2 weeks.

it's official. my days of working as an emt are numbered. i turned in my 2 weeks notice yesterday. it was weird. really weird. this job, those people, those sirens, have been such a big part of my life for so long. it is so weird to be leaving it. to be completely honest, i have so many mixed emotions right now. so many.

i guess you can say, that i really grew up at this place. saying that i learned a lot about life is an understatement. i learned a lot about life, love, trust, strength, death, humility, friendship, and what it truly means to be there for someone. i learned how to take a joke. i learned that this thing called life is precious, and no one can escape the inevitable. this place taught me how to put a smile on your face even when you are miserable. this place showed me that i am capable of a lot more than i thought i was.

i know a lot of people just see this place as a job. but this place was my second home. my coworkers are my family. i feel like i am losing a part of me.

those sirens. those sirens have been the soundtrack of my life for the last 2 1/2 years. it is going to be a weird adjustment for them not to be playing in the background anymore.

but life is about moving on. so this is me, trying to be grateful for the memories in my past, and looking forward to my future. 4 more shifts. inglewood, let's make these shifts good.

here are some memories from the last couple of years...it's ok, you can laugh. i know i do. happy tuesday friends.


[spring 2009. me and my old partner katie.]


[top: 4th of july 2009.]
[bottom: january 2010. katie's last day at station 9.]


[december 2009. i left my car at the station for a day, that was a mistake.]


[fall 2010. detoy ironing the sheet on the gurney//spring 2011. rudy practicing scene safety.]


[spring 2011. eric providing great customer service//a station 9 favorite...golden bowl!]


[top: fall 2010. detoy and my trainee jd at magic johnson park in south central.]
[bottom: summer 2009. me and a sheared hydrant.]


[spring 2011. rescue mission in malibu.]


[graduation present from the station...helmet shield!//may 2011. me and some of the station 9 family at my nursing pinning.]


[fall 2010. being the target of a practical joke.]

doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
wayne dyer

do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed - there's so little competition.
elbert hubbard

the dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.
mark twain

choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
confucius proverb