Happy New Year to all of my friends and family that read our blog! I want to know that Bryce and I weren't the only weirdos that stayed home by ourselves on New Years Eve. We ordered buffalo wings, watched the fireworks of Downtown Omaha from our balcony, and counted down to midnight with Dick Clark/Ryan Seacrest!:) It was quite uneventful to say the least!
I "borrowed" this idea from Chelsea's blog but I thought it was a cute idea. I wanted to recap some of the highlights of mine and Bryce's 2007!
1. I gave my 2 weeks notice at a horrible job and walked out 2 days later. The decision turned out to be a smart one because shortly after I got a job at Advanced Surgery Center which is a dream job for most nurses. No nights, no weekends, no holidays, independent nursing, great fellow employees, great doctors and it literally takes me less than 5 minutes to go from my car to the front door of the building!:) Also, 2 weeks after I started the job the surgery center shut down for heating repairs for 2 weeks and every employee got a paid vacation. I spent my paid 2 weeks in Utah visiting my family!
2. Bryce snapped a tendon in his left ring finger while playing flag football one Thursday evening at 11:00 PM and we spent our night in the emergency room just racking up the medical bills!! Three days later he was put on an operating table under anesthesia at Nebraska Medical Center to repair his "flexor digitorum tendon avulsion". The best thing about all of this is that he had to wear the lamest cast/contraption you've ever seen! We got quite a few laughs out of it! After paying the bills for the surgery I gave Bryce some advice 1) You're getting too old for flag football 2) You should think about playing a non-contact sports such as golf and 3) If you ever play flag football again and get hurt
don't even bother coming home:)
3. We moved from our comfortable, socially accepted town of LaVista, Nebraska, and crossed the Missouri river to a town known by people who live in Nebraska as "Council Tucky"- - real name Council Bluffs, Iowa. If you stop at a fast food restaurant or gas station on the west side of C.B. (aka Council Tucky) the employee behind the counter will most likely be missing their front teeth, chewing tobacco, and show up on the nightly news after being busted for having a "meth" lab in their basement!:) The one good thing about this situation is that I can go to the store in my pj's and be over-dressed. Yep, this is where Bryce and I call home and I can only talk this way about C.B. because I live there.:) And in case you're wondering why we made the decision to cross the river it was because of convenience and financial reasons.:)
4. I hate to admit that one of the highlights of mine and Bryce's year was when the RedSox won the world series! We sat, glued to the television for 11 games. First the ACLS championship and immediatly following... the world series! Bryce lives and breaths the RedSox year round; meanwhile, quizing me on the names of the players as we drive to and from different places (usually on date night). I, on the other hand, enjoy the actual RedSox games we've been to, knowing that they're having a good season...or not, dressing up in my RedSox sweatshirt, and .... watching the World Series.
5. Another, hard to admit, highlight of our year was purchasing our XBox 360. Bryce and I argued about it for a few weeks until I finally gave in ...... because Bryce said that it would be a fun hobby that we could share. Oh the things men come up with to get a new toy!:)
So, now I am officially a Halo nerd! Bryce and I play it all the time and I love it! I even went out and bought a pink controller so Bryce wouldn't be tempted to use "my controller". It's really cute!:)
Well, Bryce and I had a pretty good year in 2007, as you have just read.:)
We hope for an even better 2008!
Here are a few of my hopes/goals for the coming year:
1)Bryce graduates from Creighton :)
2)Bryce gets a good job in Utah and we get to move "home"!!!
3)Bryce passes the Barr Exam
4) We get pregnant!!! or vacation in Europe (whichever comes first) :)
and.........
5) we buy a new car to replace the smoking Mazdarati that barely gets Bryce back and forth from Creighton :)
****I wish you all a wonderful 2008!!****
6 comments:
Brittany:
I am loving your long hair-- it looks great!
Liz
You are so funny! I'm glad you and Bryce can share the hobby of your XBOX 360. Way to be strong and get that pink controller. And I can sympathize with you when Bryce caused so many medical bills from flag football...did I ever tell you about the time Denim jumped off the rock in front of patio and threw out his back. He had to go to the doctor, get x-rays and prescriptions, etc. All because he jumped off a 3 foot rock. Our husbands must be getting old or something:) Where in Utah are you planning on living?
ha ha ha. This one made me laugh. It also made me realize that I need to sit down and make some goals for this year! I am totally behind. How is it almost mid-january. I just flew home for christmas? I'm glad you guys had a more exciting new years eve than we did. I DID however call in sick to work...so at least I was at home. Unpacking...I think? It was WAY too long ago to remember. I am SO excited for you to move to UTAH...I can deal with an hour away...15 hours not so much. Also-I WANT A BABY SHIELDS AS BAD AS YOU DO:) Time flies so quickly...it will happen before we know it! YAY! Game night on Saturday. I haven't see you in like a week!
This is a cute post, and you guys did have an eventful year! Your New Year's Eve sounded fun to me. Me and Garrett usually fight on New Years. This year was no exception :O) HAHA. But this time it was over a game of Phase-10. I will be praying for your move home to Utah this year too!!!
I really do love this idea! It's good to hear what happened in 2007! First: I like the picture with Bryce and the fireworks it looks like he has mickey mouse ears--sweeeeet! That's funny about the x-box game! Eli's mom usually gets him a John Madden Football game every year for Christmas, but I specifically asked her not to this year, because he gets into his game mode and I never see him! That's cool that you and Bryce can play Halo together! I love the part about the RedSox!! Eli has got me way more into football (and basketball), he does the same thing quizing me on all the players names, who they play for...crazy guys! It's looks like you had a great year; I can't believe Bryce will be graduating this year...yeah! Love ya!
I like that you guys stayed home for New Years, we usually do too! Great recap of the year's events! I love that you're such a Red Sox fan--the things we wives do for our husbands. I hope and pray that you will be moving back to Utah AND having a baby! Hang in there---I got pregnant in January, so maybe it will be a good month for you! Then, baby Shields and Jack can have the same birthdays! Love ya!
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