Bubba Shot the Jukebox

I've had this song in my head all day and as I sat down to write this post I figured it was pretty fitting for what I might write about. First, if you've never heard the song...Go listen! Here are some of the lyrics:

Bubba ain't never been accused of being mentally stable

So we did not draw an easy breathe

Until he laid that colt on the table

He hung his head till the cops showed up

They dragged him right out of Margie's

Told him "Don't play dumb with us, son"

"Know dang well what the charge is."

Bubba shot the juke box last night

Said it played a sad song it made him cry

Went to his truck and got a forty five

well He shot the juke box last night

I think I saw a Bubba this week. On to that in minute.

Well, on a positive note Gilly and I survived two nights alone without Cade! This is only the second time we have been apart since we got married but I don't like it. Honestly, it's just the staying alone part. He had to go up to El Reno for measurement training for a few days, which he said was terrible. I stayed pretty working at the Dr's office and then having our first clinical in Vernon all day Wednesday...I was so glad when I came home yesterday and hubby was home. Staying alone after yesterday would have freaked me out.

Well... On to Bubba....

We walk onto our assigned locked facility and I think we all looked at each other and had the same look on our faces. We were given a key- no automatic locking doors like on Senior Care- that we used to unlock the doors to everything(bathroom, snack room, cafeteria.... You name it, it opened it. Everything was locked) and each time you unlocked a door you basically turned around as fast as you can and lock it back. We walked into the common area and were immediately warned about a man sitting in front of the nursing station. They told us that he hits quite frequently. If he likes you he gives open handed slaps mainly across the face. If he doesn't like you he punches. Most patients who he came close to got up and ran off. The guards were very good of keeping him away from us 5 girls. We were all very uptight and nervous after reading their charts and finding out the crazy and horrible things they had done. Braving it, I think we all got in a small interview with each of our patients. I'm not going to go into much more detail tonight but I am looking forward to this rotation being over. Personally, I don't like being nervous all day about being around manifestly dangerous people.

On a much happier note, today was my sweetheart of a hubby's birthday. He hit the big 27 today. He got what he asked for- something I've never cooked before. We had BBQ baby back ribs, cowboy potatoes, pasta salad (I cheated here), and an icebox lemonade pie like my great grandma used to make. He loved it! He never buys anything for himself so I was pretty proud of him when he came home with a new golf club. He is pretty excited about it...obviously so if he bought whiffle balls to hit off at the hotel while he was gone!

We are both on call this weekend. Kind of a bummer, but it sure won't stop our rodeo going if he's not on location and I'm not at the hospital! My sweet and pregnant cousin, Hannah and Jasper her 2 year old son, are also in for the weekend along with Cade's cousin and her parents. We are going out to eat with my mom, dad, grandmother, and grandad tomorrow night to celebrate Dad and Cade's birthdays. Lots of family time to look forward to on this fun-filled weekend!

Happy Labor Day weekend!

Explanation on the "stuff" in the silver mixing bowl--my sweet momma made me one of my favorite meals while Cade was gone. Salmon patties and homemade mac and cheese, okra, black eye peas with chow chow! It was so so delicious! This was on purpose to make while Cade -- and Lauren-- we're both gone because neither one likes salmon patties. They missed out!