My Little House, Nurses Meeting and a Fun After Work Get Together!

I don't believe I have ever posted pics of our current house on Lake Louisa. It is only 700 square feet but have loved it.

This is our living room, dining room combination.

Very small kitchen.

Our bedroom is a good size. We couldn't take a picture of the bathroom, my Canon Rebel and me would not fit in there................lol   No, seriously.

This is part of our deck. We have a huge deck, it is actually bigger than our house.

We do have a beautiful view. I am going to miss our lake front house.

We had our final nurse meeting today!

Nurse Fuel!!

Caught in the act by the boss!

2 of the crew!

Always so quiet.....Maybe she can't get a word in because we are all flapping our jaws.

The day ended great with an after work party!

Yuck, I hate scrubs.......I assure you that I am not pregnant.

Good food and great friends. The food and drink all had a Mexican theme.

What a wonderful house! She even had slot machines! Look to the left! I spy FREE M&Ms, no quarter required.

Waiting for summer break to begin......................................amy

The Green Monster Recipe

   Now I know this little monster doesn’t look THAT appealing. Trust me, I was super skeptical too, I mean, who really wants to drink something that resembles a blended up combination of Shrek and Mike Wazowski, but the health benefits outweighed my negative thoughts and inner gag reflex, so I gave it a try.The Green Monster is now a regular part of my morning.  The benefits of downing one of these a day is ridiculous! Chia seeds are the richest plant-sourced Omega-3′s! This smoothie is packed full of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and fiber. I challenge you to give it a try, just once… I promise, you’ll be hooked after your first sip!

First throw a handfull of baby spinach into the blender.

Make sure you buy organic spinach.  Do Not eat blended up chemicals.

Next is 1/2 of a frozen banana. You can do a whole banana if you like but I try to watch my carbs.

Next I put in 2 tbsp of PB2 or regular peanut butter.

One cup of chocolate Almond Breeze ( box), I do not like the refrigerated kind.

One scoop of cha-cha-chia! This is my new addition to The Green Monster.

Truvia or some kind of sweetner of your choice.

Blend for 3 minutes or so in the blender making sure all of the spinach leaves are completely disintegrated.

Mmmmmmm.................drink up!

Fun start to Memorial Day weekend!

First off we slept in until 630am. Whoop! Whoop! After a nice cup of coffee, green monster,  two boiled eggs and rolling out the ole IT Band we headed out to the local farmer's market.

I have had several questions regarding my green moster recipe. I will try to post tomorrow.

The farmer's market here is huge! We bought some locally grown strawberries and some local grass fed meat and ribs.

We hurrried back home and went to the beach here in our subdivision. I LOVE the start of summer!

Have a wonderful weekend!...........................amy

We signed the lease today!

We are moving to another lake called Lake of the Woods. It is very close to Fredericksburg and is about a 20 minute commute to Unionville for me and a 70 minute commute for AJ to get to Middleburg. I know by Buena Vista standards that sounds like a very long commute but believe it or not some people commute 90 or more minutes one way to get to DC. We will be moving the end of June so I had better get busy packing.

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He brought my heart back to life.................................amy

Blessed Beyond Words

Sometimes you just have to stand back at look at what the Lord has done! I have said before and I will say again! God has blessed AJ and I beyond our wildest dreams. The road to this point has not been easy but I can say it has been worth it. God is Faithful!

Today while sitting alone at my desk, I shed a few tears as I looked back on our journey to this point. I remember the fear, doubt and worry. AJ's faith however never wavered. He stood strong and deep rooted in Gods promises and Gods promises are true....amen

Today is Nurses Day and Nurse Amy had a wonderful day!

I was sitting at my desk and a little boy came in and said, "Can you come out here for a minute?"

Mrs. Morris' class had gathered in the hallway and had this poster hanging on the wall.

"SURPRISE!"

My principal, Mrs. Kinser, gave me this beautiful lilly.

I am not sure who sent this, but they are lovely.

 PMMS had gotten me this angel last year as a going away gift. I brought it to UES on my first day of work putting her on the shelf above my desk. That very evening, it was destroyed by the earth quake. I was so happy to have her back. Thank you Mrs. Bowen!

This picture was created in Mrs. Aylor's class.  Several months ago I told them I was a princess and from that point on my name has been "Princess Nurse Amy." Well I am a princess, I am the daughter of the most high God.

I am not sure you can see, but Mrs. Wilkins gave me these fab hoop earrings. They just happened to match my outfit and I put them on immediately.

I received these great cards from the 2nd grade! You guys know I love crafted things.

Yep! That is a Starbucks card.

MMMMMM! No need to say anything else.

Mrs. Perkins, made these beautiful earrings.

Looks like a great beach read!

Thank you UES staff for making me feel welcomed and loved from my very first day of work.

I love and appreciate each and everyone of you guys so very much.

Resting in the ever lasting arms..............................amy