Started Peds on Monday....don't think it's for me. I love kids but pinning them down to stick their arm for an IV or trying to examine a screaming 8 month old is not fun! Kids are great when they are healthy but not so great when they are sick and in the hospital. Britt and I both feel the same way about it...get this 6 wks over with quickly and on to OB!
I went back to Baltimore last weekend to be with Zach and Mosley...doing the distance thing again is hard. But we had a great weekend and I'm headed back again this weekend. I took the Amtrak train and I'm convinced now that it is the only way to travel!! So convenient and nice! A little expensive, but in my opinion worth every penny! We met with a wedding planner down there and it was wonderful. I strongly believe they will be my sanity in this process with everything I've got going on in medical school. We're still working on venues and dates but things are coming together.
Living in NYC is interesting....people are definitely ruder and traffic sucks! And the weather has been crappy which doesn't help. I'm living in Brooklyn with my really good friends, Britt and Ryan and their baby Harper. Britt and I are doing peds together so that is really nice. We ride together through the horrendous traffic and we can study together. And speaking of studying....that's where I'm headed!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
New York, New York
Well I'm driving to NYC tomorrow morning to get started on my new life for the next 3 months. I'll be doing my Pediatric and Ob/Gyn rotations up there until the middle of September. Some of my great friends are kind enough to let me live in their 2nd bedroom for those months and I'm really excited about spending time with them! But I'm sad about leaving Zach and Mosley :( Zach starts tomorrow as well with his Advance Trauma Life Support course for 8 hrs. He has been pretty quiet today and I think he is a combination of nervous, anxious, excited and slightly overwhelmed. I would definitely be ranking high in the nervous department if I were him (and I will be next year at this time...yikes!) but he is going to be fantastic and I'm super proud of him!!!
We looked at a couple of wedding venues this week...both of which we liked but are slightly expensive. I would really like to get the venue picked out so that we have a date!!
We looked at a couple of wedding venues this week...both of which we liked but are slightly expensive. I would really like to get the venue picked out so that we have a date!!
Monday, June 15, 2009
Back from Alaska!
Well the cruise was amazing and we made many, many memories as a family. The views were spectacular, the ship relaxing and the time with family was priceless. It was so great to hang out with Kendra and Danny. We haven't all been together in over a year and we've all got huge years coming up. Danny starts at The Citadel in Charleston on a track scholarship. He is also going to play football down there this fall. I am so incredibly proud of him. Kendra gets going full swing with her job as marketing and public relations director of the Gold Coast soccer team...again incredibly proud!! And of course there is all the fun wedding planning and the not so fun residency application process and the 2nd round of board examinations!
Speaking of wedding plans....I think Zach and I have decided to have the wedding here in Baltimore. We threw out ideas of Charleston, SC and Park City, UT...however neither one of those places are "ours" together and Baltimore is....and it will be MUCH easier for me to plan a wedding close to me rather than a plane ride away. While Charleston and Park City would have been amazing, he and I are both extremely excited to share the beauty of Baltimore with everyone we love!! We are going to look at some venues tomorrow so hopefully we'll know a little bit more after that!! I am so excited and still can't believe I am actually getting to plan my wedding!!!!!
And then there is our pupster....Mosley. He is awesome and grew so much in 2 weeks!! He is so laid back and fun to be with. Zach loves him and I love watching the 2 of them together....he is gonna be a great dad one day!! It's so weird that one little puppy could bring Zach and I so much closer. It's like we truly started our family the day he proposed...magical :)
And instead of posting pictures of the puppy and the ring, I'm posting the link on here for my facebook page. You can just go to the link without having to have facebook....I wasn't going to include ring pictures but I've had many requests to see it so....
And one last congrats should go out to my beautiful cousin Janae and her husband Trent and their daughter, Ambria....they welcomed a precious addition to their family, Camden Micheal....congrats ya'll!!!! I'm so happy for you!!!!
Alright here is the link.....
