SINBAD!

We went to see Sinbad last Sunday night at the Comedy Club (along with Jessica and Stephen). He was well worth the $39 tickets + dinner. We sat VERY close to the stage so needless to say Sinbad did some crackin on Patrick about being a math teacher and asked Jessica and Stephen about their relationship. I never really stopped laughing. He could have gone on all night if it weren't for the next scheduled show.

I used to rent Sinbad standup videos in high school and now I own his DVD but I never thought I'd see him in person! You really need to go see him if he comes to a town near you!!

Beverly Brief

Hello :). It has been too long since I've posted which was brought to my attention by an ex blogger who hasn't posted since 2005 (KHB). Ironic isn't it? Haha, but anyway...

PATRICK has been busy teaching Algebra I and III and coaching freshmen and varsity football @ Spain Park. The varsity team is 6-2 and the freshmen team is 3-2 so far. He has also started classes @ Montevallo to get his masters in education.

SARAH has been busy going to Patrick's freshmen and varsity football games. I have been working 3-4 days/week in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit @ Princeton averaging about 10 hours/day. I am still loving my job and the people I work with. I started this job in July.

WE are going to a couple's bible study called "Heritage Home" on Wednesday nights @ Lakeside taught by a precious and very wise 82 year old woman named Mary Oates. We've also been going to the Auburn home games. WAR EAGLE! We will both be becoming an aunt and uncle for the first time sometime in November. Patrick's sister Jamie is having a little boy named Tre! We are so excited! Please keep her in your prayers.

Donate to a Great Cause

Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Walk
Birmingham, AL Oct. 13

Our cousin Jessica lost her mom to breast cancer and is walking and donating in her name. Donations in any amount would be awesome!

http://www.birminghamraceforthecure.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=238575&supId=188627500

July times

June 28: Patrick and me go down to Panama City to celebrate our 1 year anniversary.
July 1: Happy anniversary to us! We join my parents at Compass Lake. Our wedding cake was actually pretty good!
July 3: We go to Dothan.
July 4: We go to Lake Martin do visit my dad's side of the fam. Gabe played guitar, I held my new cousin Robert Jackson Ashworth, watched Will Asworth play, ate some great bbq, and had a great time catching up with aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Later on July 4: Drove to Talladega to visit with Patrick's family at his sister's house and then drove to his parents house on Cheaha Mountain and watched the Camp Mac fireworks from their front porch. They live less than a mile down the road from camp. Of course Patrick had to make an appearance. The action stopped at the nightly rec. hall party when he walked in haha.
Even later on July 4: We finally make our way back to Birmingham. It was good to see Tub and Pepper.

New Job

After 2 years of slaving myself in the Intensive Care Stepdown Unit at Princeton, I have decided to move along to something different. Prayers for direction from the Lord and then an absolute terrible day at work one Thursday confirmed my decision and gave me a peace about leaving my first and only job since I graduated from Nursing School. I have to give my old job credit b/c I have defintely improved my nursing, time management, people pleasing, and critical thinking skills and have learned to work through very difficult circumstances and life threatening situations. This job involved taking care of the sickest of the sick in their last days, getting people to a higher level of functioning after a prolonged stay in the hospital, and drastically improving some patients' health and sending them home again. All the elements (difficult family members, ornary and unapprecitive patients, the physical set up of the unit, etc) impelled me to find a different job. I'm sure I will still work some shifts on Stepdown for some extra $, but I know I will enjoy my time in my new job in the POST ANESTHESIA CARE UNIT (PACU).

In the PACU, I will recieve patients immediately after surgery, usually minutes after they have been extubated (tube removed from their throat that was giving them direct oxygen). I will monitor them very closely, watch for active bleeding, give them a high concentration of oxygen, administer lots of pain medication (but not too much), and make sure all their vital signs (heart rate, heart rythym, blood pressure, oxygen level, and temperature) are stable. Once they are stable and meet the criteria to be moved, I will move them to a room where their family can be with them and then be taken home, or move them to another unit in the hospital. I am very excited to be starting this job and I feel extremely blessed that God has given me the opportunity and answered my prayers! HE is so good!

My Celebrity Look A Likes!

Have I Been Had?

Last night about 10:30, our doorbell rang. Some of our friends had just left so I was not surprised, thinking one of them had forgotten something. To my surprise, it was a stranger behind the door. I opened the door and she immediately offered her hand and her name (which of course I can't remember). Very nervously, she went into a spill about how she needed to take her daughter to the hospital b/c she thinks she may have meningitis. She goes on to say that her husband is at work and she needs $20-30 for her copay. Without even thinking I went inside and found almost $30 exactly in my wallet. I gave her the money and my number and told her not to worry about paying me back. I asked her what her daughters symptoms were and then told her to get right to the hospital and to pack her down with ice packs (she had a 102+ fever). She hurried off and I went back inside where I started immediately thinking how strange the situation was...Out of all the condos, why did she come to ours which is on the very bottom and back of the complex? Oh yeah, and she claims to live on the very top of the complex on Windhover Drive. I was skeptical, but I couldn't risk the fact of this woman telling the truth and truly needing the money. In my opinion, if she was telling the truth, I'll get a phone call thanking me for my genorosity. And if not, well then I guess I've been had...

