2 more days!

We matched!! YAY! Monday was the biggest day, as that was the day we find out if we matched...which I had no doubt Michael would. But the reassurance is nice! Thursday is Match Day and I am getting very excited! I will definitely post our new home location!!

One Week!

One week until Match Day! YIKES :) We are getting VERY excited and nervous! I am just ready to know! These past few weeks have actually flown by, and now is when I am starting to stress! I am going to New Orleans this weekend for my brothers wedding shower and Michael is heading to Arizona for his cousins wedding so we both will be hanging out with family and hopefully not thinking too much about the Big Day! But I know we will be! I feel like these next few weeks will be very stressful, but so fun! Again, very few things in life are 100% surprises and this is definitely one of them!

When I post again...we will have hopefully matched!!!!

Busy spring!

As if we don't have enough going on...graduation, Match Day, weddings, becoming aunts and uncles...Michael has decided to join the Catholic faith. During Lent, he is going to his RCIA classes, and will be confirmed Easter weekend. Today he had a small ceremony at Mass celebrating his Rites. I am so excited and am looking forward to both of us growing stronger in the Catholic faith together.

Match Day is 25 days away....so ready for it to be here! As we anxiously await, Michael has decided to keep himself busy with scuba lessons so he can become scuba certified for when we go to Singapore and Thailand in April to visit his parents. Also in April, my brother is getting married and in May, Michaels brother and wife are expecting their first baby! Busy busy spring!

One month!

We are officially one month until Match Day! So close! We had a wonderful weekend skiing in Okemo, VT with Hilary and Adam. I've attached a few pictures! Luckily, Adam and Michael are on the same ski level and so are Hilary and I...so it made for the perfect ski partner day! The guys had loads of fun! Valentines Day was fun too and of course Mardi Gras! We received a yummy King Cake from Haydels Bakery in New Orleans and it was delicious!

One of my good friends, Elizabeth, gave me the best idea 2 years ago. She made her husband a calendar to count down to Match Day..almost like an Advent calendar. I've been thinking about this for 2 years now and the time has come to make it! I gave it to Michael last week! I've attached a picture of him holding it...mind you I'm not that great with arts and crafts! But each day has a saying, either a bible verse or pictures of where we could possibly be. So every morning open each day together!

Winding down the interviews....and Who Dat?!?

Who Dat?! I am SO excited to see my Saints FINALLY win a Super Bowl...and what a great game!!! I just love Drew Brees :)

Michael is officially done with interviews...wahoo!! He is heading back to the cold weather now. Last weekend, I went down to Nashville with him...what a fun city! We stayed with our good friend Allison and had a great weekend. Funny thing, Nashville got slammed with snow! And they don't know what to do with all the snow so things were shut down! But it was so fun to play in it! I've attached some pictures of Allison and me in the snow.

As for the interviews, thank goodness they are done! Match Day is quickly approaching! There are very few things in life that are TRUE surprises, and I have to say Match Day is one of them. I didn't think about it like that, but I am excited to see what God has in store for us the next 5 years!!

Keep you posted!

It's been a while....

I'm back! I can't believe it is almost February...I'm excited because winter here is just too cold. Michael now has 2 interviews left...whew! January has been a busy month with Harvard, Brown, UAB, Greenville, Wash U and Memphis. He really enjoyed each program, which makes the process so much harder! We are going to Nashville this week for Vandy and I am really looking forward to tagging along. Some programs invite spouses to the reception before the interview so that is why I'm accompanying Michael to Vandy. After Vandy, he is heading to the warm weather again to go to Florida and that wraps up the interviews! I have been keeping myself busy while he has been gone. My work had a skate night at Fenway while the ice was still up from the Winter Classic, and although I'm not a skater, I did do a few laps around the ice and was quite proud of myself! Last weekend, 3 of my high school friends came to town. We had SO much fun! I just love familiar faces and just to act like I'm in high school again. I ordered some "warmer" weather that weekend so these poor girls wouldn't freeze and they didn't....they even experienced some snow! I've added some pictures of our girls weekend. My two great friends up here came out with us as well, so that just made a perfect night with all my friends!

We are officially less than 2 months away from Match Day (March 18th) and we are getting anxious! It's such a huge decision, but we are also very thankful that it's not entirely our choice. We really need to sit down and have a discussion about ranks...the million dollar question everyone asks is "what are your top 3"...we don't know! So much to factor in like the training, location, program, residents, etc. I just cannot believe med school is almost done for Michael. Our time in Boston has flown by, but we both have really enjoyed ourselves up here. And have gotten used to the cold!

Hope all is well with you, and I promise I won't go so long without an update!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! 2009 was such a great year, and I am really excited to see what 2010 brings! Possible new city, graduation, new niece/nephew, new sister-in-law, Singapore...so many new things! Christmas was a blast, although too short as usual. We went to Hoover, New Orleans, Loudon, TN, then flew out of Atlanta....pretty much hit all the Southeast! Had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends. We stayed in Boston for NYE, and celebrated the new year with our good friends Hil and Adam.



On Jan 1st, we cheered on Auburn (WDE!) and then the Bruins at Fenway Park for the Winter Classic! SO FUN! I added some pics so you can see the full effect but it was awesome to watch the Bruins play at Fenway! And today we went to Fenway for the Legends Classic, and it was snowing...so perfect. It's been such a great few weeks seeing family and friends. I hate I missed out on the annual Rome New Years Eve but it sounded like a great time as usual! Michael starts the interview trail back this week with Harvard, Brown, then heading South to UAB, Greenville, SC, Wash U, Memphis, Vandy then Florida...whew! Hope everyone had a great New Years and a wonderful 2010!