Last day as an M1

These are the beautiful flowers I saved from an early end when I was quite literally the only person studying at school this last weekend...but it paid off when it came to my exam & I kinda had a lovely time too. I took a break with dinner to photograph the place I've lived at for the past 10 or so months. I also got the chance to take some more jumping pictures :) yay!








Dear Life,
I hope that you never cease to surprise & amaze me. Thank you for the past year, my first year in medical school. This morning I realized that my life is completely different than I thought it would be but it's also awe-some. Thank you for Giulia & Jessica and all of my friends and family. And thank you for the chance to become a doctor. I'm officially an M2! And summer has officially begun, the last & most appreciated summer of my life.
Love you,
Lydia, M2.

Going study crazy in lh2...

Do note I was studying antipsychotics...possibly for self-medication. jk!...So I still have two weeks of med school class left. last class was today but I still have 2 major tests...and i'm soo bored/tired of studying...so close to summer! I'm living for an ice cream break with Giulia at 9:30...

You know you're a nerdy medical student when you read NEJM for fun...

Save the Turtles!

Maybe I need to buy some peonies...

Peanut Butter, Cinnamon & Chocolate Chip cookies! ...they are/were delish!

A cat, a burrito, and a bowling ball...

...just kidding, no bowling ball but some awesome new pots instead!
Today, my happiness costs about $50...hahaha but I am super duper happy!!!

For the next 3 weeks, we have an orange tabby at our house. His name is captain kittypants, but I just call him the captain. He is currently residing underneath Jessica's bed until he figures out what to do with the dogs.



I'm going to grow tomatoes!! And a succulent (eg like a cactus)!
I bought these beautiful new pots, a "husky cherry tomatoe" plant and a __ moonglow succlent. My goal is not to kill them.




And tonight I had Chipotle for the first time in foooorever! I kinda love chipotle but forgot this. So now I'm gorging on a chicken burrito (without sour cream but with corn = win), a bag of chips, and my new love, a sparkiling blackberry IZZE soda. Seriously. I'm in love.

== this all makes for one suuuper happy Lydia.

Tuesday-aroni

sometimes what you have is better than what you planned.
sometimes it's better than you could even dream.
sometimes you are soo incredibly blessed with amazing friends.
sometimes you only get 4 hours of sleep.
and sometimes everyone else around you is sleeping the ADHD pharmacology lecture...

only 3 weeks of school left!!
Giulia has decided to call "studying" by a happier name:
"back to swimming in jello with rainbow iguanas and boxer pants"

As soon as I get back to San Antone, I'm going to buy some of these for our house next year. They will be so cute with our blue glasses from World Market!



And I can't wait to scrapbook this summer! To scrapbook everything over the past 10 months & see how fast time reeeeeally does move. at the speed of medical school


And this sooo makes me want a dog. again. maybe next semester. or third year. or in a few years lol.

<3

Oh the Possibilities...

Last night, something happened.
Something that made all the other guys in my life fade away a bit more.
I'm not going to say too much more

other than we had a couple of really great conversations. and we kissed.
but this morning is back to it. back to the ol' books and hiding away behind bookstacks that read "Wools and Wattles"

Claudia is now trying to step all over my computer so I guess I'll get off...good move dog.

Listening to Fiest's "I Feel It All" & "My Moon my Man"<3

Great Convos

so first off, i'm saying this knowing that someone might
read this or not, but either way:

i was impressed:

that he has soo much respect for me. to treat me differently
from other women because he respects me so & we're such good friends
to value our friendship so like i do.

&he worked to explain the physiology behind beta-blockers and
pharmacology to his mom. explaining what symphatetic/ parasymphatetic
systems to her with great analogies...taking that time,
looking after his mom but also making sure she understood why
(what every doctor should do with their patients)

&and he's suuuch a good guy.

it all just made me think, wow. this man is amazing.
in such a different way than some other guys i've met before.
he has substance. in that he has beliefs that he holds to.
that he holds being a physician to such a high regard too.

to have beliefs and to work so hard to hold yourself to them...
when i'm around him i want to be a better person.
he makes me want to be a better christian.

i would be lucky for a guy like that to like me.
to want to be a better person because of them.

...and he is really cute...

(thoughts while sitting on someone's couch while
i was suppose to be studying when someone was
on the phone with their mom yesterday (Saturday, May 8) night

the end is near...

