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Happy Wednesday!!!

I received a message earlier today indicating that I had "fallen down on the blog..." so this one's for you, Sam! (Love you!)

I don't feel that there is anything really exciting to blog on this week, and I guess that's what has kept me away. I haven't had any really deep thoughts or insights or any particular funny stories (though I could spend a day blogging about some of the funny things that my patients say on a daily basis). There's a couple of things that I would enjoy blogging about and sharing with friends, but they will just have to wait until the right time. And for those of you who might be thinking I could possibly be pregnant...THINK AGAIN!!

So our security system was installed today. I'm impressed with how discrete all the little sensors and monitors are - technology sure has come a LONG way! We've haven't "tested" it out as you generally do when you get something new, but this is one thing that I'm comfortable NOT EVER testing! It was installed just in time for us to go to Nashville this coming weekend.

Speaking of Nashville...last weekend was consumed by a wedding at home for friends, and this weekend will be spent celebrating a wedding of Nolan's cousin in Nashville. I hope the weather is nice...or at least above freezing! It sure is wonderful to be able to travel away for the weekend and not worry about getting home in time to study or finish up the dreaded tutorial for Monday mornings!! The "home" wedding was somewhat of a mini high school reunion, which I had honestly been dreading. I wasn't dreading the wedding itself (congrats Magan & Matt!), but more the thought of the reception and having to see and talk to people you haven't seen or talked to in a while (some of them almost 8 years!). There's always that awkwardness when you're confined and can't a) pretend that you didn't see them or b) easily escape the conversation! Or maybe I am just really good at making situations like this awkward. Whatever the case may be, I am happy to say that I truly enjoyed seeing some of those people...in person. Because even though you haven't "seen" someone, you feel like you know as much as you should about their personal life because let's be honest...we all Facebook stalk from the comfort of our homes. I think a lot of it also has to do with the fact that since we are all adults now, we are able to overlook any silly stereotypes or preconceived notions that we may have once had about these people in high school. It's always interesting to see who turns out married/dating who, what career paths everyone has taken, and what exactly 8 years can do for someone! It really got me thinking...I can't believe that in 2 short years we will (hopefully) have a 10 year high school reunion - OH MY GOSH!!!!

10 years?!?! REALLY??? Have I accomplished the things I wanted to accomplish? Am I in the place that I thought I would be at this stage? Is my life headed in the right direction? Am I really "living the dream?" So many, many questions such as these cross my mind when I think about the years that have so quickly passed since graduating high school.

And what better time to "ponder" such questions than...later!! :)

Here's to hoping that everyone has a wonderful rest of the week and a marvelous weekend!