Happy Monday, friends! First of all, I want to thank everyone who took the time to answer my little survey on Friday- it means a lot! After successfully completing my OSCE on Friday afternoon, I headed back to the QC for the start of five whole weeks!! Ryan & I stayed in that night and ordered take out from one of our favorites across the street, 5 Church. Our main mission was to sit down and finally figure out a vacation spot for the end of May when I have a week off from school. CANNOT. WAIT. We were debating between several Caribbean islands like Puerto Rico and Jamaica. I’m happy to announce that we officially have a destination on the books and we’ll be heading to… St. Maarten!!
Excited would be an understatement. I’m so ready to be somewhere tropical where the water is aqua blue and the drinks are fruity! It seems like such a cool place, like two islands in one. Sint Maarten is the southern Dutch side- more lively with things to do and nightlife. Saint Martin is the northern French side which is more relaxing (complete with nude beaches… eeek!). Oh, and we will definitely be going to the beach that all the airplanes fly over. So cool!! If any of y’all have been there, I’d love to hear some recommendations!
Saturday was a lazy day. Ryan & I had a fro-yo date and ran some errands and rented the newest Planet of the Apes movie. We made chicken nachos for dinner and I insisted on making homemade guacamole. Ryan usually gets that “wholly guacamole” stuff and I think it’s nasty. Anyways, it was delicious but I somehow ended up slicing my index finger while cutting those damn onions!! Luckily it wasn’t too bad- no need for stitches and my little flap is healing up just fine!
Sunday was full of unpacking my life, watching Grey’s, and taking a stroll through uptown/hanging out at the park. It was absolutely gorgeous outside and all I can say is… bring on the spring weather! Spring is officially 4 days away and did I mention my birthday is in less than a month? Wahoo! As for today, it’s all about getting back into the work grind after not working for 5 weeks. This will start my 6th rotation which means I’m almost at the HALFWAY POINT of clinical year. How crazy is that?!? Hope y’all have a fab Monday!
So jealous of your trip to St. Maarten! It looks gorgeous! Glad your finger didn't require stitches! It's seriously the worst cutting your finger while prepping food. It's so hard to finish the food that way! Congrats on starting your 6th rotation! Yay!
<3, Pamela
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St. Maarten looks beautiful, I’ve heard only good things! Glad your finger cut wasn’t too bad because Saturday sounds like a perfect little day! Thank goodness spring is almost here! Yay for being almost halfway done!!
Oh the beaches look incredible!!! You are going to have a great time!! Eeek making dinner can be quite dangerous – glad you're ok! xo, Biana – BlovedBoston
Ah that beach looks incredible! I think it would be so fun to visit any of those islands, can't wait for more of your pictures!
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So jealous of your vacation! That will be amazing!
xo Southern Style
So excited about your trip! And I cannot wait to see all of the fabulous pictures you will take! It's the perfect vacation destination; you'll love it! XO
Anna
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Ahh a tropical vacation is exactly what you deserve after all your hard work, I'm so excited for you two 🙂 Sounds like you had a great weekend!!
xoxo
Karen
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Yayayay for a booked trip!! So exciting! And thanks for the heads up on the AE swimsuits – picked one up today 🙂 Happy Monday!
What rotation are you starting?! We should have planned a coffee date in the QC this weekend… oh well! Next time!!
Oh my gosh, St. Maarten is amazing! We had a day there over our honeymoon cruise and loved it! Cannot wait to hear all about your trip! And thanks to you, I now want chicken nachos for dinner ?
Ahhh so jealous of your vacay plans! Good luck with your rotation!
Shelby
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Congrats on finishing another rotation and YAY for booking your trip! St. Maarten is absolutely gorgeous! And my first stop would be to the bar on the beach with all the low flying airplanes too. Can't wait to see your recap 😀
Ugh!!! SO jealous of your vacay! Looks amazing! And yum for homemade gauc, but not the cut! Also, good luck with the rest of your rotations. You're a rock star!
i've been to st. maarten! we did a whole island tour learning about the history and it was so cool! the beaches are beautiful too.
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