Birthday fun!

Wow, can you believe it's April? That's CRAZY!!! anyway..so far the month of April has been the best! I love April...mainly because my birthday is April 4th! YES, I am 24 now! Almost mid-twenties..I can't believe it! To start off my fabulous birthday celebration, one of my best friends, Hope was going to come down and spend a few days with me starting last Wednesday! BUT, not before I had a job interview! YES! I finally got a job interview. It was for the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters! As soon as I walked in, it immediately felt just better. No stress..the lobby was decorated like an aquarium. My interview was upstairs in Pediatric Surgery. My boss was REALLY cool..unlike my last boss. She showed me all around the surgery wing and the hospital. The Children's hospital is in Downtown Norfolk. I was worried about the commute. Lee works right on the edge of Norfolk and his commute is about 15 mins even with high traffic..mine is around 25 or 30 which is ok with me! The best part of the job..I get to wear scrubs again!! woohooo! I know its weird to get excited about that...but how awesome is it to get up everyday and not have to worry about what you're wearing..scrubs are just easier and some of them are really cute! I miss my scrub wearing days but not nursing! Anywho, I was offered the job the very next morning and I accepted! I'm not sure when I'll start, they haven't told me. The orientation is only once every other week and I have to get my drug test and PPD and everything..so we'll see!
Later that day, Hope arrived! I couldn't wait to just hang out with her for a few days. I drove her around the area and showed her some cool stuff before Lee could arrive home from work. Then we headed over to California Pizza Kitchen for dinner! Yummo! And of course Lee can't walk past cold stone without getting "that's how I roll" ice cream. So we stopped so Hope and Lee could get some ice cream! That night Hope was really tired so we settled down and watched a movie before we all headed off to bed. The next day, Hope ran some errands with me and we headed over to Chili's in Red Mill for lunch! (yeah we ate a LOT this week!) We also managed to find ourselves at one point traveling across the Chesapeake bay via bridge/tunnel. That was a total accident. We didn't realize the toll was 12 dollars but we paid it and went on our merry way and saw some pretty..ocean and um lighthouses..seriously it was a total accident that we made our way here but it was hilarious. We always find ourselves in weird situations! After we safely made it home from the scary bridge, I made my famous Mama kwans pasta! After eating this pasta at the restaurant in Nags Head, I made a point to try to get it just right at home because it was sooo good! I nailed it! AND..Hope loved it! The next day we went shopping! We headed to downtown Norfolk to Macarthur Center and spent the day at the mall! Lee's mom sent me an awesome gift card to Nordstrom and I was excited to spend it! We had a ball! Got some smelly goods from the body shoppe, Hope got a pizza stone from Williams-Sonoma and we even got some famous "SPRINKLE's Cupcakes for my birthday!! Vanilla and Red Velvet! YUUUUUMMMMOOOO! That night Lee met us down on Shore Drive for some yummy dinner at Croaker's! The food was incredible! I had stuffed shrimp and it was to die for. Then we headed down to the beach and took some pictures and hung on the boardwalk for a bit. Once we got home we were exhausted..we had such a great time together. Hope was leaving the next day (my birthday) and I was so sad :( On my birthday I awoke to breakfast in bed! Lee made his famous bacon egg and cheese biscuits and hash browns! Soooo good! I have the best boyfriend in the world..not only that but Hope cleaned pretty much the whole downstairs of my apartment...OMG! Hope and I had one more misson before she left for the day..we had to go to El Pollo Loco to get Bobby some Mexican Chicken. Apparently Bobby thought these restaurants were only on the west coast and when Hope saw one she freaked out because they head eaten there when they went to Los Angeles a few weeks ago. So we made our way over to Red Mill again to get Bobby some Chicken! When I arrived home we found Lee waiting for me with presents! I couldn't believe it! Lee got me an IPOD! hot pink! He also got me an i-tunes gift card and a thing to put the ipod on my arm while I'm working out! It was great! I love him!! Hope left and I was really bummed..I wish she didn't have to leave on my birthday! Yesterday Lee and I headed to Nags Head for the day!! We packed a picnic and got someb brewskies, towels and chairs, and head down to the beach! I layed out in the sun all day long..yeah I'm paying for it with a pretty decent sun-burn but its not the worst Ive ever had. We had dinner at where else? Mama Kwan's before heading home last nite..and then we got our passport pictures taken for Cancun..what a day I was exhausted!
Today Lee is heading to Washington, D.C. for a couple of days for work! This will be the first time I'm at the new apartment alone..but it's ok because I have a lot to do..laundry, cleaning, shopping, etc!
Also, Please keep my good friend Krystle in your prayers. Her mom was diagnosed with lung cancer a little over a month ago. She had no symptoms of being sick..she just went into the dr with what she thought was a pulled muscle in her chest. They diagnosed her with lung cancer and it had already spread all over. She didn't want to know how long she had so the doctors never gave her a time. She died on April 2nd. I really wish I could have gone to Roanoke to be with Krystle. She called me and told me about her mom and it was really hard for me to hold it together. She has a 16year old sister that she will now be taking care of...Krystle told me not to come to Roanoke because she didnt want me to be at the funeral on my birthday..she's so amazing. I love you, girl! I can't wait to see you next weekend! Oh yeah..we're going to Roanoke next weekend for Easter and staying with my dad! I'm so excited to see everyone and celebrate my birthday!
Hope everyone has a wonderful week and a great Easter! :)