So, I'm just sitting here at my job bored, waiting to go to lunch. Wait, what job you say? That's right, I have a legit job now. It's not a real adult-style job, but I'm getting closer. I have been doing my summer internships at Primary Children's Medical Center this summer, and a job opening as a dietary technician (also known as diet tech) came up. I, and my good friend Jennie, were both able to get jobs!! They are only prn, so I will only work 1-2 times/wk. However, considering that I once said "They will have to pry my fingers off Primary's when my internships are over", I am happy to be able to be here even a little. The daily schedule goes a little like this:
4:45-6:30: get up, ready, and drive to PCMC
6:30-8:30: work in NICU
8:30-9ish: email, facebook, etc
9-10:15ish: work on 2nd and 3rd floor
10:15ish-11: email, facebook, etc
11-12ish: lunch
12ish-2: work for about 30 mins at some point, the rest is facebook, email, etc
2-sleep: WHATEVER I WANT!
Strenuous, no?
I realize that according to my last post, I was undergoing an "April Resolution" by blogging more. Obviously that has not happened whatsoever. I was actually extremely connected to the internet during my internship at WIC, but didn't want to get caught blogging. But now, using a new clever method (typing it into an email and sending it to myself, then copying and pasting), maybe I'll be better.
So what has happened in Susan-land since April? On one hand, nothing really. But on the other hand, I am a completely different person. So clap the hands together, and there's where I'm at.
MAY
I finished my "finals" (if you can call them that) and started my WIC internship for 4 weeks. I was out at Ellis Shipp in West Valley. I actually really enjoyed my time there. I learned a lot, and really enjoyed the gals I worked with. However, I think as an intern, 3 weeks is about the max WIC allotment you can take. We literally had to wait until the clock struck 5 exactly before we could leave. I learned to "create new projects" so I could go into this little closet office and hang out on the computer.
My good friend Christers "Friend I Met First Day of College" Keele got home from her mission, so I was able to catch up during this time as well. I actually created this blog as a joke for her, and I'm pretty sure she doesn't remember. She's lovely, but lives in Gardnerville, NV. I am not disrespecting her town, just that she lives SO FAR AWAY!!!
JUNE
My birthday happened this month. The almost-to-25 birthday. I feel like 24 is old, like this is the point where I am officially old. But birthday was great, I got many lovely well-wishes, and Jennie brought cupcakes to Primary's. The best part was Tom, Beth, and Little Miss Sassafrass (Ainsley-bug) were in town. This actually happened in May, but I've already moved on, so it's getting mentioned here. We all went to a lovely dinner at Olive Garden, then celebrated how much they all loved me by giving me presents!! Part of my parent's present was a ticket to SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY!!!!!! That's right friends, let me set this story up,
I have always stated that I would only spend >$100 on concert tickets for two people. Instead of having you guess, I'll tell you. Springsteen and Paul McCartney. We were talking about this not 3 weeks before we heard on the radio that Macca was comin to town. I heard, realized I could never afford this, and hung my head low as I told my family I would not plan on attending. However, when I realized that he has never come to Utah before, and is probably going to die before he ever does again, and has almost achieved hero status in my mind, I needed to make this happen. Well, the whole family got excited, and we ended up buying tickets. They ran about $100 a pop, and they were only the third most expensive ticket. I will tell you in the July section how awesome the concert was.
So, Primarys. I started working on the Medical/Surgical floor, which was good. But I really loved it when I moved to the PICU (pediatric intensive care unit) after 4 weeks of med/surge. Though working with ill children is a bit depressing, I can't help love being here. It is such an amazing hospital, and you know these kids are being loved and getting the best care possible.
Lastly, I must say that June was possibly the most important month because I FINALLY finished my thesis proposal. Oh wait, did I say I finished my proposal? Because what I really meant was that my chair finally stopped making inane corrections and said we could present it. On June 30, at 3:30 pm, I stood shaking before 3 women and gave a presentation about proposing a project that had finished 3 days earlier. (The delay was because my chair had premature twin babies in March) Anyone who was around me at this time will know how frustrated I was with this whole thing, and how ready I was to be done. Not only done with the proposal, but done with....
Yes We Can! I enjoyed working for the first half of this project (12 weeks) but it started to grow tiresome when at 6:00 pm on Wednesday and 9:30 am on Saturdays I had to put my life aside for 3+ hours. I sound whiney, but try doing this while going to school full time, working, and writing a 20+ page proposal paper for 24 weeks. The day I finished I came home and celebrated by taking, what else, a nap!
JULY
This was a pretty standard month as far as July's go. The 4th was celebrated in all it's glory by not having to go to work and having some sort of BBQ. We watch fireworks with the whole fam, and by whole fam, I do mean T/B/A (which is how Tom, Beth, and Ainsley will be referred to now). I hinted at this in JUNE, but TBA were here for a really long time. They split time between our house and the Butler's in Midway. They only catch was that I now had to sleep on a double bed in the guest room and Tom and Beth got my queen in the other guest room. Ainsley took my twin bed that I never sleep on and slept on grandma and grandpa's floor! Do I sound spoiled having two beds and two bedrooms? Well I'm not. I was not given the big bed in the guest room, I commandeered that sucker!
