2 down, 6 to go.

I apologize for neglecting my blog. Not so much neglect really, the past two weeks just haven't been that interesting at work. I finished up observing the scans I needed to see and even went to spend a day in PET. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a different kind of radiation than general nuclear medicine. Its much stronger but it gives really cool pictures (they spin and flip and everything -- so much fun!) We had a lot of reports to write for Dr. K so I really spent most of the last couple weeks going in early to set up the pharmacy and then heading off to the library.
Two weekends ago I went to visit my little brother in Wilmington. He was in the middle of fraternity rush so we went to the Kappa Sigma Oyster Roast Friday night. Great concept, bad efficiency -- fyi: have more than one pot to cook 500 oysters. Saturday and Sunday were lazy days filled with football and movies. He seems really happy there and it makes me smile. He's changed directions in his studies and its great to see him some place he feels he really relates to people and can have fun!

Last weekend Thomas came to visit. He had a day off so we had a fun three day weekend. He planned Date Night for Friday night. It was hilarious, awesome, goofy, comfortable, tragic, and surprising all at the same time. He decided we should go roller skating! Other than a few Kappa Delta Bid Nights when we rented out the place, I haven't been skating since... middle school. It was going to be a blast.

We couldn't pick a restaurant for dinner so we googled something close to the rink. We found a Mongolian Grill with decent reviews and decided to try it. It was really pretty good. If you've never been, you grab a bowl and fill it with your choice of raw meat, veggies, a few carbs or fruits, spices and sauces and then take it over to a big grill service and the cooks cook it for you. Its fun because you can try all kinds of new things and if you don't like it you can make something else.

We headed to the skating rink ready to attempt to do the hokey pokey on skates and see who would fall first. Apparently every middle schooler and high schooler in the area had the same idea! We found ourselves surrounded by swarms of youngsters weaving in and out of everyone else skating around or making laps around the rink with no intention of skating at all. We spent the hour or two we were there laughing at each other, remembering how we used to be "that kid," watching the social interactions of teenagers and wishing for another couples skate because then most people would leave the floor. Personally, I also wanted to request some Bon Jovi or Journey but it just didn't seem like it would fit between Britney and Lil' Wayne. Anywho, after a couple of hours of fighting with the cheap and obnoxiously over-abused inline skates, we headed to the bowling alley! A pitcher of beer and a couple of games (which Thomas won) later we called it a night.




Saturday we watched a little football and got ready for a KD cookout. Unfortunately the cookout got rained out, but we met up with Jennifer, Carrie, and Matt for dinner anyways. I had Jenna, one of my KD sisters from CLT, make some cup cakes (she's starting her own side project here) for the cookout so I took them to dinner. They were Irish Car Bombs and very delicious!!

It was a great weekend to wrap up my month in Chapel Hill. October will be spent in Asheville at an outpatient medication assistance program. The program meets with patients every 1 - 6 months depending on the patients' need to monitor their chronic diseases and to help them get medications they can't afford. It should be a really great learning opportunity and really help me decide what path I want to follow in pharmacy.