Ok, so the weekend has been crazy...what else is new. I am very tired but very glad for the week's experiences. ...well, let me just tell you about it.
Spent the week in training at the hospital, which is going GREAT. I love the people I work with (most of them anyway) and am adjusting to the wierd parts of working in the hospital. Friday was the first time we spent more than an hour on the floor and I shadowed a girl and tried not to contaminate half the ward (a harder job than you might imagine...I feel like I'm single handedly destroying the ecosystem with latex gloves, water waste, and alcohol fumes and still spreading germs every time I touch a door. Probably not a bad problem for someone who's usually a little too careless about germs and certainly not a 'clean freak.') I love helping people and I HATE standing by helpless and watching...which is probably one of the reasons that I'm in this job. I'm realizing that even the best trained specialists can't always help (a humbling reminder of our frailty as humans, even with the great advances of science) but hopefully I can make people more comfortable...perhaps even just with a smile. "Improving the quality of life, rather than delaying death" as Patch Adams would say (...that may not be a direct quote...help me Cos). Anyway, I ramble...but I am too excited about the opportunity God has given me.
Back to the events of the weekend...Thursday the girls got together to swap senior trip pictures and see "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." I know that sounds like a silly movie that Ryan Jackson named but it turned out to be VERY good. We lauged way too loud...comparing the girls on the screen to eachother or other girls from school, we cried, and we had a great time together. Friday night I headed for the Jackson abode for a movie night...we watched "Honey I shrunk the Kids"...a classic "special effects miracle" (hehehe) and a must see since I hadn't for like 10 years. I also got to play catch up with some old friends that I haven't seen in a few months because we've spent so much time with the Riverside clan. Having too many friends is a great problem to have but I hate loosing touch...so it was nice to climb back in there again and feel right at home. Tina and I kicked butt at spades even though we hardly cared the last round...telepathy was never more effective dearest!
Saturday morning we headed for the Hohm's house to help load the moving van...had some great times running up and down stairs with stacks of boxes, cleaning out closets, and playing with giant rolls of bubble wrap...I'm giving someone that for Christmas some time...it was a blast! Went to a beautiful wedding in the afternoon, then headed for Mary K's to spend some time with the whole gang for the official going away party. We had a great round of volleyball, some good food, tons of people, homemade icecream(YOU DON'T CRANK, YOU DON'T EAT!), and an awesome time of prayer, tears, hugs, pictures, and blessings. It's tough to see how close you get to someone in the last few days before they leave....Chris has been a huge blessing to me recently...if you read this bud...thanks. Anyway, it was a draining night but one that we will be very greatful for later.
Tonight, one more send off party for the Wilkersons...I couldn't bear to stay past about 6...I'm partied out. Besides, I had a "few" more thank you's to write. I think I'm about half way through. Whew! This week I have 2 twelve hour shifts from 6 PM to 6 AM...that should be interesting, please pray I can figure the schedule out. Then again...sleep?? ...how boring is that.
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