I tortured Billy and the kids to sit still for holiday pictures but they turned out great. This is our tree and fireplace. Home sweet home. We are big Bulldog fans so natually took a holiday picture in our Georgia tee-shirts.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Thanksgiving in Georgia 2008
This weekend was Thanksgiving. I was tired of flying across the country for a long weekend. I never had enough time to relax so I decided to stay in Georgia. Billy was on call so we missed dinner with his family. We made it later and heated up some turkey dinner and stuffing. Apparently a southern Thanksgiving includes sweet potatoes verses mashed potatoes which was disappointing. As always, I contributed with my famous Thomas Jefferson Macaroni and Cheese which was delicious. I avoided Black Friday and instead got to decorate the house. I went a little holiday crazy and have garland and bows on every doorway. Our tree is so beautiful with that strong christmas fragrance. Billy is shocked that we have a decent amount of christmas shopping done. In the past he shopped Christmas Eve but I've been bargain hunting for weeks. We're on our way with the holidays now I just pray for warm weather... I just can't seem to warm up this winter.
Country Medicine
This is week 2 with working with a doctor out in the "country"... most of my patients are missing half their teeth, smell like smoke, and are dirty, but they are the NICEST people ever. They are so cute and sick. I see over 30 patients a day that have a snotty nose and cough all over me as I exam them. Its just a matter of time before I get sick myself. I'm really enjoying this rotation. The doctor isn't concerned with all the politics of big city medicine, he doesn't order a CT scan on every patient, we don't refer every little itty bitty thing to the worlds' specialist. We take care of their problems. Hopefully I am learning enough about everyday problems and when a family member calls me "sick", I will be able to provide them with some real life advice.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Back to Blogging
Well, I stopped blogging because I got a little paranoid about who might be looking me up on the internet (Attendings do get bored and quite curious about their students). So now I'm blogging incognito. I missed keeping track of where I was and the crazy stories I encountered. This part of medical school is quite the journey and I don't want to ever forget it. Plus I must keep track of details during these trying years for my book...granted it might one day get printed and passed onto my future children or if entertaining enough for everyone to read.
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