diff --git a/lib/couchrest/mixins/document_queries.rb b/lib/couchrest/mixins/document_queries.rb
index b19442e..e40ccb6 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest/mixins/document_queries.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest/mixins/document_queries.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ module CouchRest
             nil
           end
         end
+        alias :find :get
         
         # Load a document from the database by id
         # An exception will be raised if the document isn't found
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ module CouchRest
           doc = db.get id
           create_from_database(doc)
         end
+        alias :find! :get!
         
       end
       
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/extended_doc_spec.rb b/spec/couchrest/extended_doc_spec.rb
index c2712d6..96786da 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/extended_doc_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/couchrest/extended_doc_spec.rb
@@ -328,15 +328,20 @@ describe "ExtendedDocument" do
       foundart = Article.get @art.id
       foundart.title.should == "All About Getting"
     end
-    
+    it "should load and instantiate with find" do
+      foundart = Article.find @art.id
+      foundart.title.should == "All About Getting"
+    end
     it "should return nil if `get` is used and the document doesn't exist" do
       foundart = Article.get 'matt aimonetti'
       foundart.should be_nil
     end                     
-    
     it "should raise an error if `get!` is used and the document doesn't exist" do
        lambda{foundart = Article.get!('matt aimonetti')}.should raise_error
     end
+    it "should raise an error if `find!` is used and the document doesn't exist" do
+       lambda{foundart = Article.find!('matt aimonetti')}.should raise_error
+    end
   end
 
   describe "getting a model with a subobjects array" do