Keep Your Fingers Crossed....

Just a quick update on our lives....

Travis is plugging along in school. He is now 2 and 1/2 semesters away from his Bachelor's Degree. His weeks consist of studying, working out, sleeping, and playing football on the weekends. He also somehow is able to still be the best husband in the meantime, and always helps me out and gives me little surprises to make my days brighter (:

I am doing a million things at once (shocker, right?). I am still working at TAI full time, as well as taking nursing school prereqs on the weekend, studying on weeknights, and volunteering at the local hospital on the surgical floor.

So, for those of you who do not know, I have applied to some accelerated nursing programs in Portland with the hopes that I can have my second degree in nursing when Travis graduates from Concordia. I submitted the applications in February and will find out sometime in April whether or not I got in. Each school accepts roughly 9% of their almost 1,000 applicants. So please keep your fingers crossed for me! It would be greatly appreciated (:

Oh and on a positive note, the sun came out today, and may even appear tomorrow! Only two more months until Spring starts to come around up here. Whoo hoo!

Surprise Birthday

Because I have the best husband/ best friend ever, I had my first ever big surprise birthday party for my 23rd birthday. All along I thought I was having a girls night with Lynnette. I was told that we were going to go to Olive Garden and follow it with wearing pajamas and watching Friends at Lynnette's place (my dream come true). Once we got to Olive Garden, she led me to a back room where just about everyone in Portland I care about was there yelling "surprise"! It was so much fun! We all enjoyed dinner, then went over to Lynnette's pink decorated apartment with a delicious cake, and then all headed over to a tiny bowling alley in Tigard for some more fun. It was such a great birthday, thanks everyone!

Here is Travis and I at the bowling alley. Half of my brother in law is in this picture (:

More of the gang at the bowling alley.

The best friend a girl could ask for, thanks Lynnettey!!!

Christmas 2009

We had a great first married Christmas together! It was really neat to be able to continue our family's traditions that we love and add some new Rossman traditions of our own. Here are some pictures from the holiday season:

Travis' big present to me, which now hangs in our living room.

Guess we think alike! For Travis, I made custom books of our engagement and wedding.

I made a bazillion cookies and dessert bars to give out as gifts to our friends. Here are just some of them!

It is a tradition in my family to open one present on Christmas Eve, which is always new pajamas. Travis got me nice soft pink jammies, and I got him some Patriots gear.

Here is our little Christmas set up! Travis and I cut down this tree on a Christmas Tree Farm, got our new stockings, and was sent a first nativity set from Kelly.

Overall we were so blessed by being able to spend time with our family and friends. We hope the season found all of you well!