It was fun while it lasted...

I'm going to have to end the blogging...have a great summer everyone.

Where exactly is Sumeet?

He's in Lucknow, India....

Just talked to Sumeet...

He arrived safely in India and is with his relatives in Lucknow for a few days.  He said the that the 15 hour plane ride wasn't that bad. He's such a trooper! He has a bit of jet lag but the home cooked Indian food is making things a whole lot better!

I sure miss him (and not just because I had to take out the recycling and trash all by myself).

The Good and the Bad

Let's start with the good:

This weekend signifies the start of a major landmark in our lives. Sumeet is set to start his 5th year of residency!!! Yeah! For those of you that don't know, 5th year is the last year!  I literally can't believe that Sumeet has been in some sort of educational/learning environment for 24 years. Crazy, right?! I'm so proud of him! Though the last year is very demanding, it also comes with it's perks:

-Mega respect

-Some sort of boat bash for the 5th years and their significant others

-A golf tourney in your honor

-A seat at the head table graduation night

-The star of the show at graduation, complete with a picture montage.

-Everyone asking, "now, where are you going next year?"

I'm especially looking forward to the picture montage, since I'm the one submitting the pictures. I'm sure everyone will get a good chuckle out of little Sumeet dressed in a suit and tie when he was 3. Then there's my favorite picture of Sumeet in his snorkel key.

Now, the bad:

The residency just started a new international segment to the program which means that Sumeet will leaves today for India for 3 weeks. The plan was for me to go with him, the timing didn't work out and obviously can't go during school. I'm really excited for him to go and he's really excited, but we obviously don't make a habit of being away from each other for 3 weeks at a time. I'll definitely miss him a ton!!!

Question...

How can you fit 9 months of  statistics content into 3 weeks?

I'm not sure and am still trying to figure that out. I have my FINAL exam in the class on Friday. Yes, I've been in class for 2.5 weeks and have a final exam. How is this possible?

Wish me luck!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day Dad! Even though you probably won't read this, I'd like to give you a very special shout out!  Being the only male in the household, I can't imagine it was very easy for Dad- especially during those fabulous teen years. Though sometimes he had a "tough cop" exterior, he definitely has one of the softest spots, especially when it comes to family and tradition. Every Christmas, Dad gets all the ladies in the house a special gift, a silver bell with that year inscribed on it. I'll admit, during my teen years, I thought this was a little corny and I'd pack the bell away with the others.  Then I realized it was a really special tradition and started unpacking the bells every Christmas and put them on display.  My dad assured me that even though I'm married now, I'll still be getting the bells...

Happy Father's Day!

Dave!

Sumeet and I went to the Dave Matthews concert on Saturday and it was AWESOME! Collectively, we both have been to probably a dozen dave concerts, but this one definitely takes the cake, primarily due to the location. Typically, they play at UMB Bank Pavilion, which is a fine venue, but turns into a nightmare when you try to leave the parking lot. Well, this concert was a bit different since it was the first ever performance held at the new Busch stadium. We had awesome seats along the first base line and were close enough to see Dave make those crazy faces.  Another bonus of the night...Sumeet actually stayed awake this time! 

First Day of Class!

Today was the first official first day of school. Basically all summer, I will have class from 9-12 then 2-5. I know you're probably thinking: "nice two hour break, not bad". I wish. The two hour break will be devoted to group work. YIKES!!!! 

Oh, how I long for the days of undergrad. I definitely worked very hard in undergrad, but I'm pretty sure that I only had class until 11 or 12. After that, I'd hang out in the dorm room for a bit with Jess, we'd watch the Rosie O'Donnell show together (this was before Rosie turned a little weird) on our 13 inch tv. I'd spend my afternoon and evening studying but not without a break that included some dorm shenanigans. Ahhh, the good old days!

Today was filled with Statistics and Strategic Management.  I'm not kidding you when I say that the amount we covered in Stats today basically encompassed my entire semester-long class in undergrad. It sure has been a long time since hearing "Standard deviations" or "variances"!

It's going to be a busy summer...