(thoughts from friday,may 7)

i've been sucked into this bubble for so long that
it's so weird to think that i have this whole life
back in SA, all of this family, friends, and dogs
who are part of my life a few hours away.

I've been lucky that I only live 3 hours away so I've gotten
to go home more times that many people here.

but this is my life now, I live in College Station.
At least that's how its been for the last 10 months.
It'll be so weird living and working in San Antonio for 2 & 1/2 mos
(oh and Ecuador too!)

Until recently, I've been kinda nervous about these new adventures
working in a pediatric clinic for june
going abroad to Ecuador
...because these will be completely new experiences for me.
but they will definetely be great growing experiences.

but knowing that in a month i'll be working a 9-5 job for a month
and then trying to get a grasp on ecuador in july...it makes me
really appreciate what i have now. sure i may be sick of neuroscience
and can't believe i still have 3 weeks left. but thats just something else
that needs to get done. and pharmacology is pretty interesting. like
medically applied ochem <3 yay! and i have 3 wonderful weeks left with the best 2 roomies in the world.
that includes lots of gossiping, wine, and lots and lots of ice cream

...i have come to realize that not everything is easy.
sometimes the best things you have to work hard for. in fact
the best things are never quite easy.
this is true of medical school. of dating in medical school.
of cooking decent meals in medical school. of staying in touch
with friends in medical school. of moving on to bigger and better things.
of medicine.

this is the life i have choosen and i know this is where the lord wants me
or i wouldnt have been able to get this far.
in him anything is possible.

Courage, sacrifice, determination, commitment,
toughness, heart, talent, guts.
That's what little girls are made of;
the heck with sugar and spice ! ~ Bethany Hamilton

Happy Almost Friday Day

Aren't those the cutest self thank-you notes?

I've had a fantastic afternoon!!
I went bridal shower/ wedding shopping for two of my wonderful friends and managed to pick up a new dress & perfume along the way!!!! soo fun and girlie! and here are a few interesting articles i found when i should have been studying...

An interesting NYTimes article about SA's mayor, Julian Castro!
The Post-Hispanic Hispanic Politician

Preventing Cancer in Dogs



ooh and I may have found a reason to be hooked on the world cup this summer...check out these vanity fair shots! woowzers!
: The World Cup Stars Wear Their Flags

best sleep ever

I had a great night watching this surprisingly funny movie with Samir last night!

Also I love finding long lost shirts that seem new again! A certain funny guy was even telling me how "purty" I looked ;) hahaah

I also had the most relaxing and restful sleep in a long time---yeah for post-test non-stressing!!---

I'm sitting in a pharm lecture that is half ochem mechanims!
I generally really like ochem (really!) but this is alot...

from no on & until the end of school/May I have a new motto, to simply be:
uncomplicated & girlie

girly
--going to the pool with giulia & the girls
-new perfume
-doing my nails

uncomplicated
-in my relationships, just enjoying the time I have
-just having fun



summer is 4 weeks away! Things I'm looking forward to:
-reading books for fun like "The History of Love"
-reading up on Ecuador, studying Spanish
-working in a peds clinic!
-scrapbooking!

look at this great jumping picture! with some of my fav scrapbookers lol but i loooove jumping pictures...need to do more of these (and such cute clothes!)

Pre Neuro Exam 3 Thoughts

I can't believe it's May 3rd!!
How did that happen?!



I love summer!!
look at these cute pots my friend has collected!

Some notes on my love life or lack there of?

#1) Brocoli= 1) a small, green, tree-like vegetable 2) a silly boy with a shaved head who kinda looks like broccoli and is liked by some in an analogous way to how some people like the vegetable...

#2) I like him and he's a really great guy (i should really like him) but I'm just not head over heels for him...which is what i want...but i like hanging out with him
...we're both happy with how things are now.

#3) I've been studying with him alot ...it's just been fun hanging out with him and making fun of each other....but when I get tired (like around 11pm last night after studying for some 12 hours), I wish he could read my mind when I think this would be so much easier/ cooler if you just liked me. if you just kissed me while we're all alone in this lecture hall, sitting close to each other while we talk about hypothalamic connections....

for the past week I had trouble dealing with being bored right now but then I realized maybe it's better than I'm not dating that much right now because if I was close to someone it would make the summer hard...San Antonio for June, Ecuador for June-July, and back to SA until mid-August...thats about 10 or 11 weeks of vac-a!
All I know is i'm going to miss my roomies sooo much! We are definetly going to have to meet in Austin sometime over the summer!