Holy Crap this is my 5th
week in L.A…
I can’t believe I have
been away from my family, friends, and Birmingham for that long. Oh, and missed
a Holiday.
Where to start…
I must apoligize again
for not blogging. Not that I have that big of a following or anything, haha.
I’ve been cheating with my journal. Getting used to this is kind of like when I
first started using a Kindle. I hated it. I missed my paper books. And in a way
I miss my pen and paper. My friend
back home and I had a conversation about journaling that made me start when I
was in my last semester of nursing school so it has been hard to break that
habit. But I promise to make an effort.
Work has been amazing. I
have made so many friends both travelers and permenant staff that have made my
transition even easier! They love hearing what nursing is like in Alabama. For
one, they can’t believe we actually have cutting edge surgeons and doctors. I
mean really, it’s not a 3rd effing world country. For second, they
are appalled by the conditions. I
have to say that about here, the staffing is generous. But then when I think about it… it’s not
that it’s generous, but that it is SAFE! I friend in SF told me that once I was
a nurse in California I would never be able to go back to Alabama and she may
be CORRECT! Sometimes in my unit
there are as many (or more) nurses then patients! Just crazy. But it makes
sense… I mean it is an ICU.
My workout life… well
its been challenging. I am in Love
with my gym. The WODs are always challenging and I’m always there for over an
hour. It’s taken me awhile to recover from my time off, much like it did when I
took time off from the gym in December.
I said I would never do that again and after this time, I hope it never
ever does. Shit, I basically die
every workout. But you never know what life will throw at you. The coaches have
been supportive and the members have been great. I mean its not like I’m really doing that bad it’s just my
mental game is off and in CrossFit that can be what ruins you. Calling myself a fatass in my head
probably doesn’t help. But after
last week I’m feeling much better and my mental game is back on. Boom. There
are some true athletes for me to learn from so im going to take advantage like
none other.
My diet is… lacking
something to be desired. Ok, I’m
probably exaggerating that too. But, sushi is definitely getting the best of
me. Last week I ate at least one roll
almost every day. That’s a lot of
rice. Like a lot. No bueno. I’m going to have lunch with
a friend… we are going to stuff our faces with sushi… then hold each other
accountable to having it only one day a week, maybe two. (let’s be honest it’s
a hard habit to break.)
Now onto serious stuff…
being with out my family on Thanksgiving.
Thank goodness for my new friends here. They kept me intertained and even invited me with their
families. That was nice to
have. We all went out on Wednesday
night, which is like a tradition in West Hollywood. Everyone goes out the Wednesday before. Everywhere was packed and we absolutely
had a blast. There were a couple
of special performers and events that kept the night going well into the
wee-hours. I slept in and went to
Runyon Canyon. It was the nicest
weather and completely took my mind off things. Then I freaking got lost and ended up being on top of that
huge ass hill for and hour and a half.
I met a friend at the movies to FINALLY watch the new Twilight
movie. It was effing awesome. Edward and Jacob definitely took my
mind off things. Funny story… So
the theater we went to is so nice.
But, its in Korea Town. I
don’t know if you know but Los Angeles has the largest Korean population in the
world… outside of Korea itself. I
didn’t think anything about it.
Until… we were sitting in the previews and the first one was in damn
Korean. I was like oh shit. I looked at my friend and said “ummmm
everyone around us is speaking Korean and the preview is in Korean and all the
workers are Korean…shit!” Just as I was pulling out my phone to google the
theater and see if all the movies were in Korean when the second preview came
on and was in english… with Korean subtitles naturally. We had a good laugh. After the movie I went home for a nap
because I work night shift and that’s what we do. I woke up, got fabulous, and went to Hollywood. We met at a restaurant/bar on Hollywood
Blvd in the heart of Hollywood itself, Cabo Cantina. This group I’m especially Thankful for. They are travelers too and like me were
missing their families. It was
nice to have a group of friends going through the same thing. We ‘people watched’ (because in that
part of Hollywood there is prime ‘people watching’ to be had. People walk down the street smoking a
blunt, acting crazy, dressing crazy, and being themselves) and drank
margaritas. I ate the biggest plate of nachoes I had ever seen in mah life, and
talked to some foreign hotties. It was the perfect night.
Today on this beautiful
Sunday in Hollywood I’m Thankful for this life I have. I have friends old and new that have
shown me so much Love if I think about it enough I get teary-eyed. I have a family back home that has so
much Love and Support for me, I pray I’m not hurting any of them by being away
and missing the Holidays.
I’m finally settled
in…
P.S. I went to Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the game, as would be tradition for me in Birmingham. I got mad at the game and made my friends leave. We went and ate sushi. HA!
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