"Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year"

This week I re-entered the working world. It was a long, wonderful month off! I'm floating between floors at Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC), where the people are very friendly, the cafeteria is meat and caffeine-free (religious reasons), and there are 9 floors to run up and down between patients. So far, so good! An overwhelming first day faded as I got into the swing of things. The hospital hired a bunch of travelers (as of next Wednesday, there will be SEVEN of us!) to help with the transition from paper charting to electronic documentation - chaos may be in the future... we "go live" February 5th. 

House-wise, for those who aren't in the know, I'm sharing a house with a girl, a guy, and a vocal dalmatian. All is well on the roommate front, and in fact, dude-roommate will be moving out on February 10th (yay bathroom to myself! :-) It's nice to have someone (girl roommate) to tell me where it's fun (and safe) to go! AND... the paint on the walls of my bedroom is green. Yep - this is where I'm supposed to be! 

And now, for the fun part - the weekend! Because of the APTA conference, some AAMC friends made the trip to the west coast, so I decided to spend another weekend in San Diego. With 70+ degree weather, the beach, and great friends, who could resist!? Beth and I spent Saturday basking in the beautiful California sunshine - short trip to La Jolla for some shmancy-fancy oil and vinegar for my culinary endeavors, walk to the Fish Shop to feed my fish taco addiction, and a jaunt in the dog park for Lady to get some of her RIDICULOUS energy out! Even normal, every-day events are more fun when the weather is gorgeous and friends are near :-)

 Sunday, Kamila and Sara arrived! After a long (unsuccessful) search for parking near the beach, we settled for a short walk so Kamila could put her tootsies in the sand, then headed downtown for some eats (me), drinks (them), and RAVENS. It was a nice treat to have some Baltimore friends in California :-) Glad to see you, ladies! 

Bye, bye weekend, see you again in... a week!