I can only imagine how long it is going to take me to finish this post. I know it has been a while since my last, but I have been working my butt off lately, as I have mentioned before. Speaking of, that is where I am right now, which is why I am assuming that it will take me forever and a decade to finish this one. There's quite a few people here who can't seem to do anything to help themselves.
As for an update, last Thursday I had an interview with someone from the Eagle Tribune (a news paper in my area). They wanted to interview 3 families who have someone deployed overseas. The article will talk about how I am surviving the holidays without my husband, how we are coping, and the different ways that we communicate with each other. I had a picture taken with the tree in my front yard with the sign that says "One ribbon a day until you're home to stay. I Love You Sgt. Hawkins." It should be in the Christmas Eve paper, and could possibly be on the front page. Atleast now I have something to look forward to for the holidays.
Last week I had a pleasant encounter with one of the nurses that I work with. She asked if she could speak with me out back for a second. At first I thought I had done something wrong, because that's the only time anyone around here speaks to someone else in private. She ended up telling me that she wasn't doing anything special for Christmas, but she wanted to do something nice for someone regardless. She handed me the $50 gift certificate, that the docs had given all of us for Christmas. I was hesitant to accept it. She told me not to say anything and just put it in my pocket. She told me that I work my butt off and I deserved it. I felt really bad accepting her gift, because I feel that she deserves it more than I ever will. She is one of the hardest working nurses in our deparment and I am blessed to know her. This woman is the epitome of amazing.
I got my Christmas present from Tony last week. It's a Tiffany's necklace with two hearts in the form of the infinity symbol. When I got the chance to thank him for it, his response was now you can never say that our hearts aren't together. His words brought tears to my eyes. I have the sweetest husband in this entire world!
I had Tuesday and Wednesday off from work. I definately needed it. I spent those two days catching up with D. She's been going through A LOT lately and really needed to talk to me about it. Last night (Wednesday), we ended up drinking ourselves stupid. The both of us ended up seeing (and tasting) the beef jerky, that we ate, a second time around. The jerky was supposed to be for Tony, but I wanted to try some and ended up eating two bags. Later in the night, when Tony finally called me, I guess I was really upset about the beef jerky. I don't remember the conversation, but this morning he called me and told me all about it. Apparently I was upset that I ate the food I bought for him, which ended up being a waste since I threw it all back up. The beef jerky had me all emotional. How embarassing. D and I did manage to have some fun though. I have missed her dearly the last couple of weeks.
I'm still sitting here at work, bored out of my freaking mind! I picked up an extra shift for a co-worker who is in nursing school. She has an exam coming up, so any extra time she can get to study (or sleep) is big help for her. And a bigger paycheck for me! :) It's just waaaay to slow here right now. I think we have a total of about six patients in the ER right now, with another three hours to go! I am begining to fade.
As for an update, last Thursday I had an interview with someone from the Eagle Tribune (a news paper in my area). They wanted to interview 3 families who have someone deployed overseas. The article will talk about how I am surviving the holidays without my husband, how we are coping, and the different ways that we communicate with each other. I had a picture taken with the tree in my front yard with the sign that says "One ribbon a day until you're home to stay. I Love You Sgt. Hawkins." It should be in the Christmas Eve paper, and could possibly be on the front page. Atleast now I have something to look forward to for the holidays.
Last week I had a pleasant encounter with one of the nurses that I work with. She asked if she could speak with me out back for a second. At first I thought I had done something wrong, because that's the only time anyone around here speaks to someone else in private. She ended up telling me that she wasn't doing anything special for Christmas, but she wanted to do something nice for someone regardless. She handed me the $50 gift certificate, that the docs had given all of us for Christmas. I was hesitant to accept it. She told me not to say anything and just put it in my pocket. She told me that I work my butt off and I deserved it. I felt really bad accepting her gift, because I feel that she deserves it more than I ever will. She is one of the hardest working nurses in our deparment and I am blessed to know her. This woman is the epitome of amazing.
I got my Christmas present from Tony last week. It's a Tiffany's necklace with two hearts in the form of the infinity symbol. When I got the chance to thank him for it, his response was now you can never say that our hearts aren't together. His words brought tears to my eyes. I have the sweetest husband in this entire world!
I had Tuesday and Wednesday off from work. I definately needed it. I spent those two days catching up with D. She's been going through A LOT lately and really needed to talk to me about it. Last night (Wednesday), we ended up drinking ourselves stupid. The both of us ended up seeing (and tasting) the beef jerky, that we ate, a second time around. The jerky was supposed to be for Tony, but I wanted to try some and ended up eating two bags. Later in the night, when Tony finally called me, I guess I was really upset about the beef jerky. I don't remember the conversation, but this morning he called me and told me all about it. Apparently I was upset that I ate the food I bought for him, which ended up being a waste since I threw it all back up. The beef jerky had me all emotional. How embarassing. D and I did manage to have some fun though. I have missed her dearly the last couple of weeks.
I'm still sitting here at work, bored out of my freaking mind! I picked up an extra shift for a co-worker who is in nursing school. She has an exam coming up, so any extra time she can get to study (or sleep) is big help for her. And a bigger paycheck for me! :) It's just waaaay to slow here right now. I think we have a total of about six patients in the ER right now, with another three hours to go! I am begining to fade.
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