Medicine & Manicures

Spring Accessories

Tory Burch sandals // Kate Spade clutch // Michael Kors wrap watch // BaubleBar bracelet (sold out) // Burberry sunnies // Lilly Pulitzer scarf // Kate Spade tote (on sale!) // BaubleBar drop earrings (sold out)

Although spring is officially 17 days away, I think it’s about time to put away the dark colors and bring out the brights!  I have put together some of my favorite spring accessories that are sure to brighten anyone’s day.  The Tory Burch flats are pretty high on my birthday list.  I have a lot of neutral shoes, but I love them because they go with everything!  Also, this Kate Spade clutch is to die for!  I love the watercolor pattern and the bow detail- it would really add a splash of color to a plain outfit.

 Has anyone got a head start on their spring shopping yet?  Since I’m on break (and it’s rainy out) I think a trip to the mall is in order!  Have a great Monday 🙂

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Valentines & Bridesmaids

It’s Monday again and I hope everyone had a great time with friends & loved ones last weekend… I know I sure did!  I drove to Charlotte on Friday and had a lovely meal cooked by the bf.  Then we exchanged gifts and Ryan really outdid himself… diamond studs for this girl!  I was very surprised and loved that he picked them out all by himself!  He also loved his little presents and I’m so glad that we got to spend this time together.  But the celebration didn’t end there.
Happy V-day to me!! 
Instagram chocolates from Cocoagraph
For my ice cream monster
Later we headed to Katie’s along with Logan & Kevin for some cupcakes, champagne, and a little surprise.  Katie walked out with two bags for Logan & I and guess what was inside… two ornaments asking us to be her bridesmaids!!  I am SOOOO very excited to be a part of such a special day with Katie & Matt and can’t wait ’til May 2015.
InstaFood: burger INSIDE a grilled cheese
On Saturday night, we all got together for Habachi & drinks!
It’s always a bummer to leave Charlotte but only 11 days until Spring Break!  I haven’t had one of these in quite a while so I’m pretty pumped!
Today in lab we learned how to put in chest & cricoid tubes but other than that it was a pretty slow day. Thank goodness my super hard surgery test is over and I can focus on more important things tonight, as in The Bachelor! 
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5 on Friday

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone and TGIF!!  It’s sunny out, the snow is melting & the weekend is just around the corner.  I’ll be sharing 5 things on my mind every week for 5 on Friday!
1. I’m so very excited to see Ryan tonight!  I know some people may think Valentine’s Day is “cheesy,”  “not a real holiday,” etc. etc. but I’m always down for a celebration, whatever the reason may be!  This is our 3rd Valentine’s together & I couldn’t be happier.  
V-Day 2013
2. I also get to see my best friends this weekend!  A bunch of us are going out to Red Ginger in Charlotte for Logan’s birthday dinner.  She has moved back home to Wilmington temporarily to study for the bar so we definitely miss seeing her!  Most of us don’t even live in Charlotte anymore, so I always look forward to our girls weekends.
3. White Chocolate Pretzel Thermometers!  We’re celebrating February birthdays in class today so my roommate Sarah & I whipped out our culinary skills once again and made these sweet & salty treats.  See our EKG cookies here.
4. I need to try my best to de-stress this weekend.  We had two snow days and our schedule got a little crazy.  I have a Behavioral Med exam today, Surgery on Monday, and another on Wednesday.  These are the times when PA school gets a little overwhelming, but I just have to remember that I’m 1/4 of the way through!
  
5. Packing stinks!! I am trying to get better since I visit Charlotte so frequently but sometime it’s hard to decide what to wear (every girl’s problem right?).  Also, while I’m in school I’m either in business casual or sweats, so I’m always ready to dress up in real clothes. Here’s my outfit picked out for Saturday. 
Have a great weekend everyone!

Happy February!

So I am a little behind on blogging, I swear time just gets away from me.  Our stressful week is pretty much over so tonight I’m getting to sit on my butt and just relax, catch up on shows, etc. etc.  Lately we have been learning about the GI system and just had our final test on it today in Clin Med (and thank God that’s over).  As much as I love learning about bowel habits, I just don’t think this area is my forte.

