I need to wear a sign...

that explains this medical school/residency/doctor plan. I probably get asked at least once a day what this process is so... here it goes:

*Right now Bryan is applying to about 30 residency programs throughout the country.
*In December he will interview at about 10 of them.
*In February we will need to hand in our ranking of these 10 programs.
*The programs also rank the students- and there is some mathmatical equation they use to match programs to students.
*March 20, 2008 is "Match Day" this day at noon we will be handed an envelop that will tell us where we matched and where Bryan will be doing his 4 year anesthesia residency.
*May 2008, Bryan will graduate and officailly be an M.D. (Scary, YES!)
*June 2008, Bryan will start residency where ever we are matched.

FAQ's:
-Bryan will start to get a paycheck in June.
-He is NOT getting paid now.
-We are not guaranteed to match in MN.
-He is doing anesthesiology and the residency is 4 years.

~Please let me know if I have missed out on any other questions! It is a long, strange and confusing process and I just wish it was easier to explain!

Have a great day!
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Pass it on...

I saw this on Kim's blog and thought it was cool. And an easy way to post without thinking too much about what to post about today. :)

20 years ago I...
1. Was getting back from our cabin on Gull Lake
2. Met Nicole for the first time
3. had Mrs. Motalinski and she started calling me Beth, that stuck for 7 more years!

10 years ago I...
1. Went to a Twins game for my birthday and had a b-day wish on the Jumbo Tron
2. Just started hanging out with Bryan- wow 10 years ago?!?!?!?
3. Worked at a flower shop

5 years ago I...
1. Finally decided on a major
2. Was living in Duluth!
3. Thought I had it all figured out

3 years ago I...
1. had just gotten engaged
2. was living at home, with my parents in our old house
3. was starting to build my bridesmaid dress collection

1 year ago I...
1. had just gone to Lutsen for our anniversary
2. was starting to get settled in my current job that I love!
3. was my aunt's birth coach

So far this year I...
1. Kept a job for longer than a year
2. My sister moved in our building so we now have "grown up" bunk beds
3. Sometimes see my husband!

Yesterday I...
1. Went to two bars!
2. Saw Tony and Julie and comiserated about the medical process we love so much!
3. Had some of my homemade banana bread from Carrie's mom's recipe

Today I...
1. Went out to lunch with Naomi
2. Dropped my sister off at the bus
3. Had a lot of coffee

Tomorrow I...
1. Will be looking for Jeep's
2. Will see my husband!
3. Will go for a walk

In the next year I...
1. Will know where we will be for the next 4 years
2. Will buy a house
3. Will have a paycheck from my husband!

I would love to read more of these so pass them on!

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

Warning: Please ignore the complaining, but it makes such a catchy post.

We received a letter a month or so about the construction that will be going on at the airport and that there will be some re-routing of planes. They have been re-routed, directly above our apartment!

So not only do we live on a semi-busy street, and the train track behind our apartment is running back and forth from the Ford Plant, but now we have planes!

Believe me, I am lucky that we have a nice apartment, that we caretake to keep down the rent and that we have a garage. But all of these elements make me even more excited and ready to find a house. So, when we know where we will be matched (March 20th) then I will be on the hunt. Probably on March 22nd!

Thank you for listening to this rant! Have a great day!

Nice Weekend

Friday after work Bryan and I thought we would look around a little at cars. Well, good news we found the car we wanted, bad news it's a Highlander and we can't afford that. After debating back and forth about whether we should get a car or an SUV, we decided that I think it will be a Jeep after all. It is in our price range and we only need it to make it 4-5 years with minimal problems. We figured that in the next 4-5 years (and I guess the rest of his career) Bryan is going to need to get to work in any weather and I would prefer that he have a vehicle that he can trust to get him through the snow late at night. So, now comes the fun part- paying for it!

Saturday I went with Sarah to try on bridesmaid dresses, and we think we may have found a winner! Then we had lunch at Wild Onion.

Sunday we had a wedding shower for my cousin's fiance at my parents house, so lots of helping and cleaning up! During the shower Bryan and Rian (my sister's boyfriend) went to the Twins game, to see Santana get the Twins record for most strike outs- 17 to be exact! Then they met my sister and I back at our apartment and the four of us played Wii all night! It was really fun- tennis is the best!

All in all it was a busy but fun weekend... I'm looking for some new CD's to listen to at work because the radio doesn't work in our new basement office! I just bought Plain White T's and Joss Stone, any other suggestions?

Updated blog

So we love, love, love the Toyota's but they are just so much more expensive. Our family has always had Toyota's but at this point, in our price range we are looking at 100,000 miles. We need this new car to get us through residency, so five years.

Ahhhhh!!!

Looking for a mid-sized SUV... HELP!

Recently Bryan and I have realized that his 1998 Ford Taurus may have to go. He bought it when we first started dating... in high school. We could put money into it but this winter he is going to be doing a lot of driving for residency interviews and I don't want him stuck in the middle of nowhere in December.

So, we have been looking at Jeep Grand Cherokee's, and other mid sized SUV's, but I am really open to suggestions. So please let me know, good or bad any suggestions or vehicles to stay away from.

Thanks!! Have a great weekend everyone!

Birthday- I'm old! (27)

Last Thursday was my birthday but when I arrived back to work on Monday my co-worker had done this to my desk in our new office. So until Thursday I had balloons everywhere!

And a couple little gifts for our new office!!

On my actual birthday I went out to lunch with a group of people from work, which was fun! The plan for that evening was to go to the Liffey with my parents and Bryan but while I was driving home from work I got a pretty bad migrane. I came home and tried to sleep it off but no such luck. Instead Bryan cooked dinner and bought me a little cake, with a candle to blow out and everything! Bryan bought me a lavendar eye pillow thing that you heat up that helps for headaches, and he also bought me the blanket that goes with it! I can't wait to use it this winter!

Then on Sunday we had a little BBQ at my parents and had some friends and family come! It was a great time even though my parents did not have power! The storm on Friday knocked the power out and it was still out on Sunday night!

So all in all it has been a very busy couple weeks, with our office moving, trip to Chicago, Katherine's new arrival and my birthday. I'm beat, I think I need a vacation...

Kat and Adam's new arrival!

The day we arrived back in MN Carrie and I drove to go meet Kat and Adam's new little girl, Anastasia Marian.

Pink bow and all!!

Chicago

I am not going to write much about Chicago, but here is one of my favorite pictures from the whole fun weekend!

Thanks ladies for a great girls weekend!!

*If you'd like to learn more about the weekend to Chicago please refer to Carrie or Janell's blog!

I'm a bad blogger...

The weekend before Chicago I invited Kat, Erin, Rowan, Daylen, Tiff, Brian, Addie and my mom to go to the Como Zoo. We had a blast! Here are some fun pictures from the day!

Rowan and I next to the statue of a gorilla- it was a little too close for comfort for Ro!

Bryan and Rowan

Erin, Daylen and Tiff relaxing after a hot day at the zoo!

Beautiful little Addie


It was a very successful day at the zoo. Everyone had a good time and slept well that night!