November is crazy busy, but I'm getting through it - it never seems as bad once it's all over. So, last weekend all of us in the program took a road trip to Madison, Wisconsin for a grief workshop where we learned about how to deal with parents who have had perinatal losses (miscarriages, still births, newborn death). I had the best time going out with the gals (and guy) the night before - we stayed out until 2am in the morning even though the workshop was at 8am the next morning. It probably wasn't the BEST idea, but definitely totally worth it. The grief workshop itself was good, too - one of the presenters, a NICU nurse, shared her story of loosing her grandchild. We were all touched by her story and most of us cried. I did, too. :p Anyways, after that emotionally draining day, we drove back to the city, a 3 hr drive. And we saw this:
Yeah. We were pretty shocked. I was a little grossed out / disgusted by it. But, we are in America. Needless to say... CULTURE BUMP (definition = when you expect one thing but get something else)!
Anyways, I got home, and Michigan Ave was lit up with all the lights to welcome winter. It is SO pretty - I'm just sad that I missed the lighting ceremony. They have a parade down Michigan Avenue and the lights lit up as the parade goes by. Because we were stuck in traffic, I only got to see what it looked like after. It was still gorgeous, though.
Winter is here! I know that it is snowing back at home. It isn't snowing here yet - but it is suppose to get pretty cold soon. Only a few more weeks until this quarter is over, and I come home to see friends and family. I miss everyone so much.
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