January
1/1
Waking up to this view
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| Seattle, Washington |
1/2
Valerie’s honesty
1/3
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| Sleeping Bill's ability to sleep anywhere |
1/4
Tux farted super loud while snuggling up to me and it smelled so bad
1/5
The look on Venus’ (coworker) face when the doctor looked into an empty room that Victoria (coworker) was cleaning with the lights off and asked, “Is that my patient?”
1/6
1/7
The look on Venus’ (coworker) face when the doctor looked into an empty room that Victoria (coworker) was cleaning with the lights off and asked, “Is that my patient?”
1/6
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| This gift from my mom |
1/7
Seeing the older and the younger jumpers of Hot Dog USA all practicing in the same gym
1/30
2/8
2/16
1/8
This video from Ellen: Click!
1/9
Cooking for Brendyn and him liking it
1/10
Tux curled up on his new bed
1/11
The most non-productive practice ever with LJ and Garrett
1/12. Walking out to do the halftime show for the Mavericks vs. Cavaliers... I got goosebumps
1/13
Garrett taking a picture of a stranger, not being sneaky at all-- “is this a girl or a guy?”
1/14
Performing for the Lakers vs. Warriors... And Dave Chappelle (one of Kobe Bryant’s last games).
1/15
My drunk patient said I should work on being more genuine, and I said she should work on getting into detox... She agreed.
1/16
Charge nurse, Kathy, gave me a gift card for being in the psych pod for two (busy) nights in a row.
1/17
Waitress at Apple Bees said, “It’s just like this picture without the food.” So basically the only thing the meal had in common with the picture was the skillet.
1/18
Valerie: “I can’t be a dog walker; I hate walking.”
1/19
Bill, charge nurse, told me that he nominated me for charge relief.
1/20
Literally saving lives (unresponsive seizure patient).
1/21
Beating Brendyn at darts.
1/22
Laughing with LJ, Nick, and Kelsy about jump rope and the good ole days.
1/23
“I like beer.” - Lottie (Kelsy’s 2 year old daughter)
1/24
Me: “How old is Peyton Manning?” LJ: “Old! When he gets tackled, dust flies off.”
1/25
Long (needed) naps
1/26
Brendyn: “How lucky for both of us that we get to see each other tomorrow ;)”
1/27
Fun double dutch single practice and dedicated team members: Garrett and LJ.
1/28
Eliana and Joe said, “Damn it Ben!” on Ben’s get well card.
1/29
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| This text from Brendyn |
1/30
Brendyn + me = boyfriends (5:14 pm)
1/31
February
2/1
Jimmy John’s brought the ER a whole box of samplers after I ordered from them.
2/2
All the positive feedback on my relationship status.
2/3
Talking to Hunter on the phone.
2/4
Adult/mature conversations.
2/5
Much needed naps.
2/6
Seeing Ryan!
2/7
This sunset with Brendyn and him cooking for me--ribs.
2/8
How much knowledges and experience I have obtained since nursing school.
2/9
Passing TNCC (trauma nurse certification)
2/10
Letting my guard down, realizing, and not caring
2/11
Valentine’s Day package from my mom
2/12
Me: “How do you like your toast?” Brendyn: “... Toasted?”
2/13
Emptied ER waiting rooms
2/14
Receiving Zach and Kelly’s wedding invitation.
2/15
2/16
Much needed breaks and naps at work.
2/17
Surviving busy work days and making it to the weekend!
2/18
Warm cozy bed
2/19
Good food (Heartwood Provisions)
2/20
Beautiful day and hike with Brendyn
2/21
Lazy days and Netflix binge watching
2/22
Tux's awkwardness at the dog park
2/23
Kissing scene on Zoolander 2
2/24
Filled car up for only $16.
2/25
Booked flight for Ireland and Portugal
2/26
2/27
One of the ER doctors said, "Charles Edward Rankin III... What? You can call me by my first name... Louis."
2/28
2/29
Foreign bodies and weird ER nights.
March
3/1
There's a fire... Adele and Sugar Brown remix... Brendyn and my version.
3/2
Learning on the job and literally saving a person's life.
3/3
Mind blown! Unrelated patients... Neighbors.
