So happy together

Farewell (almost) to residency!

Carl has about a month and a half left of residency which is just unbelievable.  What a journey this has been!  The Pathology program had their end of the year party to say good-bye to the residents and fellows leaving the program.  Carl will be switching hospitals for his fellowship so this is the end of the line for us.  We are looking forward to new adventures and friendships ahead.  In fact, we will be attending a meet & greet party for the next placement this coming weekend.  But the best part is that we don't have to say good-bye to the very good friends we have made through our affiliation with his current hospital since we are staying in St. Louis - yay!!

 Carl at work

Carl at play

Happy Mother's Day!



Summer fun

Summer fun in April/May, you ask?  Okay, maybe you didn't ask, but the answer is yes!  With temps in the 90s the past couple weeks, we feel like we have already hit the summer season.  We have been doing a ton of outdoor activities lately despite the heat, but I am happy that the rest of the week will be in the 70s - much more pleasant!  The pictures below are from last week when William and I decided (well, maybe I decided and William went along) to make a river with some aluminum foil and the hose.  The design was definitely flawed, but I'm having fun dreaming up some new approaches to this and other outdoor activities in the near future. 

Laundry room makeover

The laundry room: one big, messy closet

Yucky shelves removed

New paint job - thanks to my ever-patient and understanding husband

My updated and oh-so-me laundry room

The most exciting part of any project (and the thing that always makes me question why I did not do this sooner) is using things that we had around already. We found the cabinet downstairs. I think the previous owners may have ordered too many or changed their mind when ordering the kitchen cabinets?? So I painted it white and added the knobs, and my dad hung it for us. I also found an old mirror and painted that white and hung it. I had the baskets and added some leftover ribbon from a previous project. The candlesticks were gifts from Carl's grandparents and needed a home when not in use. Then we used picture frames from my sister and Carl's sister to display two of my very favorite pictures. All in all, I'm happy with the way it came together. Thanks to my dad who also hung the new light fixture and fixed/reattached the closet door across from the washer & dryer. Thank goodness for dads who know their stuff!