The Coffeehouse

Want to just chill out or have some good background music going while you work at your computer? Check out Yahoo LAUNCHcast Radio's Coffeehouse radio station (another good referral from a friend from work). Click on the link here and then find "The Coffeehouse". There you can listen to Snow Patrol, Norah, Death Cab for Cutie, Paolo Nutini, Joss Stone, Gomez, Guster, Beck, and many more.

http://music.yahoo.com/launchcast/stations/category.asp?i=30

Pepper

Pepper is our new addition to the Beverly household. She is 2 months old and weighs 2.8 lbs. One of the main reasons we got her was for Tub to have a playmate, but so far he is just scared to death of her. She tries to play and cuddle, but he won't have it. We're hoping they'll make friends soon. She is absolutley adorable!

National Champs X 2

GO GATORS!!!

What a great year for Florida eh??!!

American Idol Favs

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So I don't usually really get in to American Idol, but this year I've enjoyed it. Blake has always been my 1st choice with Chris Sligh coming in 2nd, but last night my opinions changed. Since AJ got voted off, I've now pulled Jordin and Chris Richardson into my top 4. If one of these 4 win, I'll be happy. If Sanjaya doesn't get voted off tonight, I will be unhappy and very perplexed...

Mazatlan

For Haley's Spring break (she's a PE teacher in Atl), we went to Mazatlan, Mexico for a week. We got an amazing deal at a timeshare there at The Mayan Sea Garden Resort. It was a very smooth transition through customs and into Mexico (much easier than the US). We got a lot of sun, I actually read a book, played beach volleyball, parasailed, rode horses on the beach, and ate some fantastic food. No one got too sick, and we had some fun girl time!

*For those who might visit Mazatlan someday, here are our favorites: Gus & Gus, Purple Onion, Joe's Oyster Bar, Panchos, and of course Senor Frogs. Just flag down a bus, give the driver 80 pesos, and tell him to take you to the Golden Zone :)

Ceramic Tile (master bath)

This vinyl was by far the worst in the house. It looks great now. Jimmy Gladney (our tile man) did a great job. We ran into some obstacles, but when it was all said and done, we were very happy with the results. Give Jimmy a call at Tile By Design 205-540-0317.

Ceramic Tile (guest bathrooms)

You can't really tell the difference in these pictures too much, but in person, the difference is night and day. We had vinyl down before.

Downstairs 1/2 bath

Upstairs bathroom/laundry room

Ceramic Tile (foyer & kitchen)

Before and afters of foyer and kitchen. Like in the bathroom pictures, the difference is amazing in person, but it's hard to tell in these photos.

Foyer

Kitchen

Hall --> Burgess

Krystal and Benji tied the knot on February 24, 2007. Bridesmaids were myself, Haley Brown, Whitney Dobrenic, Kalee Jones, Elisabeth Hall, and Brooke Whiddon. Jenna came into town from Waco, and we saw several high school buddies like Abby, Audrey, Rebecca, Lindsey, Amy, Danielle, Stein, Brooks, Lance, Mindy, Brian, Beth, John etc. We had an awesome time at the wedding, reception, and then hanging out at Old Mexico afterwards. The best part of weddings is seeing old friends!!! It was so great.

"Hurricane"

I always enjoy direction to good music so I'll share this with you.

You've got to check out Mindy Smith. A friend from work told me, "You have to listen to Hurricane by Mindy Smith!" I took her advice and I'm glad I did. I have really enjoyed listening to her. I would suggest "Hurricane", "Out Loud", "Tennessee", and "Angel Doves". Rhapsody has categorized her music as Folk. She is just easy listening to me.

More movie advice/ Names

More movie advice: Don't ever ever see The Wicker Man. I th ought since it had Nick Cage in it, it was sure to be decent. No, it's terrible.

Even though Patrick and I want to wait a few years before we start thinking about youngins, I still like to think up baby names. Today I was playing Gin online and got to chatting with this lady that has 6 kids. I asked her what her kids' names were. She said that she had picked some unique names, and she wasn't lying. Here they are:

1) Kathryn Donna (not so weird, but just wait)
2) Sapphire Echo
3) Lakaon Joseph
4) Silver Atlanta
5) Xander Ymir
6) Mathew Jaiden (again not so weird, but the others make up for it)

Her name was Pam. I guess she was lashing out against all normal names.

Good movies

Patrick got 2 free months of Netflix for Christmas from Liz so here are some suggestions if you need some movie rental advice...

  Chronicles of Narnia
  Glory Road
  Cars
  Cinderella Man

Blades of Glory is a movie coming out in March with Will Ferrell and John Heder. It is about 2 male ice skaters. Oh yeah, I'm going to try and be there opening night!

Jacobs --> Meredith

Congratulations Beth and John Meredith! The two were wed on December 30, 2006. Let's just say that Italians (John's family) know how to party! We had a blast and it was so fun to see two of my best friends getting married.