Last week was a trip to Idaho. The boy is from Idaho, but has lived in Arizona for about 10 years now, give or a take a few months. Amid multiple airport diversions, that involved 3:45 am wake up call to 6:30 flight out of Phoenix to a two hour layover in Salt Lake City (I waved hi from the airplane Amalia), we finally landed in Boise around 12:3o to be picked up by his brother, sister-in-law and nephew. A lunch of steakbites, we took over for the 1 1/2 drive to his hometown. That evening met his dad and dad's new wife for dinner at a local restaurant. The (his) sister-in-law and I, with nephew in tow hung out and got to know one another quite well. She's so much fun, I look forward to many more visits with them. The nephew is 14 months and about the cutest thing in the world. The next day we hooked up the horse trailer (part of the reason for the trip) so that boy and his brother could re wire the trailer lights and change the trucks oil before we took off for a trip back to Arizona. On Thursday morning we loaded up and headed south. A 14 hour drive across the southern half of Idaho, all of Nevada (with no radio or cell phone service) and the northern half of Arizona. Thank goodness for laptops and I tunes. The temperature in Idaho was in the 70's the entire time. Spent some time hiking around Snake River at Twin Falls, and managed to not take a single picture, at all! I can't belive I did that.
Now packing, leaving for Belton in T-minus 7 days. As soon as we get somewhat unpacked and get a spare bed, every last one of you is invited to come visit our new little town. I even have an in ground pool as a bribe. I'll be moving 1 hour south of Waco on I 35, which means I'm on the way to Austin/New Braunfels/The river.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
I am in desperate need of a blog makeover...And I promise to update more regularly once I get back to Texas. It seems like a lot of sentences have started like that lately. Once I (we) get back to Texas, we'll join a gym. Once we get to Texas we'll do ... or buy ... or remember to ... I suppose I should start back at the beginning since my last update.
My internship ended June 8. WooHoo! While I enjoyed being in Arizona and having the guided mentorship that a structured internship entails, I'm glad to be done. Since Easter it has been a whirlwind of job hunting, two quick trips to Texas and 4 interviews. The first was Easter weekend for a job located in Pilot Point, but would entail a lot of travel, last year approximately 250 days or so on the road. That was my dream job - it was not the boys dream position for me (because of all the travel). I did not get the position though. The second trip and three interviews was the second to last weekend in May. 2 of the clinics were mixed animal practices but wanted an equine (horse) vet. The third was an all equine practice in Brownwood.
The tuesday following my return (and last week of work) - the mixed animal clinic in Belton called to offer me a position, which I immediately accepted.
The job details:
Mixed animal clinic that's been there for 30 + years, but built a new building (which is beautiful) in 2003. He's hiring 2 of us that are both finishing internships, and together we bring the total to 8 doctors in the clinic. It is intended that I do only equine work during the day, and work to expand the already large case load. All 8 of us rotate emergency work, so I'll have to see all species emergency, which isn't that big of a deal. In this economic climate and job market, the compensation package is well above market value.
The house (Tenatively)
I decided to just rent a place for the first year so that I can better scope out the area for a place to live. I didn't want to buy on such short notice the first thing that came along, especially since I'd be doing it from Phoenix. I am still talking to the property management company but should find out this week, but the house I found is a 3000 sq ft, 3.25 acres, with an in ground pool, for $1500 a month. Once I get moved, I'll be sure to have a housewarming party (or 2) that everyone will be invited. And there is always room for visitors, plenty of spare bedrooms.
The reason I needed 3.25 acres is for horses. The boy is moving with me to Texas and bringing his horses (he's a team roper).
The Move:
Should happen around June 30/July 1, and I'll start work around July 6th. I can't get licensed until August 11 (to take the state exam) for after hours work but I can work daytime hours until then, which makes for some open weekends to roadtrip and see all my friends I've missed for the past year.
This week, beginning tomorrow morning at 6:30 am (thanks to Delta for messing up my flight arrangements and bumping us up 2 hours), we're flying to Idaho to visit his family for a week. I haven't met anyone besides his brother yet, so its the first meeting of family. He met my family at Easter and they absolutely love him. I'll update with pictures when I get back.
