Snow Party!

This month has been so snowy! I'm not kidding about the snow. Apparently, it is the most snowy month in history with I believe about 60 inches of snow. I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing, but the snow started to melt on Sunday so (good) many people were able to come to the open house my parents threw for me. The bad thing was the roads were inches of ice on Monday. Yuck! I still managed to go shopping at my second home: Nordstom! I had gone to Nordstrom downtown on the 26th and to the Nordstrom Rack on the 29th. If anyone doesn't know my love of Nordies, they called to check up on me when I was gone this year and make sure I was okay since I hadn't been in! Who has a store call and check on their health? I bought almost all of my work clothes there and was in the stores a lot when I was working: watching and waiting for the sales because why pay full price when you can catch a sale? If sales shopping at Nordstrom was a sport, I'd be on the national team. Anyway, it was fun to be back to shopping for sport! Mom and I managed to find her a beautiful outfit for Angie's Wedding, my sister. They still had some summer looks at Nordstrom Rack, so I also managed to get some dressy light weight/summer clothes for going back into the hospitals in Dominica next semester.

Speaking of Dominica, I have for more months in Dominica. Then, I start 5th semester which is a transition semester. There are three locations for 5th semester: Dominica, Michigan or Miami. There are advantages and disadvantages to all locations and honestly, I don't know where I want to go. I'm leaning toward Miami or Michigan, but we will get more information next semester and then I will be able to make a more educated decision. After 5th semester, I will take a Step 1 prep course. The Step is one of the most important exams of one's medical career and I need to do my best of this exam. So, if I calculated correctly, I will be taking the Step sometime next fall (I believe I have until next November to take the exam). After passing the Step, I'll move to do my two years of clinical studies. Most likely I'll end up in New York City, Chicago or Washington D.C. There are other cities that rotations are available, but I want to stay in one city for the entire two years rather than moving about, so the East Coast it is!

Oh, this is my 100th post for the year, which is a good end to a great year. Happy 2009!