san antonio....round 2

well, we are continuing to have a fabulous time here in san antonio. it is H-O-T and super humid, but it is not preventing the girls from living it up at Sea World again. It just means they can drink their "Blue Ice" (slushee) in about 3 minutes flat.

My training has been absolutely awesome. It's not often i can really say that about the various army training i have to do, but this course is really amazing. There is nothing in the world that can compare to trauma medicine on the battle field, and i have learned so much at the course. The simulation training we are doing is the real deal...even down to a "smell simulator"! seriously! I have to admit that i don't love dragging around 200 pound manequins with amputations and sucking chest wounds while under simulated active fire in 100 degree heat, but i am learning so much it doesn't really even matter. I have gained some serious appreciation for all members of the combat medical team...especially the Medics who are treating soldiers with life threatening injuries in field under fire. those guys are definately heros, and i will be proud to be a part of the medical team working along with these guys and taking care of soldiers.

i would love to upload some pictures, but we have seriously the SLOWWWESTT internet of all time at our hotel. remember when you had to connect to the internet through a dial-up phone line using your modem.....well, imagaine that....only SLOWER!! it's hard to complain too much, though, because we otherwise LOOOOVEEE our hotel. The army hooked us up this week, and we are in a great suite with a separate bedroom and a pull out sofa in the living room. No more little girls sleeping on the kitchenette floor! i also got a rental car for the week....which was promptly rear-ended on my way home from the course yesterday....uggghhhhh!!! anyway, all that to say we won't have any pictures until we get home and can log on to some 21st century internet.