I love my new job

So because this weekend is a holiday, I get paid double time and a half for 8 hours, then I get paid 8 hours on Monday even though I don't work, and I get weekend pay, and I get my raise for being trained as a monitor tech. I am able to afford our camping trip this year! I'm SO EXCITED!! I've wanted to do this since I was a little girl.

Okay I should probably tell you where we're going. We are going to Lake Glendale Stables. Basicly for 3 days and 2 nights we get a horse and we can go riding all day. They'll lend us some saddle bags and we can pack food, find a cool cave, and eat lunch somewhere. The most technology we are going to have is our phones, which will be off for the most part to save the battery. There are no outlets where we're going :D

I can't wait!

Lemon Ice a la Amber

3/4-1 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice
2-4 tbsp of lemon zest
3 1/3 cups sugar
1-2 tbsp of vanilla

put water and sugar in pot on high heat until dissolved and boil for 3-5 minutes
let cool 20-30 minutes
add lemon, lemon zest, and vanilla

pour it all into a shallow container, cover it, and put it in the freezer for about 2 hours

after 2 hours take the contents and put it into a blender and blend until slushy

transfer the slush back into the container and freeze for 2 more hours.

To serve, scrape the top off with a spoon into a bowl.

I haven't finished trying this out, but I will let you all know how it turns out and maybe post a picture of the finished product. I'm going to try and make a lemon-mint version where you let fresh mint leaves (since I have several of them growing wild) sit in the hot syrup while it cools for 20 minutes.

To get enough juice I used 2 medium lemons. Just so you know the original recipe called for only 2-3 tablespoons of lemon juice...I LOVE lemons so I'm making mine extra lemony :D

Pain.....everyone has it...except those with congenital insensitivity

So I took a lovely trip to ER a little while ago. I thought it would be just like going to work, but it was really weird. It gave me a chance to look at healthcare through a patient's standpoint. I really think it made me into a better person.

I know for sure I will NEVER stand by a patent's door and talk to them. I honestly used to do that so I could listen for call lights going off. My doctor did that and it was SO irritating. I felt like he didn't care.

In other news I finally got my new hula hoop! I haven't had the chance to upload the pictures because my computer is close to the end of it's life. My hoop is all sparkley and has blue traction tape on it so it stays on my hips a little better. I haven't gotten a chance to use it much because it hurts too much. Hopefully I'll get better and I will be able to use it. I tried to get shadow to jump through it but he's too scared. He'll just whine at it.