Day 41 - Week Three, Wednesday

Woke up late this morning for the first time since being here. I usually leave at 7:30 and I woke up at 7:40. I was supposed to go to a meeting with Denise and the CEO and I missed it. That’s just awesome. Today at work was pretty boring. I honestly cant even remember what I did. Oh, I watched a Cath Lab procedure and that was interesting. I had no clue what was going on though so I didn’t get much out of it. I was so tired I fell asleep watching it. Only I could manage to do that.

This afternoon I left work and drove staight to Gardens to go to the mall there. I wondered around, went to Nordstroms, exchanged one of the dresses I bought, and did some shopping. My appointment at the Apple store was for 7:30, so I arrived at 7:15 and checked in. I got a case and whatnot for my phone, and around 7:35, a woman comes up to the Genius bar and is like, “Hi I have an appointment for iPhone at 7:15.” And they guy checked her in. I was so angry. I get there 15 minutes early, she gets there 20 minutes late, and they take her before me. And she took forever. Finally my phone got fixed, and I just got it swapped for a new one, which works awesome. Well, it woks how it is supposed to. I ate dinner at Chickfila and went home.
When I got back Marsha was already back, since her flight was early. We talked for a bit and then she went to bed. I am about to go to bed and it is only 11:00. Awesome.

Day 40 - OR DAY! Slash worst day imaginable

Today was OR day. I woke up early and got to Good Sam at like 7:30. I meandered about and finally found where I was supposed to be going. I met with a woman who paired me up with this nurse, who was really sweet. He was big and fluffy and flamboyant. Basically my favorite kind of person. There was another girl there who I think was about 16 or 17, and she is the daughter of the CEO. Jason took us all around the OR floor and showed us how everything works from the cleaning of the tools to the end where they have to be cleaned again. It was really interesting seeing how the actually hospital runs instead of seeing just the business side. He got us all suited up, with scrubs and masks and hats and everything. I looked quite ridiculous. It is impossible to look thin in scrubs. I ended up looking like a large green whale. With a mask. The first surgery we were going to watch was a knee surgery. I hate knees. Hate. Them. The second Jason said this my knees both felt so uncomfortable and I had goose bumps. I prefer to think that knees don’t actually exist, and I think that the world would be better off if we are all knee-less. Anyways, he took is in the OR and sat us down. He forced me to sit down because I was already feeling faint. The doctor came in and he was so old. I immediately felt uncomfortable on behalf of the patient. She had been crying and nervous. I would be gotten up and left had I seen the surgeon. The actual procedure was really interesting. I was freaked out at first but then got used to it. He inserted a little camera into her knee through one tiny hole, then through another hole on the other side of the kneecap he inserted a long tool. Just with these two little holes he was able to remove the majority of the arthritis from her knee. It was amazing. I have decided that arthritis looks like cotton candy.

After this we planned our afternoons. The other girl was going to watch a cataract surgery and I was going to eat. Jason gave me the option of going to a hernia repair surgery or a rectal tumor exam. Guess which one I chose. Hint: not the rectal tumor exam. On my way downstairs to eat I stopped to find Denise, who wasn’t around. But then I saw Jeremy and I was going down the stairs and he blew right past me. I stopped him and asked where Denise was and he just looked at me for a minute, confused. Then he realized it was me. In scrubs. Looking ridiculous. Then he laughed at me.

After I ate I went back to the OR and met up with Jason for the hernia repair. The other girl and Jason weren’t there this time so I was horribly bored during the prep. I was sitting at the woman’s feet, and I got a crystal clear view of when they inserted the catheter. I will have nightmares. The actual surgery was the same as the knee, with the tool and the scope. Although they had to actually cut into her to repair it. I couldn’t see anything, I could just hear the squishy sound effects. That, combined with boredom, make me just get up and leave.

I came back downastairs and Denise told me to just leave for the day. I decided it was a good time to go and try to get my phone fixed, even though I have an appointment at Apple tomorrow night. I just needed to sync it to make it work. I was stressing because my phone wasn’t working and Granny Franny was in surgery and I had no way for my mom to contact me without a working phone. So I left Good Sam and drove down to the Boca Town center to go to Apple and return some other things. I went straight to Apple, and the jerk at the door just wasn’t letting people into the store. And he gave no reason whatsoever. Just, “no.” that right there set the mood for the rest of my day. I went to go return some shorts and I was a complete bitch to the sales girl and I just didn’t care. I stopped by Nordstrom’s to return something and look for a blouse for work, and I got sucked into the BP department. I left with 3 dresses and that all amazing, and that improved my mood a bit. I headed back to Las Olas, because I wanted to go to the museum and to a movie since Marsha hasn’t been in town for a few days, and I didn’t want to spend the afternoon alone in the apartment. I got back to the building, changed into one of my new dresses, and tried to sync my phone. Didn’t work. It was like 3:15 and the museum closed at 5, so I thought I would make a quick trip to the AT&T store. Three AT&T stores later the guys just tells me that my phone is corrupted, and I just need a new one. I ended up going to Best Buy and bought a crappy AT&T GO Phone so I could at least call my mom to see if Granny was out of surgery. Which she is, and she is doing great. By this time, I was soaked because of the storm, and it was past 5:00 and I had missed the movie. I was in the worst mood imaginable all day long.

