This time last week I was anxiously strolling through Target, picking up some supplies for CPE and not knowing what to expect.
It has been a week of extreme emotions for me. I was anxious, scared, excited, nervous, thankful and a whole mess of other emotions. There were times when I wanted to quit. There were times when I did cry (there was a lot of lip biting going on). There were times when my legs shook so hard I didn't think I could stand. This is a really difficult CPE placement. Don't get me wrong, ministry is never easy. But throw a trauma center and a 1,000 bed hospital into the mix and things get dicy. It's only been a week and already I feel stretched.
Any yet - here I am a week later, sitting comfortably in my living room, watching Tori & Dean and writing my first verbatim. I wasn't sure what I was going to write about - I hadn't gone on a call without a resident as of this morning. Somehow, however, this morning I ended up with the on call pager. I had three (very different) calls today and I think I'm starting to have more confidence in myself and my abilities.
Although - I was very happy to hand off the pager at 4:30 p.m.
Err, 16:30.
I'll figure out military time eventually.
I'm off to finish start my verbatim!
xo,
Sarah
p.s. Tomorrow is Wear a Dress Tuesday. Katie just told me on facebook that she and Spencer already have their dresses picked out! I'm still figuring mine out!
Monday, June 7, 2010
What a Difference a Week Makes
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CPE
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Happiness * Love * Luck * Celebration
In Vietnam, the color red symbolizes happiness, love, luck and celebration. In the fall of 2001, my Aunt Leslie adopted a baby girl from Vietnam. Leslie, my mom, her other sister and Leslie's partner Steve sister travelled to Vietnam bring her home. The morning they travelled to the orphanage to pick up my beautiful and sweet cousin, they all wore red. That color has a special place in my family - my bridesmaids even wore red at my wedding!
This weekend is the first weekend the interns are on call by themselves. While I'm not on call until Friday night, I offered to come in for part of the day today. The intern scheduled to be on call graciously accepted - Sundays are long (26 hours) and involve two worship services. I am on call the next two Sundays so I would kind of like to go through the motions before I have to do it by myself.
I think I'll wear red today.
This weekend is the first weekend the interns are on call by themselves. While I'm not on call until Friday night, I offered to come in for part of the day today. The intern scheduled to be on call graciously accepted - Sundays are long (26 hours) and involve two worship services. I am on call the next two Sundays so I would kind of like to go through the motions before I have to do it by myself.
I think I'll wear red today.
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Life Through a Lens
Saturday, June 5, 2010
It Took Him Three and a Half Years ...
... but Bruce finally got me to go fishing with him!
Can you tell he was excited?
As important as it is for us to have our own 'things' that we can enjoy by ourselves, I think it is equally important to at least try each other's hobbies and interests once or twice. Bruce definitely needs his time alone to fish, decompress and worship, but he also wants to share it with me from time to time - I love that!
I realized this morning that I have absolutely ZERO clothes that are appropriate for fishing. I wanted to wear a skirt and leggings and Bruce looked at me like I had three heads. I pulled out these shorts that I haven't worn in five years - who knew they still fit?
My adventurous husband decided that it would be fun to try a new place, so we got on I-20 and headed east of the city about an hour and a half.
And boy oh boy - we were NOT in Atlanta anymore.
(Insert Dueling Banjos)
We went to the Charlie Elliot Wildlife Center in Mansfield, Georgia. It was so beautiful!
When Bruce parked the truck, I practically fell out of the passenger side door, camera in hand, snapping photos.
Oh, yes - the truck! I haven't mentioned that part of our life on here yet. As soon as I got my CPE placement, Bruce started looking seriously at getting a car/truck again. He sold his jeep back in 2008 because it wasn't necessary for us to have two cars (we live three miles from Emory, so I could either walk, ride the scooter or have Bruce drop me off). When we realized that I need to be downtown at all hours of the night for CPE, it became increasingly apparent to both of us that I needed my car back.
This truck came to the car dealership and Bruce just fell in love with it. It was really just what he wanted - a small truck where he could store lots of gear. He found that toolbox on Craigslist for super cheap and has been giving the truck all sorts of TLC ever since. It is in great condition and will get us through the next couple of years nicely (obviously not a family vehicle, ha!).
Anyway, this post is about fishing. Not about Bruce's new truck. Moving right along ...
Bruce got all of our gear together and we headed down to one of the ponds to throw a couple of flies and see if we couldn't get a couple of fish to bite.
Unfortunately, the only thing biting for me was the mosquitoes. Bruce did get a couple of little ones, but I think he was distracted by his spastic wife flailing an expensive fly rod around and calling it "casting". I had fun, though - I could see where it would be relaxing to spend hours observing the water and throwing your line.
It was extremely hot, so we packed it up after an hour or two. On our way out of the site, we passed these beautiful guys ...
I told you we were out in the country - you don't see a whole lot of horses inside the Atlanta perimeter!
Hi! You're pretty. And friendly.
We've been camped out in the air conditioning ever since - so refreshing! Meanwhile, Bruce is scouring the maps looking for more new places to fish. I think this little adventure only wetted his appetite to fish bodies of water other than the Chattahoochee.
I hope you all had a wonderfully relaxing Saturday!
Have you ever tried something you normally would NOT because a friend / family member / significant other really enjoyed it?
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