Fly on the Wall

Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall at a Democratic party. Well this past Wednesday night, Elizabeth, Molly and I were just that. The offer of DNC tickets from my coffee shop friend panned out and we joined her at the DNC nomination celebration party. NO, I was not lucky enough to score tickets to the Pepsi Center to hear the real speeches, but this was probably the next best thing. I must admit, I could never live that lifestyle on a regular basis. Even as my new found friend Nisha put it "you have to be on all the time". This being the reason she has left the political scene.

I am sure it was obvious we were outsiders, but at that point we didn't care. Free food and drinks and the chance to be just feet from Joe Biden, hearing first hand another thanks for the VP nomination. Honestly, I think the most fun was laughing with Molly and E as we just watched people interact and joking about the possibility of being the one to just break it out on the dance floor. But instead we threw cares aside and took pictures with the hilarious donkey!

You just have to say HELLO!

Today, standing in line for my late morning cup of Joe I met Nisha, the girl standing behind me. Making small talk about the downtown cluster of the DNC I asked if she was going to be avoiding the crowds this week. Needless to say, she is actually in town for the big event. Being a former employee of the political realm, she is here to see old friends and enjoy the activities. This intensity and knowledge of politics I don't understand. Happy to have a vague understanding and feel as though I am making halfway educated decisions I tried to hang in a somewhat educated conversation of the democratic politics. I must not of made a complete fool of myself because later she said they may have extra tickets...What an opportunity! The DNC??? Not my typical venue, but probably shouldn't pass up that chance. And to possibly be live to see Bill Clinton pull some ridiculous stunt. I'll keep you all posted.

Road Trip (week 1)

8 1/2 hours of flint hills, wind farms, some extremely empty flat lands and a little rain landed my mother and me in the beautiful city of Denver, Colorado.

I can already see that the first few weeks will be filled with fun new adventures and moments of missing home. I can't say much yet about the hospital I'm working at, this week was filled with hospital orientation. Its really hard for nurses to sit for so many hours...especially and ICU nurse! I feel like its been ages since I've seen a patient. Hooray for Monday...never thought I'd be so excited to go to work.

In the mean time I've been doing my best to meet some locals and take advantage of all the beauty around me. Wash Park and the Cherry Creek Trail have been the spots for this week. wish I could teleport them back to KC with me in November. But if you know me at all you know I have to find a local coffee shop ASAP....Done. I think that was the easiest part of this transition. 1.5 blocks from my home, Wash Perk! I believe I will be frequenting regularly...