This semester I've undertaken two separate, albeit closely related, operations. They are Operation Be More Social (BMS) and Operation Get More Involved (GMI).
Operation GMI:
I've been trying to be more involved on PLU's campus and in the Lakewood community. So, I joined the Pierce County YMCA and Delta Iota Chi, the School of Nursing's service club.
Even though I haven't really been "giving back" with my YMCA membership, I know I've gotten a lot out it. I love love LOVE my spinning class, taught by possibly the world's nicest drill sergeant. (Seriously, he showed up to class in fatigues one day.) And, the little 70-year-old women shaking their thangs in the cardio salsa dance class are truly inspiring.
Delta Iota Chi has been a nice way to explore the link between community service and the practice of nursing. So far, I've volunteered at a blood drive and am helping co-organize the ELMSN class's contributions to the annual Thanksgiving basket drive. We'll have to wait and see how that goes.
Operation BMS:
With all of this extra time on my hands this semester, I quickly realized that I'd like to leave nursing school with my education AND a new circle of friends. I also wanted to avoid spending my spare time annoying Andy and pining away for my Seattle peeps.
So, I played on my first ever IM soccer team (Team MRSA). Andy and I hosted a pumpkin pancake breakfast, and then attended our first ever PLU football game. I've also had more dinner/lunch/coffee dates with girls from school, in addition to our requisite study sessions.
Perhaps best of all have been karaoke nights at Bob's Java Jive. There's nothing quite like singing a duet with a big bald man named Vinnie Bob.
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oh, vinnie bob! I just get shivers down me spine when he dedicates a song to "the pretty ladies from Olympia." Le sigh.
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