I wouldn't eat a Mandarin, would you?

Good morning & welcome to Brian & Nina's amazing blog filled with

fun, laughter, excitement, and inside jokes!

This past week has been mighty exciting.

First, work was something that was went to by both of us.

Which, of course, is extremely exciting since we absolutely love what we do.

Then, on Friday, the 2nd of September, Nina went to Urgent Care

to get her foot checked out (remember all the swelling pictures on facebook?)

and to see why she had been shaky (like an earthquake) at work.

Well, after NO waiting, because the Urgent Care

was EMPTY,

we were seen by a very nice nurse who took an extensive health history

(sorry, family, your secrets were revealed)

and then a doctor came in to see us.

The doctor was nice and extensive, taking x-rays of Nina's foot

(not an actual xray of Nina's foot)

and listened to her concerns.

Wanting a CBC to check electrolytes, Nina's doctor then proceeded to

act like a vampire

(could be an actual picture of the doctor, we're not sure)

and poke Nina in each hand, missing each time because Nina's veins rolled.

So, instead, they poked Nina with a little needle (like one would use

to check their blood sugar if they were a diabetic)

and drained her blood into a little vile by squeezing her finger!

(imagine this snail is blood - then yes, it's gross)

Everything was normal with the blood work, except...

this little guy (a white blood cell) and all of his friends

invited about a thousand or so more friends than they should have

making Nina's white blood cell count to be "extremely" high.

Interesting...

So, leaving Urgent Care, Nina came out with an anti-biotic

& a muscle relaxer (to help with the frequent headaches she's

been having that I forgot to mention earlier).

Very interesting Friday!

Now onto Saturday.

A majority of Saturday was spent resting and recovering from the 

previous days endeavors. 

Very exciting.

Then at 5pm we went to Autumn & Nathan's wedding.

It was gorgeous!

The grass decorated with fake leaves (their theme was autumn)

so adorable!

Sideways Brian & Nina

Oooo.... ahhh....

Standing together <3

Autumn & Nathan

It was a beautiful ceremony & reception!

Afterwards we went to ThenUntilI (TYLER ;)) & Tracee's house

and hung out with them & Becky & Heath

exchanging stories of our childhoods and how our lives

are so different because we grew up in California and they didn't.

(Okay, we lie, but if we repeated some of the things discussed,

they might take Brian "huntin'" or something) ;)

On Sunday, we went to church

which was great (thanks, Ned!)

and then grocery shopped

and then came home and relaxed before we headed back to 

Tyler & Tracee's house for a triple date with them & the Tyans.

They cooked Betsy

(actual photo)

and let us try a real Nebraska cow.

(We do think that these kind of cows are happier than California ones... just sayin')

It was delicious.

Honestly - wonderful.

Yum-O!

After eating, we played this wonderful Nebrask(i)an game:

It was hilarious - and a fun time had by all.

After the above game, we played:

which consisted of playing rock, paper, scissors

(or rock, paper, corn if you're in Nebraska),

counting to thirty, spelling, doing animal sounds

(Dory and a whale were both at our table... at the same time)

and so much more!

It was a blast hanging with our new friends...

we can tell we're going to be friends for ... well... forever.

With plans to take Brian "huntin" and Nina to Cabella's (it's a store)

to shop for winter gear (soon, as apparently it's insanely scary

here in the winter if you're a foreigner - us!)

we left using our secret handshake
"CHIIIIIIII CHIT"

(it's a Nebrask(i)an gun thing, lol)

and headed to bed.

This now leads us to Monday, which is today, September 5th.

It is 66 degrees here in Nebraska right now.

A bit chilly - in September - compared to California weather.

The high this week will come upon us on Wednesday - an entire

81 degrees.

Yeah - we could be expecting snow in October.

Because we don't have much experience with snow, we're told

that this is what it looks like:

Today will be filled with contemplating what to do for Nina's birthday

(September 14th - we're excited!),

catching up on Brian's grading and lesson planning,

and continuing to relax and recover from the weekends experiences.

This week brings lots of excitement as well.

Nina has to travel to Scottsbuff, NE for work on Tuesday.

& on Saturday, we get to see our amazing grandparents

who we haven't seen since May!

So, all in all, this weekend was amazing - 

and we will now say - 

Until Next Time