April 8, 2022
It’s finally here! In some ways it’s felt like the time has flown while we’ve been back in New Hampshire, but we’ve also been anxious to start off on this new adventure of travel nursing! We have found a lovely couple whose townhouse we will be renting in Myrtle Beach and are set to move in next Wednesday, April 13th. It’s actually a three bedroom, but the owners are leaving their things in one of them, so we’ll have two beds and two baths which is amazing!
While we’ve been back in New Hampshire we’ve been able to see so many of our friends and family which has been wonderful and such a blessing. About a week and a half ago we were at my dad’s house to visit and were hoping to see my Aunt Patti who we knew was very close to passing away. Unfortunately, we didn’t get that last visit with her that we were hoping for, she passed away in the early morning the day that we were planning to see her. The timing of that was hard, but I was so glad to be with my family when it happened.
My stepmom, Tricia, cared for Aunt Patti day and night before she went into the nursing home and even when she was there. She is incredibly caring, generous, and loves our family so much. I think she got a lot of that from Aunt Patti. We all deeply miss her. This past Saturday we had a beautiful service and a fun family lunch after at her favourite restaurant. I even tried a fried clam strip, her favourite, which was my first and probably my last.
We’re so thankful that both Pepper & Sage seem to do very well in the car, hopefully it all goes smoothly! We’re staying at an Airbnb on the way to break the drive up. Then we’ll meet the owners of the house we’re renting when we arrive to move in on Wednesday. The following Monday, April 18th, will be Dan’s first day! He’ll be working three 12hr overnight shifts per week on a medical-surgical unit. He’s not looking forward to working nights, but in some ways it may be easier. We share a car so it will be nice for me to have access to it during the day. He’ll also have more time to get a feel for the hospital during the not as busy nights. All in all he’s just very excited to start working as a nurse again!
MY FAVOURITE RECIPES LATELY:
Better Than Takeout Sesame Ginger Chicken Fried Rice.
Chewy Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars.
WHAT I’M READING:
Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann
(super interesting book about the little known Osage Nation in Oklahoma
& the start of the FBI)
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