I remember, with great detail, our first date. I was still working at Crestwood. It was supposed to snow that night, and this is where I got my first glimpse at how chivalrous he is: he texted and asked me to tell him where to pick me up, because he didn't want me to have to drive in the potential snow. I said my place would be best and had to send another text with the address because I forgot to put it in the first. I left work, excited about our date that evening. I remember thinking, "Well, isn't this funny that there isn't a flake falling from the sky yet?" on the way home.
I must have tried on about three different outfits before finally deciding on my black, short sleeved, button-up shirt with the black waist belt and dark jeans that cling all the way down your legs. I wore black earrings, thin and wide with one of those bohemian intricate, lacy designs. I wore black flats. My hair was long then, straight. I was nervous, which bemused me since I usually am never nervous on a date. There was something about him, though, that at that point I couldn't place my finger on.
He called to tell me he was outside, near my car, in the parking lot. My stomach turned a little as I walked out the door and turned the key in the lock. It was cold, typical for February. Still no snow.
I walked outside and into the parking lot, and there I saw his truck parked with the headlights dimmed, engine still running. I couldn't quite see him yet, and since it had been several days since that fateful night at the bar, I was afraid that I couldn't quite remember what he looked like (even though I knew I would find him handsome anyway). I opened the door and the smell of his light cologne and the truck came flowing towards me. He smiled; what a beautiful smile he has. I thought to myself "Wow, even in jeans and a sweatshirt this guy looks amazing." We hugged hello and proceeded to drive to the sushi place in Oakton he had found for our date.
We walked into the cozy atmosphere of the sushi restaurant, filled with the smell of rice, tea and seafood. The food was delicious, the conversation was lively, mellow and natural. We clicked, consistently and without interruption. I wasn't nervous eating around him, which was a first for me. Every time we looked at each other, we smiled, a knowing feeling there already.
After dinner, for which he paid, we went back to my place and sat and talked until close to 2am when he finally decided he had to drive home to get a few hours of rest before work. We hugged goodnight. I went to bed with my heart floating up out of my chest.
And now, almost three months later, I completely love him. I am his, in every way. I don't need him, but I want him, every minute. We fit perfectly together. What a rush, what a crazy wonderful feeling this is.
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Saturday, May 29, 2010
(To be recited in the voice of Princess Daisy) Here I am!
I've discovered that I'm almost always ever so slightly depressed going back to work after having a couple or a few days off. I think it's because I have so much fun in between that the thought of being stuck at my job is a tiny bit daunting. Once I get there and get into my work routine, however, it's not bad at all. I love the people I work with, which makes it that much easier to be there.
Bean is done, officially, with college. Her graduation was very well put together by her school, with great speakers. One in particular, a former governor of a state I can't recall at the moment, had a particularly speech for the students about getting involved and being active in the things one is passionate about in society and the rest of the world. He talked about how important it is to put away all the eloquent speeches, big words and literature and actually go out and DO something. It was inspiring to listen to him. He didn't read from a piece of paper, either; he thought carefully through his words as he stood there poised at the podium. I liked that because it felt real, not rehearsed.
The rest of the day went well; we packed the last few items of Bean's into her and my dad's cars and then went to dinner at the country club in Uniontown. It was very delicious. Almost all of us had their renowned crab cakes, which were actually big slabs of crabmeat and not all breading, as most of the cheaper ones are. I enjoyed every last bite! That night Sarah, Bean and I went to stay at Bean's boyfriend Mike's house. His parents are two of the most welcoming, warm and open people I know. Mike's dad made us breakfast in the morning before we left...and let me tell you, that man can make some killer cheese eggs. Wow. Mike's mom sent us home with two of her jars of home-made peach jam as well, which is equally delicious.
