Interview season begins & then ends

November rolled around and it was time to start interviewing for residency positions. With boards all out of the way this was the last hurdle....well other than waiting for Match in March which would undoubtedly be tortuous. I had my heart set on the Legacy Emanuel and Good Samaritan Internal Medicine program. I busted my butt doing critical care and IM wards rotations there so I hoped my hard work would pay off!! The interview day started off well and was pretty casual to my great surprise. It ended even better when I was offered a spot outside the Match by the program director!!!!!! I was so excited that I spent the remainder of the day furiously texting everyone I could think of since I couldn't say anything in front of the other candidates. About a week later I was signing a letter of intent.... So it's official I'm now a Legacy resident starting July 1st!!!!!!!!!! Chad and I are ecstatic and really relieved that we won't have to endure the whole Match process. We are most excited by the fact that we can now call Portland our permanent home without feeling an impending since of jinxing things. The rest of the year is going to be smooth sailing from here. Now I just have to figure out how to survive 80 hour work weeks. Internship here I come!!!!!

There's no place like Portland in the fall!!

With summer over, the best season in Portland was upon us. With the changing leaves coloring the skyline, I started an inpatient rotation at my first choice IM program. Meanwhile, we got together with the whole Carnahan family to find the perfect pumpkin for Halloween. We went out on a beautifully sunny day in search of a pumpkin and we ended the day with a wheel-barrel full of them. Once we had them all carved up, it was off to the Carnahan's for a Halloween party.... which thank goodness I was not on call for!!! Chad and I went as Lois Lane, but the winners of the night were Brian and Megan who dressed up as an old western town sheriff and saloon girl!!!

Dave's pumpkin has a plumber's crack!!

This year's costume winners!


Our pumpkins!!


A little old for trick-or-treating don't you think??

Off to Phili for Comlex PE

Well since a miracle didn't happen before Oct. 6th, I was off to Philidelphia to take Comlex PE with Chad and my Ativan in tow, haha. As I slaved away on the exam, Chad got a chance to explore the city of Philidelphia. I guess he deserved it for putting up with me for the days before the exam when I was a basket case. He had a great time exploring all the historic monuments from the Liberty bell to Betsy Ross's house. And keeping in the tradition of the Carnahan clan he of course found time to stuff his face!! A philly cheesesteak and huge piece of pizza later his mission was completed and he returned to our hotel to celebrate with me once the test was over!! To commemorate the exam we had take out Italian in our room and cuddled up to watch a movie.... my kind of night!!!

p.s. I WILL NEVER EVER DO THAT AGAIN!!!!

Food stop #1 ... cheesesteak down the hatch!

Then he ate this and yes he took pictures for posterity sake!!

Summer Fun....

We loved our first summer back in Oregon. From hiking for our anniversary to going out on the town this summer was a blast. We spent a week up in Washington at Lake Chelan with my aunt and uncle. I studied for boards by the pool and we had a great time tubing on the boat. The views from the condo were fantastic and we said goodbye to summer with a bang!!

Out on the boat with the fam


Chad and my uncle tubing... he was the only one brave enough!

On the jet ski! It was cold!

Time Flies!

Our first wedding anniversary came and went so quickly. It's amazing how fast a year goes when you're loving life and loving your hubby!!! Chad took several days off work and we celebrated at some of our favorites spots in Oregon. First, we zipped over the mountains for a day at Cannon beach--starting the day out at Camp 18 for breakfast, hiking through Ecola state park where I promptly fell on my toosh twice (at least I have good padding) and then we window-shopped in downtown Cannon. After a long day of exploring we were ready for a good sleep. On the day of we treated ourselves to a beautiful dinner at Portland City Grill. The restaurant is on the 14th floor of a high rise in the financial area of the city and has a fantastic view of every bridge along the Williamette. The view out the window and across the table were fantastic!! The food wasn't bad either. We came home to a beautiful surprise from my mom. She set up a boquett full of flowers that matched our wedding flowers. She bought us a small cake to celebrate which we promptly smashed in eachother's faces as we had missed out on that tradition at the wedding. All in all it was an unforgetable event!!

Cake in the face!

Hiking at the Coast


Mom's anniversary cake... looks professional!

Hello Hello!!

Since I get so much joy out of reading friends blogs, I though what the heck I'll be completely unoriginal and post one. So here we are. Not that our lives are that exciting, but I thought this would be a way for those people we are far away from to feel connected to us in a small way. I miss all those friends who I've connected with over the past many years that I've spent roaming the west coast. Well if you call being in two cities roaming, but that's beside the point haha. Hopefully now those who we don't get to see everyday will feel like they are a part of our lives as much as they are a part of our hearts!!!