God Bless Bowties.

My husband sure can rock a bowtie. I can't get enough.

Paper, Snow, a Ghost!

I've always said I can relate anything that happens in life to a "Friends" episode. Seriously. Try me.

So, this morning on the radio, a game was being played in which two teams competed against each other for the grand prize. Players attempted to guess a series of words or phrases based on descriptions given to them by their teammates. It went something like this:

Player 1: a dolphin, a ship, not black or white....
Player 2: THINGS THAT ARE GREY!

Got it?

Ok, so as I stood in front of my mirror putting on my makeup, I started laughing hysterically because all I could think about was, "paper, snow, a ghost!"

Enjoy. You'll thank me later.

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Spontaneous Holiday

I'm just getting back to reality after a much needed spontaneous getaway. Yes, that's right. Spontaneous.

July 1st marked the start of my PGY-2 year. As a way to transition into the new year, I decided to take last Thursday and Friday off, as well as the next Monday (the 4th). I was planning on a staycation that consisted of nothing but relaxation. The first couple of days included getting my hair done, getting a pedicure, and reading by the pool. It was divine. I couldn't imagine it getting any better until I woke up on Friday morning and Brian asked me if I wanted to go camping. Much to my surprise (and his), I immediately said yes. No hesitation. No second thoughts. Just a simple yes!

We packed up the next day and headed to Pisgah National Forest in Asheville, with the dogs and Brian's man-friend, David, in tow. We got so lucky to have the most amazing campsite in the entire forest, right beside the river. It was so peaceful, and we had it all to ourselves. It's funny to think that people pay money for a box that plays the same sounds!

This was Sophie's and Sully's first time camping, and they were awesome! They had the best time, and I could not have been more proud of them. They were such troopers on our 18-mile hike (yeah, we weren't really planning on hiking that far) and only had to stop a few times to rest along the way. They are already asking when we can go back!

Summer Reading List

• The Art of Racing in the Rain-Garth Stein(currently reading)
  
• Water for Elephants-Sara Gruen
• The Glass Castle-Jeannette Walls
  
• Three Cups of Tea-Greg Mortenson
  
• The Help-Kathryn Stockett
  
• Two Kisses for Maddy-Matt Logelin (currently being read by my mom)

Yes, I may be behind the times, but it has been hard to read an actual "pleasure book" over the past year. Most All of my reading during my first year of residency has consisted of medical journals and guidelines. As I start my 2nd year, my goal is to make time to read for fun, hence the term "pleasure book." No, no, it's not a dirty book. One of my friends coined this term in reference to "any book in which the plot does not have ANYTHING to do with the medical field." Pure genius. Oh, and some of these books are also now movies. Don't worry-I will not watch the movie until I read the book, or I may not even watch the movie at all. Movies usually ruin books for me.