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2548582&id=4910546&l=a2904a403f
Speaking of wedding plans....I think Zach and I have decided to have the wedding here in Baltimore. We threw out ideas of Charleston, SC and Park City, UT...however neither one of those places are "ours" together and Baltimore is....and it will be MUCH easier for me to plan a wedding close to me rather than a plane ride away. While Charleston and Park City would have been amazing, he and I are both extremely excited to share the beauty of Baltimore with everyone we love!! We are going to look at some venues tomorrow so hopefully we'll know a little bit more after that!! I am so excited and still can't believe I am actually getting to plan my wedding!!!!!
And then there is our pupster....Mosley. He is awesome and grew so much in 2 weeks!! He is so laid back and fun to be with. Zach loves him and I love watching the 2 of them together....he is gonna be a great dad one day!! It's so weird that one little puppy could bring Zach and I so much closer. It's like we truly started our family the day he proposed...magical :)
And instead of posting pictures of the puppy and the ring, I'm posting the link on here for my facebook page. You can just go to the link without having to have facebook....I wasn't going to include ring pictures but I've had many requests to see it so....
And one last congrats should go out to my beautiful cousin Janae and her husband Trent and their daughter, Ambria....they welcomed a precious addition to their family, Camden Micheal....congrats ya'll!!!! I'm so happy for you!!!!
Alright here is the link.....
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2548582&id=4910546&l=a2904a403f
Thursday, June 4, 2009
ENGAGED!!!
Zach popped the question!! It happened Monday night after I got home from my 8 hour test in Philly. He met me downstairs in a suit with flowers and I knew something was up....we went up to our apartment and into our bedroom where, wrapped in a Georgia Bulldawg blanket, was an 8 wk old English Bulldog puppy!!!! I immediately started crying because I have been wanting one for a long time!!! Wrapped around this precious puppy's neck was a pink ribbon with the most beautiful engagement ring I have ever seen....I may be biased but it is truly gorgeous!! He was down on one knee and after much crying from both of us...he asked me to spend the rest of my life with him....
Most amazing night of my life! We have no date or location yet but we are working on it and will hopefully know in the next couple weeks....I am so excited about planning!!!!
I promise, promise, promise to post pics when we get home from our Alaskan cruise. We are down in South Carolina for my brother's high school graduation on Friday and then fly to Seattle so we won't be back in Baltimore until the 14th and I don't have my computer with me so no pics :( But I will put some up....especially of our adorable new "baby," Mosley!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Wii
Zach opened the Wii I got him for his birthday....he is now boxing the TV.... hysterical! I think I peed my pants!!!!!!!!
I'm back!!
Ok I'm really sorry it has been so long....2 months is pretty unacceptable! The whole month of April was somewhat of a blur. I finished my Infectious Disease elective and then Zach and I flew out to Vegas for my cousin's wedding. It was really great out there to meet up with my dad and step-mom and a ton of my Till family. We explored Vegas, went out to Red Rock Canyon and Hoover dam and saw Zumanity, a sexually provacative cirque de soiel show that one should probably not go to with their dad and uncle!
After Vegas Zach and I went over to St. George, Utah where his parents have a second home. We hiked Zion's National Park which was about 20 minutes from their home. All I can say is that if you haven't visited this national park it is a must!!! Absolutely beautiful! The landscape in southern Utah is like no where else in the world. Red rocks and deep sand salt creations sprinkled with green pine trees. We did a hike called Angel's Landing. It was about 1500ft upwards and took us close to 5 hours. Once we got to the top there was a about 1/2 mile stretch where you were walking along the rocks along a path that was 3 feet wide and there was a 900ft drop to the left of you and 1500ft drop to the right. Scary and stunning all at the same time. I have tons of pictures but unfortunately they aren't downloaded to my computer yet. I'll actually probably post a link to snapfish on here since there are so many over the last 5 weeks.
After Zion we started back up to Salt Lake City so I could start Family Practice and Zach could begin working on his brother's house. It was a wonderful month with camping and traveling to California to see Zach's 100 year old grandma and I have some stories to tell but they'll have to wait for another day...I have Zach's birthday presents to go considering his 30th was yesterday and all he got were spongebob sleepy pants and candy. ugh....it was hard to plan a fun 30th birthday for him when I knew we were flying back to Baltimore on his actual birthday. But we plan on celebrating tonight at his favorite steak house and also in Charlotte on Tuesday with my family.
