So I'm not a very good blogger...

Quick update:
I have been gunning for an ICU job since starting nursing school and that dream has come true! My experience at St. Mark's was very rich and I made some good friends. To be honest, nursing is a hard job but I feel fortunate to have a job in these times. I don't consider nursing to be a recession proof job, or even depression proof. More on that later. At least for now we will work toward the boring task of paying off debt and getting ready in case it takes longer than expected for the economy to turn around.
My new job is at the RICU at the new big hospital in SLC. The people there are great! There happens to be a nurse there who worked at St M and has recently been accepted to CRNA school. This is good to know because that is my next career goal. For now I will concentrate on learning as much as I can and doing the best job I can so they will recommend me to whatever CRNA schools I apply to.
Christmas and New Year's was pretty average. It was nice to see family but we didn't get enough time off work for it to seem like a break. That's why we took almost two weeks off recently. It happened to coinside with my job change so I got a nice transition to clear my head and get ready for the new job. We havn't gone anywhere really exciting but we did get some much needed things done around the house. I put in some shelves in the laundry room. Kari reorganized the exercise room/food storage room. I consolidated the boxes and stuff on the loft in the garage. We sorted through all of our keepsakes and put them up on the loft where the new found space was. We got the timing chain fixed on the car. We went out to dinner at this awesome place called Tuscany in SLC. OH MY GOSH! I had the sea bass and Kari got the bone-in pork chops. SERIOUSLY! The Best! That is one of the better restaurants in UT. I can't wait to go to Franck's. Maybe for Kari's birthday.
Uh, books I've been reading...Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg. MUST READ! Its a slow, meaty read. Also Where Angels Fall. This is a cool end-times novel. Slow to get started but I like it. We listened to Defiance, the book the movie is based on. This is such a cool book. Next up is The Forgotten Man and Nature Noir. We are also listening to The 5000 Year Leap.

Well, that's enough for now. I hope I can keep up with this more often for all you loyal fans!