3/4
36 questions and learning more about Brendyn (road trip to Walla Walla)
3/5
Wind... It makes everything better.
3/6
Microclimates and beautiful landscapes that make me feel small
3/7
Twizzlers and FaceTime
3/8
3/9
FaceTime with my brother from another mother, Brad...
3/10
When people like my (weird) cooking style
3/11
Cuddling
3/12
A patient hugging me for understanding her even though she could talk (intuition and body language)
3/13
Getting off work an hour earlier due to daylight savings
3/14
I commented on an elderly patients nails, and she replies, "You see, I'm rich honey... I can get them done anytime I want."
3/15
3/16
Reflecting back on the work day was brought up in huddle, and Ingrid mentioned this note and my smiles in correlation with good stress relief techniques.
3/17
Mama's lasagna... Dinner with my mom and Brendyn.
3/18
Wisdom teeth extraction... Mom taking care of me.
3/19
Rhianna visited and brought me a plant, yogurt, and an adult coloring book
3/20
Watching Home with mom
3/21
Painting ceramics with Brendyn and my mom
3/22
Exploring Seattle and Chihuly Glass Garden with my mom, and her randomly waving at a stranger while I took a pic
3/23
Brendyn said the "L" word.
3/24
Brendyn ordering me soft Indian food and a mango smoothie for me to eat since mouth was killing me...
3/25
Less pain enabling me to smile
3/26
3/27
Brendyn visiting me for like 5 minutes because he promised he would come over before I went to work
3/28
Eating cereal for the first since before my wisdom teeth extraction
3/29
Calm night at work.
3/30
Two calm nights in a row at work
3/31
Woke up to enjoy the sunshine!
April
4/1
Lying in the hammock... Perfect 72 degree weather!
4/2
Stopped Brendyn's toilet up and he didn't have a plunger... .. .
4/3
Acting weird, pretending to twitch my eyes like a stroke/seizure patient and Brendyn catching me...
4/4
Learning from Brendyn; he's super smart
4/5
Awesome 2 shows and awesome crowd--standing ovation--at our Electrick jump rope show (Sacramento Kings)
4/6
People recognizing us at the airport from our show--seriously the best crowd.
4/7
82 degrees and perfect outside
4/8
Hydration and cucumber water
4/9
Tux hopping around, chasing a fly
4/10
L.J.'s dream
4/11
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| Haiku for Dr. Chun |
4/12
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| Poem from Dr. Chun |
4/13
4/14
First night being charge nurse in the ER.
4/15
Put on a sweet show at UW with Lily and the boys to "step out domestic violence" (Brendyn 1st jump rope show).
4/16
Bowling and hanging out with some of my favorite people in my life (Brendyn, Brett, Brian, LJ, Rhianna, Robbie, Ryan).
4/17
Beautiful day on the beach with Tux, Brendyn, and his friends.
4/18
I'm just truly grateful for the people in my life.
4/19
Playing in a baseball game for the first time in more than ten years
4/20
Sitting on the dock by the lake and talking with Brendyn
4/21
The younger Hot Dog member just keep getting better and better... It's amazing!
4/22
I didn't even know a guy was completely blind because he was getting around and functioning so normally.
4/23
Connecting and getting through to patients in a psychotic state
4/24
Knowledge and new experiences
4/25
Cuddling
4/26
The amazing body and how smart it is
4/27
Waking up to Tux jumping--thump, thump, thump--trying to look out the window
4/28
RIP Daddy, I love you. ❤️
(March 26, 1953- April 28, 2016)
4/29
4/30
I got to see my dad for the first time since he passed away. He looked really good and peaceful. I love you, dad.
May
5/1
My supportive friends and family. The nice text Brian sent my mom.
5/2
My dad's funeral was perfect. Bad to the bone.
5/3
Jumping on the trampoline with Nolan and him showing me his backflip that's really a forward roll.
5/4
Talking to Brendyn on the phone about EVERYTHING.
5/5
Mom's car is paid off without her having to pay it.
5/6
Anna and John paying for dinner.
