Woke up this morning with a nasty cough and the chills and weird aches and a horrible headache. I hope everyone is using PLENTY of hand sanitizer!
The weather today was BEAUTIFUL! I hope a lot of you in eastern Nebraska got to enjoy it :)
Today I finally got an estimated number of the attendees at our wedding! We're looking at 260 wonderful people! I cannot wait!
I also can't wait until next week is over. It's spring break, but I work 40 hours (which is fine, I love to work) But Thursday night BERNIE COMES HOME from AT!!! I get to talk to him almost everyday, but it still sucks having him away, especially when he was so good at making me feel better when I am sick.
Anyway, I have a paper I need to be working on and then it's probably for the best if I get some sleep...
xoxx
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Ramble
It's been weird with Bernie gone and at Annual Training. He's in Hastings and we don't really get to talk much. I haven't seem him since the 28th of February. He's sick too! Close quarters are a sure way to get him sick :s
Sundays will always be the worst without him. I don't know why, but Sundays were always "our day." We had the best conversations, we would make supper together, we'd watch movies, play games...all the best times were on Sundays. Secretly, I just wish Sundays would get over so I don't have think about him being gone, but then I wish they lasted longer so I didn't have to start back up with a Monday.
This weekend I went to Manhattan to see my sister, Laura. Her best friend from work, Kellie is married to soldier who just got back from Iraq yesterday. It was cool to meet them. I asked Kellie what the hardest thing about deployment was and she said that the best advice she could give me is to always stay busy. It's best to plan ahead and you'll always have something to look forward to. My sister said that one time her and Andy were going to Applebees to get some appetizers and have a couple beers. Kellie called Laura to see what she was up to Laura invited to come and right away Kellie said, "Yeah, sure I'll meet you there." It was nice to hear that because when I think about Bernie's deployment, I worry that I'll be the third wheel when hanging out with couples, but this made me realize there is no shame in playing the 3rd wheel. Obviously, give couples space, but it was nice to know that it's okay to go out with your friends, even when it's just the two of them.
I can't believe Bernie and I will be getting married in less than 4 weeks now! Ahh! By the end of this week I want 90% of the wedding stuff done. There really isn't too much more to do. A lot of shopping for gifts yet, but that's the fun part!
Bernie is getting really excited about the wedding too. I forgot to mention that Bernie sprained his left ankle. He was playing football with the guys last week at their first day of AT and he jumped and came down on it wrong. Poor thing. He was only on crutches for about 3 and half days, and now I've been told he has a nice limp. :) Feel better, babe.
Tonight was the first night I watched "Coming Home" on Lifetime. It's a tearjerker, so if you're looking for a good cry, it's a good one to watch. I've been wanting to buy the first 4 seasons of Army Wives, but can never find them in stores. I should look online.
Anyway, I'm just rambling now. Day lights savings time is going to kick my butt in the morning.
Good night
xoxx
Sundays will always be the worst without him. I don't know why, but Sundays were always "our day." We had the best conversations, we would make supper together, we'd watch movies, play games...all the best times were on Sundays. Secretly, I just wish Sundays would get over so I don't have think about him being gone, but then I wish they lasted longer so I didn't have to start back up with a Monday.
This weekend I went to Manhattan to see my sister, Laura. Her best friend from work, Kellie is married to soldier who just got back from Iraq yesterday. It was cool to meet them. I asked Kellie what the hardest thing about deployment was and she said that the best advice she could give me is to always stay busy. It's best to plan ahead and you'll always have something to look forward to. My sister said that one time her and Andy were going to Applebees to get some appetizers and have a couple beers. Kellie called Laura to see what she was up to Laura invited to come and right away Kellie said, "Yeah, sure I'll meet you there." It was nice to hear that because when I think about Bernie's deployment, I worry that I'll be the third wheel when hanging out with couples, but this made me realize there is no shame in playing the 3rd wheel. Obviously, give couples space, but it was nice to know that it's okay to go out with your friends, even when it's just the two of them.
I can't believe Bernie and I will be getting married in less than 4 weeks now! Ahh! By the end of this week I want 90% of the wedding stuff done. There really isn't too much more to do. A lot of shopping for gifts yet, but that's the fun part!
