A change in scenery

Today was my first day up here. Orientation doesn't actually start until Monday but there's a lot of background stuff that I need to take care of before I can begin my internship. I got in last night and was greeted by three adorable kids. The youngest one, D, is 18 months and has decided that I'm his new buddy. The parents were amazed because he doesn't take to new people very well. I wasn't even here for 20 minutes before he was running into my arms. I think that's the effect you have on kids when you don't want any of your own. I stayed up with K last night watching the latest episode of Brothers & Sisters. I've now doubled the amount of estrogen in this house and she has someone to watch all of her shows with. It's a new episode of Glee tonight so I'll be excited to watch that with someone who can appreciate the witty humor. But enough about tv.

Today, I needed to have my occupational health screening done. I had planned on getting this done first thing this morning but because of the fact that I have had 3 hours of sleep since Sunday night, I needed to sleep in. So I did until the very late hour of 9:30 am when N came wandering into the room. I got up and hung out around the house with K and the boys. I finally got ready to head out. I got into my very spacious rental car .. a Chevy Cobalt .. which is more of a clown car than anything else. It makes me feel like a giant. I headed off to Baltimore. It's not a bad drive at all but I don't know what traffic will be like early in the morning. I struggled to find a parking garage for the building I was looking for and finally asked a random attendant where I could park. He said I had the right garage and then told me that Occupational Health doesn't validate parking but just to tell whoever was working when I was done that he said I could park for free. Oh ok. My visit took THREE hours, most of which was spent sitting in a waiting room. They made me do a drug test which I'm actually unsure about passing. I take Xanax for my anxiety and I took some yesterday so it might show up. All that will happen is that I will need to go talk to someone about what I take and why. Then they drew my blood for several tests. I should be cleared by Friday, Monday at the latest. Then I came home and hung out with K and the boys, washed dishes, and am just waiting for J to come home so K and I can head off to ladies night. I think that's a plus for living with people - there's always something going on.

It started to hit me today as I drove into the city. One, I forgot how much I like the hustle and bustle of a big city. I think metro areas are the best. I like the quaintness of a small town but love all the things big cities have to offer. That's what I have going on here. K & J live outside of Baltimore but are so close to it that they can go there for anything they want. Did someone say mall? But another thing that is starting to set in for me is that I have an internship at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. And that's just how they say it too, THE Johns Hopkins Hospital. The campus is massive and there are only 11 social work interns. ELEVEN. And I'm one of them. This is such an exciting time in my life. I really can't wait to see what the future holds for me. This week I get to take it easy and try to rest up from this past semester but next week, I'll be on the campus for orientation and then shadowing Lacy. It still kind of feels surreal like it's not happening but I'm sure it'll really hit on Monday.