Shining through the Smoke

I know I already posted one today, but much more has happened. Martha decided to remind me of how amazing she is, and stopped by with her crew partner, Curtis, in the ambulance after taking a patient to Upstate. I made them lunch, and was extremely happy to have the chance to see her and hug her one more time before she made the trip back to Norwich.





About the same time Martha pulled into the driveway, we got toned out for a reported structure fire. Martha could tell that I really wanted to go (and I'm not gonna lie, I did...), but for the first time in my life I have truly felt that spending even 5 minutes with the person I love is so much more fulfilling than anything else I could do. It made me so happy to see her, and I still can't stop smiling thinking about her....

Also, I got to meet Curtis. Martha had told me alot about him, and I'm not the type of person to be completly comfortable with my girlfriend sleeping in the same room with another guy...especially if I haven't met them. Curtis was a really nice person, and it made me alot more comfortable with the situation. It's not that I don't trust Martha, because I know that she loves me and would never do anything to hurt me. She is the best thing that has ever happened to me, and I am just so afraid of losing her that sometimes I worry too much. I'm working on my issues. She deserves someone who loves her without worrying so much, and I want to be the one to give that to her.

After Martha and Curtis left I headed down to the firehouse. After a quick jog down the block, I entered the man-power pool at the fire scene. 4 hours and 10 fire departments later, the fire was out. It wasn't a total loss, and at least it's still standing.

Back to waiting for the next one, and wishing tuesday would come sooner...