Anyhow, it was a blast having TBA around. Ainsley, or Miss Sassafrass as I dubbed her, is the funniest little bug.
She received her nickname because that girl has got, wait for it, sass. She is spunky and funny and is super expressive both in word and face. She didn't seem to care for me quite as much as I her, but I think it's because she doesn't understand my subtle teasing. And she was always under the impression that I was trying to steal from her. I would wake up and look down into the kitchen/family room area and she would look up at me and immediately go "No Suey, my mommy!" as if I were eyeing Bethany. Or, "No Suey, my leg/arm/dress/doll/hair, etc." And it was fun having T and B around to do stuff with too. They went to Michigan to start a new life, for six months, and we all miss them dearly.
4:45-6:30: get up, ready, and drive to PCMC
6:30-8:30: work in NICU
8:30-9ish: email, facebook, etc
9-10:15ish: work on 2nd and 3rd floor
10:15ish-11: email, facebook, etc
11-12ish: lunch
12ish-2: work for about 30 mins at some point, the rest is facebook, email, etc
2-sleep: WHATEVER I WANT!
Strenuous, no?
I realize that according to my last post, I was undergoing an "April Resolution" by blogging more. Obviously that has not happened whatsoever. I was actually extremely connected to the internet during my internship at WIC, but didn't want to get caught blogging. But now, using a new clever method (typing it into an email and sending it to myself, then copying and pasting), maybe I'll be better.
So what has happened in Susan-land since April? On one hand, nothing really. But on the other hand, I am a completely different person. So clap the hands together, and there's where I'm at.
MAY
I finished my "finals" (if you can call them that) and started my WIC internship for 4 weeks. I was out at Ellis Shipp in West Valley. I actually really enjoyed my time there. I learned a lot, and really enjoyed the gals I worked with. However, I think as an intern, 3 weeks is about the max WIC allotment you can take. We literally had to wait until the clock struck 5 exactly before we could leave. I learned to "create new projects" so I could go into this little closet office and hang out on the computer.
Note: I did do extra projects, but they didn't take nearly the time my preceptor thought they would. 
This exorbent amount of online time was spent catching up with fellow classmate, and good friend, Jennie who was at the Rose Park WIC interning.
This exorbent amount of online time was spent catching up with fellow classmate, and good friend, Jennie who was at the Rose Park WIC interning. My good friend Christers "Friend I Met First Day of College" Keele got home from her mission, so I was able to catch up during this time as well. I actually created this blog as a joke for her, and I'm pretty sure she doesn't remember. She's lovely, but lives in Gardnerville, NV. I am not disrespecting her town, just that she lives SO FAR AWAY!!!
JUNE
My birthday happened this month. The almost-to-25 birthday. I feel like 24 is old, like this is the point where I am officially old. But birthday was great, I got many lovely well-wishes, and Jennie brought cupcakes to Primary's. The best part was Tom, Beth, and Little Miss Sassafrass (Ainsley-bug) were in town. This actually happened in May, but I've already moved on, so it's getting mentioned here. We all went to a lovely dinner at Olive Garden, then celebrated how much they all loved me by giving me presents!! Part of my parent's present was a ticket to SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY!!!!!! That's right friends, let me set this story up,
I have always stated that I would only spend >$100 on concert tickets for two people. Instead of having you guess, I'll tell you. Springsteen and Paul McCartney. We were talking about this not 3 weeks before we heard on the radio that Macca was comin to town. I heard, realized I could never afford this, and hung my head low as I told my family I would not plan on attending. However, when I realized that he has never come to Utah before, and is probably going to die before he ever does again, and has almost achieved hero status in my mind, I needed to make this happen. Well, the whole family got excited, and we ended up buying tickets. They ran about $100 a pop, and they were only the third most expensive ticket. I will tell you in the July section how awesome the concert was.
So, Primarys. I started working on the Medical/Surgical floor, which was good. But I really loved it when I moved to the PICU (pediatric intensive care unit) after 4 weeks of med/surge. Though working with ill children is a bit depressing, I can't help love being here. It is such an amazing hospital, and you know these kids are being loved and getting the best care possible.
Lastly, I must say that June was possibly the most important month because I FINALLY finished my thesis proposal. Oh wait, did I say I finished my proposal? Because what I really meant was that my chair finally stopped making inane corrections and said we could present it. On June 30, at 3:30 pm, I stood shaking before 3 women and gave a presentation about proposing a project that had finished 3 days earlier. (The delay was because my chair had premature twin babies in March) Anyone who was around me at this time will know how frustrated I was with this whole thing, and how ready I was to be done. Not only done with the proposal, but done with....
Yes We Can! I enjoyed working for the first half of this project (12 weeks) but it started to grow tiresome when at 6:00 pm on Wednesday and 9:30 am on Saturdays I had to put my life aside for 3+ hours. I sound whiney, but try doing this while going to school full time, working, and writing a 20+ page proposal paper for 24 weeks. The day I finished I came home and celebrated by taking, what else, a nap!
