JOY!

Last year, we did not have a kitchen in our apartment. We pretty much made up a kitchen, but the biggest challenge of that living situation was the dishes.

I was happy to take the challenge on though and after some brainstorming and shopping around we purchased a cart on wheels and made it into our "dish washing center."

Below is a picture of dishes after they were completed. We would put dirty dishes into the white plastic bins in the three basket drawers underneath and then roll the cart into the bathroom (2nd picture) and wash dishes in the bathroom sink and put them on the dish rack on top of the cart and then roll it back into the kitchen.

"Dish washing center"

It was quite the process!!!

Well, after finding out we were expecting, it became pretty apparent to us and the university that we were going to need a new living space. So, this summer we moved into the graduate apartment building just off campus and they began working on a new living space for us. We were not expecting as nice of a kitchen as we got! We were really excited about it even when it was not completed. I teared up the first time I walked into our new kitchen. It is just beautiful!!

Now the best part of the kitchen for me is the sink!!! The first night the water worked, I did a bunch of dishes and it was stress free!!! Just like the good'ole days! I love my new kitchen sink! We will be able to put the little baby tub right on the counter top to give little Norah a bath and when she is able to sit up we can give her a bath right in the sink! Like I used to do, which I only know because I saw pictures of it! I took some pictures after doing the dishes because I was so excited!!

So now, there is even more....

in my life!!!!

Officially done & Les Miserables

So today I am officially, officially done with grad school. I had my last day of my internship with Hospice Care of The Washington Hospital.

It ended up being a very productive day. My supervisor had to go take care of an emergency situation, so I was left with a long list of things to do and I was the only social worker on the in-patient unit. I had a great initial assessment with a new patient and their family. They were a very pleasant family to work with. I also took care of a discharge plan that ended up being a little complicated, but I handled it just fine. The nurses were looking to me for help and I just felt like I was in a groove.

I felt sad though towards the end of the day because I do not have a job lined up to keep that momentum going. I am very glad to be done with grad school, but all that hard work and still no job. It just feels strange.

So, on my way home from my last day I was listening to the second cd of the musical Les Miserables. For some background info, Joshua just finished reading the book Les Miserables on Sunday, I rented the movie (no music) Sunday night and we have the Original London Cast Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert cd, which is the greatest and their is a DVD of it as well.....


Anyways, I am driving home feeling a little strange about being done with my grad program and being unemployed and as I listened to this fabulous musical I cried most of the way home and especially every time someone died or hit a high note!!! Regardless of my pregnancy hormones, this very well would have happened to me on any given day. I just love this musical and am hooked on the music right now.

I wish I could say that I read the book or will someday, but that's just not who I am. I can love a musical without reading the original story. Joshua on the other hand does not care for musicals, but I think this might be the way to go for him. I think he is enjoying the music now that he knows the real story behind it all. I may win him over yet!

I do own the VHS of the 10th Anniversary concert, but we do not have a VHS right now. Our friend Damian does though, so we are going to watch it with him soon! OH! I almost forgot! The best part of the concert is that at the very end actors who played Jean Valjean (main character) from around the world all come up on stage in tuxes and they sing a famous song from the play and each of them take a line and sing it in their native tongue!!! It is one of the most beautiful things I have seen/heard!!!

So, that was my day today. My mom comes to Wheeling tomorrow to help me organize the chaos in our new apartment and then my college roommates come tomorrow evening for the weekend! I can't wait!