Life In Photos

February 8

2012-02-15T08:26:00.000-06:00

Drug DH with me to browse baby stuff.

February 6

2012-02-15T08:25:00.000-06:00

Got to ride in the automatic car wash.

February 2

2012-02-08T09:49:00.002-06:00

A guy cleaning the windows outside my office. OUTSIDE. In January.

January 25

2012-01-25T21:16:00.000-06:00

That's me using some microfiche. Yep, microfiche.

January 23

2012-01-25T21:15:00.000-06:00

DH chopping up dinner.

January 20

2012-01-25T21:09:00.001-06:00

Didn't realize there was a "use defrost with outside air" comment on my dashboard, and had to pull over and scrape the INSIDE of my car windows on the way to a conference today.

January 17

2012-01-17T19:36:00.002-06:00

The Fit got snow tires this year. Finally.

January 15

2012-01-15T12:44:00.001-06:00

Went to Pita Pit to get some breakfast this morning. Apparently, their side salads are $275.

January 12

2012-01-12T18:40:00.004-06:00

Woke up today to the first snow of the year. Roads were a little slippery in spots, but made it to work and home just fine.

January 7

2012-01-12T18:37:00.004-06:00

A co-worker brought me these pencils from her trips around the States to add to my collection. Love the one with the chili peppers in it! Thanks, Andrea!

January 3

2012-01-12T18:32:00.003-06:00

My new computer desk for my new rotation I'm starting today at IDIN.

Not too shabby.

January 2

2012-01-12T18:29:00.006-06:00

Today we had our second trimester ultrasound. It's a girl!

January 1

2012-01-12T18:20:00.006-06:00

Happy new year! What have I been up to? Oh, just sewing some shirts for myself.

Here's the final product of my first attempt.

December 11

2011-12-17T19:35:00.000-06:00

My beautiful new Keuring. And my delicious hot chocolate.

December 6th

2011-12-17T19:29:00.004-06:00

The sharps container where I'm on rotation....about 3 feet tall and starting to fill up. Notice all of the smaller, "normal" size sharps containers surrounding it. That's a whole lot of vaccines.

November 28

2011-12-11T15:10:00.001-06:00

My landlady accidentally put a parking sticker on my car. Boo.

November 24th

2011-11-27T13:46:00.002-06:00

Got some of the old childhood ornaments out to decorate the tree. These old playdoh ones have developed some mold. Eww.

November 20

2011-11-27T13:43:00.002-06:00

The blue room we stayed in.

Spent the weekend at the lovely Chestnut Street Inn for a family Thanksgiving get-together.

November 19

2011-11-27T13:41:00.000-06:00

Went to the Christmas parade today.

November 7th

2011-11-27T13:39:00.000-06:00

Christmas shopping season has arrived!

October 31

2011-11-27T13:34:00.002-06:00

Tonight I watched my beautiful mother turn herself into a hideous creature to scare children seeking candy.

October 23

2011-10-23T14:02:00.003-05:00

Here's a picture of some made-from-scratch ragu that Chef Monika cooked at our cooking class on the 20th. It was so good we decided to try making it again this weekend.

Here is our version. Turned out delicious!

October 21

2011-10-23T13:59:00.003-05:00

I got an awesome quilt for my birthday made out of my old t-shirts. I've been wanting one for years! Amazing gift.

Happy birthday to me!

October 20

2011-10-23T13:56:00.002-05:00

My best girlfriend had a baby today, Kyla Jean. She's beautiful. (yes, the 20th gets 2 posts)

October 20

2011-10-23T12:55:00.001-05:00

Went to another cooking class tonight. Theme = Italian! Yum.

October 15

2011-10-16T15:02:00.006-05:00

For my birthday this year, I drug my DH, parents and DH's "little" to Bloomsbury Farm for some fall fun. It was really windy, but we had lots of fun.

Feeding animals at the petting zoo.
DH pushing his little in a pedal cart.

Little going down the slide.

