friday night.

We're partyin' it up ova here on our Friday night!!

Haha NOT. 

It's 7:30 and I'm home from work {rare} and Zak's studying the night away.

So I'm watching some shows, doing a little bloggin'-

should be going to the gym- 

but lets be real it's Friday night and not happening. 

Zak takes the most important test of medical school in two months and nine days..

so it's go time!

And I'm so stinkin proud of him. 

He won't like me talking about him..

but I don't care :)

He's been kicking butt in his classes {like honoring four classes in a row type of kicking butt}, studying full time for this test and being the best husband ever, in the meantime. 

He just continues to amaze me!

And he's going to make the most caring doctor someday. 

So I'm trying my best to be extra supportive and his biggest cheerleader during this crunch time!

And not suggesting Netflix binge sessions or Harry Potter movie marathons when he has to have a good day of studying. 

So that means lots of Romie and me time! 

Which is perfect timing since the weather is finally warming up.

I'm also going to start doing some fun projects on here too-

some home decor tutorials and hosting tips that will help you throw the cutest and affordable get together.

Over the past couple years hosting and entertaining have become such passions of mine so I want to start  sharing them with ya! 

But anywho, I hope your weekend is a great one!!

^^^ hashtag crazydoglady 

xoxo

donkeys, roads trips and spring.

Happy St. Patricks Day everyone!

Hope ya didn't forget to wear green today-
I didn't and paid for it!
We're being really crazy and celebrating with some green smoothies.
We're wild!

It reached 85 degrees yesterday.. can you believe it?!
I'm still in shock.
I was walking Romie and actually said the words, "it's hot."
SPRING IS FINALLY HERE!
And I finally got to wear just a sweater outside-
no winter coat!
I really hope I don't jinx it.. watch it snow next week.

Anywho life's truckin' along and time just keeps flying by!
Only two weeks till I'm visiting AZ again- woot woot.
This past weekend we went on a little trip to Galesburg, IL to see family.
It was so nice visiting, eating {way way wayyyy more than I should have} and just shutting out the world for a couple days.
When we move back to AZ, I'm going to miss being close to that little town.
It's so nice having family in the midwest.

We have to cross the Mississippi River and it's always to exciting to see!

Zak studying his life away. 

Zak snuck this pic of Romie and I soaking in the warm temps on the porch. I miss being there already!

Work was a little crazy last week.
I did a story about a donkey rescue that got lots of attention- good and bad.
Can't get too much into it, but I'm so thankful to have a hubby who helps me through hard times and then has me laughing about those times a few hours later.
And after I came home from work he had dinner and a little fort built in the living room for a much needed movie night sleepover.
I don't know what I'd do without him.
And PS I'm truly thankful for people who open their hearts and homes to animals in need-
we need more of them in this world I tell ya!

This was my stressed face at work. Cute right?! Kidding. 

Oh and I wanna give a quick shoutout to Romie for being the sweetest pup in the whole wide world.
While I'm blogging he's just so content laying in my lap.
I love him.
He's the best fur baby ever.

And I'll finish this post with some random thoughts and photos..

^^^My mom sent me this photo of her pup- he should be a dog model!

We've been eating lots of salad/smoothie combos lately in an attempt to be healthier..
blah.
Umm what else.
- I host girls night this week- so look for that post soon!
- I applied for my first AZ job- or at least asked if there were any open positions..
but hey that's a start.
If any people in the journalism world know of job openings.. help a sister out!
- Zak and I have some pretty exciting ideas for the future of this little ole blog..
tell ya about those later on.
- I'm still searching Craigslist daily for places to rent in AZ and they're still all nos. Sooo that's a little stressful.
- We've started a super strict budget and we're determined to stick to it. If you have any money saving tips send them my way!
- My hair is long enough to put in a pony without bobby pins! It's a miracle! But now it's in this in-between short and medium length and it's tempting me to cut it again.
- If anyone wants to do some blog collaborations let me know.. I'm in the creative mood!
- I've been thinking a lot about planning a baby shower lately- and no I'm NOT pregnant. Just thoughts! :)
- We got a new Wal Mart by our house and it's made grocery shopping MUCH better. Thank heavens for clean Wal Marts.
- I bought a bunch of reusable shopping bags that also make grocery shopping that much better.
- I have to miss this weeks married to medicine ice cream sundae party and I'm bummed. How good does ice cream sound right now!?
- I got my butt kicked in spin class today.
- Afterwards I went to the dollar store and found some great stuff for girls night and Easter- score!
- My day off is almost over so I'm trying not to look at the clock and notice it's already 6:15- where has the day gone?!
- And Zak is gunna take a little dinner break from studying now so it's my time to sign off!

