Romans 12:12

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. (ESV)

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (NIV)

Change...

people say it's good...

recent changes:
1) i am officially a Virginian, no longer a Vermonter. :( i had to surrender my VT operator license last week.
2) i am getting glasses. my 20/20 vision has deteriorated thanks to countless hours of med school studying.
3) my little corolla has 4 new tires.

future change:
soon-to-be married in may 2008!

Trip to LA

good food, good friends, good weather... what more could one ask for? :)

Fall Days...

today it truly felt like fall. up until yesterday, it was still in the 80's and we were eating outside on the weekends.
now it's time to break out the pants and sweaters...
one thing i'm going to miss this fall is vermont leaf peeping... unfortunately, i don't have many good fall leaf photos.
i supposed it's a good excuse to go visit one fall after i'm married. ;-)

i might not get the full leaf peeping experience down here, but hey, at least i still can enjoy pho on a nice cool night. (i'm a regular at this pho place near my house. they must think i'm a poor lonesome soul since i end up eating there at least once a week all by myself.)

WHAT A DAY...

i thought it was going to be my usual wed. afternoon clinic (you know, see about 3-4 patients, get out by about 4:30p and enjoy the rest of the evening off)... boy, was i wrong.
it was CRAAAZY busy today.
at one point, i had patients taking 3 of the clinic rooms (mind you, there were 4 med students and 4 other residents in clinic) because one was awaiting admission to the hospital, and another asthmatic was getting 2 respiratory treatments, and the other needed money for transportation to get home.

i must say that i love continuity of care.
1) the patient who got admitted was the 2 y/o twin brother of a patient already on the peds floor, so the minute i walked into the room, there was an instant bond. mom knew who i was, and apparently the twins were reunited on the floor. (i can't wait to visit them tomorrow)
last time i was on call, his twin brother was literally jumping up and down in his crib while watching veggie.tales. it was a sight to see!
2) my other patient who needed transportation money was a follow-up visit from the hospital. i had discharged him on sunday. we got them a cab voucher, and i walked mom and son to the ER to get their cab. mom was really thankful for the cab, and son was excited to have seen me in clinic (he's a cutie!) he kept asking his mom if he could get my phone number so i could attend his b-day party (b-day is in 3 days). and before they got in the cab, mom cut out and gave me a school photo of her son. i was the first one to get a photo (i think she had JUST gotten them today). i was touched by the whole situation. i almost cried.

see, those are the moments that make it all worth it...

Happy 30th!

Happy 30th! Dude -look at that HUGE steak. Food was absolutely delicious. I think we'll be going back...

day at the zoo

spent a beautiful saturday at the zoo...