Brickyard 500

Since we are here in Indianapolis this month and there is a race this month we decided on a whim to go. Very spontaneous! It was a lot of fun, there was lots of people and it was very loud. Thank goodness for ear plugs. Our seats were next to the pit crews. I timed it between 14-16 seconds for a pit stop. it was crazy how fast it was.

Here are the Cars after they have finished there 1st lap around the track.

The only disappoint part of the whole day was as we were walking the mile back to the car (literally) there was an elephant ear stand so we thought we would get one. I went over and there elephant ears were the size of a paper plate. Hello! Is that how big an elephant ear is?

To Sewing or not to sew

Due to me being without a sewing machine I asked if anyone on the ward had one that I could borrow. I had brought some sewing projects with me due to the fact that I was told I could use a sewing machine at Elaine's. So since that didn't work out I still had these projects to finish.

I nice elderly women in the ward said that I could use hers. I was so excited. Dan and I went to pick up her machine and I attempted to sewing the next day. I spent 2 days trying to fix the machine then finally gave up.

So sorry Dan your scrub caps will have to wait a little longer.

What to do?

Well now that I am here and we have settled into our room, what do I do during the day?  I checked out a temp agency and you have to be a resident of the state with an Indiana Drivers' license. so that didn't work. I have books that I can read but that only goes so far. the search was on for free things to do in Indy. there is quite a bit. they have a free art museum, a zoo, a city market that is pretty neat and lots of parks and so on. I decided that I would go to the art museum today. I never thought I would be the person who would love an art museum. Granite so of the stuff wasn't my cup of tea. however there was a lot of interesting and neat things. I only made it through the first floor. I will have to come back another day to finish.

Accomadates 2

This month (July) we are Indianapolis. A couple of days before we got here the hospital sent Dan an email and said that they have free housing. Well I had already booked a place on airbnb for Dan to stay.  So we decided that I would stay at that place and Dan would stay at the hospital. (I thought the place I booked only accommodated 1.). When we got to Indianapolis we went to Z's (our airBNB place) and checked in. Well talking with Z, she said that the room could accomadate 2. So we dropped off our stuff and went to go pick up Dan's packet with his badge and paperwork and went and checked out the room so if he had a really early case he could just sleep at the hospital.

Wow! It was a small hospital room with two beds and a mini fridge. I think the bathroom was almost the same size as the room. One of the beds was put between the two walls by the window. Dan laid down to see if he could even fit. His head was hitting one wall and his feet were hitting the other wall with his legs slightly bent. Dan Said, " I think this is pretty comfortable. What do you think?" we laughed.

Let's just say that I am glad the room I booked accommodates 2.

Places to stop

Since we are all over the US this year we are trying to make sure we are enjoying ourselves along the way. On our way to Indianapolis we stopped at Fair Oaks Farms. It's a place where they make there own cheeses and ice cream and sell them. They also had there our little sandwich shop. We had there grilled cheese sandwich. Yumm!  Then of  course due to my obsession with cheese, we purchased an array of cheeses that we enjoyed of the next 2 months.

Homeless . . .

I took my dad to the airport last Monday morning.  I have to admit I was a little nervous driving into Chicago.  It really was not bad at all. We took the scenic drive along the lake. It was beautiful. I was sad to see him go.

These last two weeks have been an interesting. I started working for Elaine, everyday there has been something new she would like to complain about. First, we were renting the basement, then we were renting 3/4 of the basement, then it was half the basement.  If you haven't been in the loop. Dan is in a new place very month until november rotating at different hospitals. So .    .  .  .
May-Waterloo, IA
June - Hammond, IN
July - Indianaplois, IN. And so on. .   .  .

The plan was to work for Elaine in Hammond  for half of June to cover 1/2 of June rent and I would work for her until the end of Sept to cover rent. So I could see Dan on the weekends instead of not seeing him at all. The arrangement was that I would work Monday thru Friday and have weekends off.

Well I have been here a week and a half, and things keep changing. It's like she can't make up her mind. Monday after I got there we had a little meeting to discuss terms and go over things and thought it went pretty well. We told her that we were going out of town the following weekend to our nephew's baptism. (which was fine as pre our arrangement and she agreed).

By Tuesday night the following week Elaine was really adamant to have another meeting. Dan was working really late so I ask if we could wait til he go back. ( i told her he probably won't get back until after 8pm.) She said sure. Well at 8pm, she said that we wasn't waiting anymore. She started nit-picking about everything under the sun, from how I can't go out of town on the weekends because she feels abandoned to how everything has to be put a certain way to how we shut the outside door, To how we are no longer renting the basement we are renting the bed and a 1/4 of the basement to store our some of our stuff. If I did the dishes, I couldn't let them airdry on the rack because it makes that area looked cluttered and so on.  .  .

I told her that I would work the rest of the week and we would be leaving and that this was not going to work out. When she asked why and that she didn't understand why I would not just love it there.  I smiled and trying not to laugh,  I just said it wasn't going to work out. However she insisted. So therefore I  picked one thing and explained nicely and calming the arrangement we had made and now she was going back on her word. She was so upset and defensive, so I just stopped and ended the conversation because it was not going to end well.

Everyday I would say to myself, it's just an adjustment, maybe I misunderstood, however after that meeting I have come to the conclusion she was just OCD and she can't handle anyone being in her space. So now I am homeless.

Let the adventure begin!

5-Star Service

When Dan arrive in Hammond he received a nice surprise. An old mission companion Rob Lords was finishing his residency.  The week before the rotation ended, they had a farewell party before they moved to California. Since they were chick-fil-a lovers a huge group of us met there for dinner. Since they were such good friends of the business we were able to get a tour and free food. it was nice and amazingly good.