Finally, on the day of my final night shift, I got the best sleep of my life! It had been a hellish end to the night shift before, so I was ready to get some good sleep. I came home, showered, put on comfy pj's, turned down the air real cold, took motrin for cramps and sleepy time, put the ear plugs in and mask on and curled up under my comforter.

I. Was. Out.

It was heavenly. I woke up to my alarm nearly 8 hrs later. I was so elated. Then, I realized I had to get up...but at least it was a full day of sleep!

Now, I'm at work. Counting down the hrs.

I want adventure. Come on, Navy. I miss the "It's not just a job...it's an adventure" aspect. This whole "Navy: A global force for good" just isn't as exciting.

The exciting thing is walking over to the new ICU. Holy cow, man. I'm going to take some before pics of the "ICU" I work in now....and then the new one, once it's finished. No one would believe they are the same hospital. Right now, it's like I like in horn/knapp at Tech and we only have 4 outlets on the wall to fit 2 phones, a mini fridge, microwave, chargers, computer plugs, printers, etc. Courtney and I's dorm room was a HUGE fire hazard. That's how it is here where I work. Each bed only has a couple outlets. This place is so old. The new ICU is beeeeautiful. It has 10 outlets on one wall of each room, alone! There are outlets on every wall! It's sad that this excites me. No more crawling on my hands and knees behind the bed to change out all the plugs. And. And! Each room (I like the sound of that...ROOM!) has a toilet and sink! WOW! No more bedside commodes. I really feel like it's going to change how we work and how we feel about ourselves.

Lab time. Gotta run! Then, it'll be updates on all my patients, residents coming in early, NOD reports and then change of shift and my home, my boo and my bed! Wooohooo!

Floating down a river named emotion, will I make it back to shore or drift into the unknown. - Incubus, Aqueous Transmission

Yesterday, Cameron and I went Kayaking. THAT was an experience. I had only slept about 4 hours after night shift, but I didn't want to waste the beautiful day. I think it would have been a little better if we had gotten two single ones, but then we wouldn't have been forced to work together like we did. :) The ride out to the sand bar was touchy....and I nearly tossed my oar off in the distance to pout, but we made it to the sand bar, made up and then rallied to make it back safely. The way back was much better. We were relaxed, didn't have the wind at us, until the very end and managed to really work together.

Anyway, we were talking about how we should have a blog where we can talk about our adventures. Cameron then set up a tumblr account. You can now view random photos and our goofball experiences at:

http://cksquared.tumblr.com/

I'm still going to keep this blog for me, but man....I need to write in here more. There just isn't a lot to talk about these days. Just workin, learning to cook, keeping up the apt, hanging out in our awesome neighborhood and counting down days until I'm Mrs. Kline.

Cooking. That's what I should talk about more. If any of you know a little bit about me, you'll know that I am NOT a cook. I'm just not good at it. Well, Cameron is and ever since we started dating, I've learned a lot and have come a LONG way and can now manage a little in the kitchen. The chopper and food processor that my mom got me are finally being used! I actually managed to come across a recipe for Mexislaw that Cameron has now said is his favorite thing to eat-EVER. I am so happy and proud! :) hehe.

Not only have I had to learn how to cook, but I've been having to learn to cook vegetarian food. Tofu, tempeh, veggies. It's been fun though.

Okay, I'm off to go enjoy the sun!