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Sep. 29th, 2006
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In the news today...
Sep. 29th, 2006 10:41 amWell, it's been a heckuva week emotionally. The ups and downs have not been fun- which often leads me into withdrawing from posting, and only replying. In this case the issues have mostly been caused from my being tired, and the hubby being really, really stressed about clinicals. Additionally, our first wedding anniversary is October 8, and we've been trying to figure out how to celebrate.
We had the brilliant idea that we should go to a B&B- get away for just a couple days and have a good old romantic get away. Okay good. So then I add in- we should go for Saturday and Sunday nights- meaning I take Monday off from work. Since the 8th is a Sunday, and it would be more fun to relax and celebrate- rather than pack up to come back home. So okay... Then the problem came in booking a place. Almost everywhere we tried had Saturday booked but not Sunday. But we really wanted two nights away from it all. Finally we found a place and submitted our reservation request. The place looked really nice- two person jacuzzi tub, all that. Apparently someone booked Saturday night before we did- and we got a call yesterday that the place wasn't available- however if we could change our plans to Sunday and Monday night... Umm, between work and school- sooo not doable.
I found this out yesterday at lunch- and got upset about it. Then got into a sort of mini-fight with the hubby about his school. Basically he was being terribly negative and 'I can't do this' which isn't new- and usually I can just talk to him about it and all is good. Yesterday it just made me mad. The man is probably the smartest person I've ever met. Everyone says he's amazing with patient care, and that he'll make a great nurse. There's just this paperwork issue that's causing him grief. That's when I got mad and yelled at him- all I've ever heard about this paperwork is how hard it is and how he doesn't get it and can't do it. So I gave him a verbal ass-kick and told him that of COURSE it was hard- that's all he kept telling himself it was! And no wonder you can't do it- that's all you ever say! Say I can't I can't I can't I can't long enough and you become right- you can't.
So yeah... he did thank me before he left for clinicals and I returned to work (yeah, I was a couple minutes late but Mrs. Boss was cool with that). Said he needed that kick in the ass and was grateful that I was willing to administer it. And I later apologized for yelling it and getting angry about it- the only reason for the later was due to both of us having to leave.
All is good- and was good before I came back to work yesterday- but it was still a downer for the day. I spent part of the afternoon trying to find B&Bs with vacancies, and worrying about how hubby's clinicals were going. I did find several really nice places, and e-mailed their addresses to myself so we could go over them that night. Clinicals, for their part, went well, and hubby had a great talk with his nurse supervisor. Quick aside- part of the problem is that there is one nurse watching 8 students, and the students can't do anything really without her there and with their being 8 of them this can cause problems. However, hubby is feeling a lot better about the paperwork- his supervisor talked to him about some strategies that should help- and while he has to prove himself big time next week, his confidence is renewed. :)
AND! We booked an absolutely beautiful room at what appears to be a lovely B&B. The only thing- it's in Allegan, which happens to be where the hubby's folks live. He joked a bit about telling his mom when she calls this weekend (every Sunday, almost like clockwork) so that they can take us out to dinner on Saturday. I didn't think this was a bad idea, it would be nice to see them- and if we go and don't see them they may feel somewhat offended.
Oh, and I sent in my paperwork, and money, for the belly dance class... so now I'm on the hook for it.
We had the brilliant idea that we should go to a B&B- get away for just a couple days and have a good old romantic get away. Okay good. So then I add in- we should go for Saturday and Sunday nights- meaning I take Monday off from work. Since the 8th is a Sunday, and it would be more fun to relax and celebrate- rather than pack up to come back home. So okay... Then the problem came in booking a place. Almost everywhere we tried had Saturday booked but not Sunday. But we really wanted two nights away from it all. Finally we found a place and submitted our reservation request. The place looked really nice- two person jacuzzi tub, all that. Apparently someone booked Saturday night before we did- and we got a call yesterday that the place wasn't available- however if we could change our plans to Sunday and Monday night... Umm, between work and school- sooo not doable.
I found this out yesterday at lunch- and got upset about it. Then got into a sort of mini-fight with the hubby about his school. Basically he was being terribly negative and 'I can't do this' which isn't new- and usually I can just talk to him about it and all is good. Yesterday it just made me mad. The man is probably the smartest person I've ever met. Everyone says he's amazing with patient care, and that he'll make a great nurse. There's just this paperwork issue that's causing him grief. That's when I got mad and yelled at him- all I've ever heard about this paperwork is how hard it is and how he doesn't get it and can't do it. So I gave him a verbal ass-kick and told him that of COURSE it was hard- that's all he kept telling himself it was! And no wonder you can't do it- that's all you ever say! Say I can't I can't I can't I can't long enough and you become right- you can't.
So yeah... he did thank me before he left for clinicals and I returned to work (yeah, I was a couple minutes late but Mrs. Boss was cool with that). Said he needed that kick in the ass and was grateful that I was willing to administer it. And I later apologized for yelling it and getting angry about it- the only reason for the later was due to both of us having to leave.
All is good- and was good before I came back to work yesterday- but it was still a downer for the day. I spent part of the afternoon trying to find B&Bs with vacancies, and worrying about how hubby's clinicals were going. I did find several really nice places, and e-mailed their addresses to myself so we could go over them that night. Clinicals, for their part, went well, and hubby had a great talk with his nurse supervisor. Quick aside- part of the problem is that there is one nurse watching 8 students, and the students can't do anything really without her there and with their being 8 of them this can cause problems. However, hubby is feeling a lot better about the paperwork- his supervisor talked to him about some strategies that should help- and while he has to prove himself big time next week, his confidence is renewed. :)
AND! We booked an absolutely beautiful room at what appears to be a lovely B&B. The only thing- it's in Allegan, which happens to be where the hubby's folks live. He joked a bit about telling his mom when she calls this weekend (every Sunday, almost like clockwork) so that they can take us out to dinner on Saturday. I didn't think this was a bad idea, it would be nice to see them- and if we go and don't see them they may feel somewhat offended.
Oh, and I sent in my paperwork, and money, for the belly dance class... so now I'm on the hook for it.