Hope you had a great Memorial Day

I had a great weekend. Matt and I went to the beach on Sunday. I almost didn't get to go, I didn't realize that Memorial Day was my holiday to work, and I almost had to bail out on him, but one of my coworkers was trying to pick up a shift that night and was more than willing to take mine.
It was really rainy and grey in the morning, but we went to the beach anyway, and I am glad we did. By the time we made it to the coast the sun and come out and things were warming up. We walked up and down the beach taking pictures of waves and playing in a little stream. It doesn't seem like we did all that much, but I just loved it. It was just what I needed at that time. After the beach, we came back to my house and made enchiladas for dinner... I added way to much garlic. I barely finished my dinner, but Matt thought it was wonderful and he ate the whole pan. (Its a good thing too, I don't think I could have finished it.) Then we watched a Star Wars movie. Definitely a great day.
On Monday I went to the sale at Jo Ann Fabrics, the goal was to get enough of the clearance fabric to make one or two more tiered skirts. I ended up picking out five different fabrics. And when I got home I realized that I had GROSSLY miss-estimated how much fabric I needed, so now I have enough to make TEN skirts... Maybe I will make some peasant tops too.

ACLS

Well, I passed the ACLS. It wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be. And considering that I was running on four hours of sleep, I think I did down right awesome. I aced the written part, and then when it was time to do the hands on part, the instructor told me I did well enough in practice that I didn't have to do it again, he was going to pass me and I could go. It was a long drive in between Stayton and Eugene, but I saw lots of iris beds. (Irises are my favorite flower, just in case that seemed really random.) Now having been awake during the day for two days, my sleep schedule is all messed up. I tried to stay awake last night, but I fell asleep half way through my movie (probably between one and two) and woke up at 5:45, half way slide down in the chair. So now I am not only sore, but also not tired enough to sleep during the day, and I have to work tonight. Sometimes I just don't cooperate with myself.

New Toy

Oh boy am I out of shape! I bought a second hand elliptical machine at a garage sale on Saturday. I think I managed to go about 5 min (in 4 sections). I thought I was going to die, my legs felt like they were on fire! I tried again on Sunday, and only managed to go 15 seconds before my legs started to scream. I walked around like an old lady. I left it alone on Monday, and tried again today. I managed to do 5 min again (this time only in 2 sections):-), and two min later in the night. And I don't feel nearly as bad. So either its going to get better, or I am going to have a serious delayed reaction and wake up feeling like I was hit by a truck...
In other news, I have to take the ACLS test on Mon and Tues. (That's the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support.) I am a little nervous. Not only about the test, but that I have to be awake during the day to take it, and I have to drive to Eugene and find the place before 8am.
And last but not lest, names for my car, I have a list I like, but I would appreciate a vote. Here they are in no particular order(meanings in parentheses): Tarik (nocturnal visitor), Arturo (from Arthur, means bear or stone), Tempest (I think you can figure that one out), Aidan (little fire), Galen (calm).

ok, so its been a month or more...

So, whats happened in the last month? Good question. Well, I got a brand new nephew, and he is just the cutest little doll... except when he is screaming of course. His name is Titus, seems a little big for a little guy, but he'll grow into it. I was working at the hospital the night he was born, but I couldn't hold him because I had a patient with a contagious disease. So I had to wait until he was almost a day old before I could hold him. It was torture. But I made up for it the next night, he slept in my lap all night while I charted. :-) Mom and Dad came down from Montana to visit Titus. They stayed at my house (excited grin), and Mom and I went down to see the Oregon Gardens.
I got a new car too. Dad brought it up to me from Montana when they came to see the baby. Its a 97 Honda accord, and its red (a little more sporty than my last two cars.) And it has a CD player :-), this makes me happy. It purrs like a kitten and takes the hills without a second thought. I have decided that its a he, and he needs a name. A strong name... but I don't know what that is going to be yet. Any suggestions?
And that is just about all the interesting stuff for this whole month. Yup, its a boring life, with some excitement thrown in the middle.