Check out this video. It will amaze you and make you cry...I LOVE It!
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Glee - Mania
Did anyone see the premier to Glee? I thought it was hilarious! I am so excited for this show to start. It's gonna be big! (hopefully:)
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Italy & Switzerland
We are back from the land of chocolate and cheese, my favorite diet. We have continued with our whirl wind travel schedule...We arrived home last Thur night at 8:30pm and headed back to the airport parking lot 9 hours later to travel to Spokane (job interview for Ry). We got home from Spokane on Sunday. After a month and a half of moving, traveling, etc. we're looking forward to being home for awhile (at least a week or two until the travel bug hits again:)
Anyway, the trip was fabulous! Hot at times - you know those Europeans, they don't believe in AC. Milan and Lake Como were great - both new places for us. We stayed in Varenna but visited Bellagio...did you know they named that town after a hotel in Vegas (haa haa!) Bellagio was super cute but more touristy than Varenna. It was a beautiful lake, but quite hot! I'd go in May or June next time. Then we went to Cinque Terre, which we have been to before. Loved it again. The towns were darling. Nice cool ocean breeze as well. We also visited Portofino which was fun. Made we wish we had super wealthy friends and arrived on one of the amazing yachts we saw. Truly lifestyles of the rich and famous! Then we took a train to Switzlerland and went back to Muerren, a little town in the Swiss Alps. This is the only place we constently start sentences with "If we moved here..." We think we were meant to be Swiss! This place is a gem. The most beautiful place in the world...well at least in all the places I've seen. 2 fabulous days of hiking and biking, eating chocolate and cheese, and taking lots of amazing pictures. Then we headed to Zurich (with a stop over in the captial - Bern) and flew home.
Anyway, the trip was fabulous! Hot at times - you know those Europeans, they don't believe in AC. Milan and Lake Como were great - both new places for us. We stayed in Varenna but visited Bellagio...did you know they named that town after a hotel in Vegas (haa haa!) Bellagio was super cute but more touristy than Varenna. It was a beautiful lake, but quite hot! I'd go in May or June next time. Then we went to Cinque Terre, which we have been to before. Loved it again. The towns were darling. Nice cool ocean breeze as well. We also visited Portofino which was fun. Made we wish we had super wealthy friends and arrived on one of the amazing yachts we saw. Truly lifestyles of the rich and famous! Then we took a train to Switzlerland and went back to Muerren, a little town in the Swiss Alps. This is the only place we constently start sentences with "If we moved here..." We think we were meant to be Swiss! This place is a gem. The most beautiful place in the world...well at least in all the places I've seen. 2 fabulous days of hiking and biking, eating chocolate and cheese, and taking lots of amazing pictures. Then we headed to Zurich (with a stop over in the captial - Bern) and flew home.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
The Chiefs
Here are a few pictures from the end of the year parties - the 2 pictures where we are casual (on the left side) are from "Chief's Roast"...where the attendings make fun of the chiefs and the chiefs make fun of the attendings (it is also where the wives read "Things we've learned"). The rest of the pictures are from the Chief Banquet which was held last Saturday night at the Hermitage Hotel. They honored the 5 graduating Ortho Residents. I can't believe residency is over. 5 years flew by!!! Parts of residency were really hard, but we loved our time in Nashville and will miss it a ton!!! Shouts our to all our Nashville Peeps!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Cincy House
We landed in Cincinnati on a Monday morning and started unloading (up a LOT of stairs - see blog below!) We unpacked and organized for the next 4 days. I think we did pretty good. Here are some pics of the new place.
STAIRS...seriously
I think I may have mentioned that our new house has a LOT of stairs! 20 minutes into unloading and already my legs were hurting, Ry and I turned to each other and said, "We will NOT be moving ourselves out!" I'm sure Joanne and Kyle were excited to know that we would Not be "inviting" them back in 12 months to help us move out :)
Monday, June 29, 2009
CLEANING
So Ry and I are pretty clean...no kids, no pets = a clean house, right? I thought my house was clean until Joanne (Ry's mom) cleaned my house. You've never met a woman who cleans like Joanne. Seriously! It was spotless! Ryan's younger brother Kyle inherited this 'super clean bug' too! THANKS Kyle and Joanne for all your help. (more moving posts to come soon...stay tuned).
Our 26' Truck!
We've moved!!! Here is our HUGE truck that we loaded in Nashville. Sadly, we actually filled this thing up. We decided we have way too much stuff!
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Things I've Learned...
I am finally getting around to updating my blog...in my defense, I am trying to organinze a move to Cincy (on Saturday!) then a week in Denver for work, then back to Nashville for a chief banquet (for Ry!) and then back to Cincy for good. 9 days later Ry takes his boards and 3 days after that we LEAVE FOR EUROPE! :)
Anyway, last night we went to the "Chief's Roast" - this is an annual party for the ortho chief residents. The residents film videos making fun of their attendings and the attendings film videos making fun of the chief residents. Ryan was themed as the "happy Mormom" (naturally) but finally "cracked" and started drinking scope and going to Hussler. It was quite hilarious!
I thought it would be fun for the wives to do something as well, so we got together and made a list of "Things We've Learned While Being Ortho Wives". This got quite a few laughs as well. Of course some of these are more inside jokes, (and you kind of have to live with an Ortho resident to really get what it is like!) but hopefully you find them funny.
10 Things We've Learned Being Ortho Wives:
Dedicated to our wonderful ortho husbands!