DH and I on a hayrack ride.

Mom and I in the middle of the corn maze.

DH and his little in the corn maze.

Cheating.

Goat enclosure.

Happy October!

October 7

2011-10-16T15:00:00.001-05:00

Before.

After.
We got new carpet this fall on the stairs leading up to our apartment.

October 2

2011-10-16T14:59:00.000-05:00

This is the giant bug that was in my car and almost made me crash on the interstate.

October 1

2011-10-16T14:57:00.001-05:00

I went and volunteered at the JDRF black tie Gala. There was a great turnout!

September 30

2011-09-30T14:49:00.003-05:00

Strong winds yesterday knocked lots of walnuts out of the tree.

The squirrels are loving it.

Today was the last day of my fourth (of eight) pharmacy rotations. Halfway done with my last year!

September 25

2011-09-30T14:48:00.000-05:00

A single tree that has changed color.

September 22

2011-09-22T07:16:00.001-05:00

I hope that's a typo.

September 3

2011-09-06T19:53:00.001-05:00

August 27

2011-08-28T20:45:00.001-05:00

Remember my newly blacktopped parking lot? Yeah, someone spray painted it. And, no, it was not me. My guess is the young gentlemen who live next door.

August 26

2011-08-26T20:11:00.007-05:00

Cat's out of the bag....I collect pencils. Check out the fun pencil facts from above.
I belive I have more pencils than the pencil collection displayed above.

Amazing artwork made out of pencils (above and below).

Pencil lead made into artwork. Pretty amazing.

And, lastly, a neat display about how pencils are manufactured.

This pencil exhibit that I ran into was really neat. (I know, nerdy)

August 18

2011-08-26T19:58:00.003-05:00

Went to another cooking class by Chef Monica. She celebrated Julia Childs birthday in costume. It was super fun, and the food was delicious.

August 10

2011-08-26T19:54:00.003-05:00

I know, out of order. But look at these cute little winter stocking caps I ran into.

August 14

2011-08-26T19:44:00.002-05:00

Rode our bikes to get some ice cream.

August 7

2011-08-07T09:57:00.003-05:00

My landlord refinished our parking lot this weekend!

These guys were up and at 'em about a minute after my 6:30 am alarm went off and were done by the time I got home from work.

August 5

2011-08-07T09:53:00.002-05:00

Had dinner with the girlfriend I haven't seen in two months and had a great time catching up with her! We sat there so long chatting that the waiter started bringing us stuff.

The free margarita that the waiter brought that I barely drank. The first one was strong enough!

The shot he poured that I didn't drink.

August 1

2011-08-01T17:03:00.004-05:00

To complete the celebration of our 2 year wedding anniversary, DH and I went out to lunch and then to see Harry Potter 7 in 3D. We both had the afternoon off!

We had the whole place to ourselves.

July 30

2011-08-01T17:02:00.001-05:00

RAGBRAI was in town today. Couldn't get out at this intersection on my way to work....had to turn around and find a stoplight.

July 28

2011-08-01T17:00:00.001-05:00

One degree lower and hell would've frozen over.

July 23

2011-07-25T18:18:00.003-05:00

Did I mention that my one and only brother got married? Some photos from the weekend.

July 21

2011-07-21T19:34:00.001-05:00

Went to "Martinis at the Max" tonight with my folks. Lots of fun, food, martinis, and a 3D movie. They let us take our martinis into the theatre.

July 18

2011-07-18T21:34:00.002-05:00

July 17

2011-07-17T11:31:00.005-05:00

Saw this little guy on our bike ride this morning. We put him in the grass so he wouldn't get hit by a car.

July 14

2011-07-14T19:04:00.000-05:00

The local ice cream shop.

My scoop of White Tiger Paws ice cream with hot fudge.

July 12

2011-07-12T20:41:00.000-05:00

My parents' cat, chillin'.

