50% Nurse

I am just one day of classes, two days of clinical and three finals away from being halfway done with my program and on to three weeks of vacation!

I just got back from Thanksgiving in Seattle where I had a lovely break and the chance to see lost of family and Steve! I flew for a very long time but it was worth it.

My flight home was uneventful and I had a chance to do some reading. Not for school mind you . . . I am currently (and somewhat embarrassed to admit) addicted to the Twilight Saga. I am now two books in and cannot wait to get home and read the last two.

Once I got home I spent some time in Seattle, hung out with Steve's family, then it was on to my parents house. It was great to see everyone!

My trip back was not quite as uneventful . . . being the nice person that I am, I gave up my seat to a married couple with an itty bitty baby and got stuck in the middle seat. My flight was a bit bumpy but we landed so I can't complain too much. It took me two hours to get home from the airport and the shuttle driver pulled over on the side of the highway to relieve himself but eventually I did make it back!


Here are some pictures! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

I can hardly believe . . .

That it is almost Thanksgiving! At the beginning of the semester it felt like forever but now that it is almost over it seems that time has flown by. I am looking forward to heading back to Seattle on Tuesday . . . I am just one paper away!

Happy Holidays!

Aww Poop . . .

I thought when I had my rotation in Psych Mental Health I would have a break from bodily fluids and the sort but alas it isn't so. Apparently all fields of nursing have an equal opportunity for exposure to poop. Yes I know that feces is a more polite term but to me it will always be poo. Apparently I look like just the gal to assign the older adult with bowel incontinence. Now don't get me wrong my patient was a sweetheart, I enjoyed my TWO days of working with him and I learned a ton but alas I was once again reminded that adult feces are not my forte. Fortunately the patient had lovingly supplied air freshener so I could mask the odor quite nicely with the smell of flowers but not before gagging just a little bit. Give me blood, wounds, needles, even vomit and NO problem but throw in some poop or even worse a colostomy (patient from the summer) and I crumble just a little bit. They have told us throughout nursing school that every nurse has SOMETHING they have trouble with and it was confirmed once again for me that adult poop is mine . . . I guess that is why I see pediatrics in my future.

I am sorry for the very graphic nature of this post but if I can't share it here my friends then where exactly CAN I share it. Enjoy the rest of your week!

Steve's Visit

I was SO happy to get to see Steve this past weekend. Here is what we did on his visit to Baltimore . . . it was jam packed!

Friday Steve got to Baltimore at about 5 and after I picked him up we headed to Iggie's, my favorite pizza place in Baltimore. Afterward we went to a Halloween party at a friend's house. I was a rabbit and Steve was a pumpkin.


Saturday morning we drove to Gettysburg and did the two hour auto tour around the battlefields. It was a very interesting experience and I definitely recommend it! Fall is definitely here and the trees were gorgeous! Below are pictures. That evening, after getting back to Baltimore, we went to Little Italy for dinner and ate at Sabatino's. It was delicious but if you go be sure to share or expect leftovers for at least two meals!




Sunday we went to Max's in Fells Point. They have about 15 TV's and delicious pulled pork nachos. Steve watched football and I studied for my pharmacology test.

Steve left Monday morning but I am happy to report that I am heading home in just three weeks for Thanksgiving and then just two weeks after that for my Christmas break!! Classes are going well, I had test three of four in pharmacology today and a psychology test tomorrow . . . wish me luck!

Thought for the Day

The problem with having a studio is that after you make dinner the whole place smells. It permeates everything! One dinner of teriyaki chicken cooked on a grill pan and the whole place smells for days. I even opened the window to let in the gale force winds that Baltimore is currently blowing but all I ended up with was a stinky windy apartment. Now I suppose that there are worse smells than cooked chicken but still . . .