Back to School

Run-down of the summer:

Kacie's wedding in late May

Taekwondo camps in early June

2 weeks of backpacking Europe in June/July

Preceptorship in July

Min-vacation (36 hours) with just me and Daniel in August

Back to school August

4th

I am always SO ready for summer, but it only takes me a few weeks usually to be ready to get back into the routine of school. I thrive on routine, schedules, alarm clocks, and to-do lists. It is as sickness.

Somewhere in between the wedding and Taekwondo camps I was ready to go back to school. Like I said- sickness. I really had a great summer- it was restful, yet full of excitement. The backpacking was less restful and more exciting, as you might imagine. Daniel and I spent SO much time re-connecting with each other and with friends we hadn't been able to spend much time with through the school year- it was a blast!

The preceptorship I did was with a great Family Med. Physician in town- I learned a lot and saw some pretty interesting cases, but it was a definite confirmation that I don't belong in Family Medicine.

Other events of my summer:

-My mac-books hard drive crashed. Sigh. At least I didn't have to much on it yet, and it was still under warranty.

-Babies!!!! Not mine. Or even related to me. Several of my college friends had babies, and I was even in for one the deliveries- so, so precious.

-Daniel and I started teaching the 4 year old Sunday school class at church (when he/we aren't playing on the worship team). At first, Daniel wasn't so sure he and 4-year-olds were meant for each other, but now... well,

it is pretty cute.

-My cat turned into the devil. I don't understand why, but she has.

Proof of this, taken moments before she reached through the blinds and slapped me:

She is now an outside cat.

-Saw Toy-Story 3 in 3-D! Daniel hadn't ever seen a 3-D movie before

-Daniel had a birthday, and got an ice-cream cake from Marble Slab. And boots. And a new iphone. And tools. And many other things. I guess we all like him :)

-I got an iphone. Never thought the day would come. After 4 days of bliss, I don't know how I lived without it. Seriously.

-Cooper and I are back to running.

The only time it is cool enough is at 6:30 in the morning, so if you happen to be crazy enough to also be out that early and see me running down College St. with my Basset hound, please be the ONE PERSON THAT DOESN'T SLOW DOWN AND LAUGH. The embarrassing part is that Cooper is faster than I am.

I am going to post more on Europe later, but there are a few pics I wanted to put up now!

All of my clothes for 2 weeks, vacuum-sealed. When I ran out, I washed them in the sink. WHAT?!?! Yes, I did. Not pictured is my chacos, which I love very, very much.

Proof that there were backpacks involved (Been up over 30 hours at this point- after we got off the plane in Zurich)

Daniel and I in Germany. The country-side was just unbelievably beautiful.

The family in Rome, between the Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine.

Daniel's backpack is still somewhere in the Atlanta airport. 2 months and counting....