11 months later ...
My last post was early this year. I thought it would be perfect to have an end of the year post as well to fill in the gaps of what occurred during 2012. Since then, I started nursing school and loving it. I'm not talking about taking prereq classes... I mean it's the real thing. I go to the hospital and and take care of patients. On my first clinical rotation, we wrote weekly journals - which I managed to saved copies to my flash drive (wink wink) - that summarizes my experience. Maybe one of these days, I'll share them.
Sometime earlier this year, a short-lived game, draw something, became so popular that everyone on my facebook list was playing. I can't say I didn't give in to the hype because I did. I played it so much that my drawings got better. I remember drawing stick figures in the beginning and when I started playing multiple games, I got better at drawing. Just when my drawings got better, I also started getting tired of the game. I mean I over did it. I sometimes would wake up in the middle of the night to either guess a drawing or draw something. It was that bad. The craziness lasted for a couple of weeks for me and then I just stopped playing. But so did everyone I know.
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My son is in the terrible two phase and it's quite a ride with him. It's amazing to see him grow and learning to become his own person. He tries to exercise his independence by eating on his own, brushing his teeth, putting the toothpaste on the toothbrush, putting his pants on and taking them off, putting the puzzles together alone, and so many others. I love every minute of it ... the tantrums, the 100 sorry's he says when he's in trouble, the multiple kisses he gives when he wants something, and tight hugs he gives me whenever he feels like it. Nothing can replace the moments I spend with him and watching him grow.
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Oh, Hurricane Sandy. She came and destroyed a lot of homes, properties, cars, and took lives. Thankfully, everyone was safe in my family and no lives were lost. It was quite an experience with her, something I've never been through before. I remember how quickly water was rising in the morning and Sandy was not even around the area yet. The water subsided though after an hour and mysteriously disappeared.
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Before the flood, we had fire in the backyard. One of our neighbor's trees fell onto the cable wires and started a fire in our backyard when the live wire got on our side. As soon as I saw the fiery blaze, I took my son and put his jacket & shoes on and ran out of the house. I didn't bring anything with me except my phone. Thankfully the fire fighters responded so quickly that everything was resolved. By the time we got back to the house, water started flowing into the basement. The water was flowing and rising so fast that it started creeping in to the front yard towards the front door. The street was flooded with cold water that's hip deep. It was a frightening experience.
Sandy taught me a lot of things. She showed me that life is more important than superficial things. We only brought our son's necessities (diapers, milk, baby wipes, and a couple of clothes) when we evacuated the house. No 40 inch LED tv, no apple computer, no ps3, no expensive clothing. I'm lying...we did bring our phones and ipad with us. But that's about it. In reality, material things don't matter during a crisis. It doesn't matter if you are rich or poor because it can be taken away in just one disaster. We are lucky that no lives were lost and incurred only property damages, but others have lost so much. My prayers and thoughts go out to those who were affected by the hurricane. Sandy also taught me to be nicer to people and not take anyone for granted. We were fortunate that our neighbors were nice to take us in during Sandy and many of our neighbors tried to lend a helping hand. It still shows that there are still nice people out there. I don't know if we could ever repay the kindness and hospitality that our neighbors showed us, but I do know that it's time to give back and be nice to others.
Sometime earlier this year, a short-lived game, draw something, became so popular that everyone on my facebook list was playing. I can't say I didn't give in to the hype because I did. I played it so much that my drawings got better. I remember drawing stick figures in the beginning and when I started playing multiple games, I got better at drawing. Just when my drawings got better, I also started getting tired of the game. I mean I over did it. I sometimes would wake up in the middle of the night to either guess a drawing or draw something. It was that bad. The craziness lasted for a couple of weeks for me and then I just stopped playing. But so did everyone I know.
My son is in the terrible two phase and it's quite a ride with him. It's amazing to see him grow and learning to become his own person. He tries to exercise his independence by eating on his own, brushing his teeth, putting the toothpaste on the toothbrush, putting his pants on and taking them off, putting the puzzles together alone, and so many others. I love every minute of it ... the tantrums, the 100 sorry's he says when he's in trouble, the multiple kisses he gives when he wants something, and tight hugs he gives me whenever he feels like it. Nothing can replace the moments I spend with him and watching him grow.
Oh, Hurricane Sandy. She came and destroyed a lot of homes, properties, cars, and took lives. Thankfully, everyone was safe in my family and no lives were lost. It was quite an experience with her, something I've never been through before. I remember how quickly water was rising in the morning and Sandy was not even around the area yet. The water subsided though after an hour and mysteriously disappeared.
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At night, water flooded our driveway.
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Before the flood, we had fire in the backyard. One of our neighbor's trees fell onto the cable wires and started a fire in our backyard when the live wire got on our side. As soon as I saw the fiery blaze, I took my son and put his jacket & shoes on and ran out of the house. I didn't bring anything with me except my phone. Thankfully the fire fighters responded so quickly that everything was resolved. By the time we got back to the house, water started flowing into the basement. The water was flowing and rising so fast that it started creeping in to the front yard towards the front door. The street was flooded with cold water that's hip deep. It was a frightening experience.
Sandy taught me a lot of things. She showed me that life is more important than superficial things. We only brought our son's necessities (diapers, milk, baby wipes, and a couple of clothes) when we evacuated the house. No 40 inch LED tv, no apple computer, no ps3, no expensive clothing. I'm lying...we did bring our phones and ipad with us. But that's about it. In reality, material things don't matter during a crisis. It doesn't matter if you are rich or poor because it can be taken away in just one disaster. We are lucky that no lives were lost and incurred only property damages, but others have lost so much. My prayers and thoughts go out to those who were affected by the hurricane. Sandy also taught me to be nicer to people and not take anyone for granted. We were fortunate that our neighbors were nice to take us in during Sandy and many of our neighbors tried to lend a helping hand. It still shows that there are still nice people out there. I don't know if we could ever repay the kindness and hospitality that our neighbors showed us, but I do know that it's time to give back and be nice to others.
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