For the past four weeks I have been working/ orienting to not only the hospital but also to my floor that I will be working on. I am loving every aspect of my job, making people smile when they are down or just bringing comfort or relief when needed. Every day brings a new adventure and a new set of patients to touch. People have noticed that I don't have a strong twang in my speech and get asked where I am from. I say Cali and everyone says, "What brought you to East Texas and Tyler?" a simple answer of being offered a job but more importantly being called to the city.
My coworkers are great, everyone is so willing to help me not only learn the processes ETMC does things but also they love to teach and make it welcoming. I am learning constantly and one of the biggest lesson is the how different the hospitals are run out in East Texas than Cali especially pertaining to the medical technology. Here in Texas we are still doing paper charting and trying to figure out the doctors handwritting, which let me tell you its like reading a foreign language. Another huge difference out here in the south is how NICE everyone is, whether a coworker or even just friends or family of patients.
I am loving every bit of the South and beyond thankful to have a wonderful job and a wonderful place to live. Thanks to Tanya and Bryan I am able to get my feet on the ground. Just a simple reminder of how God always provides for his children.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Dallas Adventures
A little over a week ago Tanya and I took a trip into Dallas to pick up Bryan from the airport and let me tell you a simple trip turned into an adventure. The drive to Dallas from Tyler is a little less than two hours, so needless to say we don't go into Dallas unless we are picking up people from the Dallas airport or going to the large mall with all the big stores like Nordstroms or eating places like In-N-Out.
This trip in particular we planned on going into Dallas a little early so we could stop by Restaurant Depo. Restaurant Depo is a warehouse designed for restaurant owners or those who have a resell license to by food in bulk, however this is not like a Costco or Sams club it sells larger quantities. We planned a Halloween Block Party for Halloween and wanted to get the food in large quantities at the Depo. We made it to the Restaurant Depo grabbed all the food items and check out. Once we got to my truck we realized we had placed an old dresser in the truck bed to throw out at the local dumpster but forgot. I noticed we were in an industrial complex and decided to find a local dumpster to throw the dresser into. I drove to the end of the industrial strip and found a dumpster that was open and backed my truck as close the dumpster as possible. I lowered the tailgate and Tanya and I started taking the drawers out of the dresser. At this time we hear sirens going off! Well, let me tell you I thought I was going to be in a lot of trouble. The sirens even got closer to us and I don't think I moved as fast as I did in that moment. We quickly unloaded the rest of the dresser, closed the trunk and jammed out of there with our hearts racing, pounding out of our chests.
We realized that the sirens were never intended for us, but in a moment in which you really don't know if what you are doing is illegal or not, I was fore sure we were going to get into some trouble. But we were fine. And we were off to get some dinner before making it to our original destination, the airport. On the way to dinner we needed gas so I pulled into a gas station where a whole other adventure began. First, a little back story, I have two credit cards at the moment because one is still my california account and the other is my texas account. With this said a little mix up of zip codes occurred and the pump shut me off at $40, which didn't make sense to me because the amount of gallons needed did not match the amount given. I asked a man who worked at the facility to help me with this and he was of no help. He was an Arabic man who had no idea what I was saying let alone what the heck I was talking about. So I moved pumps and had the same issue. This time I went inside to ask the man behind the counter for some assistance, but he was no help. In the end, I switched cards and got progress to filling the car completely. We needed gas to not only get to the airport but back home.
After leaving the gas station we were on our way to find some sushi that both Tanya and I were craving. Thanks to our lovely technology Iphones we found a close sushi place and gave it a whirl. A little fun fact is that not all of Texas is a smoke free environment in restaurants. Tyler its mandatory that all restaurants are smoke free environments, with this said we walked into this sushi place and it smelled like smoke. We chose to sit on the patio where no one was sitting to give us fresh air and reduce the risk of increased second degree smoking. We ordered and our food came quickly. As I was finishing up, our waitress came to check on us and I asked her what this orange design was on the corner of my plate and she literally grabbed the design and said, " oh these, these are carrots" and then placed them back on my plate. I guess I was done with my food! Because who knows where those hands have been let alone who touches the clients foods. I laughed so hard when she left, but was kind and thanked her for the great food.
