Craziness

Life has been a whirlwind the past few months. When people ask me how is married life, I really don't have an answer. Mike and I haven't really had much quality time together. He spends his evenings studying for the CPA and I spend mine working on my rotation projects/assignments. I come home late and so we don't even eat dinner together. I am fortunate, though, that dinner is waiting for me right when I get home. Even weekends are tough since that's when Mike has his CPA classes and I have work. I can't wait until all this is over.

Something that is over and I am thoroughly glad it's over are residency applications. Working on them drove me nuts. Going to interviews drove me even more insane. But alas, the process is done with and I will be at Kaiser West LA. Career-wise, I am content with where my path is leading me.

In other news, our first year anniversary is coming up! But I should save the plans for another post. ;)

Another New Year Already?!

Seriously, where has the time gone? Just the other day, Mike and I celebrated our 6th month wedding anniversary. Even my parents remembered the date!

This time for new year's we are just laying low. Originally we were going to celebrate by going to our favorite soondobu place, TofuYa, but apparently they are closed Thurs-Sun. Business must be so great that they can afford to open for only 3 days a week...how sweet is that?! But sucks for us who crave yummy spicy tofu!

Status update on my future: uncertain. Still working on those applications! Kind of wish I started earlier rather than cramming it all during the holidays. But then again, I don't even think I could have started earlier with all my presentations and projects for my rotations. Oh well.

Goodbye 2009! Hello 2010! Please bring me some good news this year! =)

Taking a Breather

It seems like life is going by so much faster these days. 


There is so much to think about. I have no idea where I am going to be a year from now. Who knew that I would be in a state of confusion and anxiety over my future 3 years ago when pharmacy school had just started? Now I have to think about applying to residencies, and if that doesn't work out, jobs?? It's kind of different when you are married. Your priorities shift and the topmost priority becomes your new family. Well, c'est la vie! Let's see where this journey of life takes me...


On another note, my first rotation is done! Managed care pharmacy was not as bad as I thought it would be. In fact, despite all those times when I was bored out of my mind and chatted on facebook, I actually appreciated all the people I got to work with and the material I got to learn. My preceptor was super awesome and very laid back. I'd say it was a good first rotation; not too much work and not overwhelming. It was just about right. :) 


I went to get my seasonal flu vaccine this morning from student health. Can you believe they denied service, saying that only medical students were allowed at this point? wth is that all about? Since it seems like everyone's getting the flu shot, maybe herd immunity may be the way to go for me. :D The H1N1 vaccine is another story though...  Better start taking my vitamins to keep my immune system in check!


Until next time! Maybe the wedding post will finally come! haha, it's about time right? 

And the clock keeps ticking...

TWO more months until THE wedding!

Well, less than 2 months now...

I can't believe how much I still have to do. 

It's official ... I am absolutely in love with these....

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=22469468

Mef. 

Officially Official

Things are rolling along slowly, but the pace is quickly picking up! 

Today I received the phone call that I've been waiting for. 

It went something like this:

Me: "hello?"

Lady: "Hi Nancy, it's Karen."

Me: "Karen??"

Lady: "Yeah, your dress is here."

Me: "huh?" 

It took me a few seconds to realize that Karen was the lady who helped me with my wedding dress and she was telling me that MY wedding dress has arrived!!! 

*squealing with excitement*

Sadly, even though my dress is ready for me, I am not ready for her. Those darn shoes are holding me up. Mef. 

A girl's other best friend: shoes

I've been on the hunt for the perfect shoes- bridal shoes, that is. 

The perfect one I found were these from Kate Spade:

The two inch heel is perfect. The bow is absolutely darling! And this shoe is WAY too cute! At a cost of $275, I'm not sure if it's worth the investment. No one will see my shoes and I'm not even sure if I will ever wear these babies again! Perhaps I can see these shoes in person and find out for myself. After all, I do have a 25% coupon. Even then, I'm not sure if $200 is worth the splurge either. 

And then there's that part of me who wants to be daring and wear something more bold. Even though yellow isn't our color, I think these shoes are absolutely fabulous:

Aren't those shoes fabulous!!?! I would get them in a hot pink color, if possible. :) Word has it that these shoes only cost ~$15. Could it be too good to be true? *update* I found out the bride who got these shoes, actually got them from Ross! What a STEAL!!! 

And then I'm sure every bride (in the best interest of comfort) thinks about flip flops/flats for their wedding dress. At least the tall ones anyway. I'm tempted to get these:

The price is affordable and plus, I have a gift card, which should cut the cost by about half. I can definitely see myself wearing these shoes again- especially during our honeymoon! But I've gotten a few frowns from friends and I'm sure my parents would look down upon it too. I do admit, it's not exactly traditional to wear flipflops under your wedding dress. But these aren't your normal flip flops, these are gold and blinged out! I think it's good enough for me! 

I'm sure I will find the perfect shoes somehow. To tell you the truth, I'm not really sure what I'm looking for. I'm leaning towards something that has a low height, so I can be comfortable and look like I'm not towering over Mike. And depending on how much it ends up costing, I'd like to wear the shoe again. But definitely something that is budget friendly! 

And so the search continues...

When in the event of pen failure...

No matter how many times you scribble to get the darn stubborn ink out, the pencil is always there to save you as long as there is lead.