{"id":7128,"date":"2009-07-22T09:42:32","date_gmt":"2009-07-22T13:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=7128"},"modified":"2009-07-22T11:22:36","modified_gmt":"2009-07-22T15:22:36","slug":"july-21st-2009-wounded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/07\/july-21st-2009-wounded\/","title":{"rendered":"July 21st, 2009: Wounded"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi guys!\u00a0 Let me start off the recap with a treat on Monday night.\u00a0 After SF<\/abbr> class I was starving! Sometimes I’m a little munchy, but that evening my belly was growling. :o\u00a0 So strange!\u00a0 I decided to finally jump on the banana ice cream train and try it out.<\/p>\n

\"Banana<\/p>\n

It took a little coaxing but the bananas finally started getting creamy and fluffy.\u00a0 I just had to make sure to hold onto the food processor so it wouldn’t fly away!\u00a0 I took a small test bite and decided it needed some umph so I added a small spoonful of vanilla almond butter for some extra flavor and also extra staying power for me since I was so hungry.\u00a0 Both of us loved this stuff!\u00a0 It was creamy cold and had the exact consistency of a great ice cream.\u00a0 Basically it’s the bomb and I want to purchase a bunch of bananas just for freezing.\u00a0 But it does taste exactly like bananas.\u00a0 I guess I was expecting it to taste like vanilla ice cream with the way everyone was raving about it.\u00a0 It tastes like banana ice cream.\u00a0 The amazing part is that it’s just bananas and nothing else.\u00a0 Frozen bananas to give you that creamy fabbo texture.\u00a0 A huge hit with us and we will be making it again for sure!<\/p>\n

Then I hit the sack because I had an early wake up call.\u00a0 I got up at 6am so I would have time to drink some coffee and eat a huge bowl of oats before leaving for the training site.\u00a0 I didn’t run because I didn’t think I would be able to squeeze one in but naturally now I’m thinking that I probably totally could have.<\/p>\n

\"Coffee<\/p>\n

Coffee first because I was dragging!<\/p>\n

\"Blueberry<\/a><\/p>\n

Mmmm!\u00a0 Then breakfast!<\/p>\n

Hello oaty oats!\u00a0 Blueberry oats with a scoop of vanilla almond butter for extra protein and staying power.\u00a0 After eating, I was told to dress in old clothes and layers because they might get wet, stained, ripped, and so on.\u00a0 And also to wear a bathing suit as a base layer.\u00a0 Well I don’t have a bathing suit so I wore a sports bra and spandexy type shorts.<\/p>\n

Is there someplace I can find a sports bra that doesn’t make me look like a 10year old girl?\u00a0 Dang! I know we need the support but I don’t need the mashed down into nonexistence look.\u00a0 Jeeze.<\/p>\n

Next layer was a tank top then an old SF<\/abbr> shirt that was too big on me.\u00a0 And a pair of camo shorts because I wanted the extra pockets to hold my cell phone and extra things.<\/p>\n

\"PB<\/p>\n

Like this PB<\/abbr> sammie (on whole wheat bread) and Odwalla bar!\u00a0 We were told that they would be providing lunch for us but we all know how that goes right? Always have a backup plan because what they serve might not be what you want and\/or can eat.\u00a0 Those were my backup plans. :D\u00a0 I would be missing the fruit and veggies for sure but a PB<\/abbr> sammie is an easily portable stowaway meal. ;)<\/p>\n

I was the first to arrive because the instructions said to be there by 8:45am so I was and it was just me and the medics and the police. :p\u00a0 I got introduced because the Lieutenant of the medics (which is under Cbus Fire Department) is my SF<\/abbr> instructor.\u00a0 Then I sort of just hung out and texted with Scott while waiting for further instructions.<\/p>\n

I was to be victim number one and I had a gun shot wound on my right shoulder that was a through and through. Meaning I had an entrance and an exit wound.\u00a0 I got my wounds applied and makeup put on my face to make me even more pale than I already am.\u00a0 I checked myself out in the mirror and I looked like a zombie! It was so totally cool and there was a small part of me that wanted to bust out into some Thriller dance moves.<\/p>\n

