Best of 2013 (chronological order)

March: Stephen and Lisa visit San Diego
March: Las Vegas trip with the folks
April: Evelyn's birthday dinner
April: Resident retreat at Oceanside
July: San Diego Fair with the folks after finishing PICU
August: Heather's birthday dinner at Ferrells 
August: Taylor Swift concert!!!
September: Staycation in San Diego
October: birthday dinner with friends and family
November: Thanksgiving week

Happy 2013!

Best of 2012 (chronological order)

Jan: Disney cruise with the fam
Feb: Jamie baby celebration night on the town
March: intern retreat in Oceanside
June: trip to nor cal after last day of ED
June: Paul and Julia's wedding in Omaha
July: vacation after the end of intern year
July: trip to LA for burgers, beach, and chinese food
Nov: vacation to Avila Beach with sis
Nov: Thanksgiving in Palm Springs
Dec: Christmas with the family

Still around ...


I havent updated in quite a while, which im going to blame on the life of being an intern. But, its good fun, im learning a lot, and I get to enjoy sunsets with my fellow pediatricians in Oceanside.

Top Ten of 2011 (chronological order)

1. Call of duty nights with Stephen
2. Weekly trips to the movies
3. Last formal of med school
4. Match Day!!!
5. Post match fun and free time
6. Senior week
7. Graduation day
8. Last summer
9. Violette's wedding
10. Reunion with Jeanne and Mimi

If you haven't heard, I'm going to Loma Linda for pediatrics and I am very happy about it.

Top Ten of 2010
(chronological order)

1. Winter Formal
2. Galena weekend with the folks
3. Psychation
4. Jessie's marathon
5. Taylor Swift
6. Post boards vacation home
7. Dinners with Stephen and Violette
8. Walks along the river
9. Peds Sub I
10. Home for over a month during winter!

The past couple months have gone by quite fast as M4 year has begun and we find ourselves in the midst of interview season. I have more free time these days than I am used to, and yet haven't gotten around to posting for 3 months.


To summarize, after the long and arduous journey of step 2, I took a 2 week vacation home. This involved lots of food, lots of tv, and generally doing nothing all day but gain weight. I also spent a weekend in San Francisco with the mother, which an awesome city. Upon my return to Peoria I had a month with Dr. C on pulm, which basically amounted to a 4 week vacation. Next was my Peds Sub I which was a great experience; I actually felt like an almost doctor, and loved working with kids and all the peds residents. Having Julia and Stu on the rotation definitely made things a lot more fun too, and overall the rotation was definitely my favorite in all of medical school. Afterward I did EM, which was a lot of work and I did not enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Luckily I was able to squeeze in a half week of vacation home afterward, which was much needed.

Now I'm halfway through neuro, with interviews just around the corner. Here's to free dinners and lots of traveling.