I'm off now to buy him a Wii and get some tickets to the Tool concert but I promise I'll be back on a regular schedule with the blog....at least until next week when we go on our Alaskan cruise :)
After Vegas Zach and I went over to St. George, Utah where his parents have a second home. We hiked Zion's National Park which was about 20 minutes from their home. All I can say is that if you haven't visited this national park it is a must!!! Absolutely beautiful! The landscape in southern Utah is like no where else in the world. Red rocks and deep sand salt creations sprinkled with green pine trees. We did a hike called Angel's Landing. It was about 1500ft upwards and took us close to 5 hours. Once we got to the top there was a about 1/2 mile stretch where you were walking along the rocks along a path that was 3 feet wide and there was a 900ft drop to the left of you and 1500ft drop to the right. Scary and stunning all at the same time. I have tons of pictures but unfortunately they aren't downloaded to my computer yet. I'll actually probably post a link to snapfish on here since there are so many over the last 5 weeks.
After Zion we started back up to Salt Lake City so I could start Family Practice and Zach could begin working on his brother's house. It was a wonderful month with camping and traveling to California to see Zach's 100 year old grandma and I have some stories to tell but they'll have to wait for another day...I have Zach's birthday presents to go considering his 30th was yesterday and all he got were spongebob sleepy pants and candy. ugh....it was hard to plan a fun 30th birthday for him when I knew we were flying back to Baltimore on his actual birthday. But we plan on celebrating tonight at his favorite steak house and also in Charlotte on Tuesday with my family.
I'm off now to buy him a Wii and get some tickets to the Tool concert but I promise I'll be back on a regular schedule with the blog....at least until next week when we go on our Alaskan cruise :)
Monday, April 6, 2009
Welcome to the World
Harper Grayson Stam! Britt and Ryan had their little boy on Sunday morning! I haven't been able to talk to Britt yet except through text messages but I've heard she was a champion through labor and I am so incredibly happy for her and Ryan. I can't wait to meet the little on Saturday! Congratulations again you guys!!!
I started Infectious Disease today.....lots of antibiotics!! Overall I'm going to learn a ton and am happy I picked this elective but the hours are going to be long. I got out of there at 8 tonight and that's only because the parking garage where I left my car closes at that time! Otherwise I would probably still be there! For you non medical students out there reading, ususally when you do an elective rotation in medical school it is an easier schedule and one is done around 4 or 5 everyday. Not this time apparently....
I must admit that being back on a "medicine" service, it makes me miss Surgery. I had to go down to the Surgery recovery room today to see a patient that had a fungal ball removed from her eye (pretty cool!) well not for her...but you know what I mean...anyway I found myself missing the scrubs and masks and boufont hats that is correlated with the OR and recovery room. Instead of seeing the patient and deciding what anti-fungal medication she should be on, I wanted to be in the OR removing the thing! Maybe being a part of the "pajama posse" is for me??!!
I started Infectious Disease today.....lots of antibiotics!! Overall I'm going to learn a ton and am happy I picked this elective but the hours are going to be long. I got out of there at 8 tonight and that's only because the parking garage where I left my car closes at that time! Otherwise I would probably still be there! For you non medical students out there reading, ususally when you do an elective rotation in medical school it is an easier schedule and one is done around 4 or 5 everyday. Not this time apparently....
I must admit that being back on a "medicine" service, it makes me miss Surgery. I had to go down to the Surgery recovery room today to see a patient that had a fungal ball removed from her eye (pretty cool!) well not for her...but you know what I mean...anyway I found myself missing the scrubs and masks and boufont hats that is correlated with the OR and recovery room. Instead of seeing the patient and deciding what anti-fungal medication she should be on, I wanted to be in the OR removing the thing! Maybe being a part of the "pajama posse" is for me??!!
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