Since that time, I have worked, hung out with Bean while she was home, done some yoga, practiced guitar, and taken a few pictures. I had the pleasure of going out with Jason and meeting his good friend Ashley. What a cool chick! I really like her old roommate, Noon (Nun? I have no idea how to actually spell her name)-- she and I really have matching personalities, so we hit it off right away. We all went to this dive bar called Wonderland, in northwest DC. I really like it; it's very small with table seating and a jukebox, and all sorts of cool vintage signs. One of the seats is actually a backseat taken from a van or a bus or something. It was very comfortable!
Today and tomorrow I work, which means I get actual Memorial Day off. This is nice because I can spend it with my friends who are, for once, off of work during the week. =)
Picture! (an oldie, from summer 2009, but a goodie nontheless)
Bean is done, officially, with college. Her graduation was very well put together by her school, with great speakers. One in particular, a former governor of a state I can't recall at the moment, had a particularly speech for the students about getting involved and being active in the things one is passionate about in society and the rest of the world. He talked about how important it is to put away all the eloquent speeches, big words and literature and actually go out and DO something. It was inspiring to listen to him. He didn't read from a piece of paper, either; he thought carefully through his words as he stood there poised at the podium. I liked that because it felt real, not rehearsed.
The rest of the day went well; we packed the last few items of Bean's into her and my dad's cars and then went to dinner at the country club in Uniontown. It was very delicious. Almost all of us had their renowned crab cakes, which were actually big slabs of crabmeat and not all breading, as most of the cheaper ones are. I enjoyed every last bite! That night Sarah, Bean and I went to stay at Bean's boyfriend Mike's house. His parents are two of the most welcoming, warm and open people I know. Mike's dad made us breakfast in the morning before we left...and let me tell you, that man can make some killer cheese eggs. Wow. Mike's mom sent us home with two of her jars of home-made peach jam as well, which is equally delicious.
Since that time, I have worked, hung out with Bean while she was home, done some yoga, practiced guitar, and taken a few pictures. I had the pleasure of going out with Jason and meeting his good friend Ashley. What a cool chick! I really like her old roommate, Noon (Nun? I have no idea how to actually spell her name)-- she and I really have matching personalities, so we hit it off right away. We all went to this dive bar called Wonderland, in northwest DC. I really like it; it's very small with table seating and a jukebox, and all sorts of cool vintage signs. One of the seats is actually a backseat taken from a van or a bus or something. It was very comfortable!
Today and tomorrow I work, which means I get actual Memorial Day off. This is nice because I can spend it with my friends who are, for once, off of work during the week. =)
Picture! (an oldie, from summer 2009, but a goodie nontheless)
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. -- Lao Tzu
I love Lao Tzu; there's a person who always seems to have the right view on things.
Moving right along, last night was like any other shift for me until about 430 this morning when one of my patients complained of severe chest pain. Of course, the first thought in my mind was, "Shit, she might be having a heart attack." So, I called a rapid response (which is a team of experienced and trained doctors and nurses). The on-call rapid response resident and an ICU nurse showed up and we did an EKG (print out of live heart rhythms/patterns) and drew blood for the lab to test cardiac enzymes. The reason for that is some cardiac enzymes will be elevated in a heart attack, either immediately or for several days after heart damage has occurred. The resident also ordered a portable chest xray, which at the surface appeared to be normal. The EKG also showed normal readings, which was another good sign. I gave her Dilaudid (a very potent pain medicine) and three nitroglycerine tablets (specifically for chest pain), and she was stable by 6am. We all breathed a sigh of relief.
That experience made me realize, yet again, what a great team of nurses I work with. One of my coworkers gave my three patients their 5am,6am, and 7am meds for me since I was in my patient's room with her (you obviously can't leave your patient when they're that unstable). Another helped me do the EKG, and yet another put the STAT (aka, right-fucking-now) orders into the computer. The support that the nurses I work with give each other is humbling and is a major reward of the job. I don't know what I would have done without them!
Anyway, that's the biggest thing that has happened since I last posted, other than Alicia and Mike's wedding this past weekend, which was a blast! I'll post more about that later. Suffice it to say that it was a grand ceremony, filled with good times and even better people to spend it with.
