Hawaii is getting closer and closer:
1 day until my 2 wk oatmeal diet
9 days until final dress fitting
15 days until departure
20 days until the wedding
21 days until the honeymoon

we are registered at crate & barrel

let the presentings commence !!

a short story ..

my patient has not had a bowel movement in a good four to five days. i talked to him about a suppository. he nodded. i came back five minutes later w/ it in hand. i shut the door. i help him turn around (he's got a lot of back pain so was screaming and moaning the entire process). then i inspect his backside and make sure his ulcer is dressed and intact and looking swell. then i grab the suppository and shove it up. and my patient said to me, in screams "WOO OOO WHAT THE HELL WHAT ARE YOU DOING DOWN THERE!??!" and i thought to myself .. wow i kinda just raped his anus. and then i felt bad.

later on we discovered he's had significant memory loss in the past week.

note to doc - please assess.

today i got out of report at 3 30pm and headed back on the unit. discharge pt. admit another. give meds. chart. talk psychobabble. chart. give meds. chart. med teachings. chart. sign careplan w pt. turn pt q2hr. meds again. chart. the next minute i looked up at the clock and it was 10 30 pm!! i gave midnight shift report, sat down first time of the night for greater than 10 minutes to inhale dinner, & saved the peepee for home. then i spent the next six hours making thank-you cards for the awesome surprise engagement party this weekend. and ... now i cannot sleep -_-

ps i think we will register.

*cheese alert.
a hop a skip and a jump ! my dreams have come true !!
On feb 24th my hoonie made a proposal i could not refuse. w/ a yes we dashed off to Chophouse in celebration w a dinner & dessert. after almost four years we have come full circle from our first date at Chophouse. And i must admit i barely remember those butterflies and preparing for our first date. i barely remember what hoonie wore. i barely remember what kind of flowers he gave. i don't remember what we even said to each other that night.
i do remember fully our first kiss. and i mean that true kiss. i remember after a short two months how i realized i was in love. i remember how fast it was, but how right everything seemed to fall into place. i remember the raw hurt & sorrow we shared w one another. and i remember how we healed together. it's amazing what can come of death. and what can come of love and hope. i am eager to see what will come from the two of us one day.
most of all, i am ready to remember and reminisce and to create so many more memories w/ you. for the rest of my life. for the rest of your life. love ya endlessly.