Back in the car, we continued north west to hit the airport where we found a detour because the main high way into the airport was closed for construction. I have been to the airport multiple times in the short duration I have lived in Texas and I only knew one way to get into the airport. But that night I learned another way and even had the planes fly literally over our heads. I mean the plane could have landed on us. Yikes. You think its close when the planes fly over the 405 into Santa Ana airport, but this made that seem high. The trip ended in a success with getting Bryan from the airport and making the trip back to Tyler safely. Every day is an adventure with me and I am so thankful for the safe little adventures that brings a smile to the face and a fun crazy story to share. Blessings.
This trip in particular we planned on going into Dallas a little early so we could stop by Restaurant Depo. Restaurant Depo is a warehouse designed for restaurant owners or those who have a resell license to by food in bulk, however this is not like a Costco or Sams club it sells larger quantities. We planned a Halloween Block Party for Halloween and wanted to get the food in large quantities at the Depo. We made it to the Restaurant Depo grabbed all the food items and check out. Once we got to my truck we realized we had placed an old dresser in the truck bed to throw out at the local dumpster but forgot. I noticed we were in an industrial complex and decided to find a local dumpster to throw the dresser into. I drove to the end of the industrial strip and found a dumpster that was open and backed my truck as close the dumpster as possible. I lowered the tailgate and Tanya and I started taking the drawers out of the dresser. At this time we hear sirens going off! Well, let me tell you I thought I was going to be in a lot of trouble. The sirens even got closer to us and I don't think I moved as fast as I did in that moment. We quickly unloaded the rest of the dresser, closed the trunk and jammed out of there with our hearts racing, pounding out of our chests.
We realized that the sirens were never intended for us, but in a moment in which you really don't know if what you are doing is illegal or not, I was fore sure we were going to get into some trouble. But we were fine. And we were off to get some dinner before making it to our original destination, the airport. On the way to dinner we needed gas so I pulled into a gas station where a whole other adventure began. First, a little back story, I have two credit cards at the moment because one is still my california account and the other is my texas account. With this said a little mix up of zip codes occurred and the pump shut me off at $40, which didn't make sense to me because the amount of gallons needed did not match the amount given. I asked a man who worked at the facility to help me with this and he was of no help. He was an Arabic man who had no idea what I was saying let alone what the heck I was talking about. So I moved pumps and had the same issue. This time I went inside to ask the man behind the counter for some assistance, but he was no help. In the end, I switched cards and got progress to filling the car completely. We needed gas to not only get to the airport but back home.
After leaving the gas station we were on our way to find some sushi that both Tanya and I were craving. Thanks to our lovely technology Iphones we found a close sushi place and gave it a whirl. A little fun fact is that not all of Texas is a smoke free environment in restaurants. Tyler its mandatory that all restaurants are smoke free environments, with this said we walked into this sushi place and it smelled like smoke. We chose to sit on the patio where no one was sitting to give us fresh air and reduce the risk of increased second degree smoking. We ordered and our food came quickly. As I was finishing up, our waitress came to check on us and I asked her what this orange design was on the corner of my plate and she literally grabbed the design and said, " oh these, these are carrots" and then placed them back on my plate. I guess I was done with my food! Because who knows where those hands have been let alone who touches the clients foods. I laughed so hard when she left, but was kind and thanked her for the great food.
Back in the car, we continued north west to hit the airport where we found a detour because the main high way into the airport was closed for construction. I have been to the airport multiple times in the short duration I have lived in Texas and I only knew one way to get into the airport. But that night I learned another way and even had the planes fly literally over our heads. I mean the plane could have landed on us. Yikes. You think its close when the planes fly over the 405 into Santa Ana airport, but this made that seem high. The trip ended in a success with getting Bryan from the airport and making the trip back to Tyler safely. Every day is an adventure with me and I am so thankful for the safe little adventures that brings a smile to the face and a fun crazy story to share. Blessings.
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