Monday was a free day for me, but I decided to go to the hospital to help with the start up of the last building for the hospitality program. I also caught up on some homework while I was there. My Valentine had roses delivered to me in Nutrition Services, which is two stories under ground. Apparently he had some help from Kristi, my internship director. Sneaky sneaky =) I worked at Suze on that crazy Valentine's Day night. The whole time I was taking reservations for that night, I was thankful that I wouldn't be the one working. The night went pretty smooth until about 7:30 or 8:00 when six different parties came in and there were no open tables. To avoid complaining I just offered them a glass of wine or champagne.
Tuesday and Wednesday I went to Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children to shadow the food service director. It is a small hospital that does Patient Room Service as well as some larger catering/conference events. We talked a lot about budget and inventory, both something I won't fully understand until I actually have to do it myself. It was very interesting getting advice and learning from someone who has been in that position for about 20 years.
Thursday and Friday I was back at Texas Health Dallas shadowing the food service director there. She has a crazy job, always running around to different meetings or calling people to schedule another or deal with situations in the kitchen. I tagged along with her to the meetings and while she did employee rounding. One of my assignments was to write an apology letter for when patients are unhappy with the service they received from nutrition services. Thursday Anna and I presented our administrative project. It is nice to check that off the list. Friday was extra crazy because a case study patient was found for me. The patient has Polycystic Kidney Disease. I don't know anything about it yet, but by the end of this project I will be an expert. Lots of research hours in my near future.
Friday night Megan and I went for a walk and then went to The Village Country Club for dinner and drinks. Everyone at the bar was extremely nice. We had many good conversations with people we had never met before. There was also a karaoke contest that night. A Mexican lady kicked off the night by singing The Star Spangled Banner. That was hilarious! We sang All I Wanna Do by Sugarland with a girl we met. We did not win. That was a hard song to sing, I can't even sing Happy Birthday in tune. Saturday I went to yoga then Megan and I went for a jog/walk around White Rock Lake (9 miles). After that we were moving slow so we got a Gatorade and went to Humperdinks for some food and a margarita. We got some fried pickles served with jalapeno-ranch sauce. YUM! Today I am sore.
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