Done for Now
Today was the first day of Spring and my last day of work. It was actually business as usual with a few “goodbyes” and “good lucks” sprinkled throughout the day. Luckily, I had enough non-patient time to finish up paperwork and to get everything squared away. I took one last photo with Teresa before leaving this afternoon as we were finishing up for the day.
I also received this sweet little vase of flowers this morning from my current PT partner, Jessie. As I looked over my desk, it was actually kind of hard to walk away. But I did and I walked out of the hospital quietly as if it was any other day. Walking to my car was kind of surreal though. It was hard to believe that I didn’t have to return to the hospital for another 4 months.
So….what should I do tomorrow?
Our old friend Dr. Mai came to town for the weekend so we went out on Friday after work for a little Happy Hour. Once again, I was the sober one but it’s nice to know that my friends are entertaining enough to not really need a drink or two to enjoy the evening. We went to Cato’s, an old hangout of mine in grad school. Good times… And hey, check out that creepy baby lurking in the corner window.
Speaking of Costco…I bought the drinks and the famous 7-pound chocolate cake there and it fell off our cart and onto the floor (opened and upside-down) as we exited the warehouse. I was mortified but luckily the Costco guy was nice enough to quickly clean it up for me and grabbed another one from inside. Phew. That sucker was $17 and I didn’t want to wait in line for another one.
We had a pretty good turn-out and I’m pretty sure everyone got home safely. It was certainly a happy holiday party for all of us this year.
Ah…Turkey Day…actually Turkey Weekend is my favorite time of year. This year’s dinner was delicious as usual. Here’s a photo of our turkey-lurkey. It’s golden brown and delicious.
When it was time to carve the bird, Smush and Koa rushed the kitchen to make sure they could catch whatever dropped. Koa learned quickly from his first Thanksgiving when he happened to be under the turkey and ended up with tasty drippings all over this head/nose.
Here’s the full spread. We had turkey, stuffing, creamed corn, cranberry sauce, crescent rolls, sweet potato, mashed potato, and GRAVY. Yum.
I went to work this morning and actually had a good time. Teresa was my partner for the day and it was just like old times. We brought the kids downstairs to make a huge breakfast complete with eggs, sausage, waffles, pancakes, hashbrowns, and freshly-squeezed orange juice. Afterward, we had a three-person dance party down the hallways with our patient, and then finished the day tackling an agitated patient back into his wheelchair. On top of that, I finished all my treatments by noon and was home by 1:30 after it was all said and done. On my way home, I met up with Jes and Koa at the Ferry Building to buy some bread from Acme for our turkey sammiches.
Last night we went out to Embarcadero Center once again for Light-up Night. We started at Osha Thai for drinks and dinner while the buildings lit up and the fireworks went off.
Then we headed over to the Hyatt where we admired the lights and hung out at the bar for a few more drinks. Initially I was missing my usual glass of wine but we had so much fun laughing and making fun of each other that I ended up not missing it at all.
The night ended with even more laughs when Matt and Patty decided to put on ice skates at the rink nearby. Patty’s been taking lessons this past year and Matt was just really pumped about the skating. So, they strapped on the skates and took a spin.
It was quite a show watching Matt slip and slide around the rink in NOT the most optimal state.
He took a few crazy spills but this morning he reported back with just a sore palm and a raging headache. I guess this is the beginning of the holiday season and I’m glad that I was able to enjoy it with my friends.
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