sunshine-flavored kisses

17 July 2013

Family time

Some much needed impromptu family time was underway this weekend for our 4th of July party involving cousins, cousins, and more cousins! It was a breath of fresh air, a warm and muggy day, and you can't get better than fireworks and s'mores to end the night right...

Take 5

16 July 2013

I love my job

I love my job. I took a walk up to the office I crash for working on the staff scheduling up on the Oncology floor and today the halls were full of happy patients. Little bald heads wandering the halls with their IV pokes, friends and parents. They were having a parade, you see, to the playroom where they would all meld together and do an art project.

Happy faces of all ages, helping each other, laughing with each other, loving on each other, supporting each other.

This. Is. Why. I. Love. My. Job.

Kids aren't like adults. They don't wallow or pity themselves for long, they get up and get on with it. There are friends to text, homework to catch up on, baby dolls to push, slushies to be drank between chemo doses.

I. Love. My. Job.

It keeps me grounded. It keeps life in perspective. It keeps my mind fresh and my focus on how good life is, even on the hardest of days.

Disclaimer: these are not photos of our patients. I stole them off the internets for visual prettiness. :)

07 July 2013

Napping at Nooney's

06 July 2013

"Cousins"

My cousin Beth got married last weekend to a sweetheart of a boy. The festivities were perfect. A much needed family get away and a gorgeous weekend.

I love this one. ;)

Call DCF!

The bride looked stunning, the day was a dream, and the champagne was flowing.

These girls of mine, these cousins, can only truly be called sisters.

We liked last weekend so much, we're doing it again this weekend with a cookout, campfire, s'mores and fireworks! I already miss them! <3

05 July 2013

21 June 2013

Boo boo kitty

After working a huge stretch and being stressed to the max, I wound up in the hospital for my yearly ED trip.

Pleurisy part II.

I'm trying to remember that I'm not unlucky, that it's just my body's way of telling me to slow down. Too much stress causes an increase in released hormones and catecholamines, and that is just a recipe for disaster. Here's hoping this bit of pain is short lived and not as severe as last time!