Happy President's Day Weekend!

I hope most of you are enjoying a three-day weekend like we are. Dave and I decided to get off this island and head to Boston for the weekend. There's so much we haven't seen or done up there so we decided to be tourists. Those plans got cut short because of the frigid winds that blew through the city!! I mean brutal! We did manage to go to Cambridge to our favorite Korean BBQ restaurant, Koreana, where we proceeded to eat way too much.

The next morning we got up and went to the New England Aquarium. I could have stayed all day and watched those little penguins chase each other around in the pools and up onto rocks. They were so cute. Our other favorite exhibit was the SeaDragon tank. I don't think I've ever seen them before. If you don't know what I'm talking about you gotta look them up.

We then were able to meet up with an old friend from Seattle, Toby. He was stationed with Dave in Seattle and is now in Boston. We walked through the North End (Little Italy) and had some lunch at one of the many amazing Italian restaurants, Dino's. It was so great, but always too short of a visit with Toby.

Now we are home, lazily starting our Monday. It actually started snowing again early this morning. So we are just gonna snuggle down and stay warm today. We hope you all had a great weekend! Happy President's Day!

A little bit about us

Well, since this is the first post I better start from the beginning. Most everyone knows this story so I will abbreviate it for the rest. Dave and I met almost 10 years ago while I was in nursing school. We dated for a few months and then he joined the Coast Guard.  First station....Ketchikan, Alaska???? 

I just assumed he'd get Seattle but Alaska it was.  Dave was stationed to a 110 ft cutter, The Naushon, and I was in nursing school so the time seemed to fly by.  We continued this long distance relationship over 2 1/2 years of missed birthdays, graduations, and holidays.  On July 11, 2003 we got engaged!  We were then married the following summer when he was transferred back to Seattle, finally.

While living in Seattle, I worked for Virginia Mason Medical Center in the Urology dept.   It was the best group of physicians and staff and I still miss them.  Dave worked at the MSST, a unit created after 9-11 to help with Homeland Security.  Then we made the drive down to San Diego where Dave was transferred to for just a year.  I was able to find another Urology job at UCSD Medical Center and had a floor full of "moms" who fed me almost daily! 

Then in 2008, we made the cross-country trip to Cape Cod, MA.  We've been here for 2 1/2 years and it's been great so far.  I'm the Nurse Manager at an Ambulatory Surgery Center and have made some great friends here.  Dave is currently at an Aids to Navigation Team (ANT) in Woods Hole. 

Hope this finds everyone happy and healthy.  Keep checking back for more updates!!!