Too Much Fun!

Brittany and I have somewhat overlapping schedules, so the only times we get to see each other are either on Sundays, or at crazy hours of the night, so we party it up! And, I tell you what! We have some FuNnY Times! I just stinking love it! I am gonna miss being out here! We are coming right down to three weeks left . . . it's gone fast!, and we have met some Incredible people here! And the best part is . . . it feels like we have known them forever! It's gonna be weird leaving, but, let's not dwell upon that. The best is here and now. 

No longer forward nor behind

I look in hope and fear;

But grateful take the good I find,

The best of now and here.

John G. Whittier

For Valentines Day, which was so much fun! Brittany made me this candy poster, which I LOVE!! And, it has gotten me through many a day since then. I got Brittany those crazy little time crystallized Sea Monkeys that come to life when you add water, and I can seriously get mesmerized by those tiny twitching specks for a good 15 minutes at a time, they are very captivating. So, that has been exciting. I forgot to tell you that for Valentine’s weekend, Christy drove all the way from Missouri to just come spend the weekend with me! It was SO MUCH FUN!! And I honestly can’t wait to be her roommate this coming semester! (Kerri, Christy and I are all living in a house called Bristol Manor right off of campus next semester, and I’m stoked!) And plus, it will be Oh so beautiful weather! Rexburg in the summer is THE PLACE TO BE!! So, I have a grand candy fix, and had the best date night with Christy EVER! (A BBQ at the house . . . YUMM, Going down to Bricktown and strolling along the windy river through down town, Marble Slab Creamery – best ice cream EVER!, and sitting on a tail gate in Toby Keiths ‘I Love this Bar’ Grill. Best V-day Weekend! Thanks for coming Christy! That was way to fun!  

 Christy and me on the cushioned tail-gate coming out of the wall in the entry way of Toby Keith's Place. Marble Slab . . .  Best ice cream IN THE WORLD!! Seriously! So, creamy and such a good flavor! (you know those lotions from bath and body that you always wish could taste how they smell . . . coconut bliss!) Hmm'Mm . . . Heaven.

SEA MONKEY EXTRAVAGANZA!! 

With the 1-2-3 ''easy'' step instructions! Haha! I had to analyze them for a good five minutes to make sure we were giving our sea monkeys the best possible chance to survive and grow! :) 

we brought them to life! Now we have at least 18, that I can count, twitchy specks of life! 

Amidst the trials . . . We have some stinking good times!

Need I say more . . . 

P.S. Brittany never allows you to have a bad day that stays that way. She cheers you up instantly with whatever she can! This days beauty, my door filled with post-it notes EVERYWHERE! :) 

Comments are in!

Alrighty! YaY!! Looks like Everyone's in! 
And yes, it is no wonder where I get my crafty skills from! ;) Thank you!  


Erin = Red


Amber = Cream 


Mom = Black or Eggplant 


Kirstin = the Cream? or Greenish Gray one? Maybe a mixture of both?  


Dallen = although unspecified = Dark Blue = Manly


Awesome! I'm excited! And, just a little update from the internship stand point of my life . . . I am finally getting to switch preceptors this week. I typed up a very well written email to the supervisor once again, and I so eloquently and forcefully persuaded and demanded to switch. So, hopefully, things will start going a little better on the trucks. And, if not, I will at least get to still crochet special hand crafted hats for ya'll! (a lil southern swang we be pickin up) Anyway! Have an awesome weekend! Love you all!


P.S. technically, Amber was vetoed from the comment position as being in the top 5, since she already had one in the works, so if there is still just one more person out there dying for a hat, I will perhaps accept your plea. :) Let me know if you want one. I'll see what I can do. And Dallen, if you don't want one, you better tell me, cause I will make you one.

Special Once-in-a-Lifetime Offer!

So, I remembered I knew how to croquette, So, that is just what I did. . . 

I croqueted my little heart out. And, it helps my day go by much faster. I have already croqueted 3 hats this week. Yes, I am in business!

Any requests? 

Got 13 more shifts on the ambulance, that is where I am most effective. Don't worry, I keep them as germ free as possible! :)

I think they've turned out really cute! 

No worries men, made Billy one and he LOVES It!! And he is a manly man! So, if you would like a specialty crafted hat from Karli's quick croqueting addiction, Place your order while I am still stuck in the back of a rig! Quick, They're going fast! 

Gonna Give a Quick lil shout out to Breanne and Kerri for their persistence in teaching me how to croquete several times, I think you will be proud of your ambitious results. The best part is, a couple of the gals from the Relief Society are coming to my house this Friday for me to teach them how to make one of these exquisite little numbers! It's gonna be fun!


FIRST FIVE TO COMMENT GET ONE IF THEY INDICATE THE DESIRE!!
     So, Hurry quick! 
and tell me the color choice! 

Everyone is sportin one! Place your order now! Color too! I'm Going yarn shopping this Friday, so better hurry while this once-in a-lifetime offer is still available~ 

P.S. Amber~ you're set! 

