T-day!

If all goes as planned (and there is part of me that really hopes it won't), today will be my last day as a tonsil-carrying individual. They're scheduled to depart my throat tomorrow morning at 7:30. Mom is on her way to aid me in my convalescence which will hopefully involve lots of popsicles and cheesy movies - Stick It, the gymnastics movie, is on the top of that list. I'll let you know how things go as soon as I get my voice back ;)

In other news, today was my last day with the geri's. I'll miss some of them, but I'm pretty excited to get back into the hospital for internal medicine. When I told one of the patients that today was my last day, she looked at me sadly and said that she would miss me because I was her favorite nurse. I thanked her nicely, but I must say I am perplexed at several parts of that statement. First of all, we rotate nursing homes on a daily basis, so she's only ever seen me maybe three times. Secondly, why are all female health care professionals assumed to be nurses by so many patients? I suppose this is a question I will be dealing with for years to come.

Speaking of women and the wonderful things they can do, today is Mountain Day at MHC. During undergrad, we had one day off every fall semester that was announced by the bells ringing at 7 am. We were supposed to spend the day enjoying the amazing New England fall or the nearby mall, whichever struck your fancy. Having done both during various Mountain Days (and Millennium Day our senior year), this day represents some of my favorite college memories. In honor of Mountain Day, the alumnae association recommends taking a walk and eating ice cream. I'm not so sure about the walk, but ice cream is definitely in my near future... Happy Mountain Day!