While late in coming, I will attempt to finally start journaling my path through the states.
VIRGINIA----------------
When I think of Virginia, the first thing that comes to mind is how much fun my family had when they would call me at work. No matter who answered the phone, they would hear someone yell for me down the hall, "Day-anne!!, daaay-anne!!" they would yell; and I would hear it first thing when I answered the phone. People were different in Virginia than what I was used to in Massachusetts. I must admit that the diversity there was great. I generally would be one of the few " beige" people on the floor. Mostly there were brown skinned people. They were very colorful. I have very fond memories of many people there. They loved me as I am. I HOPE I was able to do the same. The woman who trained me was a lady named Sharon. Her skin was as deep a brown as her accent was a deep southern one. Looking back, I fondly remember her as a giving person. She was like a sister to me. She would yell at me, and TELL me to come help her like she knew me her whole life. I really liked her. I always wanted her to come visit me and my wife and children at our apartment but it never happened. I think she is one of those unique people who cannot help but give of herself to any who ask. I'd classify her as a giver. She would sometimes talk the talk of a mean person and how she was gonna git this one or tell that one off, but it is just not in her nature to do such a thing. I'm not so sure she really knows what a giving person she is. I used to love workin when she was workin because you knew it was gonna be some fun that day! She just has a way of bein'. The poor lady's husband was away at sea for most of the time I was there and she had to go get her kids at 5pm and they would wait in the backroom till she was done. Unfortunately someone complained about it and then she had to stop workin whole shifts and had to leave at 3; that sucked. It's unfortunate but it seems no matter where you work there's always some people who just aren't happy unless they can spread their misery around and try and make other people's lives miserable.
Anyways, MY SON mICHAEL CAN IMITATE HER JUST FROM ME TELLING HIM THE THINGS SHE WOULD SAY TO ME DURING MY TRAINING DAYS. " IF YA DON'T WRITE IT DOWN AND PUT IT IN THE BOOK, THEN YA DIDN'T DO IT CAUSE YA DIDN PUT IT IN DA BOOK!!" oh BOY SHE IS A FUN PERSON TO BE AROUND. SHE WAS ALWAYS BUMMIN FOOD OFF OTHER PEOPLES TRAYS IN A DELIGHTFUL SORT OF WAY THAT MADE YOU JUST WANNA GIVE IT TO HER. THERE WAS SO MUCH FUN BACK AND FORTH JUST RAZZIN EACH OTHER. THE LADIES THERE WOULD ALL BE SARCASTIC TOWARDS EACH OTHER ALL THE TIME AND BE LAUGHIN AND LAUGHIN!! MISS DIGGS JUST ABOUT FELL OVER WHEN SHE SAW THE HAIR COLOR SHARON WENT AND DID TO HER HEAD. IT WAS A KINDA ORANGE/YELLOW/RUST COLOR. SHARON WOULD BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU THAT IT WAS A LITTLE "DIFFERENT". MISS DIGGS WAS RELENTLESS IN HER PURSUIT OF A LAUGH OVER THAT HAIR-DO. SHARON TOOK IT LIKE A TROOPER. SHARON WOULD RUB SOME PEOPLE THE WRONG WAY. THERE WERE SOME NIGHT NURSES WHO HATED HER. IT WAS DIFFICULT SOMETIMES TO TAKE REPORT OFF THE TAPE OF HER BECAUSE SHE HAD A THICK ACCENT. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TYPE OF ACCENT IT WAS, BUT IT WAS THICK AND SOUTHERN-LIKE; PERSONALLY....I LIKED IT! that"s all for now. i"ll write again next time about the others.
MISS DIGGS
ARIS
ALICE
THELLON
DEMETRIA
THE BELOVED HOUSEKEEPERS
THE KITCHEN STAFF
THE WONDEFUL PATIENTS.