My crazy summer...

Is winding down. I started with a preceptorship in the ED at San Francisco General Hospital at the end of June with a fellow CNS that graduated from UCSF in 2008. I had a great experience learning about how a Level I Trauma Center works, as well as how trauma data is collected and used. After the end of my preceptorship at SFGH, I had three weeks off to take care of all the little nagging things I needed to clear up. I got a lot done, but still have a few things to do... I also started my teaching preceptorship at Dominican University in late August with a UCSF PhD candidate that teaches undergraduate nursing pharmacology. It has been fun so far and I even lectured on the first day of class!

Michael and I headed down to San Diego on the 19th of August, so I could run my first 1/2 marathon in almost three years! I ran the America's Finest City 1/2, which was my very first 1/2 marathon in 2005. Despite forgetting that A Street and Sixth Street is a killer one-mile stretch of uphill after already running for 11-and-a-half miles, it was a great run and I hit a PR of 1:48.11. :) Here I am post-race with my "number two" hand gesture. Michael and I also had a great time at Legoland in Carlsbad and at the San Diego Zoo. Here we are in front of the mini San Francisco constructed entirely out of Legos... It was really, really cool! They also had mini versions of Washington DC, Las Vegas, New Orleans and a few other cities too.

I left for Whistler BC the week after the 1/2 marathon to hang out with two of my cousins that I haven't seen in roughly 17 years! It was so wonderful to see Ryan and Julie, along with meeting their significant others and children. Here we are (minus my cousin Ryan) on the Peak to Peak Gondola. One of Ryan and Amy's triplets, Lucy, is now my new best friend, as you can see here. :) I had the best time watching my little cousins play and have fun, as well as reconnecting with family in such a beautiful place... I just wish Michael could have been there to experience it with me. We ended our trip with the most amazing Raclette dinner at a French-Canadian creperie in the Whistler Village. We left the restaurant totally stuffed with potatoes, bacon, ham, salami, raclette cheese, cornichons, pearl onions and salad. It was the best (and most fun) meals I have had in a long time! As you can see it is quite the production and a bit of work to cook and eat at the same time...

So, I am now back in San Francisco for a few days before meeting Michael in London to start our long-awaited, much-needed honeymoon!

I'll see you all in a few weeks!

66HM5 out...