So now I am sitting in one of the comfy theater chairs and watching the worst movie I have ever seen on Disney. Dadnapped. Don’t waste your time.

Day 39 - Week Three, Monday

This morning I went to Delray because Denise is out of the office. I did the inventory with this old lady who has volunteered at the hospital for like 20 years. We were in this huge closet with hundreds of random things to count. Each time I said, “Oh this is cool” Carolyn would be like, “You like it? Its yours!” I ended up leaving with a huge bag of loot with shirts, a thermos, a flask, and even a briefcase. It’s awesome. Then I just sat in an office and did pretty much nothing. Later in the afternoon I went to the regional office and sat in on a social media-networking meeting. I am unnecessarily excited about that. They are going to be looking for someone to outsource to upkeep the twitter and facebook accounts for each hospital and they are already talking about hiring me. I pray I get that job, because I can do it from school. I left for the day after the meetings and had nothing to do all night.

Day 38 - Father's Day, Imokalee

Fathers Day. Liam and I took Daddy to the Brick this morning and that was nothing different then normal time with Daddy. Today Liam went to camp for the very first time. We went with the Whelan’s to Camp Immokalee to drop them off. It was cute and they were both so excited. The camp is located waaay out on Blanding, past Orange Park and in the middle of nowhere. There are about 16 kids in their cabin and no AC. Basically they will die.





I am back in Fort Lauderdale now. Not excited for a week of work.

Day 37 - Beach, Evan, Wet Hot American Summer Party 09

Today was amazing. One of my favorite days of summer so far. And it is probably going to stay that way. I woke up early, for me on a Saturday and just hung out for a while with my mom and Liam. Then Evan came and picked me up and we went to the beach. I haven’t been able to have a relaxing day at the beach in a really long time, and today was really nice. We just swam and talked and it was really relaxing. It was supposed to be the hottest day of the year today, so I expected the beach to be packed, but it felt empty. It was really weird. The second that we stepped on to the sand, we felt the need to whisper. The waves were crashing silently and it was eerie. We swam for a little while then had lunch at Ponte Vedra then headed home. We didn’t stay too long but it was still nice to have a relaxing morning at the beach.

This afternoon I took two showers because my hair was ridiculously sticky from the ocean. It still felt weird after the second shower. Then I took a nap and just hung out for a while. For most of the afternoon I was under the impression that I was not going to go to Wet Hot American Summer Party at TSI. But around 10:30 I was bored out of my mind and ended up going. Jenn and Johnathan came and picked me up, and then the hilarity ensued. I have not laughed that hard in a long time. The whole night was hilarious. Right when we left my house Jonathan said something like, “I can’t see.” And immediately Jenn and I both yelled, “I cant see I cant breathe I gotta get the candy!” And that just left poor Jonathan very confused. We stopped at a gas station on the way there, and I had my very first Joose experience. I was concerned because 2 of them made Jared blackout and Adam ridiculously drunk. I had already been drinking for a while and expected to just drop dead if I had even one Joose. So Jenn and I split one and that was perfect. We got to TSI and, as usual, sat round the parking lot for awhile and drank. We got out of the car and we took a bunch of pictures then headed into TSI. Right when we got there we saw Jeremy, Clayto, Hunter and Brian. Hunter and Brian were going to sneak into the Yacht Club a little while later and go swimming and we were supposed to go but we never did. I am actually writing this on Sunday from the airport, and I am still piecing together last night. I do remember, very well, at one point last night Jenn and I had been dancing outside, and we went inside to get some water, but she ended up sitting on the ground while I poured my water all over her. I am not sure why, nor do I really care to know. But we thought nothing of it at the time. And I am pretty sure Liam was standing right there and got lots of pictures. Apparently he took over 800 pictures and I can't wait to see them. There are a good amount of Jenn and I.

