Today was my first day of Hospital Orientation. OMG! I don't know if it was brutal because I've done hospital orientation for such a long time during my years with ProHealth Care or if it's just because orientation sucks no matter where you go. I was appalled by the behavior of people in the room, though. At one point in time, I had to ask people behind me to keep it down. That was effective for perhaps 10 minutes. Is it just society has broken down so much that grown adults don't realize how to act when someone is presenting information to them? What a shame.
Tomorrow is clinical orientation. That will be fun! (-: Ninette had asked that I share anything that might be a gem. Sorry, Nin! No such luck.
I made it through Jorge's departure yesterday. It was really hard to see him go, but I felt almost like he was still here when I got back to the apartment. His slippers are still here and the apartment is set-up the way he helped me. I even have some of his cologne, so I can "smell" him whenever I want. Karen called me to see how I was doing. I really appreciate that, Karen. Peggy picked Jorge up from the airport. When I called to see if she had "my man," she said, "Debra, I couldn't find him. I drove around several times and didn't see him, so I'm going to have another beer." Funny! I cannot believe I fell for that. Thank you for picking Jorge up, Peggy, even if you nearly caused me to have a heart attack!
Peggy made it up to me, though. She taught me how to Skype. That will be a fun way to keep in touch with all of you.
Jorge picked Shadow up from Ninette and Sean's. He said Shadow and their two dogs were getting along great. I can't wait to see the video they shot of Shadow, Callie, and Riley barking frantically at a snapping turtle who was in the backyard. Thanks, guys, for watching my baby girl. I hope she wasn't too much of a problem. I know she had a great time and Jorge said she was exhausted when they got home last night.
I had written that last Saturday was going to be a chill-out day and that the weather was only supposed to reach 77 for a high. I was seriously mistaken. First off, I vacuumed the apartment. It isn't big, so the chore only took about 10 minutes. As a matter of fact, the apartment is so small, I can get the entire place without moving the cord, except for the far corner of my bedroom. How funny is that? We spent the majority of the day driving around to see all of the places Jorge used to go; the 4-wheel drive place, the Harley Dealer, etc. As we were driving around, we passed a bank that had the temperature posted. . .107 degrees! We had been driving all day with the windows down and the sun-roof open. No AC for us and we didn't even realize how hot it had gotten.
We went to see Pirates on base. The theatre is really nice. Tickets were only $4.75/person for military and $5.50 for non-military. What a deal! The Grand is the name of the theatre and it has 10 screens. Really nice place. We stopped for a beer at Buffalo Wild Wings before-hand (it's across from the theatre). Let me tell you, that beer went down really easy as a result of the heat.
I know it's been really hot and humid in Wisconsin. I hope that there will be intermittent rain to help with watering the garden and the lawn. Jorge said the tomato plants are looking really good. I appreciate all of the help I had in preparing my garden, planting veggies, and getting flowers planted. Thank you, Peggy and Nin!
I hope you're all doing well.
--DV
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