Things previously mentioned and not expounded upon

As BJ hinted, we celebrated his birthday on Friday instead of Thursday because I was gone all day Thursday. At lunch time, we went to Gandalfos for sandwiches, and to a camera store for some accessories to go with BJ's new digital camera. We ate dinner at the Macaroni Grill, which was good, and we invited Charles and Marissa (Marissa couldn't come because she had to work late that night)over for birthday cake and BJ opening his presents. BJ got some nice new dress shirts & ties, two- way radios, a signed and framed Del Parson painting (actually a print), and a paper shredder, among other things. It was a fun day.
I have been working at the hospital on various floors and with various nurses. So far, it has been a really valuable experience, and I have been lucky enough to be paired with nurses who are happy to have students follow them around/ learn from them. Some days have been kind of slow, but other days, like last week, were so busy that the only time I ever sat down during my 12 hour shift was during my 30- minute lunch! I have had interesting patients... one has even proposed to me! That was... exciting... kind of different.
We have also been wanting to improve our Emergency Preparedness plans. We decided what we would do in the case of a natural disaster, etc. where we would meet, what channel to use on our 2- way radios, and we are planning to prepare a couple of backpacks with supplies in them that we are going to keep in our cars. We have a little food storage, and we want to get more, and learn how to make things without certain ingredients- like perishable foods etc.

Last week we drove up the canyon with BJ's parents, his sister Danielle & her family, and my sister Marissa. We took pictures in the fall leaves, shown above, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. The pictures are of Marissa, me and Kimmy, and there's one of just Marissa and I. Although temperatures had previously been quite chilly, that afternoon turned out to be very warm... almost too warm. Nevertheless, we all enjoyed getting away from the city and and being so close to the mountains, trees, and streams.