Thursday, April 22, 2010

Toledo MudHens

Uncle Jim and Aunt Lynn took me to the Toledo MudHens game! On the way to the game Aunt Lynn took me to Tony Paco's (anyone getting the MASH reference?!?) for dinner. You have got to love a good hot dog on game day!


We wore our MudHen's gear and took a picture with MUDhona!









The ball boy just would not toss us the foul balls that came his way.









Trying to catch a glimpse of batting practice.










Two-eight was just too late to save the Clippers...GO MUDHENS!!!

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

25 Miles of Ohio




And I finally broke the 1,000 mile mark!

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Introduction to Birding



My introduction to Birding was awesome!!! Uncle Jim has been telling me about the Warblers since Easter and I finally got to see some! I saw a couple Yellow Rumped Warblers. The icing on the cake for me was the Ruby Crested Kinglet (picture from www.sunrisebirding.org). The red stripe on the top of his head is absolutely gorgeous!!!

Saturday, April 10, 2010

OnCall Today

Today was yet another gorgeous day in the National Capital Area. The sun was shining and the weather was warm. A day like today only encourages my love affair with my bike! If only I could ride everyday!

Honor The Fallen


Army Sergeant Christopher D. Loza from Abiliene, TX passed away 1 year ago today at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington DC. He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 124th Calvary Regiment, 56th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Infantry Division, Waco, TX. SGT Loza became ill on 17MAR while deployed to Radwaniyah, Iraq.



He is survived by his wife Kristena and his daughter Iliana.

Monday, April 05, 2010

Uncle Jim's Office

Today I got to tour my Uncle Jim's office. It was so much fun to get to see him in his element. His smile was contagious! Katherine and I got to look around one of the OR suites and "play" with the DaVinci machine used for surgery. Seriously, so fun!

With Katherine and Uncle Jim
"Playing" with DaVinci while learning from the master!

Sunday, April 04, 2010

Easter in Ohio
















This Easter was spent in the beautiful home of my Uncle Jim and Aunt Lynn in Ohio. I had an unexpected 4 days off and took full advantage of them as I took a quick flight to Ohio. Not only can I check another state off my list I had an absolutely perfect weekend with the comfort of family. We toured a bit of Toledo seeing museums and Lake Eire (my first Great Lake!). Aunt Lynn made an amazing Easter lunch that was easily one of the best meals I have had since returning home. An added bonus, Katherine had just moved back to the States from Honduras a few days before I got to Ohio and I was stoked to see her.
Thanks Burdine Family for an AMAZING Easter weekend!!!

Friday, April 02, 2010

WRAMC Welcome Home Ceremony


After an hour of rehersal, we were able to stand up and walk in a line.