Pom playgroup #2 pictures

The Results are In!!

So March 20th finally came around and I am proud to say that I will be a pediatric resident at Maimonides, Children's Hospital of Brooklyn, NY. I am really excited but a bit bummed that I will not be in Cali; but I guarantee that I will be back!! It's just been a crazy week; I found out Monday that I matched, which was one sigh of relief, then I found out Thursday that I will be going to Maimo. I'm most excited cause that means that Nat and I will not have to be apart for our first year of marriage. It will be such an easy transition...I already know the majority of the peds residents, I am familiar with their computer system and I'll be able to have lunch with Nat whenever both of our schedules allow it.

After a found out that I was going to Maimo, Nat took me out to a great dinner to Anthony Bourdain's restaurant in the city, Les Halles (we are such Food Network junkies!) It's a French bistro with a bit of American flare...it was very yummy. After dinner, we headed off to the SGU match party at an Irish pub. It was a fun party but very weird seeing people that I haven't seen since Vinnys! As a whole I think our class did really well in the match; a lot of people going to Detroit, Philly and of course staying in NY. Cheryl will be one of the people leaving NY for Detroit and I am kinda bummed but now that means I just will be able to visit her in Michigan, a state I have never been to. I only took like 4 pictures at the match party so I added 2 below.

Now that the match is done and decided I can breathe easy and just relax for my last month of med school. I have 2 more weeks left at Beth Israel for Family Practice and then back to Maimo for 2 weeks of Anesthesia and then I am done!!! I am very relieved. I feel like I am back in college with a bad case of senioritis.

On another note, the wedding plans are coming altogether. The music, the officiant, the flowers, and the tuxes are all chosen and done. All that is left is waiting for the RSVPs to start rolling in!!

Pictures!

15 days left! 73 days left!

I feel like these past couple of months have been nothing but countdown after countdown...countdown to Step 2, countdown to my last rotation ever of medical school (33days), and the 2 most important countdowns: countdown to Match Day (March 20th) and the countdown to Nat and my wedding (May 17th). I have certified my rank list and am now playing the ever dreadful waiting game. Sometimes I feel that the match is the only thing that anyone ever talks about!
Since my non-White Xmas in CA, we have had nothing but downpour of snow and rain here in NY. I thought we were all in the clear but February rolled around and it has been one snow/rain storm after another. I know a lot of people think that snow is so nice...I agree it's nice to look at when you are inside drinking hot chocolate and have a whole table of movies to go through but to actually have to walk through the stuff...I don't think its very nice!!
Well this past weekend I had the opportunity to go back to CA to finish up some stuff for my Cali letter and tie up some loose ends for the wedding. The most recent wedding update is I have had my 2nd dress fitting and the dress is really coming along. My parents took a lot of pictures of me in the dress and I would love to put them on the blog but I'm afraid that Nat might sneak a peek and I don't want to mess with tradition. Nat has picked his tuxedo and his groomsmen tuxedos...they are going to look very handsome. Overall, all of the big things for the wedding are done and all that is left are small details like where people are going to sit, what kind of music we want, etc. We are both getting pretty excited!
We have also planned our honeymoon. We are going to the Cook Islands for 2 weeks. I know everyone is wondering where in the world are the Cook Islands (I get the same questioning look from everyone I tell). They are a bunch of little islands between Tahiti and New Zealand. They are supposed to be absolutely breath taking. And they even did a Survivor there so it must be fun, right?(hopefully not too rugged!). We got a beautiful villa on the island of Aitutaki right on a lagoon and then we fly to the main island of Rarotonga where we have an equally beautiful villa on the beach. It will be an amazing trip!
So I think I've updated everything that has been going on so far. Next thing is the match of course. Say a little prayer on March 20th!! Pictures to follow...