We did have a really fun surgery lab this week… I definitely look forward to this class the most.  We had four stations set up and our groups rotated to learn about inserting IVs, giving injections, intubating, and inserting NG tubes.  My favorite was the intubation station- it’s definitely hard but it was cool to see the lungs inflate!  The trainer models even made clicking noises if you “broke any teeth” while trying to  get to the trachea, but luckily I avoided them pretty well.

How to intubate in 25 seconds:
Creepy hand/Halloween prop haha.. how we learn to put in IVs
Practicing sticking


Weekend Recap

I headed to Raleigh with the roomies and finally got to see Rachael & Freddy’s new place!  We ate, had a little pre-party, then went out downtown to Fayetteville Street for Brittany’s 25th birthday (aka the Brittany Bowl).  I hardly go out anymore so needless to say, Sunday was a little rough.  But it was so nice to see my friends and get away from the school environment for a bit.

While we were in the area, Sarah, Jeff & I decided to look at some apartments.  We won’t be moving until July (I’m way early, I know) but I just wanted to get a feel for some areas and see what’s available out there.  We did find one apartment that we liked- clean, nice amenities, good price- except for one little detail.  It was a 3br/3ba loft and surely enough it had half of a wall and no door.  Jeff said nooooo way. This is what it looked like:

Oh well, the search must go on!
Only 2 more days til the weekend!!

Surg 101

Last week was pretty enjoyable, probably our last calm week for a while.  Last Monday we had our first surgery lab.  Even though it was the basic stuff, it was still pretty fun.  Honestly, you have no idea the technique that goes into scrubbing in, gowning, gloving, etc.  It takes ~6 minutes to wash your hands and there is this interesting towel-flipping technique you use to dry them.  Oh and most importantly… NO NAIL POLISH!!  Yea, you heard right… guess I won’t be going into surgery (jk I totally would if I end up loving it!).

Today we got to suture! First we got some instruction and practiced on our TruSkin (this jelly-like pad of fake skin/fat). Our first mission: single interrupted stitches. After than we headed to the anatomy lab to pay a visit to our old friends, the cadavers. We practiced some more (on real skin this time), but it was a little more difficult because their skin is obviously more tough & not very pliable. It was fun though- I’m definitely liking surgery lab so far!
Briana & I tying our first knots!

We have 3 tests this week so from now on I will be busy reviewing diabetes/thyroid/pituitary/adrenal/etc. meds & everything else there is to know.  At least I can look forward to Charlotte this weekend- restaurant week, Bobcats game, and seeing my main squeeze!

2014

Semester #2 is now in session.  The days leading up to school I was in denial about going back… I mean seriously, who starts school on January 2nd?  Having a super-long break was nice, but I guess it makes it all the harder to get back in the swing of things.  The holidays were great & I couldn’t have asked for better time spent with family & friends.  I have to give a shout out to two of my favorites, Katie & Matt, and wish them a big congratulations on their holiday engagement.. so happy for those two!  Not too much has happened in the past few weeks but it’s been great to see my classmates again, and of course my fabulous roomies!

This semester I will be taking Clinical Medicine 2, Pharm 2, Lab Med, Behavioral Med, Evidence-Based Medicine, and Surgery (pretty excited to learn some procedures here).  My new years resolution is that these next two semesters go as smoothly as the first.  I am really trying to soak in this time where I can just hang out before all the tests start to take over our lives again.

Things I’m looking forward to in the next few months…

1. CLT Restaurant Week
2. Valentine’s Day/ Logan’s birthday weekend
3. Spring Break
4. My Birthday!
5. Trip to Boston in May

This was a pretty lazy weekend but at least Ryan came to visit!  Tomorrow night we’ll be hosting our 2nd Bachelor viewing party… Juan Pablo might be my favorite so far!  If you asked me top 3 finalists right now, I’d probably go with Andi (the prosecutor), Nikki (the nurse), and Renee (the mommy).  But honestly who knows.  I’m sure this will be “THE most dramatic season yet,” as Chris Harrison always says.  I’m still trying to figure out how I’m going to devote 2 hours a week to this show… I’ll let you know how that goes!

 

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