I say we get an energy credit for this PSE!

Saturday morning, around seven, we were awakened rather rudely by a crack, a crash, and an electrical firework show…right outside our bedroom window! I woke up crying knowing exactly what had happened and Drew woke up frazzled by the sparks flying outside our bedroom.  My lovely husband bravely attempted to snap me out of my shock and get us out of our house as quickly as possible. Once we were safe in his truck he promptly made the 911 and PSE phone calls. Our neighbors came out to see what all the commotion was about and also began calling 911 and PSE. Thankfully our house wasn’t in flames and we were safe.  In fact, minimal damage was done to our house at all. I find it ironic that for the last 6 months (or longer) this same power pole has made me anxious. It had this unnerving lean to it that was pointed perfectly in the direction of our master bedroom….right towards our bed.  During a couple of the windstorms we’ve had in the past couple weeks, Drew and I have both lost sleep over it. So…when I heard the crack… and the crash I knew it had hit our house. Thank God we are okay! I am still amazed looking at these pictures…I can’t believe the way it fell (as far away from our bed as possible…right outside our master bathroom).  Now….we are anxiously waiting for the power to come back on and for heat! Apparently this unnerving power pole was servicing power to over 2,000 houses before it fell. Therefore, the seven PSE trucks outside our house will be taking care of the situation ASAP!  Thank God for safety, for minimal damage, and for a NEW (and sturdy) power pole! 

Our Backyard

Damage to the Roof
(Outside master bathroom window)

The ONLY damage inside
(above the kitchen window)

As a result of the first pole snapping...this pole was pulled out of the
ground and was leaning towards our house, too! 

Let's Celebrate!

This past week was full of celebrations. First, I didn't have school on Thursday or Friday, which is a celebration in itself. Most importantly, however, two very important men in my life had birthdays. For my dad's birthday (Nov. 10th) we had a "nice" family dinner....full of laughs, inappropriate behavior (typical), and lots of love. I always enjoy getting together for a big family dinner, but we seriously miss my brother Jordan (a key source of humor in the Hibbard home) when he's away at college!

We also celebrated my wonderful husband's 23rd birthday (Nov 14th) with a large family dinner at Mizu's on Saturday. This was promptly followed by distracting my husband in every way possible and keeping him away from our house for about an hour. I had planned a surprise dessert and game night back at our house, with some of our closest friends. It was a really fun night and I love celebrating such a wonderful person, husband, and friend. Oh and if anyone was curious....the girls killed the boys in our game of pictionary...we had a MAJOR comeback (after we turned our board away from the guys so that they would stop cheating).

Slacker....

Clearly, I've been a slacker when it comes to blogging. So without further ado here are some pictures from October...

M & D

First pumpkins carved together as NEWLYWEDS

Ketchup Bottle & Elf, Halloween 2010

Yes, my husband went as a Ketchup bottle this year for Halloween. We truly had a hard time getting into the Halloween spirit...... Sooooooo we borrowed our costumes from my little sister. Thank you Payton for having this ridiculous ketchup bottle costume lying around! Oh and for my fabulous elf outfit. You're the greatest!

No place like HOME!

Drew and I have been playing Mr. Dad and Mrs. Mom for the past 10 days, while my parents have been in Mexico celebrating their 25^th anniversary. As much as we love my sisters, and love my parent’s house, we are ready to be home. There is seriously no place like home! Which, brings me to thinking....I need to share photos of our house. I'll get on that......

Love, Love, Love It!

This week, I helped DELIVER A BABY! Now for anyone who doesn’t know….. I am in my last year of nursing school. I didn’t just watch a friend have her baby, or help a mom who’s water broke….I was front and center, in the hospital, for the whole birth!  Actually, I was front and center in the OR, for a C-section.  It was the most incredible experience, and definitely far surpassed my expectations.  I was responsible for taking care of the baby once she was out of her mom’s stomach. That meant making sure her lungs were clear, briskly rubbing her skin to stimulate circulation, re-clipping her umbilical cord, taking her vitals, giving her shots, applying ointment to her eyes, and doing her first footprints. It was so fast-paced and so amazing to be apart of.  I also got to spend the entire day, post-delivery, taking care of both mom and baby. I love that these nurses get such a 1:1 experience here. THIS IS DEFINITELY an area of nursing that I want to be apart of! 

Hello Warmth, Goodbye House

Last week marked a very important moment for me... I have officially had my LAST, first day of school! Woooohooooo!!!!!

The entire week was definitely CHAOTIC. I am driving to lectures during peak Seattle traffic, which means that twice a week I leave the house at 7:10am and do not get to school until 8:26am (4 min before class starts). I also had a nightmarish orientation at the psych ward…one which I will try to forget for the next five weeks. I came home in shock that night after orientation…and I’m definitely more anxious now than I was before I saw the hospital. I guess I will just have to enjoy my next five weeks in OB… and try to replace my anxiety about psych with my excitement about OB!

In other news, Drew and I almost had a MAJOR crisis this week. On Thursday night Drew began cleaning up the dinner dishes and suggested I sit down and do my homework in front of our “fireplace”.  Now, our fireplace is not your average fireplace. Ours is this funny, electric fireplace with fake flames and a heat blower. As I’m sitting there in front of the fireplace, with the computer in my lap, I suddenly am hit in the back of my arm with a painfully hot fleck. Drew turned his head quickly, after hearing my screams, and realized that REAL fire was spitting out of the fake flames…. yes SPITTING! Drew heroically reached his arms through the flames and quickly shut the whole system down. We both were really freaked out… but no one was hurt. We are also thankful we still have a house! If we had left the room for a few minutes, this small electrical fire may not have been so forgiving. No worries friends…someone is coming out to repair it first thing this upcoming week!

That's "Our Kind of Love"

So, it seems that I've finally given in to the idea of blogging. As much as I have loved making up excuses for why our life is so uninteresting to follow (no adorable kids, no exotic vacations, or adventuresome travels), I have quickly been reminded of just how interesting a life of two newlyweds can be. We are working, schooling, budgeting, socializing and LOVING life together.

Drew and I have officially (this upcoming Sunday) been married for three months! Geez…it’s flying by! I am still as giddy as the day I married him, and truly have no idea when this stage will pass (but I hope not any time soon!).

Since the day we returned from the honeymoon we’ve been holding down the fort, our humble abode, way out here in Maple Valley (I’m still getting over the fact that I live 20-30 min from everything!). Also, within a week of returning, we were bombarded with “baby questions”…and when the subject is not babies its “dogs".  Mostly from eager future grandparents…you people are crazy (jk, but really..come on!) ! All in good timing will these things come, but for now I love the carefree feeling of coming home to the man I love. I also love knowing that we can escape to the cabin for a weekend without any huge responsibilities back home to worry about.

To wrap it all up…I am so blessed beyond belief. I hope to share with you our adventures and give you a sneak peak into what we’re up to. There is definitely more to come…..