thoughts in the middle of the night

So I am at work and on a break and felt like I wanted to write some stuff on my blog because it has been a long time. also, Beth grunted today when I said, "I haven't blogged for a while." Beth grunting is motivation enough to post so here goes.

We went out for lunch today. Me and Beth and her lovely friend. We went to The Five Point which is a fabulous pub. On the menu it said, "if your brunch takes longer than 45 minutes it's free." I noticed this and thought, "it just can't take that long." Well, I was wrong. We sipped our beverages and waited. When the clock struck 2, almost an hour after ordering, our food appeared. Our waitress acknowledged it took too long and said our meals would be free. Then I started eating my delicious burger. As I got to the center of my burger I noticed it had a decidedly pink hue. Well, it was actually raw. So, after a 45 minute wait, my food wasn't even cooked. But we got EVERYTHING for free!

On a completely different note, as I am at work I am having lots of thoughts about my job. I am blessed and honoured that I get to be a nurse. In what other job do you get to cry with, laugh with, comfort, bathe, medicate, hold, read to, sing to, pray for, treat, advocate for people and keep them safe? Where else would I encounter the strength of emotion and compassion that keeps me awake all night so that somebody else makes it through the night? I remember hearing someone say, "the world would be so perfect if no one ever got sick or if there was no poverty" etc. That world would be more cold and more selfish than this one. If there was no sickness or poverty, or any kind of need, none of our hearts would ever be motivated to think outside of ourselves.

friends and refrigerators

I have been in my new home for 5 days now and I love it. It is bright and airy and peaceful. I love living here. Friends have come by to visit which makes it even better. The only thing that has bugged me is my refrigerator door. The door opens the wrong way. Or at least it did until last night. I had decided I would just live with it until I lamented in front of my friends, "I wish this door opened the other way." In about 30 seconds Dave and Aaron had grabbed my tools and had the refrigerator and freezer doors off. They handily switched the direction of the door and now my place is perfect. Here are some pics to commemorate the event!