Work: pretty ho-hum at this point. I've gotten better at order entry, but still don't feel entirely comfortable. And talking to doctors freaks me out, I don't know why I'm such a wuss. Drug shortages and low staff are the two major cons at work right now. We always seem behind and struggling to keep up with the work to be done because we don't have enough people. They're trying to hire more, but in the meantime the powers that be are making changes to weekends and "on call" responsibilities that has everyone griping a little more. One a positive note, due to a drug shortage for one of the TPN (IV nutrition) products, they have picked only a few pharmacists to make TPNs throughout the shortage. Yours truly has been picked as one of the lucky ones to deal with the increasingly complicated order set! I'm sure there will be times I will get frustrated with the new process, but it was a HUGE confidence builder during a week that I really needed one and I am thankful for that.
Housing: Thomas and I have MOVED! We are now living together (hey, I have a ring on my finger!) in a 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath townhouse apartment about 10 minutes away from both hospitals (and 5 minutes from one set of parents, 15 to the other). We LOVE it!! We've been here about 3 weeks now and many rooms are put together. Every time we set a new piece of furniture I get excited about the life we're putting together for ourselves. Our biggest challenge left: the office, and hanging all the artwork.
Life: I've had the opportunity to visit with different friends every weekend for the last three weeks and it has been awesome! Kappa Delta started a new chapter at NC State and I was there for bid day when about 130-ish women put on new KD letters. It was a sight to see!! My friend Megan from Georgia came this past weekend. We hit the movies and Discovery Place, a hands-on science museum I've loved since I was a kid. Thomas and I also took her to Yama, our favorite sushi place! T and I are looking forward to getting settled in and trying to find some new neighborhood friends soon (and kids trick-or-treating this year!)
and Wedding: Its less than 300 days away! We've made so much progress since I last posted about this. We have our date (July 30, 2011) and venue/caterer, our florist, invitations, dj, photographer, dresses, ceremony music ideas, and themes worked out! We'll be pulling a lot of inspiration from Paris and I want lots of bright colors! Flowers will include lilies (the first flower Thomas ever gave me), white roses (for KD), snap dragons, calla lilies, hydrangeas, belles of ireland, jasmine, hypericum berries, and probably more things I can't remember. We've also set up a wedding website with details about the day. We'll be updating it with information about hotels and things to do in town as we get closer!
Happy October everyone!
