Monday, January 28, 2013

Blog-to-book help!?

Has anyone ever turned their blog into a book? 
I took a stab at it tonight and wanted to yell curse words and smash things...
I downloaded BLURB and didn't find it user-friendly at all.  I didn't do the auto-build, I tried putting the posts in myself, which messed up layouts and cut out titles and all other sorts of ridiculousness.  

Advice? What have you used that has worked?

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While I'm on here:
Nothing too exciting going on in our lives. 
I started school and have been completely invigorated after being positively burnt out, that was a pleasant surprise.  I cannot believe it's my last (last??!*&#$*@) semester! Just this last hurdle and then the NCLEX.  I am so looking forward to being done.

Mckay is surviving, that's really the only word for it.  He is so busy between school, work and studying for the CFA.  He manages time to play a little basketball and football and love on his cutie wife, which makes us both happy.

I got really sick two weeks ago and ended up in the hospital after puking my guts out for 5 hours.  That was a fun way to spend my winter break.  But I was in and out so fast, just needed some magic Zofran in my veins and 2 liters of fluid and I was good to go. At least back to bed where I would lay for three days and not move a muscle.  This "flu" (it was some GI virus anyway) does not mess around.

It snowed today which made us both sad.  We were having a "warm", sunny and bearable winter up until last week when the temperature dropped to below 20 and today the snow came.  This is our last winter here!  We say that every year.  Frigid temperatures aside, we truly love it here in Connecticut.

Mckay's parents just got their mission call to Finland, which is where his Dad served 50ish years ago.  We are excited for them and hoping we get a chance to visit.

I watched the latest episode of Downton Abbey tonight while Mckay was at class and cried so now I have puffy eyes and a headache, but so worth it.  I absolutely love that show.

We love 2013 so far.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

2012

she
studied a lot & finished 75% of nursing school

turned 23

survived a year of ctr 4 and fell in love with 12 little ones

spent a solo week in utah with her fam

decorated a new apartment


he
turned 30 and celebrated in style with a night of korea-town karaoke

was accepted to NYU, started his MBA program & finished his 1st semester

played a basketball &/or football game at least once a week, three times if he was lucky

passed level 2 of the cfa

watched the bachelorette & abandoned all sense of pride to read people magazine in broad daylight


we
moved into our second apartment and made a new home in darien

explored and tasted all that italy has to offer


went to virginia, massachusetts, maine, illinois, indiana, texas, utah, california, maryland & italy

lived without electricity for a week & helped clean-up after sandy

had the best summer guest ever

celebrated two beautiful years of marriage [with creme brulee of course]

spent a grand christmas in texas playing with nieces & nephews


pulled off a surprise christmas trip to utah 
& had family pictures taken 


2012 was far from a perfect year but it was definitely a sweet one.  lots of growth, lots of pulling together, lots of love, lots of fun! 

cheers to 2013!