This entry will be fairly short since I wrote the last one halfway through the week...oops!
Everything was pretty relaxed this past week. Aside from school and work, we didn't really do anything out of the ordinary.
Thursday was my first day off of orientation so I was in charge of care for three patients on my own. My floor can be pretty intense at times, but the charge nurses are good at trying not to overwhelm new RNs when they are first on their own so my assignment was pretty easy. After doing everything for my own patients, I spent most of the night helping my co-workers with theirs!
While we were in Kentucky last weekend, Matt's parents gave us a wooden flagpole, a small garden flagpole, and a couple flags. There was already a bracket for a flagpole installed on our front porch from the previous owners but it was missing one of the screws that holds the flag in place so we had to install a new bracket. We now have an American flag flying out front in honor of Labor Day! I also found Fall and Halloween-themed flags at JoAnn Fabrics for the next season change. We also acquired a scarecrow and a fall-colored wreath for the front door. I'm already anxious to put up my new decorations but since it is still 90 degrees outside, I'm going to wait a bit longer :)
Yesterday (Sunday) Matt and I went to Westfield for an early Labor Day meal with my parents, Eric, and grandparents. First we made a stop at Grandma and Grandpa Seitz's in Carmel. Since Grandma and Grandpa will be leaving for Florida at the end of September and they only have so much space down there for Christmas decorations, Grandma laid out a table full of them for us to go through and to pick the ones we wanted. We ended up filling the trunk (or back hatch? I guess I don't really have a "trunk" per say) with wreaths, Santas, snowmen, ceramic Christmas trees, candles, and various other decorations. I think we are set for the Christmas season now!
We enjoyed dinner at my parents' house. The steaks were delicious (Eric cooks them wonderfully every time!) and I made homemade cherry pies for dessert.
My dad and grandpa continue to work tirelessly on the house they have purchased and are renovating. It is looking great and we are all hoping that they can easily resell it for a nice profit. My dad says that he will be happy if they just make a dime off of it, so I went ahead and gave him a dime. Now whatever they get for it should just be icing on the cake! They are hoping to have it on the market in a month or so. To see pictures of the progress, check out my dad's blog: http://seitzupdate.blogspot.com
After dinner, Eric, Matt, and I went to see the movie "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World." It is based on a comic book that chronicles a young man's fight with the 7 ex-boyfriends of the girl he is falling in love with. He must defeat them all in order to win the girl. The movie was set up like a video game and each time he defeated an enemy they turned into a pile of coins.
I have been joking with my parents that we want to take the family dog Rambo to stay with Matt and I. Last night, we did just that! Rambo is on vacation at our house until tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon. So far he has been following us around the house, throwing his toy elephant around, and hiding Milkbones in various blankets and towels. Right now he is contently asleep at my feet after having scarfed down his dinner. We are going to take him for a walk on the trail in Plainfield (about 20 minutes away) this evening.
That is all for now! We hope you have a great week!
P.S.
One of my co-workers just put this video up on Facebook. There was a "Bed Race" at Methodist Hospital a month or so ago to raise money to add a critical care tower to the hospital. The first group of people shown are my night shift co-workers on 4North/Trauma-Surgical Unit!
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1179899234867&ref=mf
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