Bernie is getting really excited about the wedding too. I forgot to mention that Bernie sprained his left ankle. He was playing football with the guys last week at their first day of AT and he jumped and came down on it wrong. Poor thing. He was only on crutches for about 3 and half days, and now I've been told he has a nice limp. :) Feel better, babe.
Tonight was the first night I watched "Coming Home" on Lifetime. It's a tearjerker, so if you're looking for a good cry, it's a good one to watch. I've been wanting to buy the first 4 seasons of Army Wives, but can never find them in stores. I should look online.
Anyway, I'm just rambling now. Day lights savings time is going to kick my butt in the morning.
Good night
xoxx
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Jenny
Again, I'm not posting every week. Sorry, Bern
So much has happened this past month. Bernie and I went to Kansas City and saw my sister and brother-in-law a few weekends ago and it was soo much fun! We got back on Sunday and I had to work and then class and then I had to work again from 4-11pm on Monday. I said good bye to Bernie Monday afternoon and he went to Fremont to pick up our puppy, Jenny. His parents were watching her while we were out of town. Jenny was my Christmas present in 2009 (even though I got her early in October of 2009) She's part Beagle part German Shorthair. It's weird to think, but her mom was a 75 pound German Shorthair and her dad was a 20 pound Beagle.
Anyway, Bernie went to Fremont and met his parents at a restaurant for dinner. When they got back to his parents house Jenny ran up to Bernie with her tail in her legs and then she walked over to the trees and started hacking up something. Then, he noticed that she was throwing up blood and lots of it. They rushed her to the Vet and they gave her Vitamin K to clot the blood and gave her a relaxer so the Vet could run a scope in her mouth to see why she was throwing up so much blood. Turns out all the blood was in her lungs!
Vet told Bernie to keep her in her kennel for the next 48 hours.
He brought her to Lincoln and when I got off work I met them both at my apartment.
Jenny looked miserable!
She was throwing up blood all the time. I decided to sleep on the floor next to her kennel and helped calm her down when she got hysterical with a coughing fit. If I petted her, she relaxed a little. 4:30 in the morning rolls around and Bernie got up to go to Grand Island, he had to work at 7am. We tried to figure out if Jenny should stay with me or if she should go to GI with him. We decided she should go to GI because she's not use to city life and when she hears weird noises she normally barks and barking is the last thing we wanted her doing. At 7, I got a text from Bern saying that he didn't think she was going to make it. She wasn't getting out of her kennel when he opened the door, she wouldn't eat or drink and when he carried her outside to go potty she just shivered.
I had four classes on Tuesday and I decided to go to the first class and skip the other 3. I e-mailed all my professors and got out of class and drove to GI. Bernie didn't want me to come because he was sure she was dying and he didn't want me to see. I reassured him that we need to take her to the Vet in GI and see what they say and I want to be there if he had to make the BIG decision on whether or not we'd have to put her down.
I got to John and Lissy's house and ran down to Bernie's room and walked into the scariest thing I've ever seen. Bern was crying, Jenny was whimpering and blood was all over her kennel. We called the Vet immediately and brought her in to town. They were so wonderful and quick. The Vet and Vet Tech told her vitals and got heating pads to raise her temp because she was sooo cold from all the blood loss. They hooked her up to oxygen and an IV and told us to grab a bit to eat. We left, went to Qdoba, but we weren't hungry. Our stomachs were in knots and Bernie is terrible at this, but he plays the "what if" game in his head. "What if she doesn't make it?" "What if it's going to cost too much?"
Bernie and I noticed that we do a really good job at balancing each other out, when we had doubts about her making it I'd cheer him up and when I was down about Jenny, he'd cheer me up. He kept telling me how he was glad I came.
We went back to the Vet and they said they need to keep her over night and maybe even a second night. I spent the night in GI and left in the morning. They ended up keeping her for 4 days and 3 nights and told Bernie he could come pick her up Friday so he did and brought her to Lincoln. It took her about a week of sleeping, but now she's back to 100% She's looking really good and back to her ole self. :)
xoxx
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Happy Valentine's Day!