5/7
Nolan's "fifth" birthday party even though he's four
5/8
BBQ for Mother's Day
5/9
Shopping and spending time with my mom
5/10
Having no one sitting next to my on the plane home
5/11
Supportive coworkers
5/12
Being off of work for eight more days after only working one day
5/13
Cleaning my whole entire house
5/14
Innovation and the next generation of jumpers
5/15
New Rocky Horror Picture Show trailer
5/16
Brendyn's new Jackson and Tux love each other
5/17
Won softball game
5/18
BEYONCÉ 🍋
He looking into the crowd at all of the lights
5/19
Having all of Hot Dog USA in the gym practicing for the community show
5/20
5/21
Correlation between full moons and busy, weird ER nights.
5/22
Kassie not knowing what Netflix and Chill means and putting it in the work update
5/23
5/24
My manager trusting me to be charge nurse prior to being off orientation
5/25
Charge nursing on my own
5/26
Garrett and I am actually not that bad at Wheel
5/27
Getting better at swimming
5/28
Everyone excited for the Warrior and OKC game, and I've had the privilege to perform there
5/29
Sitting around the fire, hanging out with Brendyn's friend
5/30
Roof top views of Seattle
5/31
Hanging out with LJ, Zev, and Brian at my house... Rhyming with eight.
June
6/1
Intelligent conversations and people
6/2
Hanging out with LJ and Brian... Game of Thrones.
6/3
My manager requesting me to be charge nurse.
6/4
Being able to answer all the questions asked during a challenging shift
6/5
Summertime weather
6/6
Supportive coworkers
6/7
Happy for computers and not having to paper chart all the time.
6/8
Visual of my mom not buckling a wheel chair down on the bus
6/9
Patient's wife was relieved to see me and said I was comforting and an angel sent from God
6/10
Alone time
6/11
This video of Hot Dog USA: Click!
6/12
Break ups are hard, but I truly do have the best of friends.
6/13
Accidentally farts
6/14
Getting stronger
6/15
How close and supportive that jump rope community is
6/16
Game of Throne season one finale!
6/17
Binge watching Orange is the New Black
6/18
89 year old patient asked if I had a crush on my coworker Laurisa because I kept offering help.
6/19
Same 89 year old patient came back into the ER and said, "There's the cutie... Where's your girlfriend?"
6/20
Making a positive impact in people lives.
6/21
Feeling like the Incredible Hulk pulling an unresponsive patient out of a car.
6/22
Slow work nights after a super busy week
6/23
Weekends!
6/24
Binge watching Game of Throne's
6/25
Gay Pride with Rhianna and Brian
6/26
Perfect days and long walks with Tux
6/27
Summertime!
6/28
Game of freakin' Thrones
6/29
A clean house
6/30
Cooking and watching GoT with Brian
July
7/1
Eight hour work shifts
7/2
Productive days
7/3
Jim standing up for me
7/4
Someone running full force into a locked door.
7/5
Working with awesome doctors who respect their nurses.
7/6
Overheard a patient tell her husband, "Ya know, it's really not that crazy compared to TV" (referring to the ER).
7/7
Breakfast and drinks with coworkers after a long shift.
7/8
Rational conversations
7/9
Robbie, Garrett, and Jesse doing speed with ropes that stretch across the entire gym
7/10
All the older Hot Dog USA boys practicing at the same time
7/11
7/12
Hot Dog USA aerials records set with coaches including Christi (20).
7/13
Dinner with Jake, LJ, and Brian
7/14
Productive last practice before Portugal with only a couple of miss in each routine
7/15
Rhianna waking up for "round 2."
7/16
Fix you- Dublin (Roof top bar); dancing with UK and Scotland
7/17
Lots of Irish guys hitting on me.
7/18
Seriously too many laughs and smiles in Ireland... Such a great tip with great people and many kisses... Favorite part: Pantibar with our Airbnb host, Irish locals, Brazilian, and a cute English man who kissed me at the end of the night.
7/19
Roughest/scariest plane landing... And the plane playing a (da da da) song like, "you made it safe and sound."
7/20
Jump rope friends!
7/21
Catching up with Benjamin and speaking "German."
7/22
Getting 4th on my singles under LJ, Nick, and Luke
7/23
The Sunset over Portugal
7/24
Talking to Benjamin until 4 am.
