November 29, 2012

Medical University of South Carolina

Alex and I used my most recent interview as a perfect excuse for a vacation getaway to Charleston, South Carolina!  The interview was at the Medical University of South Carolina.  It was a great program, but my favorite part of our stay was exploring the town.  We spent the majority of our time eating, of course, and the rest of our time admiring the beautiful homes.
      
 Medical University of South Carolina
 
We stayed at the beautiful Francis Marion hotel.  It was all decorated for Christmas!
  
Our pretty room!
    
Our first day was very rainy, but it did not stop us from walking down the gorgeous streets.
    
The second day was much better :)
  
We walked over to the historic Charleston City Market and bought some yummy spices.
  
  
We had she-crab soup at every restaurant.  It is a new favorite.
  
 We were only in Charleston for forty-eight hours, but managed to eat forty-eight raw oysters on the half shell between the two of us!  The Charleston City Market is behind us in this picture.
     
We took a carriage tour after lunch and got to see historic Charleston and hear the amazing history of the city.
     
We had a great tour guide!  Our horse was named Magic.

We loved the houses.
  
   
Our horse's stable with a chicken running around.
   
On the water!
   
We drove over to Sullivan's Island on this pretty bridge to visit the beach.
  
We walked along the beach until we could see Fort Sumner.
  
It was a fun trip!

November 28, 2012

Happy Thanksgiving 2012

We spent this Thanksgiving in Philadelphia with the Scheers.  We rented a house in center city near the Liberty Bell.  It was designed by the owner of Coca Cola and is now owned by a well-known fashion designer.  It is one of the homes the horse carriage tours stop to talk about on their route!  We heard the sleigh bells on the horses all day long :)  The house is also two doors down from James Madison's house!  It was a very convenient location.

Alex's mom and dad came to Philly Thanksgiving morning and Emily came the next day.  Poor Frank had to stay in Pittsburgh for work.  We had a great time hanging out in the Coca Cola house and exploring Philadelphia!
 
Sitting by the fire!
 
My pumpkin pie!
 
The oven was super tiny, but still fit our eight pound turklet!  There was no space, however, to heat the green bean casserole or the sweet potatoes at the same time.  We had to put the potatoes in the oven after the turkey finished and luckily, they were warm in time :)
 
Our pretty table!  I had never made anything for Thanksgiving before, but this year I made the sweet potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, green salad and pumpkin pie.  It was fun!
 
First time carving the turklet!
 
Our room
 
Horse carriage ride!
  
We had the horse drop us off right outside our house since it was on the tour anyway!
 
We stopped by City Tavern to try Benjamin Franklin's spruce beer.  It was very tasty!  The tavern has been around since 1773 and was the unofficial meeting place for the First Continental Congress.
 
Our first stop at Christmas Village was Liza's Crepes.  We waited forty minutes in line for those yummy crepes!
 
Liberty Bell
 
Independence Hall

November 20, 2012

Duke University Medical Center

I had an interview at Duke this past Friday and, of course, I loved it!  The residents and faculty were amazing and the university's reputation speaks for itself.  The only problem I could find was the shade of blue that comes along with working at Duke :)  One of the community sites the residents rotate through is Durham Regional Hospital, which is where I was born!  I found out the doctor who delivered me is no longer delivering babies, but still works at the hospital.  I had a really great time at the interview and enjoyed being near my old stomping grounds.
 
Duke University Medical Center
 
Seeing as I don't have a residence of my own in North Carolina, I invited Amy and Kevin to Lisa's apartment and then made her make us all apple cider.
  
Such a cutie!

November 12, 2012

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

We took our first trip to Chicago this weekend.  I had an interview with Northwestern and I loved it!  Making my rank list is going to be a lot more difficult than I thought!  Bob and Cindy were nice enough to let us stay with them.  Uncle Bob gave us a driving tour of Chicago and showed us the different buildings he and Cindy used to live in downtown.  We spent Saturday night and Sunday with Danielle and her sister in Lincoln Park.  We were able to see the Bean!  I can't wait to go back :)
 
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
     
The Bean!!  I have been waiting my whole life to see this!
 
Such a pretty day in the reflection.
 
Me and Danielle
 
I like this view too!
 
What it looks like from underneath!
 
Chicago
  
 
We sat along Lake Michigan.
 
Under the Sears Tower!  It was definitely a windy city this weekend :)
 
Sears Tower

November 4, 2012

Carolinas Medical Center

I had my second interview this weekend!  It was at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC.  Luckily, I was able to spend the night at Katherine and Tessie's beautiful house right down the street from the hospital.  The interview went well and I fell in love with the CMC Ob/Gyn program!  I know I still have ten more programs to interview with, but I am definitely going to keep this one in mind :)  After more than twenty hours of driving this weekend, I am super glad that next weekend's interview in Chicago is only a plane ride away!
  
Carolinas Medical Center
  
After the interview, I drove to Lisa's apartment to meet her new little baby, Tullie!  She is so small and cute!!
 
So tiny!!
  
I fell asleep on the couch and a little furry came and snuggled :)