TSI was decked out. There were life guard chairs, a slip n slide, a pool, and about a hundred pool floaties everywhere. I honestly don’t remember the majority of the night, but the pictures are hilarious. After looking through them with Jenn today we almost peed ourselves. They are hilarious. It was ten times more fun than Black and White ball, and I thought that was as good as it gets. Today was amazing. Beach, Evan, Jenn, TSI. Awesome combination.

Time for a bazillion pictures.





This one was taken by a random Asian woman in the parking lot behind TSI. She was wearing a fanny pack and Jenn tried to buy it from her.





Clayto, Hunter, Brian



Success.





Slip n Slide in the tunnel.



My favorite picture of the whole night:

Day 36 - Week Two, Friday

Hoorah it is Friday! And I had an alright day at work. I started off at Good Sam, as usual and pretty much did nothing. No one was around so I just worked on designing the template for the newsletter. I went to the regional office around noon for lunch, and I get there and everyone is all sitting in this one huge room in a circle. When you walk off of the elevator you are basically in the doorway of the room, and I scampered down the hall in a panic. I went to Craig's office but he wasn't in there so I called him, and he was in the room with all the people and he was like, "come on in!" And I was like nooo thank you. He came out and got me and brought me inside. Everyone was eating lunch but I passed on that. I drank my tea really fast right before I left Good Sam and it was making me have stabbing pains in my stomach and that was not comfortable. After everyone ate, the secretary passed out googly eyes, which had me really confused, then pieces of paper to everyone. Then I realized what was happening. We were playing Bingo. I was called to come over to go to the regional office to sit in on a meeting, and really we just played Bingo. After I lost miserably with Craig laughing at me the whole time, he let me leave early.

Once Marsha and I got to the airport this afternoon we were cutting it really close. I had to wait in this super long security line, and I was surely going to miss my flight. Marsha got to go ahead in the VIP line. I got to the first woman to whom you show your boarding pass and ID before you get into the hug long line and she looked at me and said, "You know what? You just go on ahead with that group and pretend like you are with them," and pointed to the completely empty line over on the side. I thanked her, then ran on, only to discover the people I was supposed to be "with" were 5 obese black grandmothers in wheelchairs. Awesome.

On the flight we had to sit next to the most annoying child on the planet. She said down and the first thing she said was, "I talk alot!" I knew we were screwed. She went on and on about her vacation, and her family, and her "tuba diving" experience. It was terrible. I pretended to be asleep while she was talking to me then I actually fell asleep.

My mom picked us up at the airport, and we went to dinner then I came home and went out with Jenn. We went to Target, Steamworks, Kickbacks, Casbah and now I am exhausted. It is almost 2:00 and I am normally fast asleep by this point. Tomorrow I am going to the beach with Evan, then TSI. I am so stoked about TSI. I am going to get a Joose for the first time ever. Crunk. I may die, after watching 2 of them make Jared blackout. IT will be a good day.

Day 35 - Week Two, Thursday

The worst thing possible happened to me last night. After work, Marsha and I went to Timpano for dinner. I got a steak and a salad. I was enjoying my meal, then I tasted it. I had just taken a nice large bit out of my Caesar salad when it hit me. The worst thing I have ever tasted. I don;t know ho to describe it, but I was clueless as to what it was. I immediately stopped chewing and just looked at Marsha, my mouth full of food, and my eyes wide with panic. She said, "Oh did you get an anchovy?" Oh my god. It took more willpower than I knew I had to not spit it out into my napkin and vomit at the same time. For a good minute I just sat there with it in my mouth, panicking. I couldn't go spit it out in the bathroom since I did not know where that was, and it's not like I could just ask. So I sucked it up and ate it. It was terrible. I wish I could say that I mam exaggerating, but I am not. I cried.

Today at work was nothing special. At all. After work I went north to the Downtown mall in Palm Beach Gardens to go to Urban to buy some Keds. But they didn't have the color I wanted and I ended up buying the shirt I was wearing at that moment, just in another color. After I felt Gardens I went farther south to the Boca town center. I didn't get there until about 7:30 and the mall closes at 9:00, so I was running around and scrambling to find something to wear to TSI's Wet Hot American Summer Party on Saturday. I ended up getting some awesome socks from American Apparel, and a red sweater vest. And to top it off, white Keds. The salesman at Nordstroms was about my age, and when I said I wanted the Keds, he was just like, "Keds.... You want Keds?" Me: "Yes. White Keds." Him: "White.... Keds...." Me: "Yes. White Keds." Him: "Why?" Me: "Can I just get my shoes?"

By the time I left the mall it was well past my bedtime and I was exhausted driving back. Tomorrow I am going home. Super excited!