golden girl gabs

I can and can't believe my time here in Charleston is coming to an end. It was a long hard year, but yet if flew by! It is somewhat bitter sweet to be leaving as I will miss the friends I have made here. While I have learned a lot at MUSC, I am excited to be done with my time there. I know Vandy/Nashville will be a good change and a fresh start - hopefully it will give me the motivation to complete another year of residency!
My mom came last weekend to help we pack and we were very productive - had my entire place packed up in 2 days. I was so thankful for her help and could not have done it without her. Having that behind me has allowed me to de-stress some and enjoy the last few days of Charleston. I have managed to eat at many great restaurants over the past 2 weeks - trying to get it all in at the last minute - and have probably managed to gain a few pounds in the process! My community group took me to dinner last week and then I was able to hang out with several of them over the weekend - more good food and kayaking! We went kayaking in Shem Creek in Mt. pleasant - it was so fun. pictures will be coming soon. Some of my favorite restaurants have been: COAST, Basil, The Fat Hen, Cru Cafe, and Amen Street.
Friday night we had our annual residency roast - a chance for the preceptors to roast us and then for us to roast them - it was hilarious! We came up with several funny skits and a whole presentation of celebrity look alikes. My cheeks hurt so bad at the end of the night from laughing so hard.
Anyway, movers are coming Wed right after work to load the Uhaul and then we will pull out Thursday morning. It should be about a 9 hr drive to Nashville, so it will be a long day. Hopefully I can get settled on Fri and Sat and hopefully try and make it to the lake with the family on Sun/Mon. I start at Vandy on Tuesday!

Here are a few more pictures from the weekend/reunion weekend. It was quite busy! Enjoyed seeing all of my friends and family. It rained 3 1/2 inches on Saturday, so the wedding had to be moved inside Fountainview, but it still turned out great - Andy & Richelle didn't seem to mind. They are still honeymooning in Mexico. I was exhausted after the wedding, but managed to get enought energy to go to my 10 year high school reunion. It was great to see everyone. I wish we could have had a better turn out, but it was still good. It did seem like a wierd dream to be back around all of those people! Sunday and Monday we went to the lake to relax and see more of the family. Katie, Campbell and Ben also stopped by on Monday - we took Campbell on a boat ride and she absolutely loved it. I returned to Charleston Tuesday night to start my MICU rotation Wed... I can't believe I only have a few more weeks here! A lot of things to wrap up with the residency, pack and then move July 1st!