I hope all of you had a great V-day!
I sure did!
Bernie sent me a gorgeous arrangement of roses and lilies and some really cute purple flower. I love it!
Wedding plans are coming along. I have a lot of family members willing to help and I'm sooo thankful for that! It's great to have such a wonderful family and of course friends too!
I got this super cute Valentine in the mail today from a wonderful friend, Talia! (Thanks Tal, love you) She lives in Fargo and I CAN'T wait to see her at the wedding! Also, got a cute Valentine from my sissy, Laura and her husband, Body. Now, he's real name is Andy, but I've been calling him Body for a long time and the reason for this is if you type "Andy" in your T9 texting, it comes up as "Body" So, it stuck and I call him "Body." Same thing happened to my friend Brian...I call him Asian. And Jordan, my roommate, well I call her George, but in T9 she's actually Korean.
This weekend, I'll go visit Laura and Body in Manhatty! Can't wait!
Bern is taking me to Kansas City to "Get away" for a weekend. No wedding planning, no work, no school, just us and my sister and Body.
This coming weekend is the 2nd to last time I'll hang out with Bernie until the week of the wedding. I'll see him from Thursday til Monday! Woot woot! And then I'll see him on the 25th (but he might be having his Bachelor Party then) and then the 26th for Thanksgiving! And then he has Annual Training all of March. Hopefully, I'll still be able to talk to him on the phone in March.
And...yup...you read me right! Thanksgiving! That's what I said! Thanksgiving! Yummy, delicious, turkey and mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce and warm dinner rolls...February 26th is Thanksgiving for the Nicola Family!
We're celebrating it in February because we won't be able to with John (Bil) and Bernie in November.
Man, I sure do give out nicknames. John, whom I call Bil, is going to be my Brother-in-law. Get it? Brother-in-law, B-I-L, Bil! I kind of got into the habit of calling him Bil just recently. I'm excited to get ANOTHER older brother!
Anyway, I have an Ethics test to be studying for so I'm going to read just a little bit more before I head off to bed.
Good night and Happy Heart Day!
xoxx
I sure did!
Wedding plans are coming along. I have a lot of family members willing to help and I'm sooo thankful for that! It's great to have such a wonderful family and of course friends too!
I got this super cute Valentine in the mail today from a wonderful friend, Talia! (Thanks Tal, love you) She lives in Fargo and I CAN'T wait to see her at the wedding! Also, got a cute Valentine from my sissy, Laura and her husband, Body. Now, he's real name is Andy, but I've been calling him Body for a long time and the reason for this is if you type "Andy" in your T9 texting, it comes up as "Body" So, it stuck and I call him "Body." Same thing happened to my friend Brian...I call him Asian. And Jordan, my roommate, well I call her George, but in T9 she's actually Korean.
This weekend, I'll go visit Laura and Body in Manhatty! Can't wait!
Bern is taking me to Kansas City to "Get away" for a weekend. No wedding planning, no work, no school, just us and my sister and Body.
This coming weekend is the 2nd to last time I'll hang out with Bernie until the week of the wedding. I'll see him from Thursday til Monday! Woot woot! And then I'll see him on the 25th (but he might be having his Bachelor Party then) and then the 26th for Thanksgiving! And then he has Annual Training all of March. Hopefully, I'll still be able to talk to him on the phone in March.
And...yup...you read me right! Thanksgiving! That's what I said! Thanksgiving! Yummy, delicious, turkey and mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce and warm dinner rolls...February 26th is Thanksgiving for the Nicola Family!
We're celebrating it in February because we won't be able to with John (Bil) and Bernie in November.
Man, I sure do give out nicknames. John, whom I call Bil, is going to be my Brother-in-law. Get it? Brother-in-law, B-I-L, Bil! I kind of got into the habit of calling him Bil just recently. I'm excited to get ANOTHER older brother!
Anyway, I have an Ethics test to be studying for so I'm going to read just a little bit more before I head off to bed.
Good night and Happy Heart Day!
xoxx
Monday, February 7, 2011
...and so it beings...
