One Busy Month

Since Match Day, life for us has been just as expected....CRAZY BUSY! The weekend following the Caduceus Ball, we made a trip down to Birmingham to look at houses. I think we looked at about twelve houses in one day, which was extremely overwhelming. We actually found one we liked and made an offer, however someone else had already made an offer. Long story short, we ended up not getting the house. In the meantime, our Realtor, Leda, emailed us a few houses to look through. There was one in particular that we fell in love with. We told Lida to keep an eye on it because we weren't able to go down the following weekend, since it was Easter and had planned on being in Nashville. She watched it and even walked through it for us. Easter weekend went by and we hadn't heard anything, which was good news! We planned on going down the following Friday to walk through and maybe look at a few other houses, but I had a feeling that this was the house, even though we had not actually seen it in person. Well, that Tuesday we get a call from Leda saying someone had made an offer on the house, and if we want the house, we need to make an offer....THAT DAY! Now let me remind you, we still had not even walked through this house. We had only seen pictures. After talking through this with a few different people, we made an offer, and they accepted!! We went down that Friday to see our house for the first time and we both just fell in love with it! The home inspection was also that day. It went very well. Everything seems to be falling into place. We close on the house June 1st and will move in June 7th! Here is a picture of our first home!!!!!!

I mentioned above that we went to Nashville for Easter weekend. Saturday, Phi Sigma hosted an Alumni Breakfast at Lipscomb that I was finally able to go to. I believe the last Alumni Breakfast I went to, I was actually still in school. It was so good to see girls that I hadn't seen in a while. After breakfast, some of us girls went to lunch at Five Guys in Green Hills. Later that afternoon, I helped host a baby shower for Jenny and baby Mayzie. Here are just a few pictures from her shower.

Jenny and her hosts

Modeling her MRS mommy and me aprons!

Sarah, her sisters, and mother make these aprons.

You can buy them at Hot Pink in Brentwood!

Love you girls a whole lot!

Dying eggs for Easter

This is the only Easter picture we took this year :(

Life has started slowing down lately. Thank Goodness! The Gillespies are out of town this week, so I have the entire week off! I am using this week to catch up on things. I have started packing. Brandon says it's a little early, but he will be thanking me when we really start packing. I have cooked some pretty awesome dinners--boiled shrimp on Monday and grilled tilapia on Tuesday. I'm thinking grilled burgers tonight! Yesterday, we went to the zoo for free Tuesday. Brandon brought his nice camera and took over 300 pictures while we were there. Here are just a few...

This is my favorite guy. Although right here, he was picking his nose and then eating it. Gross!

This is the new Teton Trek exhibit with three grizzly bear cubs

Looking straight at us through the glass

HIPPO

After this week, I have only two more weeks of work left. I cannot think about it without becoming emotional. Carter has been my little buddy for the last two years and Connor for the last eleven months. They have brought such happiness into my life. I was going to say more, but I can't start crying right now. Anyways, here is a picture of each. I am going to miss them so incredibly much.

I am going to leave you with a picture Brandon took at the zoo that I absolutely love!

Caduceus Ball

Last Saturday night, Brandon and I went to the Caduceus Ball at the Cadre Building downtown. It is a way for the school to honor the M4 class with a wonderful dinner, awards, and a lot of dancing (which was extremely entertaining)!

Lokeys & Parnells

Lokeys & Bootons

The theme of the night was the "Roaring 20's"

I love this picture of Brandon's cousin Adrienne

Cousins

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Brandon, Jason, James, Gavin, Jay

We enjoyed spending time with all our friends. I can't believe this year is finally coming to an end. We are going to miss everyone so much.

Last, but not least, let me just tell you....I have to best husband ever!! I bought this dress the day of the Ball and the clasp on the back was falling off. While I was getting ready, he sewed it back on for me! Isn't this the cutest picture? Well, I think so!

Match Day

So today was Match Day for all of us in medical school--a day which brings much excitement as well as apprehension for medical students across the nation. Our ceremony was located at the Pink Palace here in Memphis and was very informal compared to that of many other schools. The culmination of the event is the receiving of the sacred envelope which contains a piece of paper. Printed on this paper is the name of the program with which the student has "matched" and will be attending for the duration of his or her residency.

Well, I found out today that I matched with the UAB Department of Emergency Medicine! I was very excited to have found out this information and to have been able to share this day with Meaghan and my friends. Meaghan and I are thrilled to be moving to Birmingham and are very excited about the next few months as we prepare to move. Enjoy the photos below which documented the day.

Catching Up

Since getting back from Colorado, we have had something going on every weekend. We got back from Colorado on Sunday and then the following Thursday I left for Oklahoma with the family I work for. Keith's (Carter and Connor's dad) youngest daughter Jessica, was getting married and Carter was the ring bearer. They asked me to go with them to help out with the boys. They looked adorable in their tuxes! Carter had a blast at the wedding...I even think he made a girlfriend in the little flower girl! The followed each other around the entire time! Here are some pictures of the boys in their tuxes......

After the wedding, both boys crashed!

I think Bailey missed me while I was gone!

Last weekend one of our good friends, Russ came in town to hang out. We devoted the entire weekend to hanging out and having fun like old times with James and Elizabeth, Craig and Anna, and James and Jennifer! Russ brought Rock Band, which he had just bought and was so excited to introduce to the guys! I would say Rock Band is what we did the majority of the weekend. In between playing Rock Band, the guys were able to squeeze in time for lunch at Central BBQ, on Saturday, and then they met us girls at Jerry's for snow cones. That night, James and Elizabeth made some awesome burgers at their place for everyone and then, of course, more Rock Band! We had so much fun all weekend. Unfortunately, Heather had to work on Saturday, so she wasn't able to come. Heather, we missed you and told Russ he has to bring you back next time he comes in town!



This week is going to be an exciting, yet nerve-racking week for us! Tomorrow Brandon will receive an email saying whether or not he has matched. Then Thursday is Match Day!! I have taken the day off so that I can be there to see Brandon open his envelope. I can't even describe the feeling of not knowing. I cannot stand that feeling and am so glad the wait is almost over.