I have nothing to say

I really don't. Our pharm class is boring, rank list turned in, and nothing really happening. I really don't even know why I am writing this! It probably has something to do with the fact that I am in said boring pharmacology class. So, you get randomness:

-Jordan and I have started watching Dexter. The show is so smart. I won't get into the premise, but if you don't mind gore and you don't mind a dark, twisted type of show (you are rooting for a serial killer), check it out.
-RSV sucks. HIV sucks more.
-Go Nuggets, Avs, and Rockies! (heck I'll even through in Broncos since the combine is coming!)
-Less than one month to match day (actually it's 22 days, but really, who's counting?)
-Going to see John Butler Trio in June at Red Rocks, can't believe I've never been.
-I can't wait to be a doctor!
-I highly recommend Netflix
-This is pretty lame actually, sorry.
-Frogs are funny

Disclaimer: This last one is no fun. Actually, you probably shouldn't even read it. It's stupid politics:
-I told myself I shouldn't get into politics on this thing, but there is one thing that is too important: health care. Regardless of where you stand on the issues, the fact remains that most agree reform is necessary. The point I want to make about it is this: I think everyone needs to learn more about this debate and contribute to the debate through real, informed opinions. I for one am tired of hearing the words lobbyists, pundits, filibuster, liberals, conservatives, blah, blah, blah. There are things I hope to see change: No more pre-existing conditions; fair, equal access to poor, working poor, and middle class; caps to increases on premiums; fair, equal access to poor, working poor, and middle class; no more bankrupt families from some medical condition, and did I mention fair, equal access to poor, working poor, and middle class? Ok, I'll get off my soapbox. I am willing to talk about this anytime, but this is not the place for that (sorry!)

~Vaya con Dios

It's amazing to me how true the proverbial "grass is always greener" cliche seems to be appropriate for so many circumstances. Now before I make my case, please understand this, I have never been happier. What I am referring to is how school has finally slowed dramatically. Class time is minimal, no overwhelming responsibility, rank list submitted, and time spent with family is wonderful. All this time has been truly amazing. So where does the grass and it's green-ness fit in? Well even with all the abundant time and lack of real responsibility I feel like it isn't enough! I mean here we are with the most free time we have had in years and I still want more! I am pretty sure the reason for this is from the possibility that leaving home brings.  I know if we leave it is because it is where we are called to go. Here's the catch though, I don't know if staying is the right answer either. So where do all these conflicted feelings come from? Now this is something I have just finally come to terms with...Fear. I am terrified of starting residency, so of course I am not comfortable with going or staying. This is real responsibility! Anyway, I know that my first two real blogs comment on the fear of starting residency and the changes that will accompany that, but it is just the overriding emotion related to medicine that I seem to be experiencing these days.

There are other topics I can foresee myself talking about in the blog, sports likely will be one of them I mention often. With the Olympics and NBA all-star weekend there is somewhat of a mainstream sports lag. The olympics have been super fun to watch but I am excited to see how the NBA and NHL pan out and I am REALLY excited for baseball season. Here is something that drives me nuts though. Being a Denver sports fan, rarely am I in what is considered a "big market."  So I understand that ESPN and SI don't spend as much time covering sports here as they do teams on the East coast and in LA. BUT they are over the top. An ESPN poll today asks, "Which team will win the 2009-2010 NBA finals, Caveliers, Lakers, or Other?" This just says to me "Which is a name we should drop more often, Kobe or Lebron"  I just hope the Nuggs continue to play well and maybe actually do something to shut this stuff up! Anyway, that is enough of that.

Hope you enjoyed today, let me know if this is working, or if there is something else you want to hear.

Vaya con Dios

Rank List?!

Wow, I can't believe we are at this point. It seems like just yesterday we were sitting in the baking sun, watching our dean with his funny bow-tie, talking about the traditions of our school, waiting to walk up to the front to be garnished by white coats and stethoscopes (I was so excited to receive both and now don't really love either!) We quickly went from bright eyed premeds to droopy eyed med students who reeked of anatomy. We spent countless nights stressing about the genetics of lysosomal storage diseases, clathrin coated cells, and other lame-o random physiologic and pathophysiologic nothings for the next 2 years. We got down with our clinical side learning to speak the language of medicine, feeling like we were starting from scratch, becoming "young doctors," realizing we didn't know the definition of tired. Now we have once again become bright eyed as our fourth year has yielded some much needed rest. Bright eyed med students, and now we are submitting rank lists?!? Well here we are, list submitted, waiting for the NRMP computer to give us our sentence for the crime we committed by choosing to go to med school, just as excited as ever, waiting to see where we end up for our next droopy-eyed journey. Unbelievable.

Calling it our "sentence" is only in jest, but it does have a certain amount of doom that seems to be accompanying this next step. We think we know tired every step of the way, but this time, oh man, this time we have know idea what is coming for us! The real responsibility makes me excited and terrified at the same time. Thank God I am going through this process with Jordan. I think I would be a mess without her... Well that's enough ramblings for now, thanks for reading this nonsense :)

Starting a Blog

Well, I've never really done a blog before, but I decided to give it a try. I was thinking about how dramatically life has changed from one year to the next for as long as I can remember and I decided it would be fun to share that journey. I also figured that since I am about to embark on one of my craziest journeys yet with residency, now is a good time. I have no idea how this will work or what this will mean, but it should be fun! I am sure this will take some getting used to but hopefully I will have done this a bit by the time I start intern year.

Oh and I forgot, the picture at the top of the page is from our wedding. It is one of our favorites of the wedding party, and it really seems to catch how much fun the entire day was with so many awesome people.