Friday!

So here we are at another weekend. It's been a good week for all of us, although I've had some really intense sessions with almost all of my regular clients this week, which left me pretty drained. The anniversary of my dad's death is tomorrow, and of course that is a sad thing to remember. Ironically though, it is more of a reminder of how much he had gone through the last months of his life, and I can't be sad that he doesn't have to go through all those things anymore. No complicated medication regimens, pain, skin tears, delicate balances of insulin, anti-rejection drugs, heart/lungs/kidneys, etc. But of course I also miss him so very much and wish that Rebecca would have been able to know him. There have been a few strange incidences with my dad's picture that make me think that, in some way, she does know him. And he definitely does live on in her! She has a lot of her Grandpa in her, but I feel so sad that Rebecca was cheated out of her Grandpa. Actually, she was cheated out of both her grandfathers, since Ramy's dad is still alive but not really the Grandpa he would have liked to be also.

The lady in the blog I mentioned in my last update had a successful transplant, so now she is beginning the process of recovery and living her life with her new lungs. I am reminded of my friend Stacey, her incredible faith throughout having CF and her brave battle to the end. I pray that Tricia will stay infection and rejection free and that she and Baby Gwyneth will get to go home soon. Their family is certainly inspiring. I felt very guilty about all the posts where I jokingly complain about our boring weekends and such. I should never take for granted how precious the mundane is, and I'm completely guilty of it. I am truly grateful to have my sweet wonderful Ramy, who I always say (jokingly but in sincerity) is a saint, and who seems to enjoy nothing more than hanging out with me and Rebecca. And Rebecca is absolutely the greatest gift who ever existed. She's so beautiful, smart, funny, and amazingly complicated and perfect. I'm so thankful she is healthy and thriving. I'm so blessed to have been surrounded by love all my life. My mom is such an amazing person, and I'm so blessed to have a great relationship with her and so much support from her. I am also incredibly grateful for my fabulous circle of friends. Although I'm an only child, I have the sisters of my heart who I don't think I could love more if they were my blood relations. And they're completely crazy and love and understand my craziness!

Wow am I waxing philosophical today or what?

I had an interview on Wednesday for a training site I may consider going to next year. I think the interview went well, although I have no idea how tough the competition is. We've never had an LLU student there before, and it isn't a captive site for us. Also, the only reason I interviewed there was because it is a good neuropsych site and it is like 10 minutes from my house! If I get the offer, then I will have to see how flexible it is, how many hours they want, etc. Mostly next year, I have to focus on getting my dissertation done, because I really don't need the hours to be competitive for internship, although I would like more neuropsych assessment experience. If I don't get it, then I won't be too disappointed - more time at home with Rebecca! And if it works out, it would be pretty cool to be in the same city as Ramy (planning that he is going to be transferred to hopefully Pomona this summer) and both of us be 5 miles from home and Rebecca!

Rebecca and I went to Gymboree this morning, and she has been sleeping since we got in the car! It wipes her out! She has a lot of fun there though. This afternoon, we're getting our new bundled digital cable/phone/internet thing installed. We're saving a lot of money to get more services, so that's pretty cool. If they come early, then we may go back to Gymboree for Open Play Gym. I'm sure Ramy will be home early and then we'll see what the weekend holds!