Winter

I have grown to love winter. Mike brought that out of me many years ago. It is necessary to ski when you are with him, and thankfully I love it. I just love looking forward to each season and the changes they bring (all beautiful). Last week when my mom and John were in town, I hoped the leaves would stay up for them to see the colors around here. Due to an unusual fall, they did get to see the area with some fall color and we enjoyed some 60 degree weather.

I was up late last night, because I went to a work holiday party. It is for my new job that I started in September. Work get-togethers are always different for me in the last few years. I used to work in hospitals where you spend a lot of time working together and gossiping in the staff room (instead of doing your paperwork). Most in my profession are women, and the bunch tends to be on the outgoing side of things. For the last 3 years I have been doing contract work in schools and in people's homes. So I am rather isolated out there. I do have contact with teachers on a regular basis, but not much with other therapists. That is the downer with my job, and I missed bouncing ideas and having more eyes look over patients with me. I usually only know about 2-3 people well at these parties, and I always think I will leave early. I forget that the therapy crowd will talk to anyone, and it is easy to slide into a comfortable rhythm. The weird thing is that in the last hospital I worked in, it was really clicky. I sat at the lunch table, and nobody would try to include me in socializing (until the clicky people all quit). It was really strange since I had rotated around at UM for 4 years and never had trouble getting to know new colleagues. I digress......
So last night, Mike and I went to my work party. I knew a former colleague from the hospital I used to work at here in NY, and the PT who hired me (who I do not even see frequently to boot). The other therapist who hired me is really an acquaintance since I have met her twice total. It ended up being a lot of fun, so that gives me a good indication about my future with them. So it was fun to get to know everyone a little last night. They even made Mike dance which was funny too.
So, not enough snow to ski on, but it gives me hope we will have a real winter this year.