Sunday evening I got to spend time with my favorite ladies- Kristen, Nikki and Kelly. So much has been going on in our lives lately, it was nice to all get together and catch up. Usually 2 or 3 of us get together, but to coordinate our schedules so that all 4 of us can meet up is usually difficult, so I'm glad we all were able to get together this time. :) I've been in a transformation group with these ladies since 2010. A transformation group is something my church does where we get together with a few people of the same gender and can be completely open and honest with. We keep each other accountable in our faith, we read the Bible together and pray for each other throughout the week. But we also keep it real- they know all my struggles, worries and fears and that's why these ladies have become my closest girlfriends. It was so nice catching up over dinner at Wildflower then going to see The Lorax with them! Life is about to change as we know it- I'm about to have a baby, Kelly is getting married in April and Nikki is getting married in June then moving to Chicago. It makes me a little sad that once I finally found a core group of girlfriends, things are going to change, but that's life. I'm super excited for everything in store for us though! And we are already planning a girls' trip to visit Nikki in Chicago next year. :) A pic of us from Nikki's birthday back in November:

Today I finally found the time to make my memo board for my little office space! It was a lot harder and more time consuming than I had anticipated to make the ribbons evenly spaced... I ended up just giving up and eye-balling it because I wanted to spend time with Jim when he got home. It looks okay at first glance, but when I went back and measured it, I was totally off on spacing them evenly. :/ I also finally bought a personal cutting machine! I've been wanting to purchase a Silhouette Cameo so badly, but couldn't justify paying the price ($269.99 on amazon)... so I was pleased to see that the Cricut Mini was on sale at Michaels this week for $99! It's not as fancy as the cameo, but will do just fine. :) I'm excited to make decorations for Abigail's shower and lots of other things with it! My sis in law Laura and I are going to have a craft day next Monday and I'm very much looking forward to it!

Have I mentioned how much I love my days off? Hehe well I do. Work really stresses me out and I am counting down the weeks/days until I can have a little break from it. Although I know my job is a blessing to be able to help provide for my little family, Jim knows how much my job negatively affects me and the amount of stress I put myself in because of it. I really hope I one day find a job that I love. Jim constantly reminds me though that God has me working here for a reason and he's growing me into the nurse I'm meant to be. It has always been my dream to go on medical missions and so I know hard work on a med-surg floor is necessary and giving me the skills to be able to serve God and His mission field in that way. But sometimes I just want a desk job where I work normal hours and be home in the evenings to be with my family. It really hurts me to be apart from Jim days at a time. That's why I want to work in a clinic setting as a nurse (M-F, no weekends/holidays.. ahhh sounds amazing), but once Abigail is born, to put her in daycare 5x a week while Jim and I are both at work is definitely something I do not want to do. We'll see... first things first, get through this next month of work then have a happy, healthy Abigail! :)