky before a storm

2/16  It's a terrible picture, but that's the moon.

2/17 Slick City.  A view from PCMC.

2/18 A Hazy Shade of Winter

2/19 Benji looking out the window in Logan.

2/20 Deal of the week: I got this awesome crock pot for $6.  Yes, $6.  I know.

2/21 Super Target.  A little piece of heaven.

2/22  A baguette obtained from said Super Target.

2/23 A beautiful thing.  More later.

2/24 Yes, friends, this is a gaufre.  A Gaufre de Liège.  From Costco.  Aaaaaahhhh.

2/25 Benji's favorite seat

2/26 The front side of the Murray Laundry tower.

2/27 Granny, Mom, Cousin Vicki and her son Alec

2/28 Alphabetizing the DVDs.  Is it worth it?

I've gotta go to bed.  Sorry you don't get the stories . . . use your imagination, black holes and revelations.