I was recently informed that once of the technicians at the clinic is moving to Decorah and transferring to the vet clinic there. I was sad when I heard the news, and I'm going to miss her a lot. However, this means that there will be an opening for a full-time technician. I was approached a couple weeks ago about being full-time as a patient coordinator (receptionist), and I accepted this offer with great enthusiasm. After all, how can I say no to more money and more hours with the economy the way it is?
Yesterday, I was approached again by the boss and technician supervisor. Jokingly, I thought that I was in trouble. Of course it was just the opposite. I was receiving a type of promotion. Instead of becoming a full-time pc, I will be a full-time technician! And I will be entering the normal rotation! Starting in April, I will be with a doctor. I am so excited! But there is a little part of me that is scared. Since I haven't been out of school for very long, I'm still somewhat intimidated and not very comfortable with anesthesia. Luckily, I will have some time to get used to it, but we'll see if I'm ever fully comfortable. Either way, I will now be full-time. Not very many people can say that they were hired on at the clinic where they interned AND immediately after. So many of my friends are still looking for jobs after interning. I got lucky. Now let's just hope I don't mess it up.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Lover's Weekend
So normally this weekend would have been spent with that "special someone." But I'm not luckily enough to have one, so I worked this weekend (go figure). After work on Saturday, I took Taffy over to Petco for Valentine pictures. Sadly, Bacon wasn't up for a car ride or staying at work for the morning. Anyways, Taffy and I ventured to Petco. She got her picture taken and a heart-covered bandanna. The picture came in the form of a valentine that says "Be Mine." It was a great valentine present from my dog, even if I had to bring her there to get it done and pay for it. It was still very cute. The rest of the day wasn't too exciting until dinner. Since my dad hasn't been up to leaving the house since his surgery, I decided to make a festive dinner for my parents. It consisted of heart pasta chicken alfredo, ruby red gelatin, and pink bubbly punch. I must say, it was delicious! And that's not just because I made it. We had heart cookies and choco-cherry cupcakes for dessert, in addition to chocolate-covered love fortune cookies. My mom and I decided to keep it festive the next morning: pink chocolate chip pancakes and pink eggs. And of course, pink milk! So, sure, it would have been nice to have that "special someone" to spend time with this weekend. But, you don't need one to have a good valentine's day. All you need is people, or animals, that love you and love to spend time with you. Hope you all have a good weekend!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
2 Weeks of Chaos
It's been a pretty crazy last couple of weeks. It would have all began 2 weeks ago on Saturday. Once I was done with work, I headed up to the cities for a Swarm game. First, I met up with a school friend at her brand new house with her new puppy. I would have been on time, except for mapquest decided to tell me to turn right on a street that could only be turned left on. I went around the block a few times before calling her, and turns out I was supposed to go left. I was actually 3 hours down. They could see my car the whole time. That's mapquest for you! The house is really nice, and the puppy is so cute! Taffy will have yet another friend once we move up there. The Swarm game was awesome! It was for a classmate's birthday. We were up on club level, so not too close to the field. However, we all got autograph passes to go on the field after the game to meet & greet some of the players. Sadly, we didn't win. Although, if the refs would have counted 2 of our goals, we would have won. We ran out of challenges. It was still a good game, and it was fun meeting the players.
The next exciting event would have the the following Monday, which was the beginning of the Chinese New Year. Most of you know that I am not Chinese, so why would I celebrate do you ask? Because it's a great excuse to make Chinese food! And an excuse to have a party! Even though it was just my parents and I, it was a nice dinner. I made Chinese chicken salad, which was amazing, and wontons, which were just as yummy. There were Chinese chocolates (haystacks) and fortune cookies for dessert. It was a very tasty dinner. Just like the Chinese do, we opened our windows to let the bad from last year out and the good from the new year in. It was pretty cold outside, since it was in the below-zero stretch, so the windows were only open for a matter of seconds. It's the thought that counts.
