Fall is Here!

You could not tell by the weather today that it is actually fall. It got up into the high 70's today, and tomorrow's high is supposed to be in the 80's. It seems that every place we move to seems to have extreme and unusual weather. In England, it was one of the coldest winters they had in years, and it actually snowed and stuck several times. In Grenada, it was extremely hot, and we hardly had any rain in the "rainy season" causing a drought. Now in New York, it is now fall, and the weather is getting into the 80's. I think we just bring extreme weather with us where ever we go! I can't complain too much. We still absolutely love New York. I'm not gonna let a little thing like weather give me a negative thought about New York. I know that we will have cold weather soon enough, so I'm enjoying the last few weeks of warmth. All is well here...We are really adjusting to our new way of life. I am still trying to find "the perfect job", which I'm determined does exist. I am leaving it in God's hands and trusting that he will lead me to it. I have gone on several interviews, but for one reason or another, just doesn't seem to be the right job. Cody is still in internal medicine. I have to say that he has a pretty easy schedule. He usually is at the hospital around 9:00am and home by 4:30 or 5:00pm. He doesn't work any weekends, which according to other med students wives, is very rare. He has had some nights were he comes home semi-late, but I'm very grateful to have him around!

I took Macy for a long walk today. We have our everyday, usual route that she likes to take, but I decided to change it up a bit. So we walked a good 20 minutes away from the apartment, on a street that she had never been on. I decided to see if she could find her way back home. So I told her to show me where she wanted to go. She started pulling on her leash off in a direction that she wanted to go. I was convinced that she didn't have a clue where she was going, and I wasn't even completely sure where we were at. She led me down streets that I had never even seen. Finally she turned down a street that I was familiar with, and there appeared LICH..She led us to Cody's hospital! I laughed and texted Cody to tell him. I thought it was so funny. Macy has been to LICH several times to meet Cody, but never from the route that we were on. She knows that LICH is where we meet Cody. She decided to take a break and sit on the sidewalk. Then I told her to show me where she wanted to go now. She led us to our normal route from LICH towards home, and walked all the way home. So I guess my question was answered...Macy has a better since of direction than I do :)

My parents' 27th wedding anniversary is tomorrow. I am so blessed to have parents that are married and not divorced. I do not know how people handle having split up families. I thank God everyday for my loving parents and my wonderful family!

New & Exciting Things!

There has been so much going on lately! We made the big move to New York, moved into our new apartment, celebrated my 25th birthday, and Cody had his first day of clinical rotations at LICH in internal medicine! We celebrated my 25th birthday at the neatest little Mexican place that is just a block away from us. It looks over into Manhattan, so the views are amazing! We are absolutely loving our new city! It is absolutely amazing here, and there is just so much to do! We also absolutely love our apartment! Our landlord had the painters come in on Sunday and paint the whole place the colors that we chose, which was great! I will post pictures soon of the apartment. I walk Macy several times a day in our neighborhood, and I can not say enough good things about it. There is a pet store on the street right behind us, a grooming place on the same street as us, a dry cleaners right behind us, a car mechanic shop a block away, a grocery store that is right off of our street, and all the shops and restaurants that you could ever ask for!!! And to top it all off, it is completely safe! I can walk around any time, day or night, and no one bothers me..it's so great and very different from Grenada (no offense to our little island home)! Macy is actually adjusting pretty well too. She loves going on her walks and has her favorite spots where she likes to go potty. The whole "curb your dog" thing has been an adjustment because I'm not used to picking up her poop, but I bought the cute little doggie poop plastic bags with the holder that hooks to my keychain :)
I still need to hang curtains in the living room of the apartment, so once that is done, I will take pictures of it and post them! Cody is doing well at the hospital and is learning all kinds of new things. I am still on the job hunt, which is not an easy task, but I am determined to find something! I keep everyone posted...

Summer Time is Almost Over

I know that I have not blogged in quite a while, but so much has been going on! Just a recap of what's been going on with us lately: Cody and I went to New York and found the perfect condo, we stopped in DC and visited my cousin, CJ, who was injured in Afghanistan, Cody had his 25th birthday and took his Step 1 USMLE, then we took a mini vacation with Jess and Joe and went to an Astros vs. Cubs game, Schlitterbahn, and Man United vs. MLS Allstars game!!! Needless to say that we have been super busy, and we have loved all of our time at home! Cody's start date at LICH has changed from August 16th (my birthday) to August 11th, so we will be moving to New York on August 9th..which is a little sooner than we had planned, but we are looking forward to the next chapter in our lives!

