#TBT Happy Match Week!!!

Two years ago I matched at my dream program. {You can read all about my Match Week: Here} This Friday, medical students across the country are finding out where they will be training in their specialty of choice. 

To all the fourth year medical students reading, you should be so proud of yourselves for how far you have come! Sit back and enjoy this moment and the awesomeness of your day. There is nothing like it - although, I can imagine that Match Day emotions are comparable to the feeling you get when you have paid off all of your student loans :insert shout music: 

Looking back on these pictures brings back all the warm fuzzies from the day. The kiddos have grown so much!

Little Nate announcing that we were headed to UNC!

Team Mrs. Mommy M.D.!

Yo!

Happy Spring!

Things have been stable over here...Still working...a lot. LOL

This week is my last week at Wake Med and my last rotation here as an intern. It's so hard to believe that I am almost a second year resident! My second time out at Wake has been so much better than the first. Mainly because I know a lot more than I did in August. I am starting to really feel like I have a good grasp on this OB thing. And in preparation for second year, I got to even do some GYN surgery - which was a huge change of pace from our OB heavy first year. I think my heart is with obstetrics, but I must admit that laparoscopy is pretty cool!

Below is a video of a tubal ligation. You use a camera and instruments in one tiny incision to clamp the fallopian tubes and preventing pregnancy.

We finally managed to get some family photos taken around Valentine's Day. I thought it would be poor form to send out Christmas cards that late, so we will try again next year haha...

 

If you follow me on Instagram, you know that we also had a couple of "winter storms" in Carolina. One of which, caused me to have to stay in the hospital in between my night shifts...still bitter about that one. Everything shut down for multiple days, but you could still see grass!!

My Midwest kid was pretty excited about building a snowman :-)

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The littles are doing awesome. It hasn't gotten any easier being away from them so much, but we are all taking this crazy life in stride.

Happy Match Day! I cannot believe it's been one year since The Match. Such an amazing day... I hope all you fourth year med studs out there get to go to the program of your dreams! So ready to hand off my pager to the new interns ;-)

#FBF Headed to UNC!

Match Day Update and a HUGE THANK YOU!!!!

I cannot say it enough.

I am in AWE of the love and support that you all have given me over the years and as I experienced the whirlwind of Match Day you guys made sure I knew I was loved. Thank you so much for reading and cheering me on.

Match Day was awesome! It was right up there as one of the best days of my life.

At noon we opened the envelopes and.... :drum roll:

We will be taking our talents to North Carolina as I begin residency at....

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill!!!

I am soooo excited!!!! If you are a new reader to the blog, welcome! I am so happy you are here.

Below are some of my favorite pictures from the ceremony:

Waiting with THEE envelope!!

After opening our envelopes we got to tell everyone where we were going, Natey did great when he yelled "UNC!" It was so cute :-D My little bro took these screenshots from the live feed online...

Photo Credit: Liz Kaye

We did it!!

Go Tarheels!!!