recovered from our vacation

We both had a great time on our trips to BC, but returning home did require a bit of recovery... The jet lag seems to be harder coming east (or maybe it's just that you're going back to work?) and I definitely had a virus in my carry-on which Steve and I have both since defeated. The strangest fallout from the trip has been the after-effects of talking so much to everyone for a week solid: I have nothing more to say! The positive part of that is that I feel re-connected to all of my friends (thanks guys!) so my batteries are full for the summer.

And what a summer am I hoping for! I've been working on a list of fun things to do and see, and hopefully we'll get some of them done and you guys can see the photos. In the short term, here's what we're looking forward to:

• The end of PGY1, aka the end of this ridiculous general surgery rotation*, aka the beginning of all-anesthesia, (almost-)all-the-time.


• BBQ to celebrate the end of PGY1 on Monday (with Steve's co-residents)


• BBQ to celebrate the beginning of the next year next Saturday (with the whole anesthesia department)


• Waves on Tuesday for a Canada Day surf (which is a very traditional way of celebrating Canada Day, as my dad points out...)

* This surgery rotation has been ridiculous (from my non-surgical point of view). They start at 6:30 am, and Steve is never home before me. It's usually after 6 or closer to 7. And if he's on call, he works from 6:30 am until about noon the next day, so his post-call day is basically shot... But there's only one more (long) day of Sunday call.