This weekend I decided to boot up my college computer that hasn't been turned on in well over two years with the purpose of getting my music off it and throwing it in the trash. These are the things I learned/remember about my itunes circa 2005.

1. I used to lay on my couch in the fernwood with josh groban and the book of love on repeat. Those were dark days.

2. I watched entirely too much dawsons creek in college. Hence why I have all the music downloaded.

3. The OC introduced me to a whole new variety of sleepy music

4. Kelly Clarkson was and is still awesome. I think Beautiful disaster is at the top of my most played list. Well done Kelly.

5. Some awesome mix cd's were made in college. Thank you Lexie for many a road trip cd. And really who can forget "the cd" from the avenues.

6. Clearly I didn't care about foul language in college when it came to music

7. typing the lyrics to your roommate while listening to songs together is awesome.

8. John Denver rocked my world.

9. "I'm not a girl... not yet a woman..." need I say more.

More realizations to come...

Amanda and I for as long as I can remember have made a pact to watch this....

every year. I know your thinking... "really? every year?" Yes really. Every year. And I love it. This years viewing brought about something entirely new. A google session while the ship is sinking (our least favorite part) of fact and fiction that the movie portrays. Heres a little bit about what we discovered.

1. There was a J Dawson aboard the ship

2. James Cameron did the sketch of Kate Winslet

3. There were no Picasso paintings on the Titanic as shown in the movie

4. If you have to go into freezing water, its better to remain still. You lose body heat faster if you try to swim.

5. The movie was filmed in Baja so that water was 80 degrees. Kind of ruins the last scene for me

6. Lake Wissota where Jack went ice fishing in Wisconsin is a man made lake that wasn't made until after the Titanic sunk.

7. Apparently there are all kind of bloopers you can find if you put certain scenes into slow motion. Maybe next time Mander.

Really the list is like a hundred fold of the many facts and fiction I learned about Titanic this weekend. And this is one of the many reasons why I love Amanda

My best cookie creation ever looks a little something like this...

Thank you Christen for hosting an anti-valentines day cookie party that allowed me to be inspired.

While being a nurse is much more involved than I ever imagined... the one thing I will never be able to complain about is the schedule. Nothing like working monday, having tuesday off to lay around. working wednesday and thursday followed by a four day weekend. Thank you nursing for being a tolerable job schedule... considering my ideal would be not to have one at all.

Why 2010 Rocked my World....

1. I made it through nursing school. And I rocked it. And I'm humble about it.

2. I was lucky enough to get to spend day in and day out of the last year with some great people at school. Without them life would have been a little more painful.

3. I spent some time in the country....

Made a trip to Europe to visit Kell Bell

Hit up Hawaii

4. Had two amazing girls weekends.... First one with Jenners, Kell Bell and Bri. Second with Amander, Maggot, Mar-y, Mags, and Lexie. Love all of you ladies.

5. Passed my NCLEX with flying colors

6. Got a freaking job

7. Have been lucky enough to spend some time with family. I have amazing parents, two wonderful sisters, and the best nieces and nephews. I love being Aunt Sam.

8. I became a self taught felt playhouse maker. I dont have pictures of them sadly enough. Maybe my sisters will be kind enough and take some pics to send to me.

9. I scraped by on the 31st and managed to repaint my family room before the end of the year. I LOVE it. Pics to come.

10. I joined the world of flat screen TV's. And its a good place to be.

Somehow with all the madness of nursing school and depression of being unemployed for a while... this still turned out to be one of the best years ever. Thank you 2010 for being so kind to me. 2011... you have a lot to live up to.

Today I made history. Its the first day I have ever done ALL of my laundry and put it ALL away.