Life in LA

When I think about all the different places we have lived in just 2 years time, it absolutely blows my mind. I sometimes feel like we are a military family instead of medical students. I have really enjoyed my time at home. We have been home almost 6 weeks and have about 6 more weeks left. There is a lot that has happened since we've been home. My cousin, Todd, who has NF2 had a body scan and found out that he has no tumors anywhere in his body, which is an absolute miracle. The only tumor that he has is the one that the doctor left in his head, and it hasn't grown any! Then on the same day that Todd had his body scan, CJ was injuried in Afghanistan, which was devistating! CJ is now doing better, but we got news yesterday that my Aunt and Uncle's dog, Gabby, has cancer. This dog has been their baby for 10 years, and I can only imagine what they are going through. It seems that both good and bad news have been lurking around the corner of our family over the last week or so. Our faith in God and the bond of our family is stronger than ever. I keep telling myself that God won't give us anything that we can't handle, but I have to admit that it has been a lot to deal with. I am just grateful that I have been able to be home for all of this, and am so glad that I wasn't a plane ride away! I will try to post some recent pictures of our time at home later.

The places we have lived as a married couple (pictures are compliments of google):


We moved to Newcastle, England after only being married 2 months!


Then we were off to the Caribbean island of Grenada!


Our home for the next 2 years will be Brooklyn, New York!

I can't wait to see where God will send us next..I am putting in my request to be in the South part of the States!

A True American Hero

My cousin, CJ Stewart, was injured in Afghanistan on Tuesday, June 15th. Their base camp was attacked and CJ, being a medic, went to grab his medic bag when a rocket powered grenade blew up in front of him. He suffered significant injury to his right arm and right leg. His right hand had to be reattached, and he has had many surgeries and procedures done to save his right arm. The army finally flew him to Maryland to Walter Reed Hospital, where he will be for a while. His parents were able to see him for the first time on Father's Day when he landed in the States. Words can not describe the feelings and emotions that have been stirring through my body and the rest of my family. We are all truly grateful that he is alive! We have been reminded every day since that incident that we serve an awesome God who has continued to work miracles around us. CJ could have very well been killed in that explosion, as were some of the other soldiers. God chose to spare him for whatever the reason, and we will always be in deep gratitude for that. I think we as Americans take all of our freedoms for granted, and we should be ashamed. There are these young men going over into foreign lands to fight for our freedom that we don't even realize we have. I will tell you that my dear, sweet CJ has not taken the smile off of his face since this happened. His spirits have been high, and not one complaint has come out of his mouth. I know that we all live busy lives, but when an American soldier is wounded and just happens to be your family, I think that it makes you see things in a whole new perspective. We are all blessed to have someone as special and as brave as CJ fighting for our freedom, and we as Americans need to take a step back and remember what we are fighting for. We love you CJ! Stay strong and keep that big, beautiful smile on your face!


CJ Stewart..A hero at just 21 years old.


This kid was destined to do great things.


After the accident..with a smile on his face!

Mom's Birthday Celebration!

This is one of my favorite pictures of Mom and me, and yesterday was Mom's birthday! I was so glad that I was able to be home to celebrate this day with her. I am so lucky to have such a kind, loving, beautiful, and caring Mom who is always there for me and takes care of all of us! We tried to make her birthday as special as possible by sending her flowers at work, getting her nice gifts, having birthday cake, and then I cleaned the whole house today so she can have a nice, relaxing weekend! We love you Mom and hope that you enjoyed your birthday!

Our Second Anniversary

Monday, May 31st, Cody and I celebrated our 2 year wedding anniversary. I was bummed that it was on Memorial Day, since I specifically planned our wedding to where I never thought that it would fall on that day since it was the last day in May, but it happened anyway! Cody studied most of the day, and then we went to several furniture stores looking for a couch for our New York apartment. Then we went to eat at Saltgrass for dinner. We also stayed at the Horseshoe Hotel for the night and watched The Lovely Bones on payperview. It was nice for just the two of us to spend quality time together. Don't get me wrong, we love our families dearly, but we are living with them 24/7..which is a huge difference when we are used to it being just us. We have had a very exciting and unusual first two years of marriage, and I'm sure much more is sure to come in the future years!

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