Bean, my "baby" sister, is graduating this coming weekend, from COLLEGE. Jaysus, where has the time gone? I got her a lotus copper and sterling silver pendant with a silver chain and on the back of the pendant I had it engraved "Wherever you go, there we are." Too trite? Whatevs, biznatch. I liked it.
Picture! Never forget how beautiful the world is.
Moving right along, last night was like any other shift for me until about 430 this morning when one of my patients complained of severe chest pain. Of course, the first thought in my mind was, "Shit, she might be having a heart attack." So, I called a rapid response (which is a team of experienced and trained doctors and nurses). The on-call rapid response resident and an ICU nurse showed up and we did an EKG (print out of live heart rhythms/patterns) and drew blood for the lab to test cardiac enzymes. The reason for that is some cardiac enzymes will be elevated in a heart attack, either immediately or for several days after heart damage has occurred. The resident also ordered a portable chest xray, which at the surface appeared to be normal. The EKG also showed normal readings, which was another good sign. I gave her Dilaudid (a very potent pain medicine) and three nitroglycerine tablets (specifically for chest pain), and she was stable by 6am. We all breathed a sigh of relief.
That experience made me realize, yet again, what a great team of nurses I work with. One of my coworkers gave my three patients their 5am,6am, and 7am meds for me since I was in my patient's room with her (you obviously can't leave your patient when they're that unstable). Another helped me do the EKG, and yet another put the STAT (aka, right-fucking-now) orders into the computer. The support that the nurses I work with give each other is humbling and is a major reward of the job. I don't know what I would have done without them!
Anyway, that's the biggest thing that has happened since I last posted, other than Alicia and Mike's wedding this past weekend, which was a blast! I'll post more about that later. Suffice it to say that it was a grand ceremony, filled with good times and even better people to spend it with.
Bean, my "baby" sister, is graduating this coming weekend, from COLLEGE. Jaysus, where has the time gone? I got her a lotus copper and sterling silver pendant with a silver chain and on the back of the pendant I had it engraved "Wherever you go, there we are." Too trite? Whatevs, biznatch. I liked it.
Picture! Never forget how beautiful the world is.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Random
If you are a nursing mother, you should cover your breasts up if you plan on breastfeeding in public. If you weren't the type of person to randomly flash people in public places before, what makes you think that having a baby attached to your tit makes it ok to whip it out now? Gross. I'm all for nursing, but I don't want to see your boobs. Thanks.
I feel like a horrible person for saying this, but my friend just had her baby and he's.....well, ugly. I can't put it any better than that, and since this is my journal I don't have to use politically correct language. He's definitely not cute. I feel badly, but oh well. Sometimes peoples' genes just don't mix well. I'm sure they think he's adorable, and that's what ultimately counts.
I've now reached food coma status. I'm going to read outside.
I feel like a horrible person for saying this, but my friend just had her baby and he's.....well, ugly. I can't put it any better than that, and since this is my journal I don't have to use politically correct language. He's definitely not cute. I feel badly, but oh well. Sometimes peoples' genes just don't mix well. I'm sure they think he's adorable, and that's what ultimately counts.
I've now reached food coma status. I'm going to read outside.
Monday, May 10, 2010
SWEETNESS!
Jason bought me a new bike; a really, really nice Trek bike. I am consistently pleasantly surprised with how thoughtful, caring and giving he is! He can also use the bike, which makes me feel better about him fronting the entire bill for it. I did offer to help pay for it, but he wouldn't have it. I'm not at all materialistic, so I wouldn't think any less of him if he hadn't bought the bike, but the fact that he did just adds icing to the delicious cake that is his character. Can we say keeper, ladies and gentleman?
