Nursing School Graduation

Look at that 'fro!  Well, Ryan was easy to spot last Wednesday as he entered the auditorium for nursing school graduation.  I was filled with anticipation and hope as I watched Ryan walk in and seriously, he was easy to find!  At last, I will have my husband home and free of school worries!!!  Since June of 2011, we have gone through continuous 36 hour cycles of not seeing each other.  To say its been easy would just not be honest at all.   Despite all of that, Ryan was always a joy to come home to (and vise versa) and we made the most of our time.   I'm so very proud of my husband!

                                                    Family Photo!

Ryan's good friend Nick from nursing school!  How cute are those uniforms?

Our beautiful baby girl.  Ryan and his classmates said they could hear Jona throughout the ceremony chatting away.  Jona's a talker!

                                 And a sigh of relief..

For the rest of the year, I want to try to post once a week or so to remember all the fun stuff we are up to for the rest of the year!  At last :)  Let the good times roll...

Florida Aquarium

 What a great we all had at the Florida Aquarium this past Sunday.  Joe, Sharon and our two beautiful nieces Cori and Finley all met us in Channelside for some fishy fun!   I love to share my thoughts about what is happening in our lives but sometimes pictures are worth so many words.  Please enjoy and ciao until we meet again...

Mommy & Me

Photo shoot

Spring break!!

It's my second day of spring break '12 and I'm really enjoying the time off with our little family of three.  Unfortunately, Ryan's spring break and mine don't coincide so he's still busy with the usual class and clinical schedule but he has a rest day today from work!  Every night this week he gets to come home and chill with Jona and I :)  I have a gigantic 'to do' list that I got started on yesterday and still need to keep working on before the end of the week gets here but, at least I made a big dent yesterday!  Today, Jona and I are headed to a photography studio in St. Pete for Jona's 9 month photos.  The photographer is named Kamilla and she also did Megan & Saul's newborn photos for their baby girl Annalise.  They look amazing and I can't wait to see what she is gonna do with Jona today.  Hopefully I'll have pictures later today :)

Last week, Ryan finally got a chance to get back in the water.  The last time kiteboarded was in July '11 sometime!  (This wasn't during my spring break week however this is blog worthy!)  Ryan and I got to spend a few hours out at the beach enjoying the sunshine and each other's company.  He really wasn't too rusty but I know he's looking forward to being able to kiteboard.. this chance just doesn't come along very often these days!  I hope its windy at beach week!!  I love watching Ry kiteboard!

 And of course, my favorite little thing to talk about... Jona!  I don't know even where to begin. She's an avid crawler these days and spends her free time learning how to stand and keep her balance.  It might be an understatement to say we adore her and we love being parents!

 A quick snapshot of her crooked smile!

This one is my favorite.. she is so stinkin' cute!!

Well, Ryan and I are looking forward to the end of the week as we head down to Ft. Lauderdale with Dave & Dani for Laura Wegner's wedding reception.   This isn't the first time we will have a weekend away without Jona and I think Ryan and I are going to have a great time celebrating Laura and Pat's marriage.  Hope everyone is doing well and I'll have another post later this week.  Love & Hugs!

Puff Princess

Just Another Year..

I say that with a tinge of sarcasm because it has definitely been a year for the books!  And we started off by celebrating with this bottle of champagne we saved from our wedding!  (Couldn't drink it last year and Ryan definitely was not drinking it without me.)

Headed over to a rumored delicious restaurant Oyster Catchers for dinner.  (It was probably the best dinner I've had aside from Berns Steakhouse.  Maybe a little better because I love seafood!)

The amazing table by the window they couldn't 'promise us' but I did tell them it was our anniversary and we arrived to find a table by the window!!

Finally feeling a little relaxed!  Our dinner was so enjoyable and we had time to just sit and catch up!

Umm... the most expensive oysters I have EVER eaten!  How much do you think they cost?!

And us after we had finished dinner.  Do we look relaxed or what?!  Crazy enough we had a baby sitter for the evening but headed home early.

Next year we have bigger plans in mind and although this year's plans were small-scale, the  night was perfect!

Cheers to two wonderful years with my best friend!