little ones

Well, spring break is flying by so fast. I have cleaned my house a little, made delicious whole wheat cinnamon swirl bread,

and now I am at my mom and dad's house and much to my delight there is talk of fishing this afternoon! :) I love coming home. Don't get me wrong, I have much enjoyed building a little love nest in Perkins, but it is not the same feeling you get when you come home to the house you grew up in. I love watching my husband and my parents talk and laugh, I love playing games (we love Pit, Apples to Apples and Bunco!), and I have the extra special delight of watching my oldest nephew have his 11th birthday party (though his birthday is not until the 26th)! Now, I do not normally play favorites, but Jace is the best kid in the world. My sister and her husband are truly blessed and lucky to have such a fantastic kid. We will also get to attend the 5th birthday of my husband's nephew this weekend! He is a great kiddo as well! I love my nieces and nephews! Jace, Journie, Dannie, Maizzie, Alex, and new baby Anistyn...I am so proud to be your aunt!!! :)

On the knitting front, I have finally conquered my fear of dpn's thanks to the encouragement of biomaj5 (my bestie). I am actually making progress on my fair isle endpaper mitts too! It is tricky and it requires a lot of paying attention, but I am really proud and will be so excited to wear them! I am also working on an ipod cozy just to practice my dpn technique.

ipod cozy

my fair isle progress! I'm so proud :)

Well, have a fantastic day, and if I happen to catch a fish I will post a pic! Light and Love :)

Finally some peace!

Well, it has been an incredibly long time since my last little visit here. Since then I have had many things going on! School is keeping me very busy, I found the root of my anxiety problem and my husband and I just might be moving! I am dangerously close to completing my first year in RadTech program and I can't wait to be done so I can actually make some money instead of spending it! I really love the work and the hospital I am at. I get to help people feel better and use all the anatomical knowledge I amassed during my undergrad degree. It can be stressful but I am quite happy with it. Now, the next item is very important: Zyrtec was causing my horrible anxiety I am quite certain. I was doing research for a school project and found a site (I will post a link later) that ordinary people can list side effects of otc drugs they are taking. Hundreds of people wrote that zyrtec (and it's generic counterparts) was causing them moderate to sever anxiety and depression, especially in children and young adults! Not to mention that many listed weight gain and failure to shed pounds as a side effect also! Not that I'm trying to blame all my problems on my allergy meds, but DANG! So I have kicked the zyrtec habit and now I feel much better! I don't constantly feel like I am on the verge of a panic attack. It is great! I have yet to see much of a difference in the weight department but that is probably due to my diet as of late. Sadly I have not been a good girl all the time! LOL Well, moving on, my husband is thinking about applying for a new job in ADA! YEA! So if all goes well, we could be living an hour from my parents! Only thing is, we would have to deal with being a commuter couple for a while and I'm a little scared about that. Well, I must go study for yet another test! Alas! It seems like it never ends! Have a fantastic day! :)