Anyway, sorry for the gush about Jason. I am SO excited to have a brand new bicycle! This means I now have a vehicle that I can ride without polluting the environment. BP oil spills and coal mines (to name just two) already do that enough for us, right? I can't wait to go riding!! I know Ali shares my extreme excitement about cycling. ;)
Other than that, the weekend was really fun! I worked Friday night, so I didn't wake up until around 1ish on Saturday afternoon. After that, Jason and I lazed around for a bit and then went back to my place and enjoyed a wine Tasting at Total Wine and more and then proceeded to lounge on beach towels in the grass, soaking in the beautiful crisp weather. We left my apartment in the evening and dined at Anita's (my favorite Mexican restaurant), where I feasted on cheese enchiladas. Afterwards, we went over to meet up with the party crew for Megan's birthday. We played several rounds of flip cup and a couple rounds of King's Cup (ah, brings back the college memories), so needless to say we were well into an alcoholic state by the time the cabs came to pick us up. Megan wanted to go to Union Jack's in Arlington, so that's where the cabbies dropped us off. Everyone proceeded to become inebriated and all was grand. Jason and I took a taxi back to his place. We had great (albeit drunken) conversation with the cab driver, who I discovered to be a native French speaker; needless to say, I managed to have a very simple chat with him en Francais, which was really fun. I want to learn that language fluently one day.
On Sunday Jason and I went to The Bike Lane store in the morning and I went on a test ride on the bike that is now mine, and then I went out to my parents' house to spend the day with me mum. We went over to this plant/flower nursery called Meadow's Farm and I bought her this very cool flowering plant that hangs in a basket. The flowers are very brightly coloured (purple on the petals and pink in the middle) and hang gracefully down like dewdrops. Then, we lazed about on the back deck for a while, enjoying the sun with a glass of wine and spoke on all sorts of topics, and afterwards planted some marigolds around the front yard. We had Ledo's for dinner (always tasty), and sandie cookies for dessert. It was a lovely evening!
Next weekend will be the ringing of the wedding bells for my dear friends Mike and Alicia. :)
Anyway, sorry for the gush about Jason. I am SO excited to have a brand new bicycle! This means I now have a vehicle that I can ride without polluting the environment. BP oil spills and coal mines (to name just two) already do that enough for us, right? I can't wait to go riding!! I know Ali shares my extreme excitement about cycling. ;)
Other than that, the weekend was really fun! I worked Friday night, so I didn't wake up until around 1ish on Saturday afternoon. After that, Jason and I lazed around for a bit and then went back to my place and enjoyed a wine Tasting at Total Wine and more and then proceeded to lounge on beach towels in the grass, soaking in the beautiful crisp weather. We left my apartment in the evening and dined at Anita's (my favorite Mexican restaurant), where I feasted on cheese enchiladas. Afterwards, we went over to meet up with the party crew for Megan's birthday. We played several rounds of flip cup and a couple rounds of King's Cup (ah, brings back the college memories), so needless to say we were well into an alcoholic state by the time the cabs came to pick us up. Megan wanted to go to Union Jack's in Arlington, so that's where the cabbies dropped us off. Everyone proceeded to become inebriated and all was grand. Jason and I took a taxi back to his place. We had great (albeit drunken) conversation with the cab driver, who I discovered to be a native French speaker; needless to say, I managed to have a very simple chat with him en Francais, which was really fun. I want to learn that language fluently one day.
On Sunday Jason and I went to The Bike Lane store in the morning and I went on a test ride on the bike that is now mine, and then I went out to my parents' house to spend the day with me mum. We went over to this plant/flower nursery called Meadow's Farm and I bought her this very cool flowering plant that hangs in a basket. The flowers are very brightly coloured (purple on the petals and pink in the middle) and hang gracefully down like dewdrops. Then, we lazed about on the back deck for a while, enjoying the sun with a glass of wine and spoke on all sorts of topics, and afterwards planted some marigolds around the front yard. We had Ledo's for dinner (always tasty), and sandie cookies for dessert. It was a lovely evening!
Next weekend will be the ringing of the wedding bells for my dear friends Mike and Alicia. :)
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Biiiiicycle, Biiiiicycle!
