my last day at mccormick was friday. it was kind of surreal. as we all went to bed that night i made the comment that i may never run another 911 call again. what a weird concept. i absolutely love the field. i love emergency medicine. and to think that i may never be apart of it again, is just weird.
but i will say, the past couple of shifts, i have felt so loved, and so appreciated. it started on wednesday, when i was surprised by my managers and coworkers with a going away dinner at chiles. there was about 20 people [managers, the owner, off duty coworkers, on and off duty supervisors, and another on duty crew from south inglewood] that surprised me. i was just floored. it was so great to get to spend some time with people that have been a huge part of my life for so long.
and then friday. the day started off with getting a beautiful bouquet of flowers from my coworker stanley. it was so thoughtful, and it definitely made me teary eyed. then came detoy and stanley playing boys to men, coldplay, greenday, etc. all with the hopes of making me have a break down. i stood strong. for the most part. detoy and i then put ourselves first up all day, so we could run as many calls possible.
for my last dinner, i made pasta salad [shout out to mama minnick and her famous recipe!], garlic bread, and caeser salad. besides the normal crew, my old partner katie, my friend bryce, and the valley supervisor matt came. oh, and for dessert, we had a bomb chocolate molten cake. i will be sharing the recipe soon. it was so great to get to celebrate the closing of a chapter with good friends thanks for coming guys!
after we finished dinner at the station, we made our way over to fire station 173 for second dessert. the captain was so thoughtful and had a cake made for me it said congratulations on your new job! i was blown away by his thoughtfulness. even though it is good to be moving on, it is moments like that that are going to make me miss this job.
it has been a great 2 1/2 years. i have met some amazing people and have learned so much. i grew up here. this place helped me learn who i am and who i need to be. friday marked the end of an era. an amazing era. thank you station 9. thank you mccormick. thank you for being my family and teaching me about life. it has been a privilege and blessing to work along side you. love you all. mean it.
[after dinner at chiles.]
[beginning of my last shift.]
[top: last dinner!]
[bottom: me and rosser.]
[my old partner katie.]
[top: me and matt.]
[bottom: me and bryce.]
[rockin the helment shield that the station got me for graduation.]
[me and detoy. going to miss working with this kid.]
[me and stanley.]
[standard. love them.]
[me with a shift.]
rock on party people.
Oh wow you definitely look like you had some great memories!!! What a fantastic job you had!
ReplyDeleteBelly B :)