The Big News

Well the day we have been waiting for has finally arrived! Match day was a great success for us. Mike matched into his first pick. Mike will start working as a resident in Pathology at UCSF in July! We both love San Fran and feel very excited. Mike hopes he can fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a surf bum, and I hope we can afford rent! We are sure we have a lot of great adventures ahead of us.



Mike and I both feel that "the match" closed the door on our great years in New Orleans. We thought we would most likely be heading back to New Orleans. We will miss our great friends and good times in "The Big Easy." We are planning to make the most of our last 3 months in Burlington. It will be hard to leave!

It's Mike's 30th!

Well I have cleaned the house and wrapped the presents (and other random items). Now we are just waiting for the Birthday Boy to come home. Mike is turning the big 3o, and he's not so sure he wants to. We are hoping to go out to dinner tonight. It all depends on what time he comes home from work. This blog is to be continued.







We ended up having a great night. Mike got home about 6:30. We quickly sang, ate cake and opened presents. Gretchen was so excited about our little party. Mike loves opening a ton of things so I wrapped some sweet treats for him (Barq's and Cocoa Puffs.) When Mike opened the Cocoa Puffs Gretchen said "oh, oh can I hold it?" Then when he opened the Barq's she kept repeating "wow." She didn't really care that much about the book and shoes Mike got. After festivities we dropped Gretchen off at Arian and Justin's for Babysitting. (Thanks you two for a great night out!) We went to a great Italian Restaurant called, Trattoria Delia. It was a wonderful night!

The Luck of the Irish

Well I think I love St. Patty's Day. We matched!!! Wow, I have never felt so relieved in my life. (Although touching my toes again after having Gretchen ranks a close 2nd.)





My Mom taught me that every St. Patty's day needs to start with a green breakfast. I really don't even know if Gretchen noticed her food was green! Can you believe the color on those eggs. I actually felt a little queasy while making them. Well I'm off to make some phone calls. Did I mention that we matched?

I miss Mike most on Sundays!

Well I am beat. It was a marathon Sunday. Last Night I had it all figured out. My lesson for primary sharing time was complete. I was so excited about the Easter themed lesson. I was working like a pro in my kitchen cooking some Louisiana style red beans and rice. The food was for potluck Sunday. I even had outfit's picked out for Gretchen and me. My goal was to make it on time to Sacrament without leaving anything behind.
So I made it out the door with 20 minutes to make it to our seats. Just as I turn into the church, yes you guessed, red beans and rice all over my car. Well that just set the tone for the rest of my day. The kids appreciated my props but as soon as they were passed out it all fizzled. I will be filling in for the ward chorister for Easter Sunday. I had 2 practice runs with the choir, and found that I was in shut down mode! The song we are singing switches back and forth between 3/4 and 4/4. Let me say, everyone in that choir would be shocked to know I actually aced my conducting class in college.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I love it when Mike is home on Sunday. It's nice to have someone to pick you up after your falls. I also hope that all my bad luck was blown on today and we will finish Black Monday with no incident. (Black Monday is the day we find out if we matched or not.)

First Day of Preschool

Gretchen had her first day of preschool. I just got together with a bunch of mothers and we are doing preschool round robin style. If anyone has great preschool ideas please forward them on. We had about 7 kids in all. We are meeting every Monday and Friday. Next Monday is my turn and I'm pretty nervous. I think for the most part "opening ceremonies" was successful although the kids were pretty rambunctious.