This week..
-- ended with Elle's first trip to Lincoln to see Husker Volleyball play! We each left work a few hours early on Friday to use tickets T bought from a co-worker. Elle only cost $5 for a "lap ticket"! She was a champ and hardly fussed the whole 4 sets or the drive home (we got home just before midnight). We brought those ridiculous-looking ear muffs to decrease the sound (there were 2 other kids in our section with the same ones!) but they totally worked and she slept through the roar that Husker fans produce! It was a little hot & humid in the stadium especially holding a hot baby and next to a guy that thought half of my seat was also his.. but it was fun to do once! This age is so easy because she is happy 90% of the time she is awake and can sleep anywhere. We're having so much fun!

xo,

Krista

And a few more pictures because Elle is too cute and easy to photograph these days..

HO3-- WEEK 42

This week..
-- T and my Dad were able to go to the Spring Game to kick-off the Scott Frost season! Unfortunately, I was on-call, so we weren't able to sneak in one more Husker "game" pre-baby but I was stoked T was still able to go. He says they had a good time, and thankfully, the rain held off! We're excited about this next era for Husker Football!
-- I took my board exam! Monday I reported to the testing center right after 8am and I walked out a few minutes before noon - finished with the exam! You're allowed over 6 hours for testing and 100 minutes of allowed break time. Well, I finished the first group of questions and didn't really need a break for any reason so I just went on to the next.. and the next.. and eventually I finished the whole test without a break! I typically finish tests early and use few breaks - but I fully expected to have a different technique being 34 weeks pregnant. Turns out - I'd rather finish at noon and meet T for lunch! The best part of this whole story - I already received email preliminary confirmation that I PASSED! New this year, as long as you aren't borderline you receive early notice of your likely outcome. So, now my evenings are filled with packing boxes and focusing on more exciting things!

xo,
Krista

HO2-- WEEK 14

This week..
-- T's family from TX came up for the game! They spent all day tailgating (despite the rain prior to kick off!) and had a great time I'm sure. They stayed overnight in Lincoln so I haven't heard first-hand yet what they thought. One of T's cousins is a huge Husker fan and this was his first game - so I'm sure it was awesome. Plus, it's always fun to watch a good win!
-- I started a month rotation with the general surgeons in town. We spend our mornings in the operating room and our afternoons in clinic (and our weekends not working!). I love working with my hands so I'm a happy gal in the OR. We do a variety of procedures such as appendectomies, cholecystectomies, mastectomies, hernia repairs, fundiplications.. the list goes on and on. As a family practice doctor, it is great experience to view the surgeries I'll refer my patient's for, as well as hearing the in-office counseling and post-op expectations. Unfortunately, my clinic schedule will keep me away from many of the surgeries.. but I'll be there helping when I can!
-- we caved and subscribed to cable TV (the Netflix + Sling TV combo just wouldn't cut it during football season!) With the "bundle", I ended up with a landline which will actually be super nice for work. Part of "call" for work includes answering any after-hours calls to the clinic with people seeking advice -- so I'll have our landline number 'unlisted' so I can quit *67-ing on my cellphone in the middle of the night. We don't own a landline phone so nothing is hooked up yet and I didn't even think to ask the installer what our phone number is before he left.. guess I can call my cell phone with it once I buy a phone and find out?

xo,
Krista

P.S. Happy birthday to one of my absolute favorite people and happy anniversary to my parents! September is a great month for our family (Yes.. I do have a birthday coming up.. thanks for asking!) Wish I could be in Omaha today celebrating with you all! Love you!

HOI-- WEEK 46

This week..

-- we spent the weekend with T's cousin! We loved having him stay with us! He flew in from TX Friday and the boys spent some time at the cabin before we went out to dinner with T's mom. It was a gorgeous night to eat outside on the patio! Saturday we spent the day in Lincoln with T's Aunt & Uncle while Grandma & Grandpa stayed with the little ones (thanks again Grandma & Grandpa!) We had an awesome time at the Spring Game-- we were able to show him the Railyard before the game, grab a couple of autographs from recruits on the sideline during the 4th quarter, and catch dinner at Buffalo Wings and Rings.
-- I created another project! I talked T into a new dining set when we move (we desperately need a hutch for storage!) and I found a set on Craig's List for a steal. The plan is to restain the set in time to have it cured to move it. Wish us luck! It may be mathematically impossible..

xo,
Krista

HOI-- WEEK 17

This week I..

-- got a healthy dose of vitamin D at the Husker game with T. We both had exactly one Saturday off work this month - and it happened to be the same one! I snagged at set of tickets from my department and we scrambled Friday night to make it work. What a perfect way to spend a beautiful afternoon!
-- got an awesome belated birthday gift - something to make baked potatoes on the grill.. faster! We love to use our grill during this beautiful weather and baked potatoes are one of my favorite foods. We're stoked!

