O Tannenbaum

Our first christmas tree - came in 2 simple pieces, pre-lit. Can't beat a 5 minute tree. Leaves you time and patience for the ornaments! Can't wait to see what santa leaves for me Christmas morning.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing everyone a very happy thanksgiving. I have so much to be thankful for this past year. Felipe and I are spending the day home in our pajamas with the kiddos. No turkey today, but I do have some cinnamony monkey bread in the oven and smells delish.

Happy Holidays!

back to business

Sorry it has been so long since I have posted - VERY busy at work.

I just finished up my 4 weeks of OB, and much to my dismay, I loved it! Who knew catching babies was my thing? Right now I'm on inpatient medicine at the Leavenworth VA, which isn't too bad. I'm enjoying the change of pace much more than I'm enjoying the 40m early morning drive. Even with Daphne (my prius), I still went through a tank of gas in a week.

Sunday was not so fun:
630am: get up
8am: arrive at VA
noon: drive home, get ~10 pages regarding patients at the VA (i'm on call)
930p: get a call from KU, one of my OB patients is in labor
10p: drive to KU, check on my patient
midnight-7a: at nurses station watching my patient's strip, answering VA pages and trying to stay awake
7a: emergent C-section
9a: round on baby
10a-12:20p: take a brief nap in the call room
1-5p: teach medical students how to insert Foley's and NG tubes
5p: go home, collapse on couch

Thanksgiving dinner!

Today was a day of 1st's: first time hosting Thanksgiving, first thanksgiving as a wifey, and the first combined Garber-Rosso Thanksgiving. It was a hit on all accounts. I love planning the menu and spending a day (or two!) in the kitchen cooking up some delicious food to share. Here's few pics:

Prepping.

Appetizers: cheese ball and gingersnaps.

The main event. Turkey, roasted vegetables, salad, cranberries, and fresh bread. Served with wine (of course!)

Whew! A very full tummy.

Happy Halloween!

Ramen (felipe-style.)

Had this absolutely delish ramen in NYC @ Ippudo (thanks Jaymarc!) Felipe decided to re-create it at home with a blend of shitake mushrooms, various peppers, broths, spices, and cilantro. So delish we managed to down the entire pot!

my tree and me

Really awesome custom family trees!


source: My Tree and Me

Our final day: Newport

We took the Hollenbeck's car for a cruise down to Newport on Friday. What a perfect recommendation for our final day! The coastal town was quaint and full of interesting shops. The beach was beautiful. We even got to try some local sushi, hand-rolled to order.

On to Providence

Part 2 of the trip was full of adventure in Providence with the Hollenbeck's (ever the perfect hosts!) We got the explore the town which reminded me a lot of Lawrence. Scored some great secondhand clothes on Thayer, ate some amazing donuts, and tried as many local brews as I could. The menf0lk reunited and jammed at a local open-mic night to Emily & I's delight.

I heart new york!

Just got back yesterday from an amazing (and much needed) vacation!

First stop, New York City. After checking in to our miniscule hotel room, we met up with some old friends. A delish ramen dinner was following by drinks on a rooftop bar across from the Empire State Building.

Tuesday was spent exploring. We went ALL over the town - Natural History Museum, Central Park, the Fashion District, and Soho. It was all about the food as well. I breakfasted on some of the most amazing french toast, sipped some local coffee, and dined on some grilled corn & homemade enchiladas @ Cafe Habana.

After a big and greasy diner breakfast wednesday we braved the streets of new york like locals and hoofed it 2 miles in the rain to Penn Station to catch the Amtrak to Providence.