Merry Christmas!!!

So it has finally come.....that day that you spend hours in traffic for.....that day you baked thousands of sugar cookies for (and spent days frosting).....that day you have to see certain relatives because if you don't, you will hear about it for the next 364 days.....that DAY where you tear through bright colored and fancy paper to say "Gee thanks, I always wanted one" when in reality you had never seen or wanted anything remotely like it......its CHRISTMAS DAY!!!!

I have been up since 6am and since I can't open any presents until mom and fur get out of bed (it could be 11am before that happens) I have been busy doing none other than USMLE World questions!! The life of a soon to be doctor....not even a holiday can prevent me from learning!! Although, I have realized that doing questions while surrounded by cookies is not a very good idea. I have devised a way whereby when I answer a question correct I get to eat a cookie....my percentage of correct questions has increased dramatically, but my sleek figure is taking a huge hit right now!!

So, how has my vacation been since I have been home?? I have seen a hockey game, had dinner at a sports bar with friends, met Kevin (who does not like me at all), eaten pizza 2x, seen my uncle dave (who can now stop bugging me on facebook :), had coffee at Dunkin Donuts with an old friend who provided me lots of material for writing a book, made sugar cookies, eaten sugar cookies and peanut butter cookies, and jelly cookies, and brownies.....and watched Law and Order SVU marathons as well as all 6 of the Star Wars movies on TV.

And now onto today, where I get to open presents from Santa....watch christmas movies....eat lots of food....maybe go to the movies....and see my sister's band play at the Electric Company later tonight. Busy day....but looking forward to it!!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!! Have a safe and happy holiday! :)

Bye bye pediatrics!!

Today was my last day of peds....wow, did it go extremely fast. These 6 week rotations are great!

This week I had my oral exam, my presentation, and my written exam. Overall, I feel everything went really well. So, what did I like the best about peds?? I liked the nursery...these little ones do cry, but if you stick a pacifer dunked in sugar water in their mouths they are happy. I also got to do a circumsicion which was a great experience! The ED was great too. I liked having the opportunity to get a patient, ask questions, figure out what is going on and present to the attending. But, I also like emergency so I may be biased. Seeing a seizure patient and some fractures were great. Seeing a hundred kids with fever and stuffy nose got a little "routine". The floor wasn't too bad, but like everything in rotations, it all depends on your residents. We were lucky as this months batch of residents were all pretty good. They were knowledgeable, fun, and best of all, they liked to teach/explain. The teaching attending on the floor this month was phenomenal as well. It was a joy to listen to her. Overall, the attendings at Coney Island are all helpful and also love to share/teach. I feel like this program is one of the best that I have rotated at so far.

So, I am all packed and ready to head out bright and early tomorrow morning to catch the Maple Leaf home!!! Can't wait to see my family, my puppies, my friends...and just relax a little. I do have some work to do, but at least I won't be in a rush to complete it. When I get back in 2 weeks, I start Ob/gyn.....hopefully the rotation goes as quickly as pediatrics did!!

I hope everyone has a great night!!!! :)