7/25
Eating Francesinhas with Benjamin
7/26
Hanging out at the pool with Garrett and Jake
7/27
The helpful people of Dublin and making out hour connection
7/28
Relaxing in my own bed after a long vacation
7/29
Back at work, saving lives.
7/30
Supportive coworkers.
7/31
While reassessing my patient's respirations, he quietly asked me, "Are you going to do something or just stand there and stare at me?" 😳 ... I thought he was sleeping...
August
8/1
Mom got a paraprofessional job!
8/2
Music... It's the best!
8/3
Looking forward to weekends
8/4
Breakfast with coworkers
8/5
Spontaneous outing with Tyler
8/6
Thirsty Hop with Nick, Brian, Garret, Robbie, and Jake
8/7
Filming a music video for a New Zealand artist
8/8
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| #superheroes |
8/9
Catching up with Zev.
8/10
8/11
Professional massages
8/12
Jump roping at work for Estella with her extra long phone charger
8/13
Being considered a "strong ER nurse."
8/14
I asked my patient how she got gum in her nose and she looked around innocently and said quietly, "I put it there."
8/15
My cousin, Lauren, had her twins
8/16
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| Sunrise over Lake Sammamish |
8/17
USA women win top three in track.
8/18
Sleeping in without setting an alarm
8/19
Relaxing baths
8/20
Listening to Brian play the piano while I looked out at the city.
8/21
Light breeze, warm weather, and a hammock
8/22
Beat the first place softball team twice, ranking us 2nd and putting us into the playoffs.
8/23
Chelsea Handler... Enough said!
8/24
Breathing fresh air
8/25
8/26
92 year old lady said the secret to good health is positivity.
8/27
Making people smile
8/28
Busy ER nights and doing good
8/29
Ending the softball season in first place
8/30
Rita swapping shifts with me, allowing me to play in the softball playoffs.
8/31
Visualizing one of my patients running across the ocean when he said, "I ran away from Guatemala."
September
9/1
The family of a patient we couldn't save, thanked us anyways for trying...
9/2
RuPaul Drag Race All Stars
9/3
Brian said I was second best, understand his sister
9/4
Riding a ten peddle bike with friends.
9/5
Good dreams with old friends.
9/6
Rearranging furniture
9/7
Selfie with Spencer and some random girl
9/8
I got hit on at the gym... I think. "Damn GQ, legs like that need stilettos to walk in. I'm not sexually harassing you; I'm 55 years old with dementia if anyone ask."
9/9
9/10
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| Drawing by Randell, Lily, and me |
9/11
Fast Food
9/12
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| 1st Place Softball Champions |
9/13
The scribe asking if I had sterile gauze... When he really needed a delivery kit and vaginal tray.
9/14
Elevating my feet after a busy work night.
9/15
Busiest ER night, but I survived
9/16
Finally got a washer/dry in my condo
9/17
Tux bouncing his toy and it hitting me in my face.
9/18
Deciding to go back to school for my MSN
9/19
Everyone excited to be back in the jump rope gym... First practice of the year.
9/20
Talking to Mikey about nursing.
9/21
Tux knowing what my facial expressions mean and listening without me having to say a word.
9/22
First coaching of the jump rope year, and everyone worked so hard.
9/23
9/24
Jim believe me when I said, "Bill got fired."
9/25
Getting an IV on the first try when the patient usually has to be stuck multiple times
9/26
The anger in some people is just comical
9/27
Drawing with John.
9/28
This Scary Mirror Prank: Click!
9/29
Traveling home to Louisiana
9/30
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| Ten Year High School Reunion |
October
10/1
Spending time with Charlie, Clayton, Haylie, Kyle, Jonathan, Jonna, and Nicola
10/2
Muddy Waters with HHS class of 2006.
10/3
Mom and her new smart phone
10/4
Submitted my application to University of South Alabama's Family Nurse Practitioner program
10/5
Eating at Texas Road House with my family
10/6
Flights without delays
10/7
Strong pod mates in the ER
10/8
Holly's first code story (30:2)
10/9
John left a smilie drawing on my locker.
10/12
Laurisa thinking Doctor Friedland was talking to a sleeping patient for like 20 mins
10/13
10/14
First teaching role at work... Foley Catheter.
10/15
Watching Scream with LJ.
