Life in Colorado

Hi!

The first week in Colorado has been nice. Dad arrived Tuesday afternoon with my car and thankfully I was off work at 3. We came back up to the house and then hopped in the car with Mrs. Lise and Noah and headed out for a short trip around the mountain and through Evergreen so Dad could see the sites. Unfortunately, still no snow on the ground so it looks a lot like a desert, but it remains beautiful. We stopped for dinner at a nice restaurant overlooking the lake in Evergreen. It was a wonderful meal and once I got home, I crashed from exhaustion. On Wednesday, I had a full day of work and Dad went exploring. We went to grab pizza with the family at a great place here in Evergreen. The London time must have still been getting to me b/c I fell right asleep when I got home. I woke up the next morning and took Dad to the airport and then went into work. This was my first day with my other CI and it was quite eventful.

She thrives on quizzing me, even in front of patients, so it's very aggrivating. I understand I'm not overly confident in outpatient orthopedics b/c I've had little experience since starting school, but she didn't care and kept quizzing me throughout the day. I know I have more to learn and get good at, but it was a little intense on the first day with her. Thursday and Friday were more the same and she began to truly drive me crazy. As I came home Friday, I was so excited to be out of the place for 2 days. Hopefully things will get better, but this is the first CI I really can't stand. She informed me at the end of the day Friday that I've done well in my first week and she believes I need just a little push and motivation and I'll be great! UHH!!! Thankfully she's gone until Wednesday :)

To let my frustations out, Mrs. Lise, Hunter, and I went to see a great band I saw the last time I was here in Evergreen, The Jakarta Band. It is a group of 10 or so people who play soul/funk stuff. They are a great band and this, along with a few Coors Lights, helped ease the nerves from my first week. Saturday I finished unpacking, drove through snow into town to go to wal-mart, and did some studying/reviewing of my school stuff. The day was nice and relaxed and Mrs. Lise and I had a "quiche-off" to see who could make the best quiche. They were both great and was awesome since we watched "French Kiss" on TV. Another early night to bed b/c I was planning on getting up today to ski.

This morning I headed out around 9 and went down to Loveland to ski. It was only 45 minutes from the house so that was very nice. It was very sunny and kinda warm, so it made for great weather. Skiing came back pretty naturally from last year when I went, but I have a feeling I'll be pretty sore tomorrow. Hopefully this will prepare me for next weekend when Meghan and Anna come to town and we spend the weekend in Breckenridge. Hopefully this week at work will be better and I'll learn some more info...that I should already know!

Hope to blog again soon :)