I've been tagged!

So my friend Jessica tagged me to post 10 random facts, habits, goals or quirks about myself....At the end I have tagged the lucky few to post their own top ten!

1. I am very loud. So loud in fact, that I was accused of messing up the dictation line at work b/c they thought it was a prank. When I am tired, upset, excited or speaking through a translator I only become louder. Clearly I didn't get the whole "inside voice thing"

2. I have horrible vision. I'm just glad I can still get contacts. My vision is so bad that they can't correct it perfectly- seriously.

3. If I didn't have my current career- I would be either a personal trainer or a nutritionist, or a child life specialist...unfortunately i have trapped myself into working 90 hours a week and thinking that working 14 days straight is "normal".

4. The first three letters of both my first and last name are M-A-R. weird.

5. I don't really watch network TV other than the Biggest Loser. I don't really have time or care about any shows that require me to pay attention to the storyline. So if you are talking about the latest episode of "Lost" , I'm literally lost.

6. I love to bake desserts but I really don't care to cook.

7 . I let my clothes build up until I have nothing to wear, then I wash them all, but don't have time to put them away, so they end up in the guest bedroom. This has become a vicious cycle during the last three months with PICU-Wards-Wards back to back. I need a normal schedule. Or a maid.

8. I have to have at least two different kinds of shampoo in my shower at all times. i'm not really picky about the brand, one of them has to be for extra moisturizing, and the other is for deep cleaning.

9. I love coupon clipping. If i had time we would save even more, but I really get excited when we get $10 off our total at the store.

10. I recently finished couch to 5K and now can run at least 30 minutes at a time with minimal suffering. Hopefully this will continue to improve. This accomplishment is all thanks to my ipod. I That was the best christmas present ever!

So now for the tagging:

(I was tagged on myspace, so I'm posting it on both and you can respond however you like)

1. Lynne T.

2. Annie M.

3. Amber G.

4. Whitney M.

5. Gina H.

6. Wendy M.

7. Amanda H.

8. Chad C.

9. Matt W (you two are being re-tagged)

10. Melissa B.

Happy Easter!

So this is probably the most well-known cartoon at this time of year, but I still laugh when I see it- something about those chocolate bunnies!

I hope everyone is enjoying a great Easter today, i am spending my day/night/day in the hospital for 30 hours. I have pretty much been living here the last three months and I'm tired of it! Working all the time really gets me down. I love my job(most of the time) and making a difference for my patients but i also love my husband, my family, sleep, exercise, and eating food other than the cafeteria. Oh and shopping.

I think i'm feeling extra sad about working today b/c I don't get to spend any time with either of our families today, or even see Patrick. My sister's college graduation is coming up and I have to work that weekend so I probably won't be able to go. Our anniversary is coming up and I'll be working 3/4 weekends that month too.

Sorry for a depressing post on Easter! I'm so thankful Jesus forgives us no matter what! Don't forget about the true meaning of today....and feel free to stuff yourself full of candy (just today!)

Especially peeps......

If you are bored...check out http://www.marshmallowpeeps.com/. They have recipes and a factory tour!

my life in pictures......

Saw this recently and thought I would try it out...

Instructions
1. answer the questions below
2. type each answer into flickr
3. take any picture from the first page of results and post your answers......


Age you'll be on your next birthday


Place you would like to visit

Favorite place

Favorite object

Favorite Food

Favorite Beverage

Favorite Animal

Favorite color

..or maybe this one

City where you were born

Where you live now

Favorite Band

First Name

Last name

Favorite Store

Favorite item of clothing

Favorite Movie

So they say......

"You'll be able to wear it again....." .

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Well, I guess it was true!

Just thought I would post something for a little laugh this weekend, The second picture is from my camp counselor days on costume night- Amber and I were "Miss Woodmont" 1981 and 1982. I only wish that our purple eye shadow showed up better in this picture.

A few updates.....

1. I'm on the wards this month. I was dreading it after my horrific month in the PICU in January, but it has been going fairly well. I have a fabulous team and a seriously hilarious intern, Andrea. "please enjoy the music while you wait...." Today she performed an interpretive dance while we did checkout....she's just a little crazy!

2. We are well into the season of Lent, and shockingly I have given up diet coke. Seriously. I haven't had any diet coke since 2/8/08. I'm honestly hoping this is a permanent change for me. Free soft drinks at the hospital can get a little excessive. I have been drinking a lot more unsweet tea but I think that is an improvement.

Equally, Patrick has given up fried foods AND hamburgers. He's doing great with this as well. This would not be difficult for me, but his favorite mary-is-on-call splurge (publix fried chicken) is now off limits.

3. I am currently recovering from a brief bout with pneumonia. Coughing up bloody stuff on call is not fun I would like to say, but I am on some good antibiotics and Mucinex and recovering. Thanks, child who shared your Strep Pneumo with me. This has put a little snag in my running program, but I'll be back on track after this weekend's call.

That's about all for now. I'll try to update a little more often!

Downtown Greenville

These are slightly delayed pictures, but better late than never!!!! Patrick's mom visited a few weekends ago and we had a fun but short visit.

Friday night we enjoyed dinner together at City Range and then Saturday we had a downtown adventure....

Falls Park on the Reedy

The Westin Poinsett- we need to stay here one time!

Squinty pic of us at the park- note our usual contrasting attire!

Great view of the water before the falls

Some newer buildings across the street and an interesting sculpture

Neato tree at the Governor's School

View of the park from the other side

a little bit downstream

Some new condos and art galleries

Patrick and his mom

This is a wading pool in the summer

neat old building you can rent.....

i've scoped out other people's weddings before from across the river

As you can seen from these pictures, If you haven't been to Greenville's downtown, you really need to visit!

So, we had a great afternoon downtown, had a very long hike from downtown to Cleveland Park and then had a fun lunch at Barley's Taproom, which I highly recommend. Then of course I went home and rested for my next day of working in the nursery with many, many screaming newborns.

Happy Valentine's Day!

This was truly a sight for sore eyes after being awake and on call for over 30 hours.