Match Week

Brett and I have had a pretty exciting week. Last Monday we found out that Brett "matched." Although it was a huge relief to find that out, we had a really difficult time sleeping for the next few days because we were so anxious to find out where we were headed (I think both of us had the dreaded Saginaw in the back of our minds). Brett had to work Thursday, so we decided to wait and open the email together once he got done. I knew this was going to be extremely difficult for me to wait because I know Brett's email password and it would be so easy to just look and then mark the email as unread.....I know, I am devious. But I wanted to be honest, so I made Brett bribe me; I asked him what he would give me if I didn't look. He told me I would get See's chocolate and that gave me just enough motivation to make it through the day. Once Brett got done with work we sat in the car in the parking lot of the hospital and put both of our families on speaker phone. We opened Brett's email to find- drum roll.....................LSU. I have to say, Brett and I both felt quite shocked- we weren't exactly expecting New Orleans. After a few days of letting it sink in though, we are really excited. We both loved the city when we went for Brett's interview back in November, and it is a strong program. Everyone better get ready to come visit us in the south. You probably won't see much of Brett, but I will show you a good time:) I guess it's time for me to get into football- Go Saints......that's their team right?
Anyways, we have done a few fun things over the past ten days despite all of the time wasted worrying. Brett and I toured this famous Hunting/Fishing store (I can't remember the name) that people come from all over to see; I told Brett that these "people" are probably solely men. It's kind of like Cabella's, but even bigger.














Brett and I have enjoyed taking walks in the beautiful weather down here. The other day, Brett decided to spice up our walk by putting me on his shoulders. I am sure the passing cars thought we were crazy. After our Sunday walk we came home to discover that I had received a bird present in my hair. It was pretty humorous, especially because Brett had been telling me about getting pooped on by birds on his mission. I guess nature thought I ought to experience it too.

Our giant Shadow.


Last Saturday, we went to the Aloha Festival- mostly because it was free. We saw people shaking their booties and a whole pig being roasted.










We also got to go to another Suns game, I think Jacque is trying to convert us:) Brett seemed to have a good time imitating some of the annoying fans in front of us. We got really excited when we noticed a "You are a winner" sign posted in our seating area, but it ended up being on the seat right next to ours...so close!

Our final adventure of the week was a trip to the Grand Canyon. We wanted to spend as little money as possible, so we went online and booked a motel for $39. Let's just say we got what we paid for, the motel was pretty much a dump. Our towels were mildewy, we could feel the bed springs through the mattress, and the heater was a piece of crap; we would be sweating like crazy when it was on and freezing when it was off. Brett would not even walk barefoot on the carpet. It's something to laugh about though, and we ended up having a lot of fun. We woke up early the next morning, anxious to vacate our motel, and spent most of the day at the canyon. It was so beautiful! The views made the nasty hotel and overpriced food all worth it.

At the bottom of the hike-Gorgeous!
The beginning of our hike was a little scary, I fell three times.

The evil heater and nasty towels!

Arizonan Adventure

Ok, so here goes nothing; I am definitely not a writer and I have never blogged before, so this could be interesting. Brett and I are in Arizona right now for Brett's final rotation (psychiatry) for medical school. As I am writing this, I am "listening" to school lectures in the lobby of a institute down the street from where Brett is working. We are staying with my cousin's sweet Grandma Jacque in Chandler. On Thursday, Brett and I got to go to the Suns-Jazz game (Grandma J gave us her tickets). We were overwhelmed by the sea of orange in the stadium, so decided that we would avoid making enemies by cheering silently for the Jazz. The first three quarters were disappointing; the Jazz were consistently ten points behind. It wasn't until the last 5-6 minutes of the game that things heated up. When I saw that there was hope of a win, I let loose- I couldn't resist cheering loudly. I think I embarrassed by poor husband and made the eight year old kid sitting behind us shout even more profane words than he had previously. After the Jazz pulled out the win, Brett and I left the stadium smiling, but also slightly afraid that our car (that was parked on the street with its Utah license plates) might be vandalized by the time we got to it.

We have only been here a week, but have already fallen in love with the beautiful weather. Brett and I took advantage by going to the park and playing some ball this weekend. After we tossed the ball around for a few minutes, I decided that our game needed a little spicing up. I told Brett that we needed to throw in a dance move before each toss. He didn't take me up on it, and once I started this new technique, my aim went out the window.

Brett and I also got to hang out with my Aunt Tracy and my cousins Karsen and Kelsey this weekend. They live near Vegas, but came down to Chandler for one of Karsen's gymnastic competitions. Watching cute Karsen compete took me back to my childhood; I used to be obsessed with gymnastics and the thrill of the competitions.

Welp, that's our week in a nutshell. Speaking of nuts, Brett has come home with some pretty nutsy stories from working in the psychiatric unit. The other night, when he was on call, they had a patient who was brought into the unit by the police. Apparently this guys runs an "incredibly successful" business, has an IQ of 177, and is currently running away from the people who live in the ceiling who are trying to kill him. He told Brett he wasn't smart enough to understand the "complexity of the situation." Needless to say, I think Brett is pretty excited to finish this rotation. We find out in a little over a week where we will be headed for residency, so I am sure our anticipation will make the next ten days go incredibly slowly.