So Much Rain!

Yesterday was a bit crazy and super exhausting. I started work at 6am and did the usual. We finished all our work pretty early, so I got to go home at noon, which means I made it to the football game! I rested for a bit before the game and then met up with my friend Evie to head to the Big House. The game was really fun, until the 4th quarter. We had our ups and downs, but we were still generally in the game through the third. The best moment was a sweet defensive pick sick! The fourth was rough and was filled with many interceptions. Then the rain came. Man oh man it was WET! It was dumping and there was lightening and the game was suspended. We did not wait out the multi hour suspension since everyone was getting kicked out of the Big House and there was no where to wait really. Instead we got soaking wet as we walked the roughly two miles home. Luckily I was smart and had brought my hat and rain coat, so my legs were soaked, but the rest of me wasn't so bad. Once I got home I ordered a pizza since the traffic was nuts and I didn't want to drive to get dinner, and then I fell asleep on the couch! I was so tired. I tried to watch part of the Cal game, which was going great, but fell asleep before half time. Then I woke up to a dreadful 4th quarter. Sucks. My football teams just love to be disappointing! Oh well. Today I am getting some much needed rest. I am utterly exhausted!! 

New Peds Service

Today was my first day on the Blue team at the hospital and so far its been really good. Our attending is wonderful and the team seems like they will be good to work with, so overall I am very happy with how the next two weeks are looking. In other news, I finally got to a football game over the weekend. Michigan played Miami University (OH) and we won fairly easily. I sat up in the box area with one of the OB/GYN docs since I won the ticket at a charity auction last year, and it was really fun. Other than that I didn't do all that much this weekend. Caught up on some sleep, did some laundry, finally got back to Jazzercise, and relaxed. 

Quick Peds Update

This is now my second week on Peds and I am crazy busy. I get to the hospital at either 6am or 6:30am every morning and have never left before 5pm, but I usually end up staying later. It's great to be with the kids and I actually enjoy talking to parents as well. They really want what's best for their children and I've found working with the parents to be incredibly reasonable for the most part. They know their children better than we do! Besides the hours and exhaustion everything else is good. Since  at the hospital most of my waking hours I really haven't done much lately. I tried to ride my bike today, but when I got on the bike I found my tires were flat (ugh!) so now I have to wait until I'm off during business hours so I can go get my air at one of the two bike shops near my place. This weekend I am completely off and I can't wait for two days of rest! That's all for now. Tomorrow is an early day so I'm off to bed!

Denver

This weekend I went to Denver and met up with my mom to see Molly. It was a great weekend! We went to Red Rocks, Boulder, Cherry Creek, Taste of Colorado Festival, and explored downtown Denver a bit. I also got to see David Cook preform for free at Taste of Denver and I was really close, which was really fun! I definitely need more off time to re-organize my life as I need to clean a bunch, but that will have to wait again as more important things prevail on the list of priorities.

In other news I started Pediatrics this morning. I am spending these first two weeks on a team that includes General Peds, Peds Neuro, and Genetics. Seems like it should be good, but the days have definitely returned to mornings I deem too early (6:30am with the occasional 6am start). Hopefully it's a great two months though. My second two week block is on General Peds, Rheumatology, Nephrology, followed by a week of nights and an emergency department shift, then a week of newborn nursery, and finally two weeks of outpatient clinics. Lots of switching, but at least that should keep things interesting.

View from our hotel room at night

Panorama of University of Colorado Boulder

David Cook preforming

David Cook preforming

Clip of David Cook signing Light On (I missed the very beginning of the chorus)