It's been a while since I last posted and I thought an update would be nice. The last few weeks have been good and have been very comforting.
Tom came up from San Diego and met Jackie and I in San Jose. We watched the Husky game that Saturday-- it was the blackout game so to support my darling siblings I wore all black (was not about to wear that god awful purple). That night, however, we went to dinner with Eric's uncle and I got to watch my Coug game. :D We got killed, Halliday just isn't pulling his weight this season. On Sunday Tom took us down to San Francisco and gave us a grand tour of the city. I had never been there before (just drove through) so it was really cool to see the nice part of town instead of the ghetto area that we drive through. We started off on a submarine tour of a submarine from WWII. It was SO cool and Tom showed us around all the little buttons and crannies and why they designed the vessle the way they did. It was a pretty amazing experience. We got ice cream at Ghiradelli's and lunch at a fish and chips place on the warf.
Mike and I broke up a few weeks ago. He has a promise to a future job that would keep him in San Jose pretty much forever. He knows how much I love home and how much I love you guys so we broke up and I get to come back to you ASAP. Since that happened Friday night of my weekend down in the South Bay, I went to my roommate Jacque's mom's house and stayed there. They fed me well and made me a very warm bed. Jackie (my sister) and I went to Santa Cruz on Saturday and checked out the town, we also drove up to Pescadero for THE BEST artichoke soup you'll ever have in your entire life. Why do people not make artichoke soup at home? It should be on every menu at every restaurant. Then we went over to Eric's aunt and uncle's house where I got to cuddle with their golden retreiver and watch some basketball. They were very nice and very welcoming-- I'm glad Jackie has them down there as a part of her California family. On Sunday I drove back to Lakeport and got ready for the week, ready to move forward!
My preceptor for foodservice has become our "Lakeport Mommy". She's really more like one of my aunties. Jackie, (yes, another Jackie) has completely taken us under her wings and welcomed us into her house like her own children. Her husband Glen has made dinner for us on multiple occasions and they even took us out to the casinos for my very first casino experience... no I did not win... Jackie and Glen live with Jackie's 2 siblings Sharon & Kevin. Kevin has Down's Syndrome and is a pretty funny guy. Sharon also works at the school and is also one of my adopted aunties. Jackie and Glen's two golden retrievers just had puppies last week and we got to be there to help birth them! I never thought that I would have my hands deep in kanine placenta but it was actually pretty fun! I wanted to show you pictures but the picture uploader is no longer working to my liking...
Jackie (my sister) came to visit and helped deliver the puppies as well. We went to Ceago, a winery in Lucerne on the other side of the lake and it was beautiful. Once I figure out the picture thing I will show you the beautiful picutres we took at Ceago. We hung out, ate really good food and watched some movies. The puppy delivery was really the highlight of the weekend.
I've been doing a lot of cleaning, cooking, and homework. I'm in clinical now down at St. Helena Hospital in Clearlake. This was the hospital that I originally really didn't want to be in but I put my hands up and let go, and I have to admit God really did put me there for a reason. Everyone is so nice and eager to help me learn, I've calculated tube feeds and TPN (IV feeds) and really felt comfortable in my surroundings there. The chaplin is an Australian woman who has a very similar attitude as Barry. She is Seventh Day Adventist, like the hospital, but boy if she was a pastor I would definitely go to her church. I think she has a good understanding of God's love for us, and trust in us, and our commitment to God. It comforts me and makes me feel good.
I'm about to go play with the puppies, they're 8 days old and we're hoping they'll open their eyes today! I'll send pictures along when I can figure out how to add more than one.
I love love love you and can't wait to see you at Christmas!
Love,
Lindsey Grace
