Determined

Life has gotten away from me which unfortunately happens in residency!! But I want to get back to this blog because I love having a chronicle of our lives. I'm not gonna try to recap the last 9 months but I do have pictures of our new beautiful kitchen and dining room that I intend to post this weekend....here's to being back on the blogging bus!!

Kitchen Makeover

I've attached a bunch of our kitchen makeover pictures....Zach has worked so hard and it's really coming along! We started to stain the cabinets today and they are going to measure for granite next week!

Life is good for us! Always busy at the hospital....I took my in service exam yesterday which is test of knowledge in Ob/Gyn at this point in my career. It is supposed to prepare you for the board exams. I guess I'll never be done taking tests :/

Up to Date

It's been awhile....again...

So I'll just try to bring things up to date. Residency is still going strong. Really like my program and am 100% sure that I've picked the right specialty for me. There is nothing like delivering babies everyday!

Home improvements are going well. We have moved inside and are now working on the kitchen! I'm so excited to see the finished product! Here are some pictures....Zach has once again impressed me with his craftmanship. He built the island from scratch is is working on the cabinets. I love the open feeling it creates with the dining room and family room now!

I am so excited it is December. We went out and cut down our own Christmas tree last weekend and bought all new decorations (since Mosley ate all of them from last year) and I must say that I LOVE our tree this year! I love sitting at home when it starting to get dark and the only lights are those coming from the tree.

We are heading back to Iowa this year for Christmas and I am really excited! We've haven't been back in 2 years and I can't wait to see everyone! I'm also headed to NYC in 2 weeks to see my med school friends! We all planned a reunion and only 1 of us can't make it! It's gonna be so good to see my girls and hangout in the city so close to Christmas!

I'm off to the grocery store for "football" food! Steelers vs. Ravens tonight!!!

It was....

so great to be back in Athens...
even though they lost :( It was so amazing to be able to share the experience with Zach for the first time!

This is what he has been working on....

before

after the fence was put in and the concrete broken up

sod laid

patio started

I truly have an extremely talented husband...he has done this whole project by himself!!!

Home Sweet Home

Nothing better than waking up at Mom and Steve's house in South Carolina! I love being able to come home and hang out here. We made the 6 hour drive Friday after I got off work and then yesterday morning drove to Athens for the Georgia game. Even though it was a heartbreaking loss, Zach and I had a great time and I forgot how much I missed and love that city....maybe one day we'll move back there ;) I think I still have to convince my husband a little more! He really likes it but it didn't help that it was 90 degrees in the middle of September! It just has such a great vibe and of course being in Sanford stadium felt like home! The only downer of the day was the flat tire on the way to the game :( Luckily Zach has run flat tires on his car, so we continued on our way and got it fixed after the game.

We were lucky enough to meet up with my good friend Janice and her boyfriend John. She is doing a family medicine residency in Anderson, SC so we met up with them at Wild Wings to watch a little more football and catch up....made me really miss my friends!!! I love Morgantown, I just wish I could have my friends there with me!

Today mom and I are going over to her friends' house to lay by the pool...yes it is 90 degrees today as well....and Zach and Steve are off golfing 18 holes. Life is good....and relaxing!!!

Too Long :/

Well residency started and thus the blogging failed....sorry to the 3 people who read this...including my mother!

Zach and I have been busy, busy, busy here in Morgantown! Life as a resident is definitely different than life as a student! My first month I was on Labor and Delivery during the day and then August was a month of night float where I worked 6pm-8am Sunday-Thursday. Needless to say my whole schedule was backwards. You feel like you lose your life for a whole month. This month is much better with more "office hours." But there is still weekend call and reading and presentations to prepare for.....it never ends! But I love it and have met some great people. I miss my med school friends like crazy but we're all staying in touch as best we can....

Zach is doing some amazing work in the backyard and when it is finished I'll post before and after pictures. I truly married a talented man! He basically ripped everything up and started from scratch...last Friday we laid sod and it made a world of difference!

We are both on vacation next week and are headed to SC to see mom and Steve. We are going to go the Georgia/Arkansas game on Saturday and I can't wait!!!! I'm hoping they play TONS better than they did this past Saturday but I haven't been back for a game since I graduated and Zach has never been. I've tried to explain an SEC game in the south to him but it's something you have to experience!

On a sad note mom and Steve are moving to Wisconsin in 2 months :( It is great for Steve because he got a huge job promotion but mom isn't thrilled it's in Horicon Wisconsin...yuck! I loved going back to the south to visit them and going to the midwest just wont' be the same....hopefully it's only temporary for a couple of years and then they can head back to NC or SC for good!

That's all for now....it's hard to update 2 months in 1 post so I probably wont' even attempt it, but I'll try to do better in posting from here on out....even if all I do is work!

BUSY

Life sure is different when you have a real job :)
My day consists of waking up at 5:30am....
Hospital to round at 6:00am....

Home between 7:00-8:00pm...Dinner....

Reading....
Bed usually around 9:30....

It's gonna be a long 4 years!But I received my first paycheck today and that definitely made it worth it! Now we can buy a new furnace and a/c and not sweat to death at night!

I'm on call tomorrow for 24 hours and next Saturday as well. Boo....

My beautiful, fabulous mother turned 50 yesterday! She is one of the most generous, loving and honest people I know. She celebrated at our favorite spot in the world....Hilton Head in South Carolina, spending her mornings on the beach and her afternoons at the golf course with Steve.Love you Momma!!!!