3 thanksgivings

Happy late Thanksgiving! This year I celebrated thanksgiving 3 times and not one with my own family. I was stuck in Hershey this year - because ...
1. it costs too much to fly home for a weekend, 2. it takes too much time to fly home for that long and 3. I had class all day today :(

Instead a few weekends ago I spent with my friend Rich and his sister Ann in DC with Ann's friend's having an early t-giving. Then on Sunday another thanksgiving with some of my medical school friends here. And Thursday I spent with another friend in med school who is from Hershey. He was kind enough to invite myself and a few others over since we were unable to go home! It's nice to be around family on the holidays even if it's not my own.

I was able to call home and had the phone passed around to everyone so I could say a quick hi. I must say I love cell phones, the internet, e-mail, etc. This is the technology that allows me to be so far from home, but still keep in close contact with my parents, family, and friends. I called my mom at least 10 times the Wednesday before thanksgiving to ask 1,002 questions about making an apple pie and other randomness. We actually ended up making our apple pies at the same time - just a couple thousand miles apart!

It's funny - how at 18 I was ready to get out of Willows. I was ready for the city, or at least something bigger. Let me loose, on my own. Now here I am 6 years later and can't wait to get back. (well maybe not Willows, but closer) Residency - it's West Coast or bust!