Ok..So it's Been a While Since My Last Post

This is a picture from this weekend. Macy absolutely loves walking by the water, and I love looking at the beautiful Manhattan skyline!

I guess it really has been a while since my last post. It's just been such a busy past few months. I'm still working at my advertising job, and have been there for about 6 months now. It's going good, but I am super busy. I am going to San Francisco for work in about 2 weeks and will be there for about 4 days. It should be good to get away from the office, and I am really excited about the trip. I have never been to San Francisco, so it should be fun. Cody just finished his Neurology rotation, and started Pediatrics today. It should be interesting to see how he handles being around kids all day...Could be a long 6 weeks :) Macy is doing good as well. We enjoyed a nice, sunny weekend, but it was still very chilly. Although it is now Spring, I have to say that it still is in the 40s for the highs. I think we are supposed to start seeing the weather get into the 50s soon. That's about all for now, and I will try to remember to keep this blog updated and not go another 5 months without posting.

Fun Family Time

Last weekend my awesome Aunt Robin and two fabulous cousins, Megan & CJ, came to visit us in the Big Apple. We had an amazing time laughing and seeing the sites together. I have loved all of the family time that we have had lately. We are truly blessed to have such a great, loving family. Last weekend was CJ's first time away from Walter Reed Army Hospital since his injury in June. We were so glad that he chose us to spend his first weekend get-away with!

On another note, my first week at my new job is now in the past, and I have to say that it was amazing! I work with some of the most supportive and kind people that I have ever met. They have truly helped me in every way possible to feel welcome and wanted at this company. I look forward to going to work everyday, and I am so excited to see what the future holds.

Cody is still in internal medicine, but will soon start his 12 week surgery rotation, which is probably gonna be pretty tough. I know that he will be great at it, just like he has mastered internal medicine. I'm so proud of him!

Here are a few pictures from Aunt Rob, Megan, & CJ's visit:


Cody, Me, Megan, & CJ in front of the Wall St Bull

In front of the fountain by the Plaza Hotel

Aunt Rob, Megan, & CJ

Busy October

It's barely October, and already extremely busy...where to begin? Cody's sister, Jessica, came and stayed with us for a few days. We were able to see a lot of the city that we haven't seen yet. It was nice to have her here to spend time with. I think Cody and I get so used to it just being us, since that's the way it's been for the past 2 years, that we forget how much we enjoy our family's company. Macy enjoyed having a visitor in the house as well..another person to give her attention and affection :) I had a job interview come up while Jess was here. She was very helpful with prepping me for this position, which means I got the job! I am so excited! I start my training for 2 weeks on Monday. Then hit the ground running full force after that..I am so ready for this. My official title is an account executive, but pretty much I am a sales executive trying to get advertisers to use our company through the internet. This job is going to be huge for me! I'm so excited to finally be branching out of my education degree. Don't get me wrong, I have no regrets about getting the degree that I got, but now it's time to prove myself in the business world..and of all places to start...Manhattan, New York!!! I am so grateful for this opportunity. There are people that would kill to have this opportunity that I've been given. I can only go up from here. I'm so excited to see where this new career takes me! The best part about getting this job is that I got it completely on my own! I had no connections whatsoever in New York that helped me get this position..it was all me with a little coaching from my hubby and sis-in-law :) I have more exciting news...my Aunt Robin and 2 cousins, Megan & CJ are coming to visit us from DC this weekend. CJ is my cousin who was injured in Afghanistan. He is doing so great, and is finally in out-patient, so they decided to take a little trip from DC to come see us. Looks like we will be doing more site-seeing and exploring the city again this weekend!

Some recent pictures:

                                    Walking the Brooklyn Bridge

                                     Mace & I at Carlo's Bake Shop

                                                    Jess & Cody

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!