weenies in the snow

We took the weenies out in the snow on Friday evening before it got dark. They have never been in the snow, so we wanted to see how they would react. We figured Eleanor would love it and Cleo would hate it. We were wrong! They both loved it! I think Cleo was actually a little more adventurous than Eleanor. We finally had to drag them back inside because they were shivering from being so wet.

This is the view from our window. 

The Margaret Mitchell House

Tenth Street

As much as I hate snow, it was really pretty!

first day = done!

So...today was the first day of my first real job as a speech-language pathologist. It's a little weird to be a for real therapist instead of being an intern. I have my own patients. I have to sign my own papers (which, by the way, is even more strange since I am now Kristen, M. Ed. CF-SLP), I have to write my own goals. It is a completely different experience! Today I got to see three lovely, grouchy old ladies. As grouchy as they are, they absolutely crack me up! They can't remember anything, but they want me to know that they are fine, they don't need any help, and no, they do not want their hearing or hearing aids checked. Ha!

Essential therapy tool for tomorrow...mini dry erase board! If they can't hear me, hopefully they can see big letters!

behind the scenes

Today was my last day of freedom before I start my new (first!) job on Monday. I asked Ben to take half of the day off so we could spend some time together, especially since he has been working so much recently. A few months ago, Ben surprised me with tickets for the Behind the Scenes tour at the Georgia Aquarium. I made us reservations to go on the tour today. It was so much fun! We have been to the aquarium a few times, but the behind the scenes tour gives a totally different perspective. We really did get to go behind the scenes! Fortunately, there were only four people on the tour including us, so it was great. Plus, nasty weather + weekday afternoon = empty aquarium. We got to see the penguins that are waiting for their new environment to be built, the veterinary areas, the water filters/pumps, and the view from the top of the Ocean Voyager exhibit. Ben took lots of pictures!

All of these pumps are just for the Ocean Voyager tank.

This is the view from the top of the Ocean Voyager tank.

We got so close to the whale sharks!

While we were looking at the penguins, the tour guide told us about a penguin video on YouTube. It is so darn cute!

If you have a chance to go on the Behind the Scenes tour, it is definitely worth the extra money. It is a little expensive, but we got our tickets from Half Off Depot, so they were cheaper.

if you have a few minutes...

You should definitely watch this. It's one of my favorite Andy messages. So good!

Series: Taking Responsibility for Your Life

Message: Embracing Your Response Ability