Birthday partayyy!

I took a break from med school life today to celebrate my sweet Nana's 82nd birthday.

I made a cake this weekend for her, knowing that we would go to dinner tonight.  We went to Ruby Tuesday's, and mama commented that maybe they wouldn't let us bring in a cake.  I quickly decided that I would guilt whoever I needed to by asking if they were really going to deny a 82 year old woman her birthday cake.  And then I would cry on the spot.  Thankfully, no crying ensued.

The cake in question:

She would probably die if she knew I was putting her picture on the internet for the whole world to see, so no one tell her! :)

Sorry for the crappy phone pictures, it was all I could manage at the time!
And finally, me with the birthday lady:

 Also, my sweet grandparents:

All of us in a picture, all smiling, no one talking, everyone posed perfectly is almost an impossible feat. Sometimes you just gotta take what you can get, right?

I'm so thankful that I have been blessed to have many grandparents still alive and kicking.  They are so full of life and I think of them often when med school has me discouraged. Hopefully we will celebrate many, many more birthdays!

It's been awhile....

My first semester of medical school taught me one thing: med school is a marathon, but you sprint the whole way. It was overwhelming.  Now that the pace has returned to a semi-manageable, nice jogging pace, I have full intentions to get back to blogging. 

I quickly learned that you can't study ALL of the time. It's not healthy--that's how you become the crazy doctor that can't relate to people and is awkward in all social situations.  Since I can already be awkward, I'm avoiding that at all costs! 

That being said, now that we are (finally) having nicer, warmer days I'm spending more time outdoors--usually with notes in my hand.  I am enjoying the semblance of a semi-normal life.  Instead of wandering into Target and being shocked at how people are going about their normal lives, I am embracing a normal life this semester.  Med school should be a large part of my life, not my whole entire life.

I miss blogging, and while my content has certainly changed from the times I was (legally) hopping the border on what seemed like a regular basis, I am excited to dust off the ol' blog and get back into the swing of things!