This has been an interesting week. One of my coworkers put in her 2 week notice. In the long run, I think this will be for the best. I have been growing tired of her complaining about how she never has time for anything anymore because of her schedule, when I work more hours than she does, and I work PMs, where she works days. Her leaving may help the other complainer stop complaining so much because she'll be on day shift now. So, in the long run, it will be a good thing. Short term, it is going to suck, because that is a full time schedule we have to try to cover now. And the newbies really aren't ready to start working more than what they are, it just makes for a disaster in my opinion. My other worry is that if the other nurse quits, too, I could lose my Christmas off. That was the main reason I allowed myself to get put on for so many shifts, because I was told I would get those days off. I will be really upset if it gets taken away from me.
Other than that unsettling development, its been a good week. We got our decorations up, and watched a lot of our favorite Christmas movies. We started our shopping on Thursday. We have his parents pretty much taken care of....actually we have mostly everyone on our list taken care of. We need a few more things to finish up Mom-in-law's gifts, my little sister, and the White Elephant gift for Christmas Eve. Of course, we do still need to shop for each other, but that will be done on our own time. :) I also got my nails done in my favorite sparkly red color. My residents will love them. :)
I just need to start addressing our Christmas cards so I can send them out this week. I am waiting on a few things we ordered online to arrive, and once we finish shopping, I can wrap and ship the gifts we got for my family to TN. I also have to start deciding on what Christmas goodies to make this year. My yearly things are always my Santa cookies, Puppy Chow, No Bake Cookies. Mike wants to make more than that, so I have to come up with some good ideas. :) I'd love to get really good at making fudge. That may be on my list now.
I just have to get through this week, and then we get to see Wicked with Mike's parents on Saturday. I am soooo incredibly excited for this. I love love love love love that show! The book was really good, too! Then we will spend the day downtown on Sunday, taking in the lights and window displays, and having afternoon tea at the Drake. This is absolutely my favorite tradition we have each year, going downtown in the cold (hopefully snowy :) ) weather, see how beautiful Chicago is when it is lit up with Christmas lights. We did this the year we got married, and have done it every year since. We also started collecting ornaments for each year when we got married, and I love it. We have to get our 2013 ornament sometime soon, but I love our little collection. It is still so hard to fathom we have been married for over 5 years now. I feel incredibly blessed that this man fell into my life 12 years ago, and never left. I never thought 12 years ago that he would end up being the man I get to sleep next to every night, and I'd be living in Chicago with him. In fact, when I was 17, I didn't imagine my life to be anything like it is now. But I am truly thankful it is far different from what my 17 year old, depressed self saw my life going, and Mike is responsible for so much of that.
Today I work. And tomorrow, and the next day. Blah!!
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