The Girls Take on the Capital!!!

Sara and I went to Maryland this weekend to visit her friend Mary. While we were there we decided to go into Washington D.C. on Monday and Tuesday and see the sights! For two girls who have never been there and went without a map or any information on what to see or how to get around, I say we did pretty well.We started the day in DC at the National Air and Space Museum. I'm extremely happy that I don't have to fly in some of the old planes that we saw there. Slightly frightening and unnerving to say the least. We went to the planetarium, hoping that it wouldn't make me sick like IMAX does. We were pretty successful on that.

After the Air and Space Museum, we ate some overpriced McDonalds, Sara broke her sunglasses (I have a hilarious video if anyone is interested), danced on the Mall (inviting many funny looks - I'll leave off those pictures) and then went to the American History Museum. There was much silliness involved but we had a great time.

If I were the President, people would be scared, very very scared.

Do you notice anything odd about this picture?

On Tuesday, we went to the National Zoo. The big news out there is that there was a panda born there about six months ago and it's doing really well. It was cute. i don't think I would have stood in line for hours to see the thing but apparently it was a big deal. Anyway, if you notice this pic, you'll see that Sara found a new boyfriend. The only downfall is that he has to stay in the cage; she can't really take him out much...

It's only appropriate that two speech pathologists take a photo in front of the World of Language sign right?

As a side note, did you know that DC's metro system has the LONGEST escalators that I have ever seen??? They are HUGE. It took a full two and a half minutes to get to the top of this one at the Wordley Park - Zoo Metro stop. It was a bit frightening actually. I can't imagine trying to walk those things when you are in a hurry to get to work. No thanks. As another side note, Starbucks has not penetrated DC like it has New York. When we were down near the capital building, all I wanted was a tea and there was NO Starbucks to be found until we walked farther north into the city to get back on the Metro. Sad for those museum people, huh?

Thoughts

Well as they say, Happy New Year to everyone. It's already been trying, unfortunately. Today was my last day at the hospital and apparently even my last day couldn't be relaxing and carefree. I try so hard not to let them get to me and not to feel like "that girl who couldn't cut it" but it's almost impossible, even after you leave. The beginning of my day started ok then I find out that my supervisor LOST my final semester evaluation (which was less than glowing might I add) which has to be turned in to the clinic director (the ORIGINAL has to be turned in). I know that everyone makes mistakes but after an entire semester of me getting lengthy lectures about idiot things, that seems like an awfully large mistake to make. UGH

All day long I had been contemplating how to "say goodbye" at the end of the day. I knew that I wasn't doing the card thing because they obviously didn't care about me in the slightest. But I still wanted to follow social appropriateness and say something. So the end of the day comes around, about 25 minutes before we usually leave and I realize that both of my supervisors had left without a word. I had every intention of at least saying something but they fixed that dilemna real fast. I guess that solved my problem right? The other intern could only look at me with wide eyes and say, "WOW, I can't believe they did that, WOW" (I don't think she fully realized how much they disliked me until today). It's really hard not to feel completely incompetent and insignificant in a situation like that one.

BUT, the good news is that I NEVER have to step foot in that place ever again. And that makes me happy. I know that I am meant to be in this field and that God will renew my confidence. I'm confident that God gave me this opportunity to "get out while I still can" to restore my faith in myself as well as to broaden my opportunities. So for that I give thanks. But it's still hard....and I hate that...