JULY
This was a pretty standard month as far as July's go. The 4th was celebrated in all it's glory by not having to go to work and having some sort of BBQ. We watch fireworks with the whole fam, and by whole fam, I do mean T/B/A (which is how Tom, Beth, and Ainsley will be referred to now). I hinted at this in JUNE, but TBA were here for a really long time. They split time between our house and the Butler's in Midway. They only catch was that I now had to sleep on a double bed in the guest room and Tom and Beth got my queen in the other guest room. Ainsley took my twin bed that I never sleep on and slept on grandma and grandpa's floor! Do I sound spoiled having two beds and two bedrooms? Well I'm not. I was not given the big bed in the guest room, I commandeered that sucker!
Anyhow, it was a blast having TBA around. Ainsley, or Miss Sassafrass as I dubbed her, is the funniest little bug.
She received her nickname because that girl has got, wait for it, sass. She is spunky and funny and is super expressive both in word and face. She didn't seem to care for me quite as much as I her, but I think it's because she doesn't understand my subtle teasing. And she was always under the impression that I was trying to steal from her. I would wake up and look down into the kitchen/family room area and she would look up at me and immediately go "No Suey, my mommy!" as if I were eyeing Bethany. Or, "No Suey, my leg/arm/dress/doll/hair, etc." And it was fun having T and B around to do stuff with too. They went to Michigan to start a new life, for six months, and we all miss them dearly.One thing I love about Utah is how much we love our heritage!
We don't just celebrate our nation's birthday, we celebrate our state's birthday, which apparently other states don't really do. And not just that, but we celebrate our individual cities!! I call it the month of 'Days'. You have Strawberry Days in PG, Steel Days somewhere else, Raspberry days in Bear Lake area, Freedom Days in Provo, and the best one of all Fiesta Days in Spanish Fork. Why, you wonder, do I feel such a connection with SF? Do I have loved ones that live there? No. Did I once live there? No. However, I was once invited to go to Spanish Days (dragged into it is actually the more 
appropriate word) and I loved it! This year was now our third year. And by 'our' I mean me and Becky! The first year was Becks, Tyler, Dan, and I and it was the funnest ever! Becky and I won cool posters of Zac Efron and Kurt Cobain and we just celebrated Escalante and his dominance over the natives. The second year was just me and Becks, but we won kind of cool pictures, and then came home and cried watching Steel Magnolias. This year I nabbed Sammy who was never able to come with us. We drove down, ate, Becky stole some darts from a guy to throw, and never paid him, then went home. We hung out at Sam's and waited for Chase to get home to get frozen yogurt. All in all, a satisfying Fiesta Days. May the tradition continue!
This summer has also been the summer of reading. I took the TRAX a lot when I first started at Primary's, and so I read many books (8 to be exact). I muddled my way through Jane Eyre, was mildly interested by Freakanomics, and then was dazzled by The Hunger Games Series. For all those who have not read this book, get it. I'm not even going to tell you what it's about, but I have not met a single person who hasn't loved it! I am really going to miss reading when I have to go back to school. I still read, but quite a bit less.
And the biggest event involved the most prolific and successful songwriter of all time. I had been officially counting down until the concert for weeks, and finally the day arrived when I got to see the legend. I was so excited, I went shopping at Old Navy to celebrate. We all went to dinner and then went to the very hot Rio Tinto stadium to wait it out.
After an hour, finally he came on!! He started off a little slow, he would play a Beatle song, then a Wings song, then a Paul McCartney song. No one around us was standing up either, which was a bummer. Luckily some really drunk girls behind us stood up, so I didn't feel so bad standing up too!! Eventually as it got darker, he started playing mostly Beatles stuff, and everyone was up and dancing. His best songs of the nights were Something (tribute to Harrison), Live and Let Die, and Hey Jude. He also played for like 3 hours, it was a great night! See HERE for a similar 'Something' performance. AUGUST
This month brought me to a new rotation for internships, the Food Management one. I don't even want to begin to describe what we did, because it would be boring and pointless. I liked it okay mostly because we made our own schedules and got free lunch. This is actually the month we started training (we being Jennie and I) for our new job, so for 2 weeks I was coming in at 6:30 am, then training until 9-9:30, then doing intern stuff. I took a lot of naps those weeks.
However, internships are now DONE!! As of Friday. And I'm pretty much done training at my job, so I'm just waiting for school to start. It's been a good and eventful summer, it really has. And I know I've left a lot out, believe it or not. But I've got a week before school starts, and I'm using it wisely. I am forcing myself to go to the big ward activity at Flaming Gorge Thurs-Sat. That's right, I'm gonna make some new friends! Or meet some people I am mildly interested in talking to. Either way, I'm pushing out of the comfort zone!
Anyway, I am still at work, though have taken a lunch and meeting break, and still have 1.5 hours to go. I think I'll read.
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