My son is amazing. He grows every day and changes in the most amazing ways - his intellect and strength blow me away.

Not far away, my best friend is dying. Cancer fucking sucks. I don't know what my life looks like without him, and what sucks most is that I'm finally advancing in my career and he won't be here to celebrate that together. I'm ( Read more... )

Max will be here in less than 100 days.  WILD.  He dances in my belly almost constantly now.  We can't wait to meet him! His baby shower is 11/4.

17/19 interviews done for fellowship year. 2 more left next week then rank list submitted on Halloween, find out on 11/8!

Everything else is good.  Resident friends recently toasted to me being in the ( Read more... )

I did my first solo chief cosmetic case yesterday, and my first solo free flap today. When I was a junior, I never thought I'd be here. I never thought I'd get this comfortable (being uncomfortable).

We're planning our wedding and kids.

We're also moving into a bigger place next week. Maybee gets a yard!

We found someone to rent our place, and ( Read more... )

Olympic Squirrel

Team Marinade (it took 5 hours)

Alex thinking cows weren't allowed to swim - water goes into their butts "someone told me" + The swimming cows x2

Tubing with so many laughs

Floating/Swimming in the lake and off the dock

Spoon + Spindle was absolutely delicious as was Patrick's dinner

We had the best freaking time. 

I don’t want to forget how wonderful life can be when you just look on the bright side of a bad situation

Mikes flights were messed up so I buzzed around the airport solo, got the rental car and decide to hit up a little park

Bangor Forest with Orono Bog. I met a LOVELY woman named Phyllis who is living out my dream, retired nearby to a log cabin and ( Read more... )

Being back at union rocks.  Hand surgery is interesting, but I don't love it the way I love craniofacial/ micro. The only downside to being here is being away from home in DC.

Vacation this weekend-  ready to get out there!

Otherwise nothing much is new - in a good way.

Oh, one complaint:  Alex tried stealing my Halloween costume. I proposed ( Read more... )

It was a good one.  Tough week w/ being sick/other, but made the most of the days off.

Best Aprils Fools prank I've had in a long time.  I'm so glad A laughed and wasn't mad. "Babe, someone slashed your tires!"    Printed pics of Slash (GNR) and taped them to the tires.

Impromptu babysitting session Saturday AM.  We actually work really well ( Read more... )

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