-- have my final shift on "cross-cover" for Internal Medicine. What that means, is tonight I'll show up at the hospital to begin work at 7pm. The first thing I'll do is hear about the 60 or so patients that I will answers calls on overnight (that's the cross-cover part). Then I'll take the "code pager" from my co-intern because I'll also be paged to any "code blue" or "RRT". A RRT ("rapid response team") is something that can be paged when we need to get people to a patient's bedside quickly - MDs, lab, xray, respiratory, etc because someone is acutely more sick. A code blue means someone no longer has a pulse but we will attempt resuscitation w/ CPR, medications, shocks, breathing tubes, etc.  The final part of my overnight duties is to admit new patients that come through the ER! Overnight in the hospital can be super busy, as you can imagine, and the most difficult part is often trying to triage who to help next. Your pager is often going off with other patient's who need attention while you still haven't seen the previous patients -- it gets wild!

xo,
Krista 

SI-- WEEK THIRTEEN

We are having a great weekend because this is my "golden weekend" meaning I had both Saturday AND Sunday off work! I only had 4 days off of work this month and having two in a row is amazing.

This week started with a date night to Kona Grill at Village Pointe. I convinced T to go halfsies on a burger & salad and we sat outside on their patio in the perfect fall weather. After dinner we had a Genius Bar appointment at the Apple Store to get a recalled button on T's iPhone fixed so that it would be eligible for trade-in. We wanted to get new iPhones as they are currently running a promotion where they are no-cost when you recycle an old iPhone - but the Apple Store was totally sold out. Turns out the guy at the Genius Bar was able to pull a few strings and we walked out with two new iPhones! We were super excited to take advantage of the promotion and to not have to battle the crowds when they are back in stock :)

I snapped this picture as we were strolling back to our car - the camera on the phone does not disappoint! 

Saturday morning we met my parents for brunch somewhere we hadn't eaten before - First Watch. I have no pictures of people.. only food:

We then headed to Lincoln to celebrate T's cousin's birthday. J is such a cute kid - we loved celebrating him! Life is pretty good at 2 years old:

To make this weekend even better, we were offered a set of Husker tickets! It took some quick thinking to make it work (we were already in Lincoln, T's mom rode with us and had to be back in Omaha that evening, we weren't dressed in red, etc). I borrowed a Husker shirt, T dropped me off at the tailgate, he drove back to Omaha, his mom gave him a jersey, and then he drove back to Lincoln again! Busy afternoon! The weather was absolutely perfect for a football game -- 70s at kickoff and just a touch chilly when the game ended at midnight. 

(not my picture)

Finally, we debuted the new pizza stone for our grill with dinner tonight. I had green onion brat + green pepper + red onion+ basil + fresh mozzarella. T recreated one of his favorite pizzas - 2 Peps (pepperoni + pepperoncini peppers). I've been craving vegetables after many, many cafeteria meals at work!

I have two days left at the VA then I move over to Bellevue Medical Center for OB. Just a little bit of a switch... 

xo,

Krista

SI-- WEEK NINE

T and I had a lot of fun this week! It was one of those work-hard-play-hard kinda weeks:

TEMPO OF TWILIGHT
Tuesday night we grabbed our folding chairs and walked down the hill to Lauritzen Gardens where they had a concert on the lawn. We bought gourmet chicken salad sandwiches from the vendor to go with our cooler of drinks. We were easily the youngest in the crowd - but let's be real - these are our people :) It was like being back on the Alaskan Cruise..

pixelated selfie!

GIRLS NIGHT
A group of us neighborhood girls had a "favorite things" party this week. The idea is: you bring a list of 10 things you love and an inexpensive item from the list for the gift exchange. Each girl has the floor to share a few things from her list (many people shared favorite beauty products, sweets, books, etc) and then you draw a name to give your gift to! I brought a travel-size Aquage Uplifting Foam and Cracker Jack'd PB and Chocolate to share -- I left with a new lip gloss and lots of new ideas of products to try!

HUSKERS VS OWLS
I was given a pair of tickets at work for the Husker game - T was working, so I asked my brother to go!

I got to Lincoln early and we spent a couple hours walking around campus/downtown and grabbing lunch. It was awesome to see the changes since I've graduated!

I didn't realize how much I missed the sea of red on game day!

Our tickets were not in the student section, so I got a whole new view of the stadium as we entered:

Our tickets were the 35th row in North Stadium in the corner so the big screen and fireworks were just over our right shoulders.

When I used to work Saturdays in the dorm, I would often have to order the game on pay-per-view and watch it in my room. The recording of the game was always slightly delayed so I would know the result of our redzone plays before I saw it on TV due to the thousands of balloons in the sky :)

R and I got absolutely fried in the sun! It was low 80s but the sun was out in full-force with only one cloud ever blocking the sun (the crowd erupted when we had that moment of shade!). At halftime, we sought out a water fountain to refill our bottles and found ourselves down at the tunnel walk! We stayed down there to see the team run out for the second-half and then watched part of the 3rd quarter in the shade on the edge of the field:

That wraps up a quick recap of the highlights of our week! I just found out I am spoiled and have tomorrow off work! Tuesday, I'll dive into 2 months of rotations with nights & weekends & call - so I'll take every second with T I can find this weekend. Have a great Labor Day!

xo,

Krista