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On Monday, October 28, my first niece was born! That morning, my brother sent me a text message at 6 am (4 am for them), stating that they were at the hospital, 8 cm dilated. Twenty minutes later, another message: Marion Jean Dorwart, 6 pounds 12 ounces, 19 inches (the name was inspired by this Indiana Jones character, and the middle name by baby's maternal great-grandmother). She is beautiful, and I can't wait to meet her in person!
{Dad/Grandpa, Dan/Dad, & Baby Marion}
Halloween weekend, I made a trip to Philadelphia with a group from my residency program to attend the Family Medicine Education Consortium, leaving Chris to hand out candy to a number of dragons and football players. I learned about leading group medical visits and heard a great speech about the future of primary care by Dr. Ted Epperly, while representing my residency program to potential future residents. 


After the conference, I took a $3 Megabus ride to Washington, D.C., where I got to see a cousin, 2 uncles, and 3 great friends (one of whom happens to be a one-year-old) and to gather the remaining items we had left in storage at my uncle's apartment. 

I rented a car and drove back to Burlington via a random Ikea in New Jersey, where I purchased a china cabinet that we assembled on my arrival home at 9 pm, in order to be prepared to host a dinner for 6 residency applicants and several of my fellow residents the following night. Chris was lovely enough to have spent the weekend making 3 delicious stews for the group, so we were well prepared after our cabinet was assembled.

On November 7, our nephew turned one:
{baby Greg}
On November 9, Chris turned 30! And on November 10, I turned 29! We spent the weekend in Boston (and Lowell, MA). 
{UMass Lowell hockey game}
And this week, we had our second houseguests since moving to Vermont! I was able to take a couple of days off to show Rachel, Dave, and Emily our new home. We checked out Stowe and the Trapp Family Lodge, toured the Ben & Jerry's Factory (my third visit and second tour), ate some awesome food (Revolution Kitchen, Penny Cluse Cafe, Farmhouse Grill, and Skinny Pancake), visited a cheese farm, and learned about making syrup. We're so glad they could come, and we're looking forward to hosting many more visitors!
{Scottish Highlander cows at the Trapp Family Lodge}




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