July 9

2011-07-09T21:07:00.003-05:00

So I just got an iPhone last week, and I have this fun app downloaded called Hipstamatic. It takes pictures like this without doing any editing whatsoever. Their tag line is "Digital photography never looked so analog." Check it out. Here's me just trying to take my first picture with it.

July 4

2011-07-06T20:03:00.002-05:00

Playing some wiffle ball in the yard and enjoying the nice weather.

Some neat fireworks shapes.

July 2

2011-07-06T20:00:00.000-05:00

Rode our bikes to Lou Henry for breakfast.

June 28

2011-06-29T18:44:00.002-05:00

Went to a baseball game tonight. My little friend enjoyed her popcorn.

June 27

2011-06-29T18:38:00.001-05:00

Enjoying the beautiful weather on a beautiful deck.

If you look closely, you can see the lightening bugs flashing.

June 26

2011-06-26T11:32:00.001-05:00

Went for a bike ride with hubby this morning to breakfast and then around town. We rode through this beautiful old cemetary.

And there was this one creepy grave with a metal person on top of it.

June 21

2011-06-21T19:47:00.004-05:00

Went to my first ever cooking class tonight with Chef Monica who runs a B&B in Sheffield, IL.
Mediterranean salad with a twist.

It was delish...salmon, tomatoes, cucumbers, grilled endive, olives....

Chef Monica making an orange and fennel salad.

It was okay, but not my favorite.

Fried chickpeas. Very yummy.

Quiche. Also yummy, although the picture does not look so appetizing.

And fresh strawberry sorbet for dessert.

June 20

2011-06-20T21:20:00.001-05:00

Yep. There's a cat on my lunch box.

June 19

2011-06-19T14:28:00.001-05:00

Happy Father's Day to my favorite dad. Here's him teaching me to kayak last summer.

June 18

2011-06-19T14:22:00.000-05:00

Not sure how I feel about the name of this alcoholic beverage.

June13

2011-06-19T14:20:00.002-05:00

DH brought me a beautiful flowering plant at work today. Thanks, Honey!

June 11

2011-06-12T15:03:00.003-05:00

Attended the Iowa Pharmacy Association annual meeting this weekend and enjoyed these goodies at the end of the awards banquet. I had the unique experience of being a voting student delegate during the House of Delegates sessions.

June 10

2011-06-12T15:01:00.002-05:00

Quick pic with the cell phone of the semi full of BEER that was overturned in the median of the interstate. Traffic was backed up for miles. I was surprised there weren't more people looting the scene.

June 3

2011-06-04T18:42:00.004-05:00

Even pineapples have the scan barcode.
Grilled pineapple on the Foreman.

Dinner.

Here's the recipe for grilled chicken sandwiches. Don't know if you can see it. They turned out pretty good!

May 29

2011-05-29T15:02:00.003-05:00

Had to make a small pitstop on the way back home.
They were quick on that one.

I wonder how long until some drunk idiot tries to take a sip before these get banned.

Max powder allowed by law.

Don't mind the non-brushed hair. I entered the picture for the sake of scale. These two big boys were ~$600 a piece!

May 28

2011-05-29T15:01:00.001-05:00

Went to a lovely wedding in Missouri this weekend.

May 27

2011-05-29T14:56:00.002-05:00

May 25

2011-05-25T20:39:00.001-05:00

Got another cute pair of earrings made of bicycle parts (shift cable wiring) today compliments of CJH Jewlery. http://www.cjhjewelry.com/

May 21

2011-05-21T15:30:00.002-05:00

Went in and watched DH put the finishing touches on his first ever self-welded bike frame today. It turned out amazing!

May 16

2011-05-16T20:31:00.003-05:00

Look what came in the mail for me today!

DH bought me a cute little Kindle with a lighted cover.

Started my first day of pharmacy rotations today!

May 13

2011-05-13T14:15:00.003-05:00

Remember how I wanted one in every color of the rainbow? Some might think this is excessive. I'd like to think: resourceful.