10/16
Fire extinguisher... Ryan, Brett, LJ
10/17
Hanging out with John... and trying in "Halloween costumes."
10/18
Sucking at riding LJ's Hoverboard
10/19
Heavy rain
10/20
James asking to touch my butt
10/21
72 y/o with rainbow, zebra print legging on.
10/22
Caitlyn said, "Hi, I'm Caitlyn" to Doctor Bronstien, and he just walked off without saying anything... "Story of my life."
10/23
Friendly coworkers
10/24
Nice ED manager
10/25
Potlucks at work.
10/26
Patient farting in Vlad's face.
10/27
A.J.: You're dog is so cute!
Natalie: Chad, you're so cute!
10/28
Making my Aladdin costume
10/29
John's dancing and out in Seattle for Halloween
10/30
Naps
10/31
Watching Scream with LJ
November
11/1
LJ and me laughing at this meme hard than we should have...
11/2
Music that instantly puts you in a good mood... Capsize
11/3
AJ hugging me bc I had a free hug shirt on
11/4
Showing up to work an hour late because I don't know my new schedule
11/5
Being in Seattle for four years
11/6
Hugs
11/7
Jimmy Graham hurdling over another football player. Seahawks win.
11/8
Dropped my presidential ballot off at Dropbox
11/9
11/10
Syrup... LJ and HFS
11/11
Tiffany in Seattle
11/12
"You don't have to change the world can change thief heart."
Comic Con with Tiffany
11/13
Suspension bridge in Vancouver
11/14
Complete my first level red at Seattle Project Bouldering
11/15
Setting for escaping the "Secret Office" escape room at Sherlocked Seattle.
11/16
Relaxation and alone time
11/17
11/18
How to Get Away with Murder... Best show ever!
11/19
Tux scared when he poops inside
11/20
11/21
Bouldering with John--he's a good guy
11/22
Tux's guilty walk when he poops inside.
11/23
Going home because of low censes at work
11/24
Friendsgiving at Brett and Ryan!
11/25
Going to Cap Hill with Ryan, Brett, Brian and meeting up with Brian's friends... and GARRETT (at a gay bar)... Garrett's face! Haha.
11/26
Decorating for Christmas
11/27
Great Winter fest performance--last show of 2016
11/28
Faces and sounds people make while working out
11/29
Smoke on the Waters at the bowling alley... Made me think of my dad.
11/30
Redmond Bar and Grill with Cade
December
12/1
Friendly strangers
12/2
Projectile vomiting kids...
12/3
Wife said, "Let's just get a CT scan to see if he has a brain in there."
I replied, "Most men don't."
12/4
Farting every step. He walks with a friend laughing. No one knows but them. 😷 #haiku #truestory John
12/5
Shooting John with normal saline.
12/6
Cracking myself up in the elevator at work... And I was alone.
12/7
John's laugh when he complimented me and I said, "I know."
12/8
Snow!!!
12/9
Making gumbo at 0400, in the morning.
12/10
White Elephant party at my place
12/11
Climbing the Christmas tree in Kirkland with LJ and Jake.
12/12
Guy sleeping by the hot tub at the gym.
12/13
Double practice with L.J. and Jesse.
12/14
Coworker white elephant part... Lavender Penis Soap.
12/15
Complete stranger invited my into her house because she thought I was her son's friend... I was at the wrong house.
12/16
People trusting me to vent
12/17
Shannon Beard's snapchat... Mom trying to shut the recliner.
12/18
Tossed Tux's toy at him and instead him catching it, he just roll backwards and laid on the bed.
12/19
Little smiling holding a peace sign up.
12/20
John brought cookies and draw me a great Christmas card.
12/21
Nolan gave me a wet willy and yelled wet willy!
12/22
Preschool talent show... It was horrible.
12/23
You can't confess all of your sins away with your dirty brain. -Aunt Anna
12/24
12/25
Nolan saying Santa is so sweet.
12/26
The checkout lady at Sam's Club was super nice and cheerful... and she was working on her birthday.
12/27
Watching Landon's basketball scrimmage
12/28
Looking at houses for my mom.
12/29
Getting from the airport to West Seattle for only $6
12/30
Blind patient called himself transexual because he had a female cornea transplant
12/31
This video of my dad dancing: Click!
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