Goodbye job, project apartment redecoration round 2, and scrub a dub, dub!

This morning I worked my final shift as a phlebotomist at UVRMC. It was surprisingly bitter-sweet. I have really enjoyed my job, it has been such a good and growing experience for me, I have had the opportunity to work with some really great, fun people, and yet, I am so very excited to not have to worry about working "on-call" anymore, AND, the greatest part is I now get to be home with Keaton again ALL THE TIME. :) It's very exciting.

My tray. All stocked up and ready to go. Tubes, needles, syringes, bags, tourniquets, transfer devices, gauze, alcohol wipes, and tape, etc.- the works.

If ya look closely you will see a repeated symbol on many of the products on my tray- BD! Yep, Justin has been an intern for and will soon be a full-time employee at BD Medical, which ironically makes most of the products I have used as a phlebotomist for the past [almost] 8 years (8 years!? Can you believe that? Never thought that would happen- my college job becoming my somewhat "career" for the past 8 years?! Weird. And, a little sad? ish?)!

And, since I was once again up all night my only tactic for staying awake during the day to take care of Keaton was to clean- clean like a mad woman! The perfect sleep deprived activity. Ha, ha. And, I gave our apartment redecoration a 2nd shot. So, after some creative thinking I was able to find a much more realistic set-up for our family room. Don't ya think?

Justin still hasn't seen it yet, but I think he will be pleased. Plus, since we will be having family over the next few days for graduation I thought it was a good idea to have not only a clean apartment, but a normal looking one as well? Ha, ha.

And, well, I normally don't scrub the tub each time I clean, but since there is a good chance Justin's parents will be staying the night with us tomorrow night and using our bathroom to get ready Friday morning, I decided it was high time to do some deeper cleaning in the bathroom. The tub/shower was NASTY. Sadly, and honestly it's the truth.

And, even more sadly, after taking these pictures and uploading them to the computer I have realized that they make the tub look even dirtier than before! (If that is even possible?!) So, out of the irony of how much I scrub-a-dubbed our tub I decided to post these pictures anyway. I was thinking it would be fun to post how proud I was of how clean our tub and shower looked... oh, well! Such is life.

Like always, it feels AMAZING to have a nice, clean home. I LOVE it. (Probably a little too much, actually... Shh, don't tell!)

Anywho... Justin has big graduation events both tomorrow and Friday. Super exciting! I can't say enough how excited and proud I am of my most amazing husband!!!


So, Ani, (probably the only person out there that might actually read this ENTIRE crazy, silly, most likely to most people- incredibly boring post) thank you for being THAT kind of friend. :) And, can we please get together multiple times a week now that I no longer have to worry about work and especially since Justin will be gone for a WHOLE week starting next Friday for the hybrid race car "stuff," pretty please??? I am feeling like I am going to have loads of free time! Oh, and p.s. when is your final theatrical presentation for school? I want sooo badly to be there!




[It's 1 a.m. now. Keaton has been asleep for hours and I am exhausted. AND, Justin is still at the school. Of course. Wow. Wow. Wow. I REALLY need to get some sleep. I think I am going C.R.A.Z.Y.! Will this post even make any sense in the morning? Ha, ha. Goodnight!]