1. We've learned that Grey's Anatomy, ER, and the like are ridiculously inaccurate programs and no self respecting person should watch them.
2. Every month we get to hear about another fabulous Nashville restaurant…one that we will never see the inside of.
3. We’ve learned an Ortho resident can give a great presentation despite having to excuse himself to throw up…twice.
4. We’ve learned there is NO moonlighting in Ortho…but if there “was” it would fund babies, trips to Switzerland, tile floors, minivans, and calls to the Conga.
5. We’ve learned when you say you’ll be home at 5, 5 means 7, 7 means 10, and 10 means don’t wait up.
6. We’ve learned that you get more done before 8am than we do all day.
7. We’ve learned that "Pussy" is not a word. (Puss - y)
8. We’ve learned there are things we will never have: motorcycles, ATVs, trampolines, & chainsaws. And things we will always have: helmets and handymen.
9. We’ve learned 80 hours is a normal week, 60 hours means your attending is out of town, and 8 hours is a half day.
10. We’ve learned that our husbands will NOT be doing a 2nd fellowship. In: shoulder & elbow, Young Adult Hip Preservation, Spine, Peds, New Zealand.
Anyway, last night we went to the "Chief's Roast" - this is an annual party for the ortho chief residents. The residents film videos making fun of their attendings and the attendings film videos making fun of the chief residents. Ryan was themed as the "happy Mormom" (naturally) but finally "cracked" and started drinking scope and going to Hussler. It was quite hilarious!
I thought it would be fun for the wives to do something as well, so we got together and made a list of "Things We've Learned While Being Ortho Wives". This got quite a few laughs as well. Of course some of these are more inside jokes, (and you kind of have to live with an Ortho resident to really get what it is like!) but hopefully you find them funny.
10 Things We've Learned Being Ortho Wives:
Dedicated to our wonderful ortho husbands!
1. We've learned that Grey's Anatomy, ER, and the like are ridiculously inaccurate programs and no self respecting person should watch them.
2. Every month we get to hear about another fabulous Nashville restaurant…one that we will never see the inside of.
3. We’ve learned an Ortho resident can give a great presentation despite having to excuse himself to throw up…twice.
4. We’ve learned there is NO moonlighting in Ortho…but if there “was” it would fund babies, trips to Switzerland, tile floors, minivans, and calls to the Conga.
5. We’ve learned when you say you’ll be home at 5, 5 means 7, 7 means 10, and 10 means don’t wait up.
6. We’ve learned that you get more done before 8am than we do all day.
7. We’ve learned that "Pussy" is not a word. (Puss - y)
8. We’ve learned there are things we will never have: motorcycles, ATVs, trampolines, & chainsaws. And things we will always have: helmets and handymen.
9. We’ve learned 80 hours is a normal week, 60 hours means your attending is out of town, and 8 hours is a half day.
10. We’ve learned that our husbands will NOT be doing a 2nd fellowship. In: shoulder & elbow, Young Adult Hip Preservation, Spine, Peds, New Zealand.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Quick Update
I've been a lame blogger lately...sorry!
A few updates though, Ry and I went to Cincinnati a few weekends ago and found a place to live. I am really excited...we are living in this area called Hyde Park that everyone raves about. There are all these old/charming/unique homes, rollings hills, a few parks that are centered around a couple of "squares" with shops, boutiques, and restaurants. I think it will be so much fun. Of course we are paying WAY to much in rent, but it is only for a year and I definitely wanted to live in this area. We could have found something a little cheaper, but you know us, we don't do ghetto :) There were the typical 'old' homes...no closets, 1 bath, tiny bedrooms, kitchen, laundry in the creepy basement (most of the houses are 70-100 years old). We wanted to find one of these cute houses that was 'new' inside, but in our price range, there wasn't much. Anyway, we found this house on the edge of Hyde Park (actually called Mt Lookout) that was built in the last 10 years...so it seems knew. The outside of the house is not very cute...it is a tall skinny site-ing house (almost looks like a condo but no shared walls) but it seems like the best of both worlds for us...new but in this fun neighborhood.
Unfortunately I have no pictures to show...I just didn't take any while we were there. :( I promise after we move to upload some!
Now...we just need to sell our house. Know anyone moving to Nashville?
A few updates though, Ry and I went to Cincinnati a few weekends ago and found a place to live. I am really excited...we are living in this area called Hyde Park that everyone raves about. There are all these old/charming/unique homes, rollings hills, a few parks that are centered around a couple of "squares" with shops, boutiques, and restaurants. I think it will be so much fun. Of course we are paying WAY to much in rent, but it is only for a year and I definitely wanted to live in this area. We could have found something a little cheaper, but you know us, we don't do ghetto :) There were the typical 'old' homes...no closets, 1 bath, tiny bedrooms, kitchen, laundry in the creepy basement (most of the houses are 70-100 years old). We wanted to find one of these cute houses that was 'new' inside, but in our price range, there wasn't much. Anyway, we found this house on the edge of Hyde Park (actually called Mt Lookout) that was built in the last 10 years...so it seems knew. The outside of the house is not very cute...it is a tall skinny site-ing house (almost looks like a condo but no shared walls) but it seems like the best of both worlds for us...new but in this fun neighborhood.
Unfortunately I have no pictures to show...I just didn't take any while we were there. :( I promise after we move to upload some!
Now...we just need to sell our house. Know anyone moving to Nashville?
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