Pie.ce.s

It's been almost a week since my surgery, and I really can't complain! The procedure itself went off without a hitch. It took me a while longer than anticipated to wake up following the anesthesia; and once I did it look longer for my oxygen level to get up to par. But once that was all set I just wanted to get out of there. The nurses advised me to allow myself to fall asleep once I was out of the anesthesia...but I wasn't having that. I had just fully woken up! :)

Recovery these past few days has been going quite well. I saw Dr. Falvo on Friday for a follow up and he was more than satisfied with how the wound was looking. He cleared me to go back to work tomorrow, and hopefully life will get back to normal.

I can't write as much as I'd like at the moment ; there is laundry to be put away & some homework for me to do. We're going to Lewiston for dinner tonight which will be nice, as always.

The next few months will be crazy. Final exams, presentations, weddings, vacations, promotions *hopefully*, parties, planning, house selling/buying...the possibilities are endless!


JessP

Ode to Ice Cream

Just another one I wrote for my poetry class..


*You are desired by so many,
Cold to the touch, and sweet to the taste.
In a cone, a dish, or even a cake
Your texture calms my soul and curls my lips.
Oh thank you Ben & Jerry’s,
Your Chubby Hubby and Phish Food
Got me through those lonely nights -
And those other nervous days.
Memories of hot days at Darien Lake
With
Dippin’ Dots the ice cream of the future,
In my past.
Haagen Dazs, Perry’s, and Turkey Hill.
Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry…
The flavors that have followed me year to year
Birthday to birthday,
You were at my wedding
Italian style, Spumoni with our pretty cake.
Always a sign of celebration and happiness.
Tonsils out and ice cream in
You made it all okay.
Who ever said this was a sin?
In freezing Winter we visit Cold Stone Creamery
Mix in’s?
Twizzlers, Reese Pieces, Brownies
A dentists’worse nightmare found in a store near you.
Frozen yogurt and sherbet can never compare.
Friendly’s with Grandma since I can remember,
Always on a Sundae, happy ending.

To the freezer I will go!

TO

Our Toronto trip was excellent this past weekend. We parked at and took the GO Train from Clarkson Station in Mississauga on Friday night into Toronto. Very convenient! While there, we went to the St. Lawrence Market, the Distillery District, CN Tower, Hockey Hall of Fame, a Maple Leafs game @ the ACC, Wayne Gretzky's Restaurant, and The Second City. Our hotel, the Strathcona, was also conveniently located in the heart of the financial district...which made it very easy to walk to all of our destinations.

My sister, Cam, and I had a great time! It went by quickly though, as all great tips seem to do.

This week is back to work and school. Preparing for surgery in less than 2 weeks now. On Saturday night we will be going to the Pearl St Grill with some friends for dinner and St. Paddy's day celebrations. That should be alot of fun! :)

We are setting up some more houses to check out this weekend, and we have an open house at our place on Sunday afternoon. So we'll be spending some time getting ready for that as well.

I have to fill out my application for the Student Research & Creativity celebration, which I will be presenting at on Saturday, May 2nd. My studies with refugee families and education will be presented on a poster board and I will stand next to it all day and have conversations with people that are interested in my work. It looks very good on a resume to be a part of this, and I'm glad I will be! It's very exciting.

That's all for now, folks!

JessP

Tomorrow is another day

I'm not in the best of moods today.
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Mega Millions drawing is tonight
I went in on it with a bunch of people from work.

--- jackpot of $212,000,000.

That's alot of zeros.

Lucky

I feel the desire to express how lucky I am in my life. I am in my final semester of college. I married an incredibly kind, understanding, funny, and smart man who will be accompanying me on the rest of lifes' journey (Not too mention attractive as well!). We are in the process of selling our home in the city and moving out to a better neighborhood. I have a good job which is remaining semi stable throughout this drop in the economy. I have a great, loving family which doubled in size this past Summer when I became Mrs. Poland.

Really I could continue on. But overall, I am thankful for everything that life has given me.

This coming weekend is TORONTO! I cannot wait. It is one of my absolute favorite places to visit. Although there are so many other places that I would like to go to eventually. This past weekend was great but went by too quickly, as they always seem to do now.

Last week I had to visit the new Burchfield Penney museum for inspiration in my poetry class. What a beautiful place! The white walls surrounding all of the beautiful paintings really accentuate the other colors present. The painting that really caught my eye was "Winter Sun & Backyards" by Charles Burchfield himself. Here is the poem I wrote about it:

Charles Burchfield, 1947. "Winter Sun & Backyards"

Cold, blistering winds rejoice and sing.
Who knows what this season will bring!
In the yard we stand,
amazed.
Shadowy rays -
of sunshine in the snow,
send happiness
into an otherwise gloomy present.
The trees are dancing,
Movement and expression in each branch.
It is calming,
It is peaceful,
Yet it can be so loud.
Cottrell's house is green -
with envy.
As the earth is dressed in sparkling white.
Burchfield showed in 1947,
there is much beauty in a Winter's night.




Jessica P.