Yesterday was "the big day" in hospitals across the country: all the freshly-graduated doctors made their first appearance in their respective hospitals as residents. So Eric donned his new scrubs and (doctor-length!) white coat to join the ranks and left the house at 6 am yesterday and got home a little after 8 pm. After about six hours of restless sleep (for both of us) he got up at 4 am to check his pager; by 5:30 am he had left the house again. I received the following text from Eric at 7 pm tonight:
"Im still alive. U may never see me again."
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Friday, June 27, 2008
Life Happens
12 weeks, really?
Sometimes I'm not sure where the time goes.
As I'm sure you can imagine, the last 12 weeks have been jam-packed with activity. Looking back, it's hard to believe how much happened in just under 3 months:
→ Liz's promotion
→ the search for a place to live
→ ERIC'S GRADUATION!
→ four visits to Lake Gaston
→ a one-week vacation to the Pacific Northwest
→ the big move to Silver Spring, Maryland
We're alive, we're well--perhaps slightly shell-shocked from all the craziness--and very thankful for how lucky we were to find a place in Silver Spring that suits us so well. There are some great stories and photos to share, which will come along. For now, just know that we're back online, settling in, and have many happy memories from seeing so many of you during the first half of 2008!
Sometimes I'm not sure where the time goes.
As I'm sure you can imagine, the last 12 weeks have been jam-packed with activity. Looking back, it's hard to believe how much happened in just under 3 months:
→ Liz's promotion
→ the search for a place to live
→ ERIC'S GRADUATION!
→ four visits to Lake Gaston
→ a one-week vacation to the Pacific Northwest
→ the big move to Silver Spring, Maryland
We're alive, we're well--perhaps slightly shell-shocked from all the craziness--and very thankful for how lucky we were to find a place in Silver Spring that suits us so well. There are some great stories and photos to share, which will come along. For now, just know that we're back online, settling in, and have many happy memories from seeing so many of you during the first half of 2008!
Saturday, April 5, 2008
foreshadowing
Eric is doing his final externship this month. He waited to schedule it until he matched so that he could extern at his match location and get a jumpstart on residency, get acclimated to the area, look for housing, etc...
So, E is at Washington Hospital through April 18 and has basically worked 14 hours a day this first week. He was in surgery this morning at 7 am and will do the same tomorrow morning. If he's not called in, the rest of the weekend is his own. The times that I've talked to him on the phone, he's sounded half-alive and half-awake. I'm sure you get used to the schedule after a while, but I think I can speak on Eric's behalf and say that the first week has been very intense.
As for me, I think I'm going to have a lot of time for creative endeavors. I think I'd also better find a good social circle, because Eric will have about 10 minutes of talking in him at night before he collapses in sheer exhaustion!
So, E is at Washington Hospital through April 18 and has basically worked 14 hours a day this first week. He was in surgery this morning at 7 am and will do the same tomorrow morning. If he's not called in, the rest of the weekend is his own. The times that I've talked to him on the phone, he's sounded half-alive and half-awake. I'm sure you get used to the schedule after a while, but I think I can speak on Eric's behalf and say that the first week has been very intense.
As for me, I think I'm going to have a lot of time for creative endeavors. I think I'd also better find a good social circle, because Eric will have about 10 minutes of talking in him at night before he collapses in sheer exhaustion!
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