Hope you have an awesome and safe St. Patty's Day!

xoxo

medicine.

Hey people!

Hope your Friday night is a little more lively than mine! 

Yes, I'm blogging on a Friday night.. shows how crazy my life is.

My poor hubby crashed at about 5:00 tonight and is already sound asleep-

But it's okay, I'm used it by now. 

{That may seem like a rude comment if read wrong, but I promise I'm saying it nicely}.

Really, I am.

 And I'm actually glad he's asleep by 6 on a Friday night, on my night off-

he's been working his butt off studying to be the best doctor he can be and he deserves to sleep for days!

If you would have asked me how I felt about it this time last year, I would've been bummed.

But, now I understand medical school and understand the medical life.

And I know that he gets up at 4 AM so that he can study all day long and be finished by the time I get home-

and I know if he didn't need to study he wouldn't and he would be at home with me. 

And I know that he works so hard for his future patients and for our future family.

And I appreciate that so so so much.

He was certainly born to do this,

and has got a gift to help people. 

He makes me so unbelievably proud.

I feel like I say that all the time, yet not enough. 

 I love this long medical journey we're on together.

It's truly a blessing. 

Even the Friday nights when it's just me Romie & Netflix,

or days where we only see each other for 20 minutes,

and especially when you give me a check up or tell me about the cute little babies in the NICU.

It's all a blessing. 

I know he probably won't like me talking about him, but I can't help it. :)

I love you so much, best friend. 

I know I look crazy with my eyes shut but I LOVE Rom in this photo.

girls night.

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Last week it was the first 'married to medicine' girls night-

something I always look forward to!

Our activity of the night was called 'my favorite things,' and I thought it'd be fun to share my list with ya.

Everyone was asked to make a list of 10 things they've fallen in love with:

things you have learned, products you like, tips of any sort-

anything that makes you smile.

Then we each brought with us one thing on our list to exchange with each other,

so everyone left with something special.

I ended up with a beautiful scarf from India that one of the wives bought while traveling this summer with her husband, how cool it that?!

It was a blast.

And a game I totally recommend for girls night-

I mean, who doesn't want to know everyone's beauty secrets, best kept recipes or awesome shopping deals?!

Below is my little list and a few photos from the night.

Enjoy!

Oh and PS they're in no particular order.

1. Anthropolgie Candle: it's the aged silver 'volcano' candle that smells like heaven!

2. Fireworks Over Toccoa by Jeffrey Stepakoff: it's very Notebook-esk and based on a true story, highly recommend!

3. El Basha {Greek restaurant in Omaha- one of my favs}!

4. St. Ives Even & Bright Pink Lemonade & Mandarine Orange body wash- pretty much the reason I shower- it's another product that smells amazing!

5. My Kate Spade 'Mrs' necklace. Enough said.

6. Fake Bake Tanning Lotion- the bees knees! And doesn't make ya look like an Umpa Lumpa. 

7. VSCO Cam for editing Instagram pics.

8. A large Diet Sprite with a Diet Cherry add-in from Sonic- Mmmmm caffeine free and zero calories!

9. The blog, lovetaza- my favorite online read.

10. The note tradition that Zak and I do- each day we write each other a little note, whether it's an accomplishment, funny story, love note or whatever then we put it in a jar with the date on it. Finally on NYE we read all of them aloud and reflect on the year- it's the sweetest tradition ever, and something that I will always cherish.

