A few more developments...

Jared was just chosen by his fellow residents to be senior chief resident for the next 12 months. It is a lot of extra work, but something that he'd be great at. So, he'll be doing all of their scheduling and act as a liaison between the attendings and residents. In my opinion, the perfect man for the job.

My personal training adventures have been fantastic! I've had many opportunities to train people, many of which have signed up to train with me long term. I also have been teaching some group fitness classes, which is a bit more challenging for me (since I like to train solo), but nevertheless fun. Honestly, I could be at the gym working, talking, and teaching fitness all day (good thing I have 3 kids to keep me grounded!). I LOVE IT!

The next step is...

And we know where we'll be in 18 months -- the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, AZ. YAHOO! This was Jared's #1 choice: it is exactly what he wants to be doing (MRI) and where he wants to be doing it (AZ). So, yet again, we've been blessed beyond belief. This entire process of medical school has been fantastic and we've always gone where we needed to. Congrats to Jared, my own personal genius!

Christmas photo 2008

So, this is as good as it gets! We did 2 early morning photo shoots over Thanksgiving... Wow, those are getting more painful by the year. But, this one is just fine -- Whew!