Fond Memories

The Good Old CPRx Days

Hey Dummy

            I don't know why, but for some reason or another, I thought about this tonight. I explained it to Jeff and he laughed, but I think this is one of those "you have to be there" moments to truly enjoy it. Not that any of you were there, but I was and for some reason, just writing about it makes me laugh.
            One day I was working and my co-worker said something to me. I can't remember what it was, I vaguely remember it had to do with last names on charts or walking to the back and doing something, whatever the suggestion was I thought it was dumb.  Or maybe I felt he made me look dumb. Anyways, I had that on my mind when my other co-worker Nina came up to me to ask me a question and the first thing out of my mouth, right as she was approaching me was "Hey Dummy!" I don't know who was more shocked, her, me, or the patient next to us. I couldn't believe it! I DID NOT mean to call her that. I think it was because I had my other co-worker's "dumb" suggestion on my mind and so I accidently called Nina a dummy. She said, "What did you just call me?" I said, "I didn't mean it!! I promise!" She said, "Uh huh, why don't you tell me how you really feel?"  I said, “No, I really didn’t mean it, I promise! I’m serious!” To make things worse is that I couldn't help but laughing because I was so shocked, so there I was, calling people dummy and laughing about it. Oh man, did I hear about it for the rest of the day. Anytime someone asked Nina to do something she would say, "I don't know, I'm just a big dummy" or "I don't know, why don’t you ask Annalisa if I'm smart enough to do that." It made for some good laughs and an even better memory.

Here's to you Nina...

Little Mermaid

We had this patient who was about 6'5, big, strong, tough, and in the military.  I had never worked with him but to be honest, was a little intimidated to.  One day we were near the theraband bar and he was doing the caterpillar stretch(where you walk your hands out in front of you, kind of like a push up position, and then walk you legs up toward your chest, killer stretch fyi). Well, he was working with another trainer named Hudson. As the patient came towards Hudson and me I noticed Hudson was staring at his legs. This man had tattoos on his legs, and not just any tattoos, he had huge, shirtless mermaid tattoos. It was kind of funny because he didn't seem like the tattoos type (whatever that means to us individually). Hudson asked, "What's that?" I assumed Hudson to be starting at this man's tattoos and answered d "I think it's a mermaid..." trying not to seem like I was staring at his tattoos as well (which I totally was). The man stopped his stretch, looked up at me, and so did Hudson.  Hudson looked at me and said, "No, I meant the stretch."   Whoops!

Ps. Afterwards I was able to work with him and found him to be very nice.

E-mails that make me smile

** Adult Truths ***

1. I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

2. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.

3. I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.

4. There is great need for a sarcasm font.

5. How the heck are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

6. Was learning cursive really necessary?

7. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I'm pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood. 

 8 . I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired. 

 9 . Bad decisions make good stories.

1 0 . You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren't going to do anything productive for the rest of the day. 

 11 . Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection...again.

1 2 . I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.

1 3 . I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call. 

 14 . I think the freezer deserves a light as well. 

15 . I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.

16. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

17 . How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear or understand a word they said? 
  
18. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!

2 0 . Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

2 1 . Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

2 2 . Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time.

2 3 . The first testicular guard, the "Cup," was used in Hockey in 1874 and the first helmet was used in 1974. That means it only took 100 years for men to realize that their brain is also important.
Ladies.....Quit Laughing.

Heal the past, live the present, dream the future.  

Enjoy life!!!

Ps. Blogging is pretty easy when you just copy and past e-mails.

E-mails that make me smile

This is a woman's brain!!!! One night President Obama and his wife Michelle decided to do something out of routine and go for a casual dinner at a restaurant that wasn't too luxurious.  When they were seated, the owner of the restaurant asked the president's secret service if he could please speak to the First Lady in private. They obliged and Michelle had a conversation with the owner. Following this conversation President Obama asked Michelle "Why was he so interested in talking to you."   She mentioned that in her teenage years, he had been madly in love with her.  President Obama then said, "So if you had married him,  you would now be the owner of this lovely restaurant" .. To which Michelle responded, " No, if I had married him, he would now be the President".

I See Death

Ok, despite peoples' horror, I went to the Temple dental school to have my teeth looked at (I thought I had a cavity). No, it did not take forever and yes, they know what they are doing. Everything was going well, I was being helped by a third year from our ward named Glen Green.  Before the students can begin working on their patient's teeth, they have to have to have a professor approve of everything first.  So, Glen called over Dr. Jackson.  They were looking at my health history page.  Then I heard a quiet, but very clear "I see death" from Dr. Jackson.  What?! I'm dying!?  What a way to tell me! Then Glen says, "What? I didn't do that bad on the chart" to which Dr. Jackson mumbles something.  What? What did you say Dr. Jackson? I couldn't hear you! Speak up! As soon as she leaves I asked, "Am I dying?!"  He said, "What? Oh, no."  He said, "I thought she was saying my work was so horrible that I was going to die." I asked, "Then what was she talking about?"  She was referring to her pen- that's right people, her pen.  Her pen was running out of ink aka "dying".  Really? Really? I wonder if you could think of something better to say than "I see death" as your reviewing someone's health history RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM.  
Ps. I didn't have a cavity.

Trip to NY

We were on our way to visit Kaela and Mike Athay in New York when my "low tire pressure" button came on. A minute later, this happened...

This was the first time in my life I had ever seen a low tire pressure warning. Welcome to the cold I guess. We ended up turning around and buying four new tires. Super disappointing and expensive!