Well this week has been full of work. I actually worked Mon-Fri 12 hour shifts, and Hayley has worked Mon-tonight, with only Fri off, also 12 hour shifts. Monday was a full day of hospital orientation.  We arrived at 730am to the hospital lobby and left about 615pm. The whole day was nothing but a unorganized blunder.  The first half of the day we filled out paperwork (that we had already previously finished) and had a respiratory fit test (TB mask). I think we did about 15 min of actual work. Then we had a computer class in which none of the computers actually worked. We had several people come and speak to us (boring!), and then ended the day getting our computer and pyxis (medication distribution system) passwords. We actually left orientation more confused than when we arrived. It was like there was absolutely no communication between the teachers.  Great way to run a hospital, right?! Anyway, the next two days, Hayley and I both had floor orientation. The floors were run about the same as other hospitals as far as assessments, and medication distribution times, but the computer system was ancient. It reminds me of the DOS computers we had in elementary school with the green typing, playing organ trail. Totally not user friendly, but I think we are finally getting the hang of it.  Friday, I was floated to Hayley's floor, but unfortunately she was not working that night :( So, as y'all can see, it has been a pretty boring week of working. Tonight I have been looking up fun stuff to do around Modesto/San Fran. I also decided to try something new, and dye my hair brown. It came out kinda dark, but maybe it will fade! I also watched True Grit earlier, which was a pretty good movie, but make sure you have the volume turned up when you watch it because they talk "western." A little bit hard to understand. Tomorrow is 1 of 2 of our only days off together until Aug 24, so we are going to do what we do best, SHOP! Well hope this week is awesome for everyone! Till, next time,

Hayley and Elizabeth