Merry Ough Wedding!

Yesterday we celebrated the marriage of Jory Fisher and Matt Ough, 2 of our best medical school friends. We’ve known them for most of the school and had lots of laughs together. We’re exceedingly happy for them!

Friday we had our house overrun by bridal shower attendees. They scrapbooked and ate and made wedding night innuendos. I think they had a good time. (I was evicted for the duration.) We had rehearsal and then dinner at Iowa River Power Company. It was great!

Saturday was the big day. The service was beautiful. They were married by a Methodist bishop, Matt’s dad. Thus, long homily but very good. The reception was fun too. Dancing. Lots of good stories. Dancing. Good food. Dancing. And a scheme between Jory and Erica to ensure that she caught the bouquet. Hmmm. Basically, an amazing day shared with fantastic friends.

The Golden Foley Comes Home!!

Last night successfully concluded the class of 2006's 4-year quest for the Golden Foley. (If you're asking what the heck is that, picture this: a 7-year-old, half-filled 2 liter of Mountain Dew with a crusty, cracked urethral catheter affixed to the cap with masking tape. Aaahh, the trophy dreams are made of.) Following weeks of rehearsals and props filling our living room (yeah, I'm responsible for that cartoony looking thing in the pic...), we went to Frolics, our annual med student "dinner theater" competition, with high hopes.


Following pitiable or profane performances from underclassmen, our show went off without a hitch to nearly continuous laughs and applause. Dr. Metcalf, one of our staff surgeons, stole the show with a spoof on "She thinks my tractor's sexy" called "She thinks my retractor's sexy." Erica choreographed and danced the accompanying line dance with several of our classmates. Basically, they looked fantastic and I think everyone had a great time.


Afterward, we went out with several of our friends. I'll save the bar pics for an other time. (You owe me one Cari.) ;o)

Tornados Tear Through IC!!

Last night around 2100 the tornado sirens sounded. Erica and I switched from 24 to the local news - 2 tornados were heading for UI hospital, 2 blocks from our house. We holed up in the basement (with Maggie), listening to the wind chimes beat against the increasing gale. The batter of hail started and the power went out. Then, everything was eerily silent. We waited a couple of hours before surfacing, and we began to learn of the damage.













The DQ just blocks from our home was leveled. So was the auto dealership across the road. Many houses were missing rooves or had trees laying in them. Several buildings downtown were damaged too, including our favorite Thai place. Fortunately, no one was hurt, but the IC landscape is changed. It will be interesting to see what the local response is like.

Match Day!!

For my inaugural post, I thought I'd put up a pic from about 2 weeks ago...Match Day, the day where forth-year medical students across the country find out where they'll be spending the next 3-8 years of their lives. It's not quite as random as entrance into medical school but it feels pretty miserable until you get good news...if you get good news.

Fortunately, Erica and I found out we'll be going to Madison, our first choice. Woohoo! She's going into pediatrics and I'm doing Ob/Gyn, hence the t-shirts. Pink isn't my color but I got a lot of stares, smirks and come-ons that night. So did some of the girls - one was asked if she was lesbian. :0)

Now, we've got graduation to look forward to, but first I'm going to Ireland! I'm traveling with Erica and two med school chums, Scott (an amazing musician and Irish aficionado) and Becca (all around fun gal). It's sure to be a Guinness-drinking, good time.

After graduation, it's serious house hunting time. Then I'll come back to Spokaloo for a week or two and hopefully catch the opening weekend of Ren Faire (June 3,4 for those interested). Then, I'll probably go camping with Erica's family in northern Minnesota before starting residency June 23. Wow! What a whirlwind! Well, there should be plenty to report over then next couple of months - hopefully, some good pics too! Take care.