Good "old times"

Graduation day!!! Well, sort of. Today was the final day of my FIRST internship of the school year. To remind everyone, my first PT internship, which is now COMPLETED, was in Sedona AZ at a nursing home. I LOVED it! I am actually sad to go and begin my outpatient rotations because I found that I loved that setting so much. I hope to work somewhere like that in the future. Every day is something new, and with the right sense of humor, every day is a crack up.

Here are a few favorite patient quotes:

1. me: "Ok, let's just try to move your legs a little"

patient: "You know, dear, in 10 years it won't matter that I tried to move my legs today. I'm 94 today. I'll be dead then. You see?"

2. me: "Mrs. S., I think your diaper is disconnected" (the velcro was loose)

patient: "I think my BRAIN is disconnected, should we worry about that?"

3. me: "Mr. G, do you want orange juice or strawberry juice?"

patient: "I just want some HOOCH."

4. me: "Can I get you some water?"

patient: "Get me a mint, I feel like a dog walked through my mouth and then pooped in it."

5. Monday:

me - "Mrs. R, let's go do therapy!"

patient - "What's therapy?"

me - "exercise and walking"

patient - "oh, ok sure!"

Tuesday:

me - "Mrs. R, let's go do therapy!"

patient - "What's therapy?"

me - "exercise and walking"

patient - "oh, ok sure!"

Wednesday:

you get the point

6. patient: "You people sure are angels for coming here each day and helping us old nutjobs get better and dealing with us all the time...I guess you're probably a little twisted then, too, come to think of it."

So the good times at the nursing home come to an end, but hopefully for only a short time!

In other news, God continues to show his goodness through my final weeks in Flagstaff. I have thoroughly enjoyed my last days here by spending time at my favorite Flagstaff spots and with my favorite Flagstaff people. Last week, I had coffee a few times at the local joints with some wonderful girl friends whom I ADORE fully and will miss fully. I also brought my guitar up to the lookout hill and, in an unexpected twist, played worship songs with a group of 30 U of A foreign exchange students from Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and the Dominican Republic! I love the random yet NON-randomness of God's sweet plans.

This weekend I will continue spending time with the excellent people here, and Monday I am hiking West Fork in Oak Creek Canyon with my roommate, Britni, to see the fall colors!

Wednesday I will move down to Phoenix (somber death march plays in the background). There are certainly things to look forward to there, but...well...it's PHOENIX. In the early New Year I will get to venture to Boulder, CO! I am still seeking a place to "lay my head" in Boulder, so if anyone has any leads on that, I would love the help.

I'll keep this post to that for now and hopefully get the chance to write on deeper thoughts someday soon. The time in Flag is precious, so I will savor it while I can and write about it LATER! Peace to everyone and hope to hear from y'all if you get the chance. Blessings!