Go together well

{views of Vermont} We've been living in Vermont for about 10 months now, and we've found that there's a lot to love about this state and all its quirky crunchiness. I'm a big fan of making top ten lists as a way to embrace the good things in life (especially when I get stuck in a worrying rut , as I occasionally do)...so here is my Vermont top ten list! 10. Recycling: everyone's doing it.  { Universal Recycling Law  & Green OR's } 9. The beer.  We've been to 9 breweries so far...just 20 to go!  { Fiddlehead  & Hill Farmstead are my favorites.}  8. Farmers' Markets galore  { There's even one in the hospital! } 7. People are generally laid-back and low-key.  {Lots of jeans, fleece vests, and duck boots} 6. So. Many. Baguettes.  { August First , Red Hen , Klinger's , O Bread , Gerard's ...} 5. The food--which deserves a separate bullet point from the baguettes!  Everything on the...

The past few months have been full of long work days and as much skiing as we could squeeze in on days off. Over the course of this ski season, Chris has had more opportunities to ski than I have--and he has gone from being nervous on the bunny hill to cruising down black diamond runs. I'm very proud of his progress and excited that he's providing me with a new ski buddy! {View from the top! Lincoln Peak ; A spring skiing day in early April} Over the past month, whenever I haven't been out skiing (i.e. most of the time), I have been catching babies on labor & delivery.  I have been fascinated by the degree to which expectant parents try to plan their respective birth experiences. They arrive to the labor & delivery unit bearing detailed outlines of how they want the process to unfold. The bullet points vary widely: We would like to listen to music ,  I want to experience an orgasmic birth , we would like to bring the placenta home , I want a water birth...

{Family Medicine residents at American Flatbread } My intern year has flown by (to the point that I haven't had a single post since November )! I've managed to make it through 9 of 13 rotations so far: ER, labor & delivery, inpatient cardiology, NICU/newborn nursery, urgent care, inpatient family medicine, general surgery, outpatient pediatrics, and inpatient pediatrics. Tomorrow, I'll start back on labor & delivery -- week 37 of my intern year (I'll be delivering babies conceived at around the time I started residency)!  The year has definitely been challenging, and I couldn't be more grateful to have the support of a fantastic group of residents  and attendings ! Wednesday was our spring retreat, and we got to spend the day doing yoga, eating pizza, and cross-country skiing -- I think I'll stick with the downhill (read: faster) version, but it was fun to try something new!   Match day is coming up very soon, and I'm looking forward to findi...