Family Visit Weekend....

So my Sister and my two nieces came up this weekend and wow....  I am happy that they came up, but even happier that they went home. I'm just exhausted!  LOL   It was a fun weekend.

  First they came up friday night while I was at work, so when I got home on Saturday morning Valentines Day  I brought my sister flowers and a stuffed monkey and my niece chocolates.  Then took a quick 45 min nap.  

After that we went and got Pedicures and Ali got blue toe nails, I got neon purple and Melissa got Kawaski green.  It was fun!!  

Then we went to the mall and went to the Build a bear store and I spent an ungodly amount of money on a Hannah Montana Bear for Ali.  Needless to say, she loves that silly bear.  Then we went out to Red Robin for lunch.  After that we went back to my hobbit house: colored, napped and played the WII.  My sister cooked Spaghetti for dinner(she wouldn't let me cook)  LOL   

On Sunday Morning, we went to the Space Needle for Lunch and completed 3 rotations during lunch.  Ali thought that was so awesome.  The baby slept through the whole thing. 

 After lunch they drove back to Portland and I went home and died.  LOL   

I was just exhausted, but happy to have spent time with them.  I can't wait for the next time they come up! 

First Time for Everything!

Well I experienced my very first Earthquake on Friday morning.  I was sitting at my desk at about 525 in the morning and all of a sudden felt very sick to my stomach and dizzy.  I looked around and realized that the building was shaking.  I looked at my co-worker  who said that my eyes were "as big as pies" and she said.  We are having an earthquake!   I heard on the news that it was only a 4.5 which I guess is small.  But it was crazy!!  

One Moment in Time

I got this in an email today and thought it was something good .  So I thought that I would share it!

Remember....live every day to the fullest. Each minute is a blessing from God (whomever that is). And never forget.....the people who make a difference in our lives are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards.    They are the ones that care for us.     
    If you see someone without a smile today give them one of yours! Live simply. Love seriously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

Date Day

I just had the best weekend ever and I just had to tell someone!  lol     

I worked until 7am on Saturday and when I woke up at 11am  "Date Day"  Started.  Yes, I said Day....  The entire day was a date....  I know  ........... SO MUCH FUN!!   

First we went down to Pike Place Market and got coffee (it was about 37 degrees out and I don't have winter gear!..... I know I don't need the lecture..  hehe)  So we went to the 1st ever Starbucks and got hot yummies.  Then we walked through Pike Place Market.  I watched them throw the fish, ate  yummy doughnut holes (I know, I don't like doughnuts,but these were soo good),  got fresh hot cashews and cinnamon almonds.  Took a picture with Rachel the pig.  Walked in almost all the stores.... And even saw the chewing gum wall.  LOL 

 We had so much fun!  

After that we went shopping at the Westlake Center and split a piece of pizza.  We finally got bored down there and decided to go to Happy Hour at the Melting Pot where we discovered that you can eat alot of Fondue for really cheap.  We gorged ourselves on cheese fondue and soda.   

Then I decided that it was time for me to get my next tattoo. So we went to Lucky Devil Tattoo and I got my name in Gaelic on my right forearm. I will post a pic when it heals..  It's a little big, but really cool.   After the tattoo we went and saw the  movie Seven Pounds where I cried my eyes out.....   Such a good movie!!  My date told me that it was cute that I cry at movies...  hehehe

It was such a great date day!!! 

Happiness!

I finally got to meet my new niece this past weekend.  She is so beautiful.  She looks just like her mother.  Ali was awesome too!  We played all weekend. Here is a pic of our first meeting. 

New Pics of my beautiful Niece

So i have yet to meet her, but I am going down this weekend to meet her and exchange Christmas presents.  My mom sent me some great new pics of Natalie and I thought I would share them.

She looks just like her mommy!

 Cutest thing on Earth! 

Crazy week.... I think I might have saved a life

This week has been a week for the books.   We have had Massive Flooding from all the snow melt off.  Highways have been covered in water and then shut down.  Power outages and what not.O One ladies house slid off a mountain and crashed into a stream. It's been crazy here.  And yet, Cornea and Tissue donation more ahead full steam!

My lifting partner got Strep and looked like she was on death's door step.  Poor thing!  So I took her some Popsicles and some ice cream and wished her luck! lol   She was swollen like chipmunk for almost two weeks.... So we have not worked out for almost a month now.  

Ugh  (Blizzard, Sickness and Flooding.... why are you keeping me fat?!!!!)  hahahhaa

So you might ask by my title of this blog,  " How did i maybe save a life"  Well I will tell you.  I was working the other night and my co-worker Beth was scheduled to work with me.  She had been called in early and left her house at 4:30.  We normally start work at 6pm.  I got to work at 5:45 and Beth was still not there.  By 6:30 we started to worry. My boss called her home phone and her cell phone but she did not answer.  We talked and decided that I would keep calling her every half hour until 8:30pm and if she had not shown by then I would call the police.  There was flooding in the street and some highways were re-routing so there was potential that she was just stuck and unable to talk on the phone (Washington state law, no cell phone use unless on a hands free head set). 

Anyway,  So i was left to work by myself.  Luckily a Technician stayed to help me until another co-worker arrived if Beth couldn't come.  I received a phone call at 8:15 FROM BETH!!  She was totally incoherent and had slurred speech bad.  She said that she just woke up and was in her car. She didn't know where she was or how she got to a parking lot.  I immediately had the Tech call 911 and I started to probe her for information.  I asked her what she saw around her.  What was the last thing she remember.  The make and color of her car. Were there builidings around her.  I had the Technician relay the info to 911 and they were able to send an ambulance to help her.  The whole ordeal took about 45 mins to get enough info to rescue her!  I was so worried for her safety.   Apparently what had happened was she  had had a migraine and got really dizzy on the way to work and found a place to pull off where she passed out around 5:15.  She stayed unconscious for 3 hours until she woke and pressed send on her cell phone (i had blown up her phone, so i was the last missed call).  

She was taken to the ER and watched for a day.  It turns out that she was placed on a new medication for migraines that bottomed out her Blood Pressure and that's why she passed out.  

I'm happy to report she is doing well and is back at work......  I don't know if I saved her life, but I'm sure glad that I was the one who took the call and was able to rely on my EMT experience and get her help!