chi town

i woke up this morning and it was snowing outside my window. holy shit. it was actually kind of pretty, but much prettier from the inside. i lounged around in the king sized bed, rallied to get out of bed and went down to get breakfast. mmmm! such a great melow lazy morning...i ordered an eggwhite omelette w/ peppers, onions and mushrooms. so yummy! i sat and watched the snow and thought about what it would be like to live there. grand rapids is a small town, but the second largest city in michigan. after new york city, i guess any town will seem small.

i couldn't imagine not wanting to go outside at all- i guess as an intern though, i won't have that option of going outside...at the same time, even if i don't have the option as an intern, i'll have more opportunities later in my residency. anyway, maybe i'm thinking about it too much, or thinking about it without having the full picture (aka- i haven't done all of my interviews yet, so it's hard to see what options i have next year).

anyway.

today i thought about chris (surprise surprise). i didn't call him or text him. i don't know what really to say to him in my head, i'm saying lots of things to him, asking lots of questions, maybe i'm crying maybe i'm yelling. either way, i'm going to wean myself off of him because i think he's toxic to me. i thought it would easier to wean myself from him since i'm physically away from him, but it's actually harder than i though.

i also thought about nathan, my new friend. now that made me smile:)

anyway, so my friend miriam, who i'm staying with in chicago is at work right now. i took a cab from the airport to her house and let myself in. i'm so so excited to see her!!! she was one of my bestest friends in college! her apartment is really really cute, very organized (in full miriam fashion), her dog izzy is really cute and playful, and she got samosas for me from trader joes, and chocolate too. her couch is really comfortable and she has a big flat screen TV. i am so excited to see her!!

tomorrow night i have dinner with the residents of the University of Illinois- Chicago (Sinai) program, then I interview on Saturday. i did my research about the program and apparently they serve an underserved population at the main teaching hospital, but then rotate at all the other Chicago hospitals. the program is small- three or four residents a year, with a few off for research during the year. i'm excited to see what the program is like.

man i'm missing the ocean!!! and my bed:)

anyway, i'm excited to be in chicago w/ friends from chicago. very fortunate! i'll keep by blog updated on adventures!