Thats the update for now! I promise to be more diligent in updating about the move, the house, the job, the boy and anything else that happens. Especially since I'll have internet at my house in Texas (I didn't in Arizona).
My internship ended June 8. WooHoo! While I enjoyed being in Arizona and having the guided mentorship that a structured internship entails, I'm glad to be done. Since Easter it has been a whirlwind of job hunting, two quick trips to Texas and 4 interviews. The first was Easter weekend for a job located in Pilot Point, but would entail a lot of travel, last year approximately 250 days or so on the road. That was my dream job - it was not the boys dream position for me (because of all the travel). I did not get the position though. The second trip and three interviews was the second to last weekend in May. 2 of the clinics were mixed animal practices but wanted an equine (horse) vet. The third was an all equine practice in Brownwood.
The tuesday following my return (and last week of work) - the mixed animal clinic in Belton called to offer me a position, which I immediately accepted.
The job details:
Mixed animal clinic that's been there for 30 + years, but built a new building (which is beautiful) in 2003. He's hiring 2 of us that are both finishing internships, and together we bring the total to 8 doctors in the clinic. It is intended that I do only equine work during the day, and work to expand the already large case load. All 8 of us rotate emergency work, so I'll have to see all species emergency, which isn't that big of a deal. In this economic climate and job market, the compensation package is well above market value.
The house (Tenatively)
I decided to just rent a place for the first year so that I can better scope out the area for a place to live. I didn't want to buy on such short notice the first thing that came along, especially since I'd be doing it from Phoenix. I am still talking to the property management company but should find out this week, but the house I found is a 3000 sq ft, 3.25 acres, with an in ground pool, for $1500 a month. Once I get moved, I'll be sure to have a housewarming party (or 2) that everyone will be invited. And there is always room for visitors, plenty of spare bedrooms.
The reason I needed 3.25 acres is for horses. The boy is moving with me to Texas and bringing his horses (he's a team roper).
The Move:
Should happen around June 30/July 1, and I'll start work around July 6th. I can't get licensed until August 11 (to take the state exam) for after hours work but I can work daytime hours until then, which makes for some open weekends to roadtrip and see all my friends I've missed for the past year.
This week, beginning tomorrow morning at 6:30 am (thanks to Delta for messing up my flight arrangements and bumping us up 2 hours), we're flying to Idaho to visit his family for a week. I haven't met anyone besides his brother yet, so its the first meeting of family. He met my family at Easter and they absolutely love him. I'll update with pictures when I get back.
Thats the update for now! I promise to be more diligent in updating about the move, the house, the job, the boy and anything else that happens. Especially since I'll have internet at my house in Texas (I didn't in Arizona).
Saturday, April 25, 2009
The recent current events have left me scratching my head at the world these days.
~ Miss California USA... Is to be commended for standing up for her beliefs and her views when it is the unpopular opinion. Whether you agree with her or not, she said and has stuck with her convictions. I believe that all the name calling that ensued the day after (Perez Hilton, Shanna Moakler, et al) was uncalled for, unprofessional of their respective positions and not conducive to promoting tolerance. Today's youth need to see people standing up for what they believe in and to be shown how to respectfully disagree with a person's opinion. The first happened, the second did not.
- The polo horses in Florida... horribly tragic but the pharmacy stepped up and admitted their error. Again, they should be commended for taking responsibility for their actions. Not many companies do that these days, epsecially when lawsuits are possible (probable?)
- The current political mess... and the economy mess.... disasterous!
~ Miss California USA... Is to be commended for standing up for her beliefs and her views when it is the unpopular opinion. Whether you agree with her or not, she said and has stuck with her convictions. I believe that all the name calling that ensued the day after (Perez Hilton, Shanna Moakler, et al) was uncalled for, unprofessional of their respective positions and not conducive to promoting tolerance. Today's youth need to see people standing up for what they believe in and to be shown how to respectfully disagree with a person's opinion. The first happened, the second did not.
