white collared shirt.

as i mentioned in my previous blog, my brother came and stayed with me for a couple days. it was so much fun getting to spend some time with him especially since that isn't something that happens that often! the main reason that he came up was because the two of us were riding out with lacofd fire station 14 in south central los angeles. this is one of the stations that i have been running with during my time with mccormick, so it definitely was fun being on the other side of things! the ride along was awesome. all of the guys were so helpful and so enthusiastic about having us there. it ended up being not that busy of a day, which was very surprising, so we ended up having a lot of time to drill at the station. we got to practice throwing ladders, putting on scba's [air tanks], etc. the day really got to expose nathan to the fire service, which is what i wanted to do [since he is thinking about pursuing firefighting]. and it was also just a great day to get to know the guys from station 14 better. i have been working alongside them for 2 1/2 years, and it was just awesome to actually get to have time to talk to them and hear more about their life stories. so, fire station 14, thank you. thank you for a great day and some awesome memories! i am so glad that i still get to see you guys when i am working as a nurse!
that reminds me, side note. i got my official start date for my new job. my first day as a nurse is going to be august 18th. which makes my last day at mccormick august 12th. eeeeeee. so. many. mixed. emotions. but more on that later. here are some photos from the day...enjoy!


[nathan at fire station 14.]


[nathan's first time throwing ladders!]


[ffpm duran and ffpm montgomery showing him the ropes.]


[my turn to practice throwing a 14ft ladder one man.]




[nathan with engine and squad 14.]


[top: nathan and i with ffpm montgomery.]
[bottom: nathan and i with ffpm duran, ffpm montgomery, ffpm conner, and captain gus. thank you guys! it was great!]


[nathan and i sporting our new 14s t-shirt!]

greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.
john 15:13