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is it 4pm yet???????????????????????????????????????

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Nothing too exciting to write about.

I just finished eating some Twizzlers (actually the Nibs…cherry bits).

Here is what I have had today…foodwise.

Special K w/ Red Berries cereal
2 little (and I mean LITTLE) containers of OJ left over from a program our department did last Saturday (they are the containers you get when you are in the hospital…enough for about 2 sips)..

My Cherry Twizzler nibs.

It’s 12.22 and lunch is coming up… I might just run to Wendy’s or go over to the cafe. The cafeteria has some good choices… also, it’s very cheap.

I’m almost finished with the 3rd Harry Potter. I have about 150 pages left. Not bad for starting it on Monday evening. I read a ton while I was waiting at Penn for my appointment on Tuesday morning. The 3rd book is definitely my favorite of them all. I can’t wait to see the movie.

On my side of the world it’s nice and sunny out… it would be perfect… except for the hearse that is blocking my window!! :O)

More ramblings later.

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“YOU RUINED MY LIFE!”

Those were the words that I heard today from a student who will be attending a program at my University. I have never had those words said to me before…and let me tell you. It hurt. It hurt a lot. Something happened that I couldn’t control and therefore I needed to make some changes. I sat there at my little table in a huge room of little tables and tried my best to not cry.

Those words sat with me all day. I know I didn’t really ruin her life. I didn’t even make it uncomfortable. So, I’m not sure why it bothered me so much. I usually have a strong back when students curse at me or start yelling or crying in my office. For some reason, today was different. I think because those words are so very harsh and I know that they aren’t true.

That’s it for now. A person from my building let me borrow the 3rd Harry Potter. I read it 3 years ago… but I need to brush up before the movie comes out. I think I’ll take it to Chicago this weekend and finish it there.

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Monday again.

Interesting weekend. I’m trying to decide where I belong churchwise. I’m not so sure it’s the Vineyard anymore. I’ve decided to take the summer and really try to find where I belong in community.

I visited Storehouse Church yesterday in Plymouth Meeting. About 20 minutes from my place. I imagine it’s is now a lot like the Vineyard was when it was first beginning…but for a church of barely 200… they have tons of stuff happening. Lots of small groups, outreach activities, etc.

10th Presbyterian has been wonderful & I’m starting to build relationships there quite well… Dr. Ryken has to be one of the best preachers I have ever heard (plus… he likes The Simpsons… that’s cool).

I’ve known a few of the people from the Vineyard for 8 years. I’m still not quite sure what I did by saying I wasn’t going to come this summer. Is it God? or something else? I’m not having a faith crisis…. I’m having a “where do I belong” crisis that has actually been brewing for quite awhile.

There really isn’t that much more I will go into here in this public of a forum… I’ll give you all updates every now and then re: this situation.

Other weekend stuff…worked on Saturday, then attended a graduation party in the evening. It was nice. Lots of people from the Midwest. Kinda felt like home.

Well, gotta scoot… today is orientation for one of the nursing programs. Lots of work ahead of me today.

Oh… saw the doctor re: my stress fractures… he said that they are pretty serious and that he wants me to where a walking boot (I think that’s the name) for a bit on my right ankle (I guess the worse of the two)

Later.

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Craziness all around. I can’t believe it’s 2.34 already. This day is flying by.

My coworker just told me that she took a job at another local college. This is not great for me, but I’m extremely happy for her. She had been pretty miserable here for awhile and the new job is a lot closer to her home, less responsibility, less stress, etc. It puts me in an interesting position. Our office will now be down 2 positions… an Assistant Director and a Coordinator… in the most hectic time of the year.

I have given myself a year in this position at this university. Don’t get me wrong, I love the place, love the hospital, location, etc… the office dynamics are a little tough to work with.

We’ll see what happens. I’m sure it will be interesting… all my job choices have been and God has truly been at the center of them all.

