Last Basketball Class

I'm so sad. Basketball class is over.

I'm really glad I did this class. It was a lot of fun. My last class I played 4 games, and during those games I actually made one of my three attempted baskets, yay! I even earned my first bruise when this girl body slammed me. Ouch. But so fun.

Would I be totally crazy if I signed up for another class next semester??

So during the last class, motorcycle guy asked me out again, this time he upgraded it to dinner. I again said no, but we had a nice little chat about it- no fake boyfriend was called in this time and I felt comfortable. Then as I was walking out the other guy who had asked me to dinner chased me down the hall and told me, "you handle yourself with class and humility and that is a rare find these days." Wow, what a great compliment!

I am getting better about how I let the words people say to me effect me. Guy at the bank: "What is today laundry day?" Me: ignored. My boss: "You're almost to that age where guys won't like you." Me: ignored. Basketball guy: "Class and humility." Me: Thank you!

And mostly remind myself that God created me fearfully and wonderfully and calls me good.

I got my new school schedule today and I am so excited to go back! Still 8 weeks away, which I'm sure will fly by with my mission trip, and sister's wedding, but seems far away now. Mental health and ob/gyn here I come!

Recent eats:

Made a Bush's cucumber chickpea salad

It was ok, not fabulous

I like that obese grape

Tasty lunch

Veggie burgers

I love these things so much

Tried this new Quinoa Pumpkin Seed Granola

mixing it up

Stirring in the honey, coconut oil, and cinnamon

Whoops, a little more 'dark' vs 'golden' brown

Had it on some yogurt this morning, tasty!

surgery watching

In my last clinical rotation my class (of 8) had the evening shift, so while our other classmates got to go watch surgeries, we didn't. So my dear mother asked around and found a doctor that would let me come watch some stuff. Today I watched a shoulder scope looking for a rotator cuff tear, and then 2 knee scopes. It was pretty cool. When I got there the patient was already prepped and looked kinda scary sitting on the table

Since no cameras allowed, it looked like this

They have a big tube in your mouth, eyes taped closed, and her gown was falling down while they were arranging her arm so she was pretty much topless. Then they kept draping her so eventually just an arm was sticking out of a massive blue pile of drapes. During the procedure the joint is continually flushed with saline (to keep it open in there), then the doctor makes 3 cuts and inserts the camera and then his tools into the other holes. But whenever he would take a tool out, the hole would spurt water like a geyser. Kinda gross, kinda cool.

Everyone was really nice to me, and the doctor kept showing me things on the screen and explaining everything to me. It was interesting. Next week I go back to watch him do a joint replacement, not sure if it will be knee, hip, shoulder, we'll see! I'm more nervous about that since that's when my mom said she fainted when she was going thru nursing school....

Last night was basketball class, I am really enjoying this class. We had a 'shooting skills clinic' and then played. I have to say this class has been quite the ego boost, last night another guy asked me out to dinner. This never happens!! Anyway, and later I played 3 on 3 with some classmates and actually made a basket! They totally went easy on me, but I was happy all the same. It's been really fun.

After class I made the tequila lime burritos, I do love me some mexican food, but I'm not sure I could really taste the tequila lime? I don't know if I'd necessarily make it again.

made some guacamole

it was very pretty!

Bball and lies

I am proud to say I have played my very first basketball in my entire life, and it was fun!

Last week I mostly shot baskets by myself and then some other people came over, and one guy said next week I had to play. So today was the day. I wasn't awkwardly lined up and picked last either. So that was good. I think I did pretty good for my first time! I did get the ball once after a rebound, but missed my shot, wah. But I did do a good job of guarding my girl, a lot better towards the end of the second game though. As we were running along I kept thinking, am I supposed to screen someone??, how do I v-cut again?? It's hard to tell what to do, it's not like anyone is yelling out their moves as they play.

Anyway it was fun. I'm excited for next week.

And even after I was all sweaty and gross and everyone could see how bad I am at basketball, that guy asked for my phone number again. I said no. He asked if I had a boyfriend, and I lied. I felt bad afterwards too because I'm not a good liar, just seemed like an 'easy out'. I thought later I could have said I was interested in someone else, which is kinda true, I'm interested in the idea of a future husband who most likely isn't that basketball guy. Lol. Anyway, I definitely wasn't mean about it, so I think I'm fine.