Black and White Masquerade Ball

Ashley had been dying to go to the annual Black and White Masquerade Ball held at the Hotel Roanoke, this year we got everyone together and had a blast!  

I kinda missed the memo that most people would wear black or white, I was the only one running around in a pink dress, it was helarious.

I think even the boys had fun wearing the masks!

Afterwards we went out in downtown Roanoke to the metro, we had great time and hope to do it again next year!

Mom's Birthday...Ole!

To celebrate Mom's birthday we went out to dinner to Alejandros, one of her favorite Mexican resturants.

Dad had told the waiters that it was her birthday so she got a sombrero and confetti dumped on her head while they sang to her.  It took awhile for Dad to fess up that he was the one who had told them.

Mom got earings, a Micheals gift certificate, and I gave her tickets for her and I to go see Circ de Soliel in April.

Happy Birthday Mom!

River Ridge Dermatology

This new year brings new possibilities and...a new job! Actually this post is over due, I started in early December.  I am still at Carilion ER as a PRN (as needed) staff but my new full time job is at River Ridge Dermatology, the office of Dr. Chad Johnston. 

The move was a difficult one for me, I went to nursing school to be an ER trauma nurse so I never would have imagined myself in a physicians office.  Leaving the high paced level 1 trauma center in Texas and coming to a small level 3 regional ER was a rough transition and really pushed me to make a change.  I am so glad I did!!!  The work environment is fantastic and while I'm still getting the hang of a lot of the dermatology I am having fun learning something new.  We are a small office of 1 physician, 1 practice director/office manager, and 3 nurses.  The practice opened right after I joined the team in December and aside from a few bumps in the road has been relatively smooth.  

(this is Dr. Johnston's first private practice what 

betterway to celebrate than with a skin cake?)

I am so thankful for all the support I had from my friends and family who helped me take the leap, I can see myself staying here for a long time and look forward to settling in!