Another Visitor

We had a nice visit from Jan (Grant's Mom). This was her first trip out to the wild west and she fell in love with the mountains and beautiful spring weather. Not to mention that her hosts showed her a good time! We toured the city hitting all the great spots.

Sadly, Grant had to work most of the visit, but he was able to escape a for a few outings. Below are some photos from the trip.

At Red Butte garden.

Anna and Jan enjoying the day.

I think I might try to paint this one.

Anna and Jan planning our future gardens. I would like mine to look like this. Now I just need to hire a landscaper.

At our Mother's Day dinner.

"Music and the Spoken Word" with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Visiting Park City.

Salt Lake Bees game.

Who wants to come visit us next?

Oh man...

I'm so close to being done with intern year I can almost taste it. It tastes like...well, neurology actually...which in turn tastes like brains. Much to the dismay of people who enjoyed getting one year of cheap labor out of me, I am now COMPLETELY FINISHED with my short career in internal medicine. I have just finished my last day of internal medicine rotations (which was the inpatient cardiology rotation), and now I have only one month of inpatient neurology keeping me from what is sure to be 3 years of awesomeness.

(As it turns out, "awesomeness" may not be the best word possible to describe ANY residency program, but I had to pick a superlative word to illustrate the contrast between what I have come to dislike very much and what lies ahead). And, while I am in the disclaimer font, let me just mention that I am celebrating because the neurology rotation is not internal medicine. So I am technically done with internal medicine internship, although yes I am still an intern for one more month and yes people can still take advantage of me.

No offense to Dr. Moseley or any of the other internal medicine residents that may happen to be reading this blog (although I don't know where you'd find the time to do so in between all of your 5-hour rounds and calculating osmolal gaps and days of collecting what inevitably turns out to be useless information)...but I am a little bit glad to be done with internal medicine. Not as glad, though, as I am to be (almost) done with intern year, period.

Killer Bird on the Loose in UTAH!

Who says Utah isn't dangerous!

From The Salt Lake Tribune

"It's large. It was last seen wearing feathers. And, it has a beak -- and allegedly is not afraid to use it. Utah County authorities are on the lookout for a rare Cassowary bird -- an Australian species with a reputation for attacking, and sometimes even killing, people"

"The bird, about the size of an emu, may have been injured when it fled an exotic animal farm after a semi-truck crashed near the University Parkway exit off Interstate 15 late Thursday. The rig broke the enclosure's fence and hit the bird around 4:30 p.m., said Cameron Roden, a spokesman for the Utah Highway Patrol"

"Authorities responding to the accident scene initially thought the bird died. But several minutes later, they noticed the Cassowary had disappeared, Roden said. Police then followed a trail of blood left by the bird to nearby rail lines, where they lost track"

"'We can't confirm whether it wandered off and died and wandered off or is still alive,' Roden said. Roden said the bird is "aggressive" and cautioned people to contact police if they spot it.
The bird is valued between $100,000 to $200,000."

Escape to the South

Last weekend I escaped to the South to visit Areta in Alabama. I can't believe how much we packed into 48 hours. Amelia and Blair (Areta's sister) came down from Arkansas to join us for the weekend. I miss being close to all my girlfriends.


We drove to Tuscaloosa for the Arkansas vs. Alabama baseball game. I soaked up every minute of that humid weather. I was in heaven.


Can you tell that we had a good time?


Areta took us to this great place called "Sips N Strokes." You bring your own adult beverage and have a painting class. The more we sipped, the better our paintings looked!!



And just for the record. I heard "Sweet home Alamama" four times in 48 hours.

Just for Mahvash

Giant lizards attack Salt Lake City! (FYI - Mahvash is deathly afraid of lizards)

And they're off!

This past weekend, one of my friends at work, Sarah, had a Kentucky Derby party. It was a blast. We were all supposed to wear big fancy hats like they do at the race, but none of us owned one. I choose to wear a cowboy hat to try to represent.

We ate, drank, and bet on horses. Mine was in the lead all the way until the end. Darn. It was still a really entertaining party. I have some pretty great coworkers.


Anna and Sarah making mint juleps. A must when having a derby party.


My coworkers getting ready for the big race.


The money I did not win.