A new look for my blog this week! What do you think? It has been so busy the past few days. Crazy... I haven't had a moment to spare. Friday was my last day in the MICU before I start my new position! What a fun day, well sort of...
Forecasters had predicted this big snow storm to hit the mid-east coast early in the week, well baby it hit! So the snow started about noon on Friday while I was working. The control center for disasters at work initiated a code yellow meaning no staff was permitted to leave the premises. Okay, it was my last day on the unit. In all 5 years I have been a nurse I never had to stay overnight at the hospital and this, my last day, was going to be my start! Oh Rough! Needless to say I wasn't too excited, but would have done what needed to be done for the patients. Prayerfully things worked themselves out and I was able to leave! Some of my friends had to stay all weekend, so I pray special blessings for them.
My last shift was absolutely fabulous, my patients were so sweet and the gals I worked with were classic, a few of my closest friends on the unit, and even a napkin note from a patient- those are the best! They threw me a surprise good-bye party and it was just a great time. All day we were cracked up about this and that and recalling fun times and just making fun memories! I am so glad I am not moving too far away from my MICU team in my new position. I am so blessed to have these friendships with my colleagues.
After leaving the unit that night, my friend Rachel and I made the long trip home. I was headed to my moms house, where I took the pups in case I had to stay over at the hospital- see I was prepared! Ha! And Rachel lived close by so I drove her too. The roads were covered in snow but we took it slow and made it safely. The roughest part of the storm had not begun yet, so were were fortunate! So many blessings in one day, God is good!
Now, Lets talk the greater part of my weekend! Snowmageddon, Snowpocalypse... Call it what you'd like, it's a lot of snow in a lot of areas surrounding me. Staying with my Mom was a big help for her and was nice for me not to be snowed in at my house all alone. We started the morning off shoveling and after about 2 hours and not seeing any progress then decided to give that up! Yes, sadly we broke down paid some kids to shovel the driveway. What they were unable to get a friend with a snow blower was able to knock out for us! And then there was Paul, my moms neighbor, who killed the top half of the driveway where my Dad keeps his work truck! Thank you to everyone who helped us get the driveway cleared! More blessings... With My Dad out of town, heading to Haiti, my Mom just isn't use to shoveling snow, much less more then 2 feet and me, well lets just say I tried to help her. I would have probably been better off at work, but shhh don't tell anyone I said that! Ha! I am a girls girl and shoveling, I am just not good at it. It is beautiful though, a winter wonderland just beyond my front door.
So the weekend has flew by, without a moments rest, well some rest to be fair, and it's a new adventure tomorrow! Day 1 as Julie, Informatics Nurse Analyst! It will be a fabulous week! I am staying at my Mama's most of the week, I get to wear real clothes to work, not scrubs, and the the best part is, I found out yesterday evening that a family from my church, also my neighbors, shoveled out my driveway in york for me. The blessings still continue, Thank you God for the kindness and beauty you have surrounded me with!
