Star Wars!

Yet another lazy Sunday. Well, it wasn't completely lazy...I did clean my apartment today. This Sunday is exceptional, however, because there is a Star Wars marathon on TV. I don't own the originals on DVD so I haven't seen these movies in years. I used to be a Star Wars freak. There was one summer when I watched the movies every day. All summer long. Yes, I was obsessed. I used to be passionate about a lot of things. Now, I'm not. My negativity is starting to show so I'd better change the subject.

Work has been decent since coming back from vacation. Considering I complain about my job constantly, I'm going to make it a point to discuss some positive things about my job in this blog. To start, my schedule is pretty sweet. Every 2 weeks I have what I like to call a mini-vacation. I work W-T-F, have the weekend off, work M-T-W then have 6 days off. I am on my mini-vacation now. I have mentioned to a few superiors at work that I would like to learn how to scrub total joints. Because I am a 12 hour member of the orthopedic team, I am often put in a joint room to relieve someone at the end of the day (to scrub) and it does not feel good when I don't know what I'm doing. And not to mention, any room still running after 5 usually doesn't contain happy surgeons. So, last Tuesday I specifically asked the head nurse to change my assignment and I got to scrub in on total joints all day Wednesday. I tried to learn as much as I could (the instrumentation is overwhelming) and at 5, the person who was teaching me left for the day. We were still right in the middle of the case but I did my best to finish it. The surgeon had to help me put things together and identify instruments that I didn't know but I made it. I'm starting to realize that you can't know everything, all you have to do is be attentive, willing to learn, and give it your best with the knowledge you have. At the end, the attending surgeon came back to the room while we were cleaning up, shook my hand, and told me I did well considering the difficulty of the case. He thanked me for all my help and effort. I was so proud of myself!

Last weekend was Laura's wedding shower. Most of my friends are either married or getting married this year. It was at 10 Sunday morning so Brandi and I drove down to MA the day before from our respective homes. I left Claremont after Maddy's birthday party (I can't believe my goddaughter is 2 already!) and got to Laura's house around dinner time. We went out to dinner, drank wine, chatted, and watched a movie. It was nice. I miss them. I was always counting down the days to graduation but now I wish I could go back and actually enjoy college. You never want to be where you are, but where you've been and where you're going. She has a very nice house in a very nice town and her shower was beautiful. I am doing a reading at the ceremony, which happens to be the day before my birthday. I got home on Sunday just in time to get ready for the Def Leppard concert I went to with some coworkers. It was a good time but I paid for it the next day at work. Styx and REO Speedwagon played too.

For those of you that had inquired, I will be creating a Colorado photo album on my myspace later on tonight for your viewing pleasure! I'd also like to mention that I'm glad my mom is closer now! But also sad that she doesn't live on the farm anymore :( Xander and I look forward to visiting the new house.