So Long Soda Springs

I drove to Soda Springs this morning for the last time. Today marks exactly one month since I started my clinical training as a nurse anesthetist. I have loved my experience in Soda Springs. The hospital and staff could not have been nicer and more accommodating. It was not because of them that I arrived each morning feeling like I was going to vomit but because of the fear of doing something wrong. In large measure the fear has left me and a cautious sense of understanding has started to replace it. Anesthesia is fascinating and a lot of fun.
This picture is of a reservoir that you can see from the hospital parking lot. I took it this morning as the sun was coming up and reflecting off of the water. I will miss the drive up to the hospital through the farm land. However I will not miss the near misses of all the deer that seem to congregate on the highway just before the sun comes up. I actually bumped into a little fawn the other day. Basically it hopped out of the way just in time and my bumper lifted it a little higher.
This picture is of some of the operating room staff I have been working with. From left to right you will see Flora the OR manager, Josh the CRNA that has been training me, Kasey, one of the scrub techs, and Patty, one of the OR nurses. I so appreciate their patience and help as I muddled my way through my first month. On to Montpelier.