3 down...

What a blur the past 6 weeks have been! I have been working in General Surgery at two nearby hospitals, and it has been wonderful! The days have been so long [and so EARLY], but somehow the weeks have flown by.

And I have fallen in love with surgery.

I will not miss the 4:30am wake-up call.

BUT, I am sad to know that I will not be in the OR again until...

Well, until who knows when. Maybe until I get a job as a surgery PA.

So, I have 3 rotations down and 5 to go...next, I'm off to the ER!

And I just found out that I will graduate on June 3rd...come quickly, June.

Other news:

I am wearing a sweater and I had hot chocolate today. Lovely.

John is growing his hair out. That just means his hairdresser has been busy.

We rode our bikes to the store today and I carried the oatmeal home on my rack and then it fell off. I ditched my bike and ran to its rescue just before it rolled onto Foster Avenue.

Two good, cool things:

1. My dad, Tim Hoekstra, is running the Chicago marathon on 10.10.10 [this Sunday]. Check out his fundraising website for the Hall Steps Running and Mentoring Club. It's exciting stuff, people. http://www.crowdrise.com/timhoekstrasteps

2. Our dear friends, Jim and Emily, are pursuing adoption from Ethiopia. Check out their adoption blog and fundraising projects! There are some really cool t-shirts that would look really good on you!! http://andiamyours.blogspot.com/

Enjoy the crunch of the leaves beneath your feet this week. Happy Fall.

LJ