yesterday while gopooh was taking his boards, i went to my old residency clinic. it's funny being back and seeing all the familiar faces. it was nice to be there and not have to work, but at the same time it was weird for that same reason; i was there just hanging around and chatting w/ ppl i used to work w/ on a regular basis. we had dinner with a whole bunch of residency friends at antonio's in canton. it's amazing how much some things can change in 1.5 months. i mean, just a few short months ago we were talking about how spread out we were going to end up, but now here we are, already spread out. i sorta wish we could all stay together, but that just isn't meant to be. i hope that as things continue to change, we still keep in touch and stay lifelong friends...
Thursday, August 14, 2008
ppl ask how it feels to be done w/ residency, and y'know, it feels great. better than i thought it would! but there's some uncertainty that comes w/ that feeling too. in a way residency is a bit of a security blanket, b/c you know that for those set years you will have that same job, and the chances of you losing that job are practically zilch... unless you do nothing you're s'posed to or commit a crime or smthg, but that's a whole other issue. while the rest of the u.s. was struggling to keep their jobs, gopooh and i pretty much kept on living normally. we still ate out, we still went to thailand, we still bought what we wanted (but we don't actually buy that much stuff -- most of our enjoyment comes from doing things and going places). we did that b/c we knew our jobs were secure. but now, after 2 phone interviews and 4 in-person interviews, i only think i have a job lined up at cleveland clinic. even though i was offered the job and i've filled out the final application and credentialing packet, officially it's still up in the air b/c my appointment hasn't gone through all the committees in the board of governors. not bad, considering this is really the only job i pursued, and i didn't start until june. (plus, it's all outpatient w/ no calls!) but still, i no longer have my guaranteed residency, and i'm now "in-between jobs." i'm also nervous to start on my own, even though i haven't done any in-depth precepting in quite awhile. oh was i s'posed to let that fact out? oops! haha. my cushion is no longer there, so even though it feels fantastic to finally be done w/ training, i sometimes want my cushion back.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
gopooh's parents came into town this weekend. on friday they took us to this restaurant along the lake. i don't even remember its name, but it's part of a group of 'clubs' that they belong to where only members and their guests are allowed. it's kinda weird. they belong to a club in michigan that comes w/ gym membership. at the one we went to, though, membership comes w/ boat docking privileges. it's beautiful... we got a nice view of the sunset as we ate. i'm not sure i'd pay that much to be a member, but it was nice to go. at some point gopooh and i had to pick up his parents at the botanical gardens. he thought he knew where it was, so even though i put the location into nuvi, he started driving before a satellite was acquired. we got totally lost and wound up driving around in circles in the general area. and then finally, 30 minutes later, when we were pulling up to the gardens' entrance, nuvi started calculating. great... thanks nuvi... what a disappointment. man! anyway, last week we had planned on taking his parents to the restaurant in the ritz-carlton, since it has foie gras... mmmm. but out of the blue, his dad called and said he wanted to go to brasa (the brazilian steakhouse across the street from our apartment) just b/c he'd never been there before and he'd liked brazilian steakhouses in brazil. suspicious, right? i mean, gopooh's been trying to get me to go this whole time, and i've been turning him down. then suddenly his dad changes dinner plans and suggests the very place he's been drooling over? hmph. talk about coincidence. but of course i couldn't say no since it was his dad who brought it up, so we went. it's $15 cheaper than fogo de chau, and they had amazing top sirloin and prime rib. all you can eat meat -- the place is perfect for gluttons like us!