The last 2 weeks!

It's been 2 weeks since I posted, and I've been busy. Work is going great! I like everyone I work with, and I've really enjoyed every area I've worked in. The hospital ratios really make this job enjoyable. Even on a med-surg floor, you can't have more than 6 patients. I have noticed that if you don't speak up as a traveler, they won't follow initial contract agreement. Although I was under the impression I would only work in ICU, IMC, and telemetry, I have floated to med-surg and ER. I didn't complain because I really enjoy all areas, but technically this is not within my contract agreement. As a traveler, it is important to speak up and stand your ground if they go outside of your contract. It is also important to be sure everything you need and want is in your contract. I've been told if it isn't in your contract, they don't have to do it.
Working nights is still pretty tough especially on weekends. I worked the whole weekend and I'm so worn out. It was tough not spending time with Collin too.
As far as what we've done for fun in the last 2 weeks.......
Collin took me out to dinner a couple of weeks ago to NICK's. It's a seafood restaurant on the water and it's delicious. The atmosphere was awesome.There is a tiki bar and a guitar player out on the deck where we ate. It was a great night!
We went back to Iowa where Collin is from for his dad's memorial golf tournament. Collin's dad died over 3 years ago. This golf tournament is the 2nd year. The proceeds go to scholarships given to high school students in the Iowa area. On our way to Iowa (yes we drove and yes we're crazy!) we took a Pitstop in Pittsburgh (no pun intended). We lucked out and ended up at an overlook of the city. It was one of the most amazing skylines I have ever seen. The weekend in Iowa started with a Fish Fry. The fish was unreal. Collin's uncle caught it all in Florida and flew with it to Iowa. Swordfish, Tuna, and Wahu. It was delicious and a fun night overall. The tournament was so well done and a huge success. It is impressive the amount of work put into it by the Koch family. On our way home, we stopped in Chicago. I ate real Chicago-style pizza for my first time and got to see The Sears Tower.
After getting home, Collin got pretty sick with a temperature maxing out at 103.5. So while I was working at night as a nurse, I also got to come home and take care of Collin during the day. It took a lot of ibuprofen and prayer, but thankfully his temperature went down and he started feeling much better. On top of this, our dog Allie also got sick so I've been giving her antibiotics for Colitis.
Since I was finally off work last night and Collin was feeling better, we went to an Aberdeen Ironbirds game. They are a local minor league team. It was a really fun night. Since Maryland is known for it's Crab Cakes, they have a huge crabshack at the game. The crabcake sandwich was yummy. The game was pretty exciting with the Ironbird's pulling off a win. During the game, we got to see The Bucket Boys perform which is a group of 4 guys playing drums on upside down cement buckets. They were amazing.
Today, I'm simply enjoying a day off and relaxing.