Jason is buying me a bike!! I am thrilled because this means I finally get to travel in something that doesn't pollute the environment and simultaneously benefits my health. He's so incredibly thoughtful and giving. I'm so lucky! I'll post pictures of my sexy new ride when we pick it up.
For now, a picture of something not bicycle-related:
For now, a picture of something not bicycle-related:
Friday, May 7, 2010
Blueberries are tasty in pie, cereal or just by popping them into your mouth.
I'm sorry it's been so long! I've noticed a sharp decline in my writing. I think it's because I'm now out of school and have far less time outside of work to sit at the computer and type out my thoughts. I'll try to get better!
Nursing is definitely my calling. I take care of SIX, yes count them, patients on a daily basis. I work nights now and love it. It can still be very busy, but it's still more calm than day shift. I can actually give a blood transfusion without feeling like it's going to fuck up the rest of my time management on the shift!
Speaking of transfusions, I now personally realize why it's so imperative that EVERY person who is able to donate should. I can easily give two to three pints (you fill one of those at a donation) of blood to a patient whose blood counts have dropped. IN ONE SHIFT. That doesn't include what the next shift may have to give them. So please, PLEASE, donate blood every 3 months if you're healthy!! You'll never know how many lives you're saving, seriously.
In other news, I need to upload recent pictures I've taken. I haven't gone on a real photoshoot in a few weeks. My time is definitely booked between work, friends, Jason and my family. But that's a happy place to be. :) I also have to go to yoga. I've been slacking on that in recent weeks; boo on me for that.
Jason is amazing. I can't say enough about what a wonderful person he is. I can't imagine being with anyone else, ever again. I'm totally smitten, I'll admit it.
My sister is graduating from college in two weeks! She also found her first big grown-up job at a law firm. My baby sister, wow. I can't believe how time has flown. When you grow up and spend literally your entire life with someone, it's amazing to see how life twists and turns their soul into a work of art. That is truly what she has become. She's amazingly intelligent, determined and passionate, and I love watching her. She's my best friend.
Nothing much else has changed. I try to avoid watching the news now, so I rarely know what the current events are. For some reason, taking a hiatus from all the drama that is CNN, Fox, et al. has been quite the relief! It's almost like taking a vacation, haha.
But wait! There's more! Soheil is teaching me guitar, and I'm practicing! Hopefully I'll be a rock star soon.
Nursing is definitely my calling. I take care of SIX, yes count them, patients on a daily basis. I work nights now and love it. It can still be very busy, but it's still more calm than day shift. I can actually give a blood transfusion without feeling like it's going to fuck up the rest of my time management on the shift!
Speaking of transfusions, I now personally realize why it's so imperative that EVERY person who is able to donate should. I can easily give two to three pints (you fill one of those at a donation) of blood to a patient whose blood counts have dropped. IN ONE SHIFT. That doesn't include what the next shift may have to give them. So please, PLEASE, donate blood every 3 months if you're healthy!! You'll never know how many lives you're saving, seriously.
In other news, I need to upload recent pictures I've taken. I haven't gone on a real photoshoot in a few weeks. My time is definitely booked between work, friends, Jason and my family. But that's a happy place to be. :) I also have to go to yoga. I've been slacking on that in recent weeks; boo on me for that.
Jason is amazing. I can't say enough about what a wonderful person he is. I can't imagine being with anyone else, ever again. I'm totally smitten, I'll admit it.
My sister is graduating from college in two weeks! She also found her first big grown-up job at a law firm. My baby sister, wow. I can't believe how time has flown. When you grow up and spend literally your entire life with someone, it's amazing to see how life twists and turns their soul into a work of art. That is truly what she has become. She's amazingly intelligent, determined and passionate, and I love watching her. She's my best friend.
Nothing much else has changed. I try to avoid watching the news now, so I rarely know what the current events are. For some reason, taking a hiatus from all the drama that is CNN, Fox, et al. has been quite the relief! It's almost like taking a vacation, haha.
But wait! There's more! Soheil is teaching me guitar, and I'm practicing! Hopefully I'll be a rock star soon.
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