This is only some of the group- but let me tell you, these ladies have been such a blessing in my life. 

When our husbands are studying from 6am-8pm everyday it can get pretty lonely,

and I can always count on them for company.

From shopping trips, to lunch dates and just hanging out and making dinner these girls have been such a wonderful support system,

and I can't thank them enough.

Mmm and they also know how to cook, too!

xoxo

omaha.

Where to begin?! I think it's safe to say that Zak and I have a love/hate relationship with this city. We love the buildings, the architecture, the historic neighborhoods, the weather {for now.. we'll talk again when it starts snowing}, Creighton, the farmers markets that seem to pop up everywhere, and Old Market. We hate roads that change directions depending on the time of day, no left hand turns and one way streets. So maybe we just don't like driving here? I guess that's not too bad.  

But anywho, it's our third week here and we're starting to get into the swing of things. It's been a little challenging getting settled in, I don't think we'll be 100% comfortable for a couple months. Who knew moving out of state comes with so much baggage? From address changes, to insurance trips and finding a new grocery store, it certainly takes a lot of time getting back to normality. 

My parents were here the first week and thank heavens for that! They helped us move in and get things unpacked and organized, which was a huge help, since Zak hit the ground running with school when we got into town. So being able to hangout with my parents was really nice. And anyone who knows my mom knows that she's an interior design expert, so we were lucky to have her here to make our apartment feel like home. 

Ah so I can't really write to much more about my parents being here or else I'll start getting home sick.. so lets just say, saying goodbye to them (and the rest of my family and Romie) was one of the saddest things I've ever done {and I think Zak can second that}. I was such a mess at the airport and we cannot wait until we can see them all again. I have such a close relationship with both of my parents. They're my best friends. And I'm truly grateful for that. I'm also extremely thankful for the relationship Zak has with my family as well. He has a remarkable bond with my niece and nephew that's incredible. We both can't think about being far from them or else we'll get bummed. Kids grow up so fast and it breaks our hearts not to be near them each day. So I'm done writing about family. Too hard.

And in other news, we've been making some new friends here, yipee! We're in the "Married 2 Medicine" club aka the cool kids club and we've met some pretty rad couples. Ps it's nothing like that horrid reality show Married to Medicine. It's really nice meeting other people who are in the boat as you. And it's even nicer going to the little weekly events, they're honestly my lifelines to the social world. And so far from the bbq's, happy hours and girls night out to the ice cream shop they've been pretty fun. And one more thing- I might be advising (crossing my fingers) the Creighton Alpha Phi chapter, which I would ADORE doing. So hopefully I'll be writing about that soon. So I guess that's our update on finding friends?

Oh yeah, and with moving I learned the camera gets lost in all the chaos. So here are a few iPhone pics that I managed to snap. Warning: they're super random.

welcome to the midwest! 

Our first night in Omaha. 

This is a high school. Can you believe it?

This is our community garden. The big muddy garden. 

We go to Target about every other day. It's the only store we're used to here!

The historic homes blow my mind.

This beauty is up the street from our building, and I just love driving by it. 

Zak's white coat ceremony- I'm so proud of my future doctor!

Off to my first 'married 2 medicine' girls night outing. 

Like I said above, we love the farmers markets here. 

So last weekend we went berry picking. We're officially midwesterners. 

My first dinner. Proud moment right there. 

Just being Nebraskan's. 

The tree-lined cobble stone streets are just lovely. 

So that's a little peek into our life! Really random pictures, right? I hope to take some photos of our apartment soon, we're kind-of-almost-somewhat-close-to-being-done decorating. 

And one more thing I have to admit. As hard as it is being away from our family and friends- living with your best friend is the best thing ever. And being married is the greatest thing ever. From late night Netflix marathons, to making the fire alarm sound from burning dinner in the kitchen and being able to snuggle at night, it's really all we've ever hoped for and more. I didn't think it would be possible, but we just keep falling in love more and more each day. Sorry if that was a little too lovey dovey for yah- we're newlyweds what can I say!

xoxo,

Mr. & Mrs. H.