Break in Nashville and Last Clinical Rotation!

Last weekend I had a five day Memorial Day break. It was much needed. We had not had a single day off of our clinicals since January. I have really enjoyed my clinicals, my CIs, and my patients. But a girl needs a break every now and again! :)

I went to Nashville in the Wednesday night after work. I left around 4:30 and headed east. Unfortunately, there were storms in AR and TN and they basically followed me to Nashville. It was crazy. Dane, Dad, and Beth were calling me with updates telling me to stop and then telling me to push through the storm. Ha. I was also listening to the radio the entire time and especially around Memphis the meterologists were very concerned about a possible tornado. There was no tornado that night and I was very thankful to make it safely to Nashville around 11:00pm. (When I got in my car my GPS eta was 9:30).

Beth and I went to Vandy to do a little homework on Thursday and I was able to meet several of the people in her program. It was great to put some faces with names. Thursday night we headed to a music venue 3rd and Lindsley to listen to a music duo that was recently on The Voice. The group's name was Elenowen and they are very talented. The great thing about the venue was that there are tables for 250. That means that we got to eat AND watch a show. Talk about a great night. The food was good too and fairly priced.

Friday started with Ross's canine therapist. Ross is receiving rehab for his hip surgery and he is doing well. This guy was great. He is a PT but he also completed a certification through UT Knoxville for animal rehab. Ross is doing well and progressing appropriately. The therapist showed Beth how to do weight shifts, single limb stance, stair training, scar massage... you name it.

For lunch we went to Cheesecake Factory. Good grief that place is awesome. It was my 2nd time to eat there. This time we had the cookie dough cheesecake. Talk about speaking my love language...

Friday night we just relaxed at home and watch a little Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution. We kinda realized that maybe our lunch feast was a bit excessive at that point.

Saturday morning we packed up and headed to Plumerville. We accidently stopped at Krispy Kreme on the way out. While picking her donut up from the box Beth noted that "Jamie Oliver would not be pleased." ..oops.

We made it back to Plumerville around 6pm, just in time to go to the local diner with Dane. And then, of course, we watched 48 hours.

Sunday morning we went to PUMC. We took some pictures outside of church. We only have 3 more Sundays at PUMC. We are really going to miss the people there and the friendships we have made.

After church we headed to CC for a little family gathering at Mom and Dad's. Julie, Sam, and Pop came over for some of dad's BBQ steaks and burgers. It was wonderful to see my familiy. Of course, we missed our dear Gran. Afterwards Dane said that he felt like the room was just empty without her sweet personality.

Monday (Memorial Day) we went to the cemetary with Julie to plant a rose bush in a giant pot beside Gran's grave. That was really hard. The bush looked beautiful. It was very sweet to me that Gran taught Mom and Julie so much about gardening and then there they were helping make the cemetary look pretty. But really.. we just miss her and would rather not plant a rose bush in memory of her. I know she is in heaven and it is much different there, much better.

Monday afternoon we celebrated the day with Dane's parents. They smoked BBQ and ribs. The food was wonderful and it was good to see them. I was really missing them. It had been far too long since I had spent any time with them.

Tuesday was a huge day for me. I started my LAST CLINICAL ROTATION. :) ...and even better.. it's at Arkansas Children's Hospital. :) How awesome is that? I have two CIs and they both taught some in our coursework at UCA. They are exceptional therapists and I have already learned a great deal. I am very excited about this last rotation.

Friday (yesterday) I came home to visit with the family because Beth is still here from Nashville. And I think that finally catches me up... Tomorrow Dane and I are headed to Annual Conference in Hot Springs.