You would have too! So don’t even front!<\/p>\n

More people started showing up and I was able to start chatting with those that I knew.\u00a0 One other guy from our SF<\/abbr> school was there and I chatted with him most of the time.<\/p>\n

It took a long time to get started so most of the morning was spent just talking with different people and things.\u00a0 Then we ran through the first scenario.\u00a0 We were in\u00a0 a middle school cafeteria and there was one shooter who came in and shot the place up.\u00a0 SWAT arrived, they exchanged gun fire and the shooter retreated and they had to go get him.\u00a0 I don’t know if you’ve been around guns before but they can be loud.\u00a0 When Scott and I go to the range we have to wear something over our ears.\u00a0 Well there’s none of that for training. The shooter had an assault rifle (AR, Which was pretty sweet!) filled with blanks.\u00a0 In an open cafeteria that’s a freaking loud shot, let me tell you!\u00a0 SWAT then cleared the area and moved us out of the school.<\/p>\n

I was out sitting on a bench with my wound and another guy from the fire department walks over and told me to pass out and not say anything to anybody.\u00a0 I do what the guys in blue tell me to do, so that’s what I did.\u00a0 My wound got dressed, I was loaded onto a stretcher and taken away in the ambulance.\u00a0 Then they told me I was all healed and could wake up. :p\u00a0 My shirt I was wearing got totally destroyed because they cut it off.\u00a0 I was laying there and the medic leans over and whispers, “Hey, I know you’re not supposed to talk but it looks like you’re wearing a tanktop under your shirt. Is it okay if I cut it?”\u00a0 :lol:\u00a0 I nodded and then we both laughed.<\/p>\n

After the first scenario, we were debriefed and then it was time for lunch.\u00a0 There was pizza, cookies, and chips.\u00a0 Hooray for my PB<\/abbr> sammie!\u00a0 I ate that, texted with Scott, and then chatted with my friend from school.\u00a0 They were serving water and I downed a bottle of that too.\u00a0 Then it was time for the second scenario!<\/p>\n

Same wound but I had to go find another shirt since my first one was destroyed.\u00a0 The wound got touched up, more blood added, and more makeup on my face.\u00a0 This time some of us were up in a library and there were two shooters.\u00a0 Same drill, SWAT came in and cleared the area and took the shooters out.\u00a0 Got us to safety and the medics took over.\u00a0 This time I wasn’t passed out but was supposed to have no feeling in my arm, couldn’t move it, and there was no pulse. Yikes! We had lanyards with cards around our necks and the cards had our instructions and vitals written on them. My card said “No PMS….” and in medic speak I have no idea what that means.\u00a0 So as the guy was reading what was on my card out loud, I said, “Well since I have no PMS at least you know I’m not cranky.” ;)<\/p>\n

It took him a second to understand what I was saying but the other medic got it right away.\u00a0 Might as well have fun while you can, right?<\/p>\n

After the second training and small debrief we were allowed to go home.\u00a0 But the best part? I could take my wounds with me!!!\u00a0 Hells yes!\u00a0 We weren’t allowed to have cameras on site so I couldn’t get pics till I got back home.<\/p>\n

\"Me<\/a>Sexah! Remember I have makeup on, I’m not really that pale or blue looking, mmmkay.<\/p>\n

\"Entry<\/a>Entry wound!<\/p>\n

\"Exit<\/a>And the exit wound!\u00a0 Since I was sporting these for hours and they dealt with being bandaged, clothes ripped off and so on, they are looking a little rough.\u00a0 But it was pretty well blended in and looked like an actual wound at the start.<\/p>\n

Are you loving it?\u00a0 It was a totally awesome experience and I would do it again in a second.\u00a0 I took my wounds off and stored them in a baggie.\u00a0 Then I washed my shoulder area to get the sticky blood off.\u00a0 Man that stuff is like glue!<\/p>\n

After I was cleaned up, I had to make a smoothie right away!\u00a0 Scott who was on his own for most of the day also only had a PB<\/abbr> sammie for lunch. I can pull that off because it fills me up just enough in a pinch.\u00a0 My husband who is a big guy (tall) and has the metabolism of a cheetah cannot. I don’t know why he does that.\u00a0 So I made a huge smoothie for us:<\/p>\n

\"Smoothie<\/a><\/p>\n