Ankle update: Well, since I didn’t hear from my doctor I thought that my MRI was normal. Well, he called me yesterday afternoon and casually asked me how I was feeling. I said fine. He said, that’s interesting because your MRI wasn’t normal. Long story short, it turns out that I have stress fractures in both of my feet. I am seeing him tomorrow morning at the clinic here. He’s pretty cool… I can’t believe he called me back himself… not a nurse and that he will be seeing me on a Saturday morning.

Ok… must get back to work.

Bye for now.

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I’m in a quandry, I’m jealous of other people’s blogs. Not their blogs exactly, but the life they have to fill their blogs.

Husbands, wives, kids, families, pregnancies, etc…

I really don’t have any of that.

Everyday I feel like just writing “well, nothing exciting has happened to me today.” And, well, it’s the truth. I get up, go to work, come home from work, eat, read the mail, watch a little tv, get ready for bed, and then sleep… and then start the cycle over 6 hours later.

Yesterday was my annual exam at HUP. I’m three years post transplant. The day went by pretty fast. First, was the office visit. Everything seemed Ok there.. the doctor wants me to get a bone scan just took check for loss. I was on prednisone for a bit after my transplant and that can contribute to bone loss. After the office visit, I went for my biopsy. Which usually hurts.. but this time it didn’t at all. Finally, I had a echocardiogram…which was just uncomfortable. Next week is my 5 hour long stress test. That should be interesting… I still don’t know what all is involved.

I took the whole day off and since my hospital stuff ended early I just bummed around University City. It was a nice day.. I got lunch from a food truck and sat and read my book.

Last night was the 175th Anniversary Concert at the Kimmel Center for 10th Presbyterian church. It was nice.. but I was sooo tired. It didn’t end until almost 10 and by the time I got home… it was almost 11pm.

Thankfully, today is Wednesday… and Wednesdays go by fast. Very fast.

So… is anyone actually reading this???? Or have I bored everybody away? And, to the frequent reader, you might notice I’ve deleted everything I wrote re: my friend that I said I wasn’t going to talk to anymore… I’ve had that happen so many times to me… it’s just not right to deliberately do it to someone else when it’s not warranted. It just sucks either way.

Anyway, gotta scoot… lots of work to get to.

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Sunday…. the weekend is almost over.

I went to see a movie today. “13 Going On 30″ The Jennifer Garner version of “Big”… it was actually quite nice and silly and touching and girly. Everything I like in a chick flick. I went to a matinee at King of Prussia. There were only eight (all women) people in the whole theatre. There was one woman sitting behind me with her teenage daughter. She was funny to listen to because she laughed hysterically throughout the whole movie. I definitely recommend this movie…. rent, pay the money, whatever… if you like cute girly movies… this will work for you.

I checked my palm pilot and at this time last year I had already seen 10 movies. This is only number 5 for me so far. My list for 2004 goes like this:

Cold Mountain 1.1.04
Big Fish 1.31.04
Miracle 2.21.04
The Passion of the Christ 2.25.04
13 Going on 30 5.16.04

gotta scoot….

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After a quick nap this morning once I got home I took a trip to Lancaster County. Just because… for no reason in particular. I like driving. It was a nice day. Just one last thought before I go to bed.

Cows make me smile.

goodnight all.

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I couldn’t have asked for a bettern evening to be at the hospital. I only got two calls… and nothing after 9.30pm. I stayed with my first call until almost midnight (we had called a taxi for him and after waiting for 4 hours 15 minutes and countless phone calls… they decided to show up). After I got him safely in the taxi, I called it a night. I went to sleep. Woke up a little throughout the night but all in all… I had a full night’s sleep.

It’s going to be 90 today. I think I’ll go see a cheesy, stupid movie.

More later.

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Well, it’s 7.15pm and so far so good… no calls. I got off work and took a little nap until 6pm… then I went to the cafeteria and got dinner (grilled cheese plus various other snacks to keep me through the night). There are a few patients I’m going to go visit… I’ll go around 7.30.

Nothing else too exciting to report.

Bye for now.