Them Girlz, as Sheryl says.

These are my beautiful work friends. They all decided they wanted some "glamour shots"--I should've brought red lipstick and added the blurry effect to all the pics...but I didn't. I guess they're not true "glamour shots", but hopefully they'll suffice.

Let's start with Sheryl. Sheryl is from Manila, Philippines. She's the nicest person you'll ever meet with the cutest laugh.
She's a really good friend. :)







Sun is our fabulous Korean friend. She is THE BEST NURSE ever. I want to be her when I grow up.







Dorina--her crazy Mexican attitude is awesome. She is what keeps us awake at 4:00am with her amazing topics of conversation.
She's hilarious.







Kristin: can we say HELLO MRS. EYES! She's from Portland, Oregon (that's kinda exotic!). She came here after nursing school, and she's getting used to SL life. Oh, and did I say gorgeous?







Yu is from Henan, China. She is turning 19, and she is the reason for this wonderful girls day in the first place. Yu, I'm so glad you asked me to do this! You're prettier than all those Chinese models you show me. I think everyone will agree.







Thanks for the fun girls day, ladies! Next time we'll hang out when I'm not coming off of the night shift...you guys want me to drive a little more safe-like, don't you? :) Enjoy.

Is that Yu?

Meet my friend Yu (imagine the hilarious possibilities, we've already used them all). Funny, but apparently it's quite a common name in China, so they don't laugh at it like we do. :)

Yu is the sweetest and most beautiful girl around (no, I'm not talking about YOU! Goodness, try a little humility! ...it just never gets old). She wanted some birthday pics. Well--Happy birthday, Yu!

And PLLLENTY more pics to come.

The Great Indoors

Ok, you're not really going to find a John Mayer song here. Instead, check out the fun we had indoors on Saturday. But even though the cold weather chased us inside, these little boys and their fierce energy made for an all-around enjoyable afternoon.

One more thing---since I am trying to learn as fast as my brain can wrap itself around this stuff, I'm going to start sharing little pieces of recent knowledge I acquire. Little "ah ha" moments, if you will. So today's learning moment (there's 2!): #1) it can be possible to shoot indoors, and some day I will get it down pat; #2) give a baby an ornament, and you will provide hours of matchless entertainment!

SHE came to visit again.

She and her mom came by yesterday. She is just too cute to let a photo shoot pass her by, don't you think?

My girl.

I am the proud mother of this little person who is now walking...maybe a little too proud?

Kallie and her parents

Meet my future in-laws. :) My sister has been dating Katie's brother for years, and it's a total bonus that we happen love his whole family. Hey thanks, you guys, for being brave enough to hang out in the ghetto with me...and you might reconsider buying this awesome house, eh?

The pretty family

Don't you agree? This is my sister's husband's family, and they are all just beautiful.

They were even willing to DVR the first few minutes of Saturday's BIG GAME for this.
But I guess they shouldn't complain, their blue team won anyways, right? Let's not dwell.







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