New Music...

My radio doesn't work in my new office so I am in desperate need of new CD's. If you have a minute, please let me know what you are listening to right now and some good suggestions!

Thanks!

Weekend Ramblings...

Sometimes it is so nice to not have any plans. This past weekend was like that and it felt great! Friday night I went to dinner with Meghan Sebasky, a friend from college who is now am Internal Med. resident at the U. It was nice to get caught up and chat. She told me that they have asked her to be Chief Resident at the U. Which is a very big deal! I was very happy and proud of her, then I found some pictures from college... we look 12 and she definetly doesn't look like a doctor! But they are so fun to look back on!

Saturday I worked, which was quiet and not bad at all. Saturday night I was crabby... no reason for it, just not fun to be around!! 'Nough said!

Sunday I went to my yoga class, I took the summer off because it was so busy but I'm glad to be back. I am sure paying for it today- I can hardly move...anything!
And after yoga my sister and I went to my parents, so that Bryan could stay at our place to finish up his residency application. Noelle, mom and I went shopping and Noelle found a cute dress! Sunday night I walked with Sarah and we got caught up on our weekends.

I hurried home so I could watch Britney on the VMA's. I admit it, I wanted to see it. She is a trainwreck, but I love her music- it's the best workout music I have. Plus it reminds me of getting ready to go out in college...ahhh good times, from what I remember! I am sad about Britney's lack of performance, she had a chance to come back and she lost it. Oh, well, I still have that CD to listen to while I'm treadmillin' it!

Hope you all had a good and much more exciting weekend!!

P.S. Fall is here and I'm so happy about it! Bring on the sweatshirts and jeans!

We will miss you Rand...

On Memorial Day my dad's friend Rand, who was a good friend of our families, lost his battle with brain cancer. Here is an article that KARE 11 wrote today and it also has the previous story they did on Rand. He was a great guy, and I was blessed to be able to have him at my wedding, the last time I saw him. That was very special. I am going to dig up the great picture we have with Rand while we were at the Twins Parade for the 1991 World Series, it's a great one!

Please read!

http://www.kare11.com/news/ts_article.aspx?storyid=264094

Slowly moving into adulthood...

In a matter of a week Bryan and I made two large purchases. The first was a couch and love seat from Slumberland. We were still using my parent's furniture from the early 90's. Now we have cumfy, plush, taupe colored furniture and I love it! It was a great buy- buy a couch get a free love seat, you can't beat that deal!

Our next large purchase was a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Upland edition. It has all the bells and whistles, including (my favorite feature) pedal adjustment. This is the most wonderful invention for short people who don't want to have the steering wheel up in their face! It is very fun to drive, but more fun to see how happy it makes Bryan. He has wanted this car since he was 16! I will post a picture later!

Side Note:

~They tell medical students that they need to be okay with delayed gratification because by the time you are done with school, your friends have been working for at least 4 years. I always understood this and knew what I was getting into when I married a medical student but until now, I haven't had that feeling. I think when you don't know what you're missing you don't miss it! Now that we're in a better place and know that in the next year Bryan will have a paycheck and we will have a house I understand what they mean. I have these beautiful couches and a small apartment to put them in. Along with a beautiful Jeep and a pretty small, run down garage... I am not complaining, although I don't know how complaining would sound any different! I guess it just makes me more anxcious for the future, and it just can't come soon enough. The anticipation is killing me!

I know the holidays will be a great distraction between Halloween, Thanksgiving, CHRISTMAS, New Years... and then Match in March. The time should fly by!!!

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!