Got one in the works for ya! ;)

Intern . . . a recent medical graduate receiving supervised training, sometimes without pay, at a trade or occupation to gain work experience. As a Verb: Confine (someone) as a Prisoner

This has been A CrAzY Week!!

Patients were insane!

• A drunk man that filleted his finger with a machete 3 days prior to us getting there. And, he still had blood on his clothes from the incident . . . . just giving you a taste of his hygiene habits. Lets just say, He didn't smell like roses. He was hilarious though and drunk as a skunk! 
• Two full arrests. 
• The first one. We got an organized rhythm back at a rate of 81, but no pulse. They pronounced her dead in the ER after they worked on her for a good 30 minutes. Then, while they were prepping her for the family to come in and see, she started breathing spontaneously, the nurses thought that it was just her final gasps of life, but then, SHE LIFTED HER HEAD OFF OF THE TABLE!!! So, they worked her for another hour, and then finally pronounced her dead again. 
• The next one, we got a pulse back, began pacing his heart, got a heart beat that synchronized with the electrical impulses from our monitor. Got him to the hospital, the nurses unhooked the pacer!!!!! And, his heart stopped beating . . . BECAUSE They unhooked it! And they accused us of never having a heart beat or a tube correctly placed! When, we were getting capnography readings of 35-40 on the way to the hospital! And, in order to have that high, your heart pretty much has to be beating, and you pretty much need to be exchanging oxygen. I guess it didn't matter anyway though. Because about twenty minutes later they had gotten a copy of the DNR form that the family had signed Earlier that morning. So, then they terminated all treatment anyway. So, kind of an odd situation.

Lets see.
I am most likely switching preceptors this week. So, we will see how that goes. Which means I may possibly switch shift schedules. For multiple reasons.
But, basically I am stuck at where I am at with this current preceptor, and do not feel like I have progressed in my medicine for the past 3 weeks. She takes her job very seriously, and likes things done in a precise manner, as she should, but she takes control of EVERYTHING! Which, is not conducive to my educational well being. I have told her this, she said she would back off a bit, but, inevitably, that has not been the case. I have tried to push my way through it, but it is just not getting better and I am fighting a losing battle while getting run over and put down time and time again by my preceptor. I realize an internship is a learning experience, I knew from the get go it was going to be hard, and if it were easy, it wouldn't be worth it. But, its not worth it when the people that you are working closely with, that are telling you "yay" or "nay" are digging you into the ground, pushing you out of the way, and telling you in vulgarity and profane language that she won't step in until she feels like you have 'messed' up, or are going to slow. Which, the patients that we had for these situations, were NOT going to die by the time we got them to the hospital, because they were -- in part -- fakers, so, super easy to treat, but she gets fed up with them and starts cussing at them and carrying on, while I am trying to do my assessment and get things done, and then she will tell me to get out of the way, just because she is fed up with the BS calls that we get. Honestly, they are the easiest calls you will run, and the best experience FOR A STUDENT to find out the underlying events that made them actually call the ambulance. Which is usually mental disorders or med refills. She is super scary to even try to stand up to, she gets this untamable fire in her eyes that I don't even want to go up against. Especially because she doesn't really care. She already has her Gold Patch and a job that she has had for 12 YEARS! So, at this point, she would probably actually prefer to get fired, for it is an excuse for her to finally get out, for she is totally burnt out. So, I have chatted with the supervisor, taken his advice for the week, but I will be chatting with him again tomorrow on seeing what can be done about the situation. So, kind of a scary little plunge at the moment, but, it will all work out. And hopefully I can become everything that I need to while I am out here. Everything that is supposed to happen will. And, the Lord is looking out for me. Besides, I have learned SO MUCH about quite a variety of topics--especially myself-- since she has been my instructor. But, now, I just need someone that will let me spread my wings and get in there and actually LET ME mess up so I can LEARN from my mistakes and progress to better things.

Outside of the MEDIC life.

Brittany and I are in THE BEST singles branch family EVER!! There is a bond and a knit tightness that I can already feel so strongly! I went to a University Singles Ward activity yesterday with 5 of the kids from my branch. We went bowling. AND .. . . .

I WON QUEEN of the Bowling Extravaganza! I got the highest score out of the girls! And got a sombrero with "QUEEN" written across the front! It was super awesome and totally unexpected. We ate tacos afterwards and did some karaoke afterwords. Then, I went to IHOP with a couple of friends later that night. And the best part about yesterday . . .

STETSON MADE IT TO TOWN! Happy day! I gave him a much needed hair cut and a little tour of the essential spots he would need to know around the city. Like where work is, where Britt and I live. that's about it and that's about as VITAL to life in OKC as it gets.

So, another week down.
It is my half way evaluation this week for my internship. And, we'll see how it goes.

Got a branch bon fire outing lined up for this friday! Super Stoked! It's gonna be BIG!! So, I just need to make it through the next 96 hours. And . . . . All will be well!

Love you all!