May 10

2011-05-10T20:02:00.005-05:00

I asked DH to pick up a little bag to attach under my seat on my bike for keys and wallet, etc, since my new bike doesn't have a rack on it, and he came home with this cute little bag that attaches to the handlebars from http://pocampo.com/. It's got a beautiful purple lining. Thanks, honey! Great present for my last day of my P3 year at school. I am officially a P4!

May 3

2011-05-03T18:03:00.001-05:00

I picked up some of these cute little watches this weekend, and love them so much I think I need one in every color of the rainbow.

April 30

2011-05-03T14:14:00.002-05:00

Today I drug Mom with me to go volunteer for JDRF's annual Walk for a Cure at the zoo.

It was a fun morning!
We had clipboards. Very official.

Some of the walk sponsors.

There we are again!

And I ran into one of my favorite little kids who just randomly happened to be going to the zoo today.

April 18

2011-04-19T08:20:00.000-05:00

Please use other door. This one is tired.

April 17

2011-04-17T13:12:00.000-05:00

At the finish line for RiverRun 5k this morning.

April 11

2011-04-11T20:59:00.002-05:00

A unicorn is a warrior beast that shoots rainbows from its arse.

April 1

2011-04-01T09:10:00.001-05:00

Having fun watching the Decorah Eagle Cam and waiting for the eggs to hatch.

March 26

2011-04-01T09:08:00.000-05:00

DH and his "Little" reading a dinosaur book.

March 19

2011-03-20T15:11:00.001-05:00

Spring break.

February 27

2011-02-27T10:43:00.001-06:00

Now available at your local Hy-Vee.

February 14

2011-02-17T20:39:00.001-06:00

Look what I got for Valentine's Day. Too hilarious!

February 7

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February 3

2011-02-10T19:00:00.002-06:00

Saw this guy cross-country skiing in the street after the "blizzard".

January 29

2011-01-29T14:37:00.001-06:00

That's a lot of groceries.

January 18

2011-01-18T10:42:00.002-06:00

First day back at school today (bleh), but the good news is, it's my last semester of pharmacy school EVER!!!!!!!!!!!! A girlfriend at school took a trip to Peru over winter break and brought me back this cute little mortar and pestle and a new pencil for my collection!

January 16

2011-01-16T10:17:00.000-06:00

We've been watering for about 2 weeks now, and we've got a sprout!

January 15

2011-01-16T10:12:00.002-06:00

Our new Paula Dean saute pan cooking me some vegetarian Thai chili.

January 14

2011-01-16T10:09:00.003-06:00

This truck with a dead carcass was in front of me on the way to work. Sorry for the low-quality cell phone photo. Think of what our roads might look like if no one had the job of picking up road kill.....

January 10

2011-01-16T10:02:00.000-06:00

Bought a Bhut jolokia pepper growing kit a few weeks ago.

January 8

2011-01-08T18:54:00.002-06:00

Got my eyes dilated today. This was taken 5 hours after my appointment. So very frustrating.

January 6

2011-01-08T18:35:00.002-06:00

My hubby made me a new bike. It's a single-speed road bike made from recycled parts from other bikes. It's awesome.

January 4

2011-01-08T18:33:00.001-06:00

I organized a mitten tree at school with great results.

Happy birthday to my little brother today!

January 3

2011-01-08T15:06:00.002-06:00

Chicken tacos for dinner.

January 1

2011-01-08T15:04:00.003-06:00

Happy New Year and a truck full of onions!

December 12

2010-12-12T14:59:00.001-06:00

Interpret as you please.

December 11

2010-12-11T10:42:00.001-06:00

Homemade Egg McMuffin. Yum.

November 26

2010-11-26T18:48:00.000-06:00

A giant cluster of knots that made me say many bad words.

November 16

2010-11-16T08:51:00.000-06:00

Random things I find on my hubby's desk.

November 11

2010-11-11T20:37:00.000-06:00

Ready to study now.

November 7

2010-11-07T12:30:00.002-06:00

A cute little blue Fit parked right next to ours at the grocery store :)