splinting and casting lab

here are some crazy pictures of us learning how to put on casts and splints. we also had to saw them off each other...yikes! people don't really get cut because the saw just vibrates but we did have some burns from the saws..ouchies! it was a really fun lab. may 12th is my last day...we get "pinned" on our white coats as a sign of transitioning into our clinical year..can't wait :)

the countdown and some big news

hi friends---
so i have less than a month left of didactic year (the school part). our last day is may 12th and then we start our clinical rotations june 5th. we get 3 weeks off but for one of the weeks we go to the national PA meeting which is being held in san francisco this year.
i have some exciting news but somewhat sad news, michael recently got offered a job as a camp director (his dream job) of a YMCA. he is super excited about this opportunity because it's really difficult to get a supervisory position without previous experience or some kind of master's degree in management. the only tricky part is that this job is out in key west....so after praying and talking about it mike decided to accept the job as a temporary position for the summer and then he will come back to me. i'm very excited for him but it will be so weird not having him here. it will also be the first time i haven't had some type of a roommate. anyway, he will be living with a buddy that he graduated with from UF who recommended him for this job. so please pray and keep us in mind as we once again start a new adventure.
we miss our family and friends and love hearing from you guys.

st. patrick's day party during spring break

these pictures all came out mini-sized for some reason but these are my PA buds. this was right before spring break so everyone had a really good time.

anniversry trip continued

here's more pics of the bed and breakfast. after our horse ride there, we went shopping to the outlet malls...another fave activity of mine. we then went our for a nice dinner and headed back to our room for hot tub excursions by the fireplace...which both are a must in our next home.

the next day, we had anawesome breakfast made to order while watching the horses frolic...it was really nice. we then drove to maine for another surpise. we stayed and went snowboarding at Sunday River for the next 2 days...an awesome ski resort.

there was also a fireplace where we stayed and an outdoor hot tub which is key after a long day of snowboarding. it really was a great trip! i felt very pampered and relaxed.

3 years down a lifetime more to go :)

Surprise Anniversary Trip

March 8th was our 3rd year anniversary...how time flies! i didn't have spring break until march 15th or so and mike planned an awesome surpirse 3 day getaway for us. we left at 7am on tuesday and our first stop was at a cracker barrel for breakfast--which is my fave breakfast place. we then drove to new New Hampshire where we arrived at a bed and breakfast that was also a horse farm! i love horses so this was an extra great surpirise for me.


look at that beautiful view of the mountains.
here we are with my horsie. it was actually a beautiful day to go on a trail ride.



here is a picture of our...pretty posh suite. we had our own fireplace and gigundo jacuzzi tub. it was so fun to get away. mike brought bubbles and champagne and we had chocolate covered strawberries. is this romantical or what?