Oh valentine

I love Valentine's Day. Not necessarily for the ucky love stuff, although that is fun, but because it celebrates love. And truly, that's something that I really try to live by. Love for my husband. Love for my friends, and family. Love from God. Love for others. I really love love!

Needless to say, we don't do a whole lot for the day. Although it should have been a 3-day weekend, I got a 1-day weekend. The joy of Saturday clinical and an accelerated nursing program. That's ok though. We had Sunday together. And it was a great day.

I awoke to a hug and the sweet smell of that little golden box J knows I love. mmmm. Thanks honey.

My mom always used to make the day extra special, and she came through again this year with a sweet little package at our front door Sunday morning.
Thanks for the yummy cookies and for your thoughtfulness, Mom and Steve. And thanks John and Kris for the wonderful breakfast gift card. Going out to breakfast is definitely on my top 10 favorite things to do list. (do I say that too much?)

We spent the afternoon with our great friends Mark and Katie. Lunch, a walk on the beach, and a board game.
Truly, these guys are two of the greatest people ever.
We found this funny creature. You gotta appreciate amazing artwork and creativity.
Thanks for a great afternoon, friends. We love hanging out with you.
We found some beautiful flowers. It's so funny how last weekend it was raining, and this weekend it was sunny as ever. Go figure; only in San Diego.
I do love the look of spring. Since it's San Diego, spring is in full bloom and summer will be here in about three weeks. ;)

We spent the evening at home. I did some homework - what's new - and J hung out with me and played his guitar. Gosh my husband is a man of many talents. He is good. And I get to listen to him for free. The perks of being the wife. :)

I love love.

"Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God."
1 John 4:7

Blessings in a weekend

While the majority of the weekend was filled with med-surg...
...it wasn't all bad. I was even a little bit productive! (we'll see how that plays out on the quiz and presentation tomorrow...)

Brunch with Ali at the cutest little place overlooking the ocean in Del Mar
Time with Luigi
and Emma
Car rides with my family
My amazing husband bought me the cutest little laptop mouse ever - I didn't realize what I was missing! Everyone must have one. Thank you honey!
I have a wonderful home, an amazing husband, animals who love me, family who cares, the ability to go to school, the future of a great job, a husband with a current job that provides for us, food, the ability to make Target runs, House episodes, a car that runs (and holds a lot of stuff), a Heavenly Father who died for me... I am pretty blessed.

A tribute to sprouts

This past weekend I was perusing the fruit and veggie section of Albertsons and came across sprouts. It's been years since I had sprouts. And I had to have them. So I could make the sprouts sandwich I so fondly remember.

When I was little, my grandma used to make me sprouts sandwiches. That's it. No meat. Just sprouts, bread and mayonnaise. And I loved them. In fact, I asked for them. Often. And no one else could make them. Not my mom. "Jordanna it's the same thing you have at Grandma's." "No Mom it's different." Sorry Mom. But Grandma had to make it and we had to be at her house. Because everything is better at Grandma's. We would sit at her table and I would tell her stories and we would eat our sprouts sandwiches. And it was the best.

So today, in honor of lunchtime with Grandma, I made myself a sprouts sandwich (I added the turkey and cheese to... add a little something extra). And it was really good. But next time I am at Grandma's house, I think I am going to ask her to make me a sprouts sandwich. Because everything is better at Grandma's.

Carly

One thing I love about no school in August is that my sister doesn't have school either. I love my sister! She is so fun and makes me laugh with her sarcastic jokes. We've gotten to hang out some this month (unfortunately, she is in the working world, unlike her big sis, so she has "real" things to do and is kinda busy...but not everyday!).

Today was super fun because she invited me to go shopping with her (one of my favorite pasttimes). We had so much fun! She bought me Jamba Juice (so sacrificial), went with me to return something, and was my car buddy. Then we got to meet up with our cousin for coffee, which was so fun! We have never really gotten together with her, so it was great to catch up and see each other.

I am so thankful for my sister. She is truly the best. I will leave you with a picture of when we got sushi and massages a couple weeks ago. I seriously love sisters!!