No More Surgical Floor!

Today was my last day on the Surgical Unit at KGH. I really enjoyed the semester on the floor, but I am not sad that it is over. I could actually see my self starting on a surgical unit. Well... here is a lame picture I made Erik take on my first day of clinical. I know it's silly, but my mom used to take pictures of us on our first days of school and so I thought it would be cute? No? Oh well. It made me smile.

Phone Call from France

My dear friend Alicia moved to France in the middle of August. Two weeks before my wedding. She has been my "best friend" since before I knew her. Her family lived in Ontario and I knew of them because they were friends of my parents, but I didn't know who she was. She moved here when I was in grade 1 and she was in grade 3 and we have been great friends ever since.

Anyway. She called me today when I came home from clinical and it was WONDERFUL to talk to her! She wasn't able to make it to my wedding, which was a bummer, but she got to move to France to fulfill a dream she has had since we were wee ones. She is playing professional volleyball in Europe and I am so so proud of her!

I got to talk to her today and it was GRRREEAAATTTT!

On another note. Tomorrow is my last day of clinical for the semester! Yippee!

Simply in Season

Erik couldn't resist buying a cookbook while we were at 10 Thousand Villages last week. So we came home with "Simply in Season". It is incredible! The book is split into the seasons and it tells you which fruits and vegetables are available. It then gives a bunch of recipes using those ingredients. It has breads, breakfasts, soups, salads, sides, main dishes, desserts, extras, and there is even a canning section in the summer. There's a nice little "All Seasons" section as well which is always nice.

Last night Erik make Kale Potato Soup - a definite winner. We didn't have any bread to go with it, but a hearty bread would have been delicious with it!

Kale Potato Soup

1 large bunch kale (chopped)
Steam and set aside. (don't try to cook it with the potatoes; the flavor will be too strong.)

1 tablespoon butter
1 large onion (chopped)
1 clove garlic (minced)
Melt butter in soup pot. Add onion and saute until golden. Add garlic and saute another minute.

2 large potatoes (diced)
2 cups/500 ml hot water or broth
Add, bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are soft. Remove half the cooked potatoes; puree the rest with the cooking liquid and return to the soup pot. Return reserved potatoes and steamed kale to soup pot.

3 cups/750 ml water or broth
salt and pepper to taste
Add along with additional hot water or milk to preferred consistency. Heat gently until hot and serve.

Delicious! I would recommend using broth instead of water... adds some extra flavor.

I have been looking through pictures finally choosing which ones to print off and put in albums. It has been a long time coming and it is tedious, but I love pictures. Nobody likes looking at pictures you have saved on your computer, it is much more pleasant to leisurely page through an album of printed pictures. Now I just need to save up money to print off the thousands of pictures I have from the past four years.

I have recently been going through my Edmonton pictures. That was a fun year, especially after Laura and Brittney moved in. I can't believe I used to have that much fun... during school! When I should have been studying!! The funny thing is, I still studied my rear off and got great marks, but I managaed to spend almost every evening out gallivanting with either the girls or Eric, Church and Josh.

I miss these girls.
There was never a shortage of exciting things to do. Things I miss about Edmonton:
1. Laura and Britt's room - the Hub of King's.
2. Karaoke
3. Late night talks and laughs
4. "Renting Movies" from Laura
5. Playing pool at the HighRun
6. The $0.50 theater
7. Walking to Capilano "mall"
8. Climbing trains
9. Dinners at Laura's parents house
10. Knowing everyone in the school - at least recognizing them all
11. All the random little adventures we went on

Mainly I miss Laura. Laura, Jack, Jodi, and Britt.

This is my husband...

C-section!

I don't know when I'll have time ... or energy (I'm pretty lazy right now) to write again, but I just wanted to say that I got to watch a C-section when I was in the OR this week!!!! It was great! I cried a little. Just a little.