76ers

We're not huge basketball people. Zack especially thinks the NBA is kind of a joke but enjoys a good college game. I have nothing against basketball. In fact, as far as sports go, I think it is one of the more pleasant to watch. It's indoors, it doesn't go on for hours and hours, and it's relatively easy to understand. Anyway, we thought we'd hit up a 76ers game the other evening when I was off work, just for fun. We invited another couple in our ward, bought the cheapest tickets and went to have a good time. Even though the Sixers pretty much stink this year, they won, and we had blast. Still, we're very much looking forward to the day when we can go see the Phillies play again. Bring on baseball season (and good weather)!

Bedroom Makeover

I love those beds in department stores with the fancy bedding and bzillions of pillows. When I walk into the store, I just want to dive into the bed because it looks so luxurious. I have oft wanted a bed like that. It took a little bit to convince Z since, let's face it, so many pillows are quite unnecessary. For Christmas, we got our new bedding set and pillows, and today, we finally put the final touches on our little bedroom makeover. I decided to hang curtains behind the bed-- much cheaper than a head board. So here are the results of our makeover.

Before:

After:

What do you think?

Here we go again

They're forecasting 18-24 inches

Will it ever end?

Official snowfall from the latest blizzard... 28.5 inches. That beats the blizzard right before Christmas out for the 2nd biggest blizzard on the records in Philadelphia. I must say that they seemed to get this one cleaned up a whole lot better/faster though.

Another storm coming tomorrow into Wednesday. They say maybe another foot. I've had enough. Bring on summer.

Another work post

I guess I'm trying to make up for not posting in a while. Here are some of my most memorable work moments so far...

- A resident died on my shift. She wasn't actually my patient but I was the one who happened to be there when the respiratory therapist found her. It was sad.

- I slipped and fell on my butt. Turns out there was a huge puddle of pee on the floor. Luckily I did not fall into it. Close call.

- When I was still training, I was passing meds with my preceptor. I accidentally dropped them all on the floor. We started over and pulled up a whole new set of those meds which I then proceeded to accidentally drop on the floor again. Oopsies.

- A resident smacked me in the face when I tried to give him some nose spray.

Some things residents do/have done...

-Yesterday someone ran over someone else's foot with an electric wheelchair. Ouch

-One of my residents chants the same word over and over when he wants something. The most common- "hungry, hungry, hungry, hungry" (spoken with a Spanish accent). Other common ones include "i gotta bafroom (bathroom), i gotta bafroom, i gotta bafroom" and "sleepy, sleepy, sleepy". So cute. Sometimes a little grating too, I'll be honest.

-Another resident yells out a particular cuss word over and over when we wants something. Hee hee.

Moments when it's all worth it:

-When you give the repetitive (non-cursing) resident what he wants, he says "my friend, long time". Also, if you tell him you love him, he will say "Te amo tambien, con toda la fuerza de mi corazon" (don't get mad if I slaughtered that Spanish speakers). Rough translation: I love you too, with all the strength of my heart. Awwwwww.

-I have a couple of patients who always tell me they love it when I am working on their hall. One in particular always comes up to me when I am on the other hall and asks when I will be back on his hall.

-I overheard a resident telling his family member that he loves it when I am working because I always rub lotion on him before bed.

-When I do rounds at the start of my shift, one of my residents often says "that's my girl" to me. Once one of the other nurses asked why I'm his girl and she's not and he said it's because I wash his face every night before bed.

Sometimes I whine about going to work, and I tell myself I don't like my job, but the people there are generally so wonderful and I am blessed to get to work in this profession. It's so fun to brighten up someone's day or make someone more comfortable than they might've been if you hadn't been there.

Favorites

Good news: Turns out another sibling of ours has decided to join our exclusive 'favorite sibling(s)' list. Right now, Zack's sister Megan is the only one on that list because she is the only one that has come out here to visit us. But, come early April, my brother Matthew will be visiting. I guess in a way it's not incredibly fair that he gets to be on the list since we are flying him out here as a birthday/graduation gift. Oh well.

Any suggestions about what an 18 year old boy would enjoy doing in Philly?

Decision Made

Yes oh yes, we have settled the apartment decision.

And we chose.....

drumroll please.....

Neither.

After much deliberation, number crunching, etc, we decided both apartments were a little more expensive than we wanted. Since we didn't see much of anything else that really suited our wishlist, we have extended our lease here until June. At that time, the apartment selection will be much larger, so we'll go through this all again and hopefully find the perfect thing at that time. Also, it'll be much more pleasant to move when it's warm and nice outside instead of freezing and blizzardy. That's just my opinion.

Unfortunately that means we will be living out the rest of this winter here in the cold apartment. *Sigh*