50 years a nurse - more babble

Well actually, technically I haven't been a nurse for quite 50 years.  But I did graduate 50 years ago!  I spent the last 3 days at the hot springs resort in Fairmont British Columbia with 9 of my classmates - celebrating!  Only 1 classmate was unable to make it.  4 have passed away.

We had a rather clicky class.  It was 37 years before we had our first reunion! We met 3 years ago and decided that we would meet again for our 50th.  Francie is the sarcastic one - her comment as we were leaving that year was "I wonder how many of us will still be here in 3 years!"  We were all accounted for.

We are hoping to do a cruise in 3 years!  It is amazing how we are all the same but different. The sharp edges are gone.  We lived through an intense 3 year as student nurses and are so supportive of one another now.  We lived together and worked together for 3 years.  We were 17 or 18 years old when we started training.  It boggles my mind - we were dealing with life and death situations before we were allowed to drink or vote!  But we also had fun.

However, as we all know, good times are tinged with pain.  I can't talk to Lisa about it.  I would be telling her about Jan and how she is coping - her husband died of ALS a year ago.  I would tell her how Joy and Francie have mellowed, how much I enjoy Bev and Carol's company, how Barb enjoyed visiting with her cousin, who is married to Francie.  I would tell her that Carol B and May are still best friends and spend most of their time together.  I would tell her that I missed Gail.  Then I would talk about the resort, the hot pool where we spent a lot of time, the lovely meals, the shopping trip, the nurse we met for lunch who graduated 2 years after us, about how Joe and the other husbands got along so well (we sent them off to fend for themselves).  I would tell her how it occurred to us that we were all married to the same husbands we started with!

I am developing a much closer relationship with Cevyn.  We talk about a lot of things.  But she is not Lisa. 

She is doing well - the twins are now 3.5 pounds.  She sounds excited but serene.

Tomorrow we are off to Edmonton to take Barbara to visit her daughter and grandson and we will see Andrew and Tiina and celebrate Joe's birthday. 

And then Branson. 

Lisa:  I miss you always and love you forever.  I know you are watching over Cevyn and your grand babies.  But I am so sad that you won't be there to spoil them.  You would be the best Grandma ever!