FINALLY! Bernie and I had our second meeting with the priest that is marrying us!
We met with the ceremony wedding coordinator this morning and then with Father Matya. Seems like everything is coming more into a reality. After talking about it for awhile with a couple of friends, it just sort of really sank in..."AHHH!!! I'm getting MARRIED!!"
After today's meetings, my mind has just been popping with new ideas and new things I want to do or add into the wedding ceremony or reception. Everything is finally coming together.
Bernie left Lincoln today to go back to Grand Island. He enjoys his time here, but I'm sure he's getting sick of the commute. It's really only an hour and a half drive, but after awhile, it adds up. Next weekend, he has Drill so I'll be going to him. I love G.I. so it's going to be a good time. Even though, Bernie will be gone most of the day, I'll be job searching for my 400 hour internship I have to complete this summer. Maybe I'll work on some more wedding things with Lissy.
I'm excited about this summer! I'll be living in Grand Island with Lissy. The boys (John and Bernie) will have left for training in Texas. (They'll be there from May until the end of July and then they'll be off to Afghanistan)
Bernie and I were just going over our "4 year plan." It's really not your typical newly wed lifestyle, but it's...us. Even though this isn't 4 years, it's the beginning. Our timeline is kinda like this:
April 9-WE GET MARRIED!
April 11-Leave for HONEYMOON!
May 7ish- We move to Grand Island.
End of May- Bernie and John deploy :(
*Live in Grand Island with Lissy and Baby all summer
Mid Aug- I begin my last college semester!
December- I graduate and get "real" job :)
January-Begin new apartment search!
May- BERNIE COMES BACK!!!!!!
SUMMER- Spent going on a vacation as NEWLY WEDS
Mid Aug- Bernie starts school again...Ba ha ha
*I'll be working and he'll be studying until he graduates!
Ahh...how exciting it is to become Mrs. Nicola...
xoxx
We met with the ceremony wedding coordinator this morning and then with Father Matya. Seems like everything is coming more into a reality. After talking about it for awhile with a couple of friends, it just sort of really sank in..."AHHH!!! I'm getting MARRIED!!"
After today's meetings, my mind has just been popping with new ideas and new things I want to do or add into the wedding ceremony or reception. Everything is finally coming together.
Bernie left Lincoln today to go back to Grand Island. He enjoys his time here, but I'm sure he's getting sick of the commute. It's really only an hour and a half drive, but after awhile, it adds up. Next weekend, he has Drill so I'll be going to him. I love G.I. so it's going to be a good time. Even though, Bernie will be gone most of the day, I'll be job searching for my 400 hour internship I have to complete this summer. Maybe I'll work on some more wedding things with Lissy.
I'm excited about this summer! I'll be living in Grand Island with Lissy. The boys (John and Bernie) will have left for training in Texas. (They'll be there from May until the end of July and then they'll be off to Afghanistan)
Bernie and I were just going over our "4 year plan." It's really not your typical newly wed lifestyle, but it's...us. Even though this isn't 4 years, it's the beginning. Our timeline is kinda like this:
April 9-WE GET MARRIED!
April 11-Leave for HONEYMOON!
May 7ish- We move to Grand Island.
End of May- Bernie and John deploy :(
*Live in Grand Island with Lissy and Baby all summer
Mid Aug- I begin my last college semester!
December- I graduate and get "real" job :)
January-Begin new apartment search!
May- BERNIE COMES BACK!!!!!!
SUMMER- Spent going on a vacation as NEWLY WEDS
Mid Aug- Bernie starts school again...Ba ha ha
*I'll be working and he'll be studying until he graduates!
Ahh...how exciting it is to become Mrs. Nicola...
xoxx
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Facetime
Bernie and I talked about getting the new iPod touch because we heard about this awesome app called FaceTime. Of course we checked into it and heard nothing but good things about it. Bernie being the wonderful man that he is-bought two iPod touches so we each have one and I love it! I almost started crying when I got mine last night because not only will I be able to talk to Bern, I'll be able to SEE him too!
Thank you, Bern
xoxx
Thank you, Bern
xoxx
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
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