HIRED!

Alright folks, so I got hired! Wooohooo! I didn't exactly use Dwight's strategy, but I think it's a good one. I love Dwight... anywho... Many people assume that because nurses are in such high demand that this horrible economy isn't affecting health care that much. Most people also think that after graduating from nursing school it is really easy to find a job.I used to be one of those people. I'm here to tell you that it just simply isn't true. My graduating class has had the most difficult time finding positions because many of the floors at the hospitals are on "hiring freezes" for new grads. Well anyway, now you know. I was really worried that I would have to settle for something that didn't interest me very much. Those worries are long gone now:) So, I had an interview at St. Joe's for a position on the acute neuro unit. I was really excited about it because it's part of Barrow Neurological Institute, which is internationally known and extremely well ranked. They offered me a position right after my interview and I accepted! I'm so excited and can't wait to work there. It's such a nice unit.

a few things...

Don't let this picture deceive you; this guy loves me to death...
I just thought I'd give a shout out to my mister tonight. I have been super stressed and worried lately. I am about to graduate from nursing school, so I have been trying to find a new graduate position, do interviews, keep up on my classes, work, and complete my preceptorship at the heart hospital. There is much more going on as well, but it stresses me out to even write about it...so I won't. Jason has really stepped up his game and is currently making dinner tonight, letting me hold the remote control, giving me excedrin and basically everything and anything else that I need right now. It's times like this that I realize how lucky I am.

Now on to the dirt... so Jason is really really funny when he is serious. I mean, it is hard not to laugh at him sometimes. I started taking mental notes of the ridiculous things he says to me and other people. So, I am going to share with you, a few of my personal favorites.

1) Jason recently claimed to have "built our house." Hmmmm, really? I recall him putting doors on the laundry room frame, but that's it. Don't worry, I tried to break it to him gently.
2) Jason decided to label the water in the 'fridge. He labeled his name on the full, cold bottle and mine on the dry, empty bottle. Why? Oh, because I don't refill them when I am finished. Well, I guess he has me there. He thought he was teaching me a lesson; I just drink his now.
3) Jason threatened me... yep. He said that he is going to safety-pin his side of the sheets and blanket to his side of the mattress. This is because I "steal" the blankets every night. Oh, he was dead serious.
4) Jason told me, "you are an electricity waster!" Woa, I guess he's got me there too!
5) Jason is a really smart guy, but like all of us, he slips up every now and then. So, we ate Chinese food the other night. His fortune cookie said, "you will perform superbly." That's great, but Jason said, "Super- Bly." Like, rhyming with "super fly." The boy read the word wrong. So funny. I love pointing out when he is the "dumb" one, because it's usually me.