Friday, June 25, 2010
Long hot summer days.....
As a kid it was always exciting when school was out. Long lazy days spent on the beach listening to a small transistor radio and reading comic books, seventeen magazine along with 'Teen, 16, and tigerbeat magazines. Living in an area where people flocked to during the summer months meant that there was always change-over-day every Saturday or every other Saturday where new families would vacation. Some kids became friends for life, others came and went. Though the decades have passed, they are a bit different for my own daughter. While we live in a state with a lot of tourists, our tourism season is in the winter. Mainly her friends are from school or in the coming weeks, friends she has made over the years of attending summer camp. This week she has had a friend visiting from South Carolina. They have been friends since pre-K and although her friend has moved out of state, they keep in touch via the cell phone and computer! No longer the snail mail hand written letters on pretty stationary with waxed embossed stamps on the back of the envelope! There was always excitement to come home and have mail; I'd run up to my room and sit on my bed and read the events from my pen pals! While I had the beach to escape to, my daughter has the pool, and the pool seems to be more inviting after dark than during the day. Shopping, movies, food, talking and giggling are not out of style. They sleep late and stay up late. I think I had more freedom, because at night I'd walk to the beach and have my toes in the water and walk along and enjoy the bonfires along the beach, joining friends in roasting marshmallows over the open fire. Now there is much red tape in order to get a permit to have a bonfire...takes all the spontaneity and fun out of it! So this week it was going to see Toy Story 3, selecting a 4g iPhone and enjoying the company of a friend.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Fun in Gainesville....
Today was basically a lazy day. What is it with Gainesville? Every time I am here, I just want to take a nap or sleep in??? Caitlin has been busy with her studying and I am studying for ACLS...only to get a call from Liz that I missed the scheduled date for it! Caitlin has been able to explain to me what a .... rhythm is...look there is no "p" wave and the QRS complex is narrow! Who knew...I think it is hard to read rhythm strips...if I have to learn them then everyone else needs to read fetal heart rate rhythm strips! Anyway, I'll get through it. Even though it was rather slow, restful, and full of studying we did get out to eat and went to play mini-golf and one night we played arcade games and actually won "Deal or No Deal"! We gave all the tickets away to a little kid. Joe found the problem in my car and there was a little wire not connected to the airflow thingamajig in the car that caused the light to go on...it is now off! Woohooo!!! I bought books on CD and started to listen as I made my way home. It was a Sophie Kinsella book, I really like her stories except for the "f" bomb...the stories are good enough that they don't need that, but the story was good and I had to listen to the rest when I got home to find out the ending. Back to work and reality....
Friday, June 4, 2010
The Arboretum and Gainesville
It was up and out the door to meet up with Kim. The directions were a bit sketchy, but it worked out well. I have to say once I was on my way, Kim had a great surprise...a discount store....it had brand name shoes, many of which I hadn't heard of, and a uniform shop! I did quite well in both shoes and uniforms. Since Liz makes fun of my high-water uniform pants....they are a thing of the past. I have many colors to choose from...whooo hooo. It was then off to the Arboretum. A very tranquil place. We started off with lunch, explored the bonsai and then down through the gardens and to the greenhouse, where I got a last minute buy in! ;) Then I was off to hit the highway back to Gainesville. The ride back seemed shorter. I stopped at an Ingles...I much prefer Publix and the other stop was again at Tallulah Falls...this time I stopped at the little store with the viewing area....a bit over rated in the excitement department, it was however, the biggest tourist attraction in the Southeast. If their were falls, they were small and the gorge is so deep it is hard to see them. The amazing Wallenda crossed it in the 1970's via tightrope (over three football fields in length and 1,000 feet above the gorge)! Did get a bit off course I thought when 23 and 441 split, I took 441 actually truth be told both go to 85 so 85 south was the way to go and then follow the bypass routes to I-75! Stopped in Perry, Georgia for gas (same area we stopped at on the way up) and then ate at Cracker Barrel. Some blonde woman in a green sundress was there either lost, mentally ill, or drunk. She was looking for her "cocktail" and didn't know where she put it! hmmmmm the lady at the table in front of me spoke to her waitress and before long the manage was out and found the lady to be odd. She walked out side and the lady at the table was afraid that she was going to drive so she followed her out. When I left two police cars were there two officers, the lady in the sundress and the lady at the table where all sitting in rockers talking! Off gain to the highway which was dark and road construction here and there but made it to Caitlin's at midnight!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
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