So much has transpired

So, it's been 5 months since my last update and a TON has happened since then.

I graduated from PA school. (fireworks and happiness!!)

I bought a house and moved in. (more fireworks and happiness!!)

I got a job. (even MORE fireworks and happiness!!!!)

The past few months have been very busy and very exciting, to say the least.

Here are some highlights from all of the awesomeness. Enjoy. :)

 My parents came up to see me walk and get hooded for my Master's degree. The week after this, I presented my Grand Rounds presentation and ROCKED IT!

May 12

 Celebrating at Blue Sky winery

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Our offer was accepted!! So exciting!

May 25 

 Natalie's wedding - so much fun

June 2

 Canoeing at Turkey Run in Indiana

June 24

 Move in day in our first home purchase!!!

July 13

 Last day as a student with some AWESOME people. I'll miss all of you guys!

July 27

 Celebrating with classmates after lots of testing

August 3

 I love these people

 White Coat ceremony

August 4

 Roomie love

 Two fo my favorite ladies

Mom and Dad - who celebrated 35 years of marriage this summer!

My happy family :)

August 11

Hanging out back home (Miami) with my favorite munchkin <3 p="p">

August 22

My new buffet

My new dinner table set

 Hiking at Starved Rock State Park in Utica, IL

September 7-8

 Busch Stadium watching the Cards v Reds

October 2

 Fall has come to Illinois - Allerton Park in Monticello

October 9

Well, that's a quick summary of my last 5 months. Things have been very good. We moved about 45 miles north of where we have lived for the past 6 years. This means that my husband is a lot closer to his job. His commute is now 15 minutes instead of an hour.  I'm now officially licensed as a Physician Assistant in the state of Illinois - very exciting. Once I start working, my commute will be 10-15 minutes too! My official start date is November 19, so until then I'll be enjoying my time off and working on a bunch of ideas from Pinterest (I've already finished some and will post pics). I'll also be reading and just relaxing.

I recently fell in love with the HBO series Game of Thrones (EPIC) and am currently reading the second book in the series. I'm also in the midst of planning my annual Halloween party. I realized that I never posted pics from last year's party - maybe I'll do that soon.

I'm trying to get started running again. I've been kind of spotty with it - but I'm just finishing week 2 of a boot camp session. It's going pretty well, so that's good.

Anyway, I hope everyone is well. I promise I'll be posting more often now that school is finished.

Be well,

Damaris :)

Less than 6 months to go... and here's some music!

Can you believe I have less than 6 months until I graduate as a Physician Assistant! Nuts.

We'll be having our program's white coat ceremony and pinning on August 4th, but we recently found out that the school cancelled the August graduation ceremony. So, we'll have to walk in the May ceremony- which is terribly anticlimactic considering we'll still have to do our two month preceptorship before we're actually finished. Oh well. They were going to make us wait until December to walk. But it sucks because a fair few of my classmates have decided that they're not going to walk in the May graduation. :(

Anyway. I just finished my 6th rotation last week. It was internal medicine, which I was lucky enough to do with our local Hospitalist (who is amazing). It was a really great rotation and I feel like I learned a lot. I started rotation 7 this Monday, which is surgery. I've already gotten to see some really interesting procedures - like a loop ileostomy takedown (look it up on youtube). My attending is a firecracker and I really like her. She also listens to really great music in the OR.

Just so you know, I'm currently obsessed with Gotye and Kimbra - they're both musicians from the Australia/New Zealand area. Really great stuff. Here's a video or two... or four ;)

Someone that I used to Know - by Gotye featuring Kimbra

Save Me - by Gotye

Settle Down - by Kimbra (looooove this one!)

Two weeks by The Grizzly Bears/ Head over Heels by Tears for Fear - Mashup of the two by Kimbra

Enjoy!! And I hope everyone is staying warm this winter. I can't wait for warmer weather!!