3 WEEKS LEFT!

Okay, we officially have three weeks left here... And we're trying to fit so many things into them. It's kind of stressful! My girlfriend Brandie made it into California from New Orleans and we're going to see her on Sunday. Today I think we're going to Santa Cruz. Kate really wants to go so we're making it our priority today:) And I think we're going to one of the wineries with Jane and Larry tomorrow. SO - we're counting down the days and I have no idea what I'm doing after this. I've applied for a job in Oregon yesterday but I haven't heard anything from the agency yet, but I'm hoping that I will on Monday. I will keep you posted when I know where I'm going:) Love you guys, Jules

Snuggle Buddies!

Okay - so, kate and M are officially best buds. they're always together!!! i'm so jealous...:) but glad for M 'cause she's getting extra attention. but she's so spoiled now- she growled at kate the other night because they were sleeping and kate moved her legs and accidentally shifted M a little bit. unbelievable... so we went to the beach today!! it was 78deg and fabulous- it was M's first time at the beach:) it was a little warm for her but she had a lot of fun. we went to half moon bay again because we love it so much. the drive up there is so pretty and the beaches aren't crowded and people camp there and it's just so much fun. we're definitely taking emily there when she comes to see us. so- ha ha ha to all of you guys in the midwest driving through snow right now. we may never come back!:) hope everyone has a good week. my friend brandie is flying in to sacramento on thursday so we're going to be there to meet her when she gets off the plane- i'm so excited!

EaRtHqUaKe!!!!

Okay - so here's the scoop: last night at 2040 california time, there was a 4.2 earthquake one mile north of lafayette, which is about 2 hours northeast of san francisco. we felt one of the three reported aftershocks but at the time we thought it was the kids running upstairs (we were over at liz's eating dinner and chatting). about 10 min after we commented on how loud they were upstairs, a bulletin flashed across the screen that told us about the earthquake. it was kinda creepy... but kinda cool:). so, that's the only major event happening here. stanford asked me to stay on at my present job, but i don't think-sorry- i KNOW i'm not going to stay on in my current job because I HATE IT. it's nice to have a break because it doesn't require a lot of brainwork, but i'm SO BORED. so, no news yet on where i'm going after this. i'll keep you posted. kate and i are getting really excited about seeing everyone at easter. em will be here in about 9 days and 2 weeks after she leaves, we go home!!! we have plans for the weekend to go out with some girlfriends from work on saturday and sunday. hope everyone has a fun weekend planned! love you guys, kate and jules

A Night on the Town . . .

Well - it was a short but fun weekend. Friday night kate and i ate pizza and hung out and i went out for beers with a couple of nurses from work. saturday, well - what DID we do saturday? oh yes, we cleaned ... and then we cleaned... oh yeah- and then we cleaned:) (we had quite a bit to do:) but saturday night! we went to a country bar in fremont, ca with a couple of other nurses from stanford and WE HAD SO MUCH FUN! I don't have any pictures yet but i will be sure to post them. there were REAL cowboys and they were riding the mechanical bull and it was amazing! they were really good! and they had a really great band there and we went with our neighbor liz and had a blast:) she's so much fun! today, M got her hair cut and her nails done:) kate and i had so much fun with her today- she's so little now! but just as beautiful as ever. i'm not sure, but i think she's been prancing about the apartment:) she really does think she's a person... oh! and she played with liz's cats harry and lloyd on thursday night but- i think she had more fun than they did:) ha ha Well, we hope everyone has a good week. love you guys, kate and jules

Hear no work, speak no work, see no work

Okay - so, kate and i are both SO tired of work . . . we're very tempted to call in tomorrow morning but we're giving each other pep talks:) okay, here are the updates: a friend of mine that i met in new orleans called me last night to tell me that she's going to start traveling and in 2 weeks, she'll be in california about an hour away from me:) i'm so excited for her! her name is brandie and it was a very hard decision for her (i think she's pretty nervous so i'm so proud of her!:) so yea! brandie's coming to california- Secondly, kate and i and several other travel nurses from stanford are going out in downtown san fran saturday night and we're all really excited. liz is the nurse who lives in our complex and we've started thursday tv night where we have dinner together and watch grey's anatomy. and tonight we had a lot of fun:) so, i hope everyone's week is going well and we'll have more updates after the weekend:)

Okay - so today was BEAUTIFUL!!! It was in the high 70s low 80s all day today . . . kate and i went for a walk and we were actually Sweating - in the middle of february! Tomorrow we're going to play paintball with jon and we're really excited. it was a tough decision, though:) we were so tempted to go to the beach but we will save that for another weekend. here are a few more pics we thought you'd enjoy. they're from our weekend at half moon bay and moss beach. isn't that a fantastic sunset? and then kate and m are hanging out together:) we'll give updates on paintballing tomorrow (and hopefully we'll have some pics!:)

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Okay - so kate and i are officially in our 6th week here and . . . we're tired of working:) but M is having a lot of fun:) the novelty of being in a new place is wearing off and reality is setting in:( but we're managing and we're together which makes it much more bearable. so - yesterday, kate was sick and stayed home from work (she's feeling much better now) so she was going to take me to the train station. well, we were late and she ended up having to take me all the way to work. while she was gone, M ate ALL of her cough drops (2 whole packages). katie, of course, was less than pleased. she put M in "time-out" for a really long time and then katie went to take a nap and shut her door so that M couldn't come in. in retaliation, M took a nap on katie's clean laundry on the couch (did i mention that M is starting to shed lately?) so katie's clean laundry was no longer clean. THEN, kate took M out to use the bathroom, it started raining and M got very wet. when kate brought her back in, she took her immediately to the patio so M could shake off. Katie left her out there for 15 min and she never ONCE shook off but as soon as she let her in . . . BINGO! M shook water all over the furniture, floor, etc. (There's a war and I don't know who's winning!!) and that's the extent of the excitement around here:)