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Friday, June 30, 2006

Cruising the Bays in Seattle.

No matter where you go in Seattle, there's a body of water to boat on. Right now, there's no cloud in sight. I came to Seattle at the right time. I went on a cruise yesterday that took us from the Waterfront in Downtown Seattle, up through Puget Sound, then down towards Union Lake (East of Downtown Seattle). It was a 2 hour tour, and it was very educational. There's an area at this route where salt water and fresh water meet, and the water level on each side is different. The boat had to go through what's called "the Locks" to transfer into the fresh water area. That's why this Tour is called Locks Cruise.













The boat went into that narrow area, up to that closed gate, and tied onto the dock.
The door behind us closed, and the water level rose to the level of the fresh water canal.

As soon as we were up to the fresh water level, the front gates opened up and we went through to the other side.








Of course, that wasn't the main reason I went on this cruise. I also got the chance to see the Sleepless in Seattle Houseboat located in this area. Hey, I love the movie. I found out during the tour that they only filmed on the OUTSIDE of the houseboat, but the scenes inside the houseboat was film actually at a studio lot. The owners kept the christmas lights up in honor of the movie, and everyone can find the houseboat during the tours.
At the end, I got a beautiful sunset view at the waterfront. I'm also sending you a slideshow of the cruise to see how beautiful Seattle is.


Gotta go. Need to get my rest before I work tonight.
Love, Leona

My next assignment

OK. Before I tell you what my next assignment is, I need to tell you this. Before I even started nursing school, I worked with a temp agency during the summer, and was assigned to different companies as a receptionist. Sometimes I worked in a company's records dept, as a data processor, or admin assistant. No matter what company I was assigned to or position I took, I enjoyed it because I met new people and learned new things that I took to my next assignment. I worked for this temp agency every summer up through nursing school, until I found a permanent position at Sharp Memorial Hospital as a Nursing Assistant. I worked at this hospital as Per Diem (part time without benefits) on one Unit, but I was constantly floated to another unit if there were too many NA's on our unit. It was like the temp agency all over again, so I got a chance to see how the different units in that hospital worked, and again learned a lot. The Lord was preparing for something. Perhaps as a Travel Nurse.

I think working in that type of setting has made me restless if I stayed in one place for a long period of time...(I'm never going to get married) As a nurse I have been in 3 different units in the span of 4 years, until I settled in 2 West (my 4th and last unit at Grossmont Hospital) before I became a Travel Nurse. I stayed in that unit for 2 1/2 years. My longest time in one place. (No wonder I was eager to be a Travel Nurse)

Ok, that said, my next assignment is in Denver, CO. I 'm staying in Seattle until Sept 7, only 3 months, then I'm going to Denver, CO for 15 weeks 12/16. My Agency has set me up with a Staffing company called All About Staffing that helps staff 6 hospitals in the Denver area, from Thornon to Lone Tree and from Englewood to Aurora. From what I got from the company, I'll be assigned to 3 of the hospitals and float between the 3. Of course, they won't float me from one hospital to another in one night. I'm making sure they place that on my contract. Each hospital has a particular specialty, such as Level 1 Trauma, heart transplants, limb reattachments, tertiary (multiple specialties), etc. I'm going to work as a PCU nurse, which is a set down unit from ICU. All the hospitals are under one system, like the Sharp Healthcare system has 6 hospital facilities. So, all of the hospitals have the same computer documentation system. How they each run, I'll find out in orientation. (Dr Abou will probably get a laugh at this assignment).

This one is going to be a challenge, but one that I'm going to enjoy. Continue to pray for me, of course. I'm still getting used to working night shift, and I'll work night shift in Denver, CO as well. I get to visit with my friends and family there. SO, Cecilia and Denny, I'll call you when I get there in September. I'll notify you where my apartment is located when they give me that info. They'll find an apartment with similar specs as the one I'm living at now, centrally located to the hospitals I'll be assigned to. Until then, I'm going to enjoy Seattle as much as I can, cuz I won't be close to bays/ocean or seafood as I am now, when I get to Denver.

Update you later,
Leona

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

My Pike Place Pix

Leona has shared photos with you.

Here's a few pix of Pike Place Market and the Waterfront. Also, since I LOVE "Sleeples in Seattle", I had to take a couple pix from scenes at Pike Place.

- Leona

Pike Place Market/Waterfront
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Friday, June 23, 2006

My San Juan Island trip

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I couldn't download more than 2 pix in my blog site, so I found another was to share my pix. Enjoy. If this doesn't work either, tell me.

- Leona

San Juan Island trip
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