Thursday, April 2, 2009

The End of an Era

Tonight is the last and final ER. I have watched this show pretty faithfully for the 15 years it has been on. It is funny to look back and think about all the things that have happened to me in the time I have been watching this show.

The time in high school when I was "kidnapped" by my friends for a surprise 18th birthday party. My real party was going to be on Friday, but they surprised me with a large party at a local restaurant. I still remember when we got there one of them saying they were taping ER for me!

The many Thurs. nights I watched it while studying in Nursing school, sure that watching this medical show would give me much more knowledge of my field than studying from the book.

The Thurs nights living with girls in Moorhead that this was the last show on the Thurs. night line-up. We would often host friends over that night to hang out, watch TV , and eat good food. It was some of these nights that a shy Dave Baird would come over and hang out with the group.

Many Thurs. nights it would be my way to wind down after a long 12 hour shift at the hospital. I could always feel like I was part of the show because I was a nurse.

Lately it has been a show I enjoy watching after the kids have gone to bed. This season especially has been a fond look back at many wonderful characters. George Clooney came back!!

So tonight I will say good-bye to this favorite show (I know it will live on in re-runs), and remember fondly all the good times that have taken place surrounding this show.

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