- The polo horses in Florida... horribly tragic but the pharmacy stepped up and admitted their error. Again, they should be commended for taking responsibility for their actions. Not many companies do that these days, epsecially when lawsuits are possible (probable?)
- The current political mess... and the economy mess.... disasterous!
Some days, I'm so over it...
- I'm over technicians who can't be bothered to do their job.
- I'm over 9 years of school + a Dr. in front of my name, and having to clean stalls at my place of employment because of technicians who can't be bothered to do their job (see above)
- I'm over having to perpetually please 5 different bosses at any given time, who all have their own way of doing something that is the ONLY way to do said procedure
- I'm over having everything I do criticized by bosses (see above) and technicians (see above), there are more than one way to skin a cat (or wrap a tail, folks)
- I'm over constantly having to walk on eggshells around certain people because they fly off the handle at really stupid shit
- I'm over being blamed for bad case management, when I wasn't managing the case to begin with and had no control over what was administered
I just want to be able to make my own decisions, right or wrong. If wrapping the tail up is really worse than down, I want to see the consequences for myself. (I'm not talking about medical treatments, I understand if I'm making a medically unsound decision, I would like to be corrected)
- I'm over technicians who can't be bothered to do their job.
- I'm over 9 years of school + a Dr. in front of my name, and having to clean stalls at my place of employment because of technicians who can't be bothered to do their job (see above)
- I'm over having to perpetually please 5 different bosses at any given time, who all have their own way of doing something that is the ONLY way to do said procedure
- I'm over having everything I do criticized by bosses (see above) and technicians (see above), there are more than one way to skin a cat (or wrap a tail, folks)
- I'm over constantly having to walk on eggshells around certain people because they fly off the handle at really stupid shit
- I'm over being blamed for bad case management, when I wasn't managing the case to begin with and had no control over what was administered
I just want to be able to make my own decisions, right or wrong. If wrapping the tail up is really worse than down, I want to see the consequences for myself. (I'm not talking about medical treatments, I understand if I'm making a medically unsound decision, I would like to be corrected)
Friday, April 17, 2009
The countdown is on…
53 days remaining of the internship
Future employment status: Yet to be determined
Future housing status: Also yet to be determined – hard to find a place to live when you don’t know where to look
Reading: Adams’ Lameness
Looking forward to: Crawfish tomorrow (In Arizona even)
The Boy went home to Texas to meet Mom and Dad (and brother + brother’s girlfriend). They loved him, he loved them. Even left them alone unattended for hours while I interviewed – still went ok.
Had crawfish + lone star light beer + kolaches + saw bluebonnets = steller weekend
The interview – don’t know yet and won’t for a few weeks. I would love to have this job, but I’m not feeling too confident about it, and I can’t explain why
53 days remaining of the internship
Future employment status: Yet to be determined
Future housing status: Also yet to be determined – hard to find a place to live when you don’t know where to look
Reading: Adams’ Lameness
Looking forward to: Crawfish tomorrow (In Arizona even)
The Boy went home to Texas to meet Mom and Dad (and brother + brother’s girlfriend). They loved him, he loved them. Even left them alone unattended for hours while I interviewed – still went ok.
Had crawfish + lone star light beer + kolaches + saw bluebonnets = steller weekend
The interview – don’t know yet and won’t for a few weeks. I would love to have this job, but I’m not feeling too confident about it, and I can’t explain why
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Only 68 days remaining of the internship...
Big job interview next weekend in Texas (flying home to Houston) for a clinic based up north in horse country. It's Easter - taking the boy home to meet mom and dad.
Prayers for said job would be appreciated - it would be a GREAT opportunity to help me get a surgery position next year. It's my 2nd best dream job (after surgeon of course).
Big job interview next weekend in Texas (flying home to Houston) for a clinic based up north in horse country. It's Easter - taking the boy home to meet mom and dad.
Prayers for said job would be appreciated - it would be a GREAT opportunity to help me get a surgery position next year. It's my 2nd best dream job (after surgeon of course).
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