There were more long days of working, and then we reached the superbowl. Like every other Sunday, I had to work at the clinic. However, I only missed the first quarter and part of the second quarter of the game, so not too many commercials. I was just happy to make it home in time for half-time. Afterall, I don't care too much for the actual game. I was cheering for Arizone though, since it was their first time. The steelers are good, but it's not fair that they one again. They have already won 5 times; did they really need a 6th win? Apparently. Oh well, it was a good game, and Arizona put up a good fight. The following day, I started fulltime in place of the tech on maternity leave. She had her baby almost 2 weeks early, and that means more money for me :)
And that brings us to this weekend. Last night was the annual tree burning party at a family friend's house. It's a night of yummy food and a huge fire of Christmas trees and wooden pallets. There was barbaquesu, cowboy beans, noodle salads, cookies, brownies, and so much more. There was a really yummy fruit salad with grapes, cream cheese, vanilla yogurt, and walnuts. Someone else got lazy and bought strawberry cheesecake, which is fine with me cuz it was really good. Outside by the fire, there was a wooden swing chair. We got a really cute family picture, as well as one of just my parents.
Speaking of my parents, tomorrow is my dad's surgery on his shoulder. Some of you may remember, almost 2 months ago my dad fell on the ice and tore his rotator cuff. In other words, he tore a tendon in his shoulder. The MRI revealed possibly a second torn tendon, but we'll find that out during the surgery tomorrow. I admit, I'm a little worried just because there is always a risk with anesthesia. The surgery is pretty common, but I know he will be in a lot of pain afterwards. However, they do say that it gets worse before it gets better. Let's hope that all goes well.
The next exciting event would have the the following Monday, which was the beginning of the Chinese New Year. Most of you know that I am not Chinese, so why would I celebrate do you ask? Because it's a great excuse to make Chinese food! And an excuse to have a party! Even though it was just my parents and I, it was a nice dinner. I made Chinese chicken salad, which was amazing, and wontons, which were just as yummy. There were Chinese chocolates (haystacks) and fortune cookies for dessert. It was a very tasty dinner. Just like the Chinese do, we opened our windows to let the bad from last year out and the good from the new year in. It was pretty cold outside, since it was in the below-zero stretch, so the windows were only open for a matter of seconds. It's the thought that counts.
There were more long days of working, and then we reached the superbowl. Like every other Sunday, I had to work at the clinic. However, I only missed the first quarter and part of the second quarter of the game, so not too many commercials. I was just happy to make it home in time for half-time. Afterall, I don't care too much for the actual game. I was cheering for Arizone though, since it was their first time. The steelers are good, but it's not fair that they one again. They have already won 5 times; did they really need a 6th win? Apparently. Oh well, it was a good game, and Arizona put up a good fight. The following day, I started fulltime in place of the tech on maternity leave. She had her baby almost 2 weeks early, and that means more money for me :)
And that brings us to this weekend. Last night was the annual tree burning party at a family friend's house. It's a night of yummy food and a huge fire of Christmas trees and wooden pallets. There was barbaquesu, cowboy beans, noodle salads, cookies, brownies, and so much more. There was a really yummy fruit salad with grapes, cream cheese, vanilla yogurt, and walnuts. Someone else got lazy and bought strawberry cheesecake, which is fine with me cuz it was really good. Outside by the fire, there was a wooden swing chair. We got a really cute family picture, as well as one of just my parents.
Speaking of my parents, tomorrow is my dad's surgery on his shoulder. Some of you may remember, almost 2 months ago my dad fell on the ice and tore his rotator cuff. In other words, he tore a tendon in his shoulder. The MRI revealed possibly a second torn tendon, but we'll find that out during the surgery tomorrow. I admit, I'm a little worried just because there is always a risk with anesthesia. The surgery is pretty common, but I know he will be in a lot of pain afterwards. However, they do say that it gets worse before it gets better. Let's hope that all goes well.
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