ABCs of me.

My friend posted this a while back and I just came across it. And since I am laying in bed and avoiding going to bed for some god awful reason .. here we go!

A. Age: 26
B. Bed size: Queen
C. Chore you hate: Dusting
D. Dogs: Sake Bomb!
E. Essential start to your day: Shower, I literally can hardly function without showering (and I usually shower before I go to bed too!)
F. Favorite color: Pink!
G. Gold or silver: Silver, definitely.
H. Height: 5′6″
I. Instruments you play: None! oops!
J. Job Title: Medical Student
K. Kids: Not yet! Not for a long time!
L. Live: Atlanta, GA
M. Mom’s name: Debbie aka Big Deb
N. Nicknames: Bear, Mariss, Mar Mar
O. Overnight hospital stays: When I broke my leg/had surgery in June 2009
P. Pet peeve: A messy house, dog hair on my black car interior
Q. Quote from a movie: If you know me, you know I don't know ANY!
R. Right or left handed: Right
S. Siblings: Matty
T. Time you wake up: Depends on the rotation.. I usually can't sleep past 9 even with nothing to do.
U. Underwear: Shopping obsession. I have millions and want millions more! I love to buy them 15 at a time! YAY!
V. Vegetables you dislike: Eggplant has the most awful texture ever; cooked mushrooms, collards
W. What makes you run late: Not much, I am quite punctual!
X. X-Rays you’ve had: Right knee, right leg, hips
Y. Yummy food you make: Colby is the cook but my artichokes and enchiladas are better! I also make many other delicious dishes :)
Z. Zoo animal: Manatee and giraffe!

by Marissa ♥

Marissa = Nomad

Well, its official. After waiting 10 days to get in touch with the only people at Ross I am "allowed" to talk to for scheduling, I have a schedule.

8/15/11-9/23/11 Peds remediation - Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY

10/3/11-10/28/11 OBGYN L&D sub-internship, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ

November : UT Houston OBGYN elective, hopefully!

12/19/11-1/27/12 Family Medicine remediation - Augusta, GA

Psych remediation after that and I am D-O-N-E.

Yes, 18 weeks of remediation because the hospital in GA that I did them all at the first time has it's accreditation under review by the California Medical Board and because I am so close to being done, I have to repeat them all so I have no problems with my license. WONDERFUL! And, in order to do these exciting electives in Phoenix and Houston, I am doing 8 extra weeks of clerkships. AND before all this crap happened, I would have been done in November and now I'll be done in March. F.M.L.

On a happier note, wedding reception venue is booked and I received the preliminary contract last night! I notified the florist/planner, photographer and videographers that the date was FINALLY set in stone. My dress should be in soon and hopefully I will still be in GA to try it on. And I am officially in wedding planning bliss :)

Time to get a facial and enjoy these last 2 1/2 weeks of freedom. Can't wait for Colby to get back from WA/ID - I am SO sad I didn't get to join him.. and now I totally could have because I am not starting until the 15th of August. UGH!

by Marissa ♥

COUNTDOWN TO DREAM WEDDING!

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by Marissa ♥

I AM FREE!

I AM FREE!!!

I just took my USMLE Step 2 CK exam which is the 2nd part of the medical licensing exams (Step 1 was last March, Step 3 is taken during my first year of residency).

Guess what that means? Full blown wedding planning will now ensue (sans guilt). Best news coming up? It is almost August 1st - which means we can finnnnalllly book our reception venue. Let's all cross our fingers, toes and everything else that I get the venue on 4/21/12 (since we already changed the date from 5/12/12 when the ceremony site got stolen!!!!).

Here's a cute pic of a cute dog for you to enjoy :)

by Marissa ♥

myfitnesspal

In honor of our upcoming wedding, I decided that although I am not starting my "wedding diet/exercise regime" it would be a good idea to try and not get any more squishy before that time comes. Right now, with moving around, I don't have a gym membership because I can't find a gym that is everywhere that I am (24 hour fitness is in CA, but not GA; LA fitness is in Atlanta, GA, but not Augusta, GA; neither of them were in Massachusetts and so on) and since I have no idea where I will be spending my last 22-26 weeks of school - I am not up for paying for a membership that won't be used! So the working out will have to wait for now but in the meantime..

I discovered the greatest thing in the whole world. I was sitting at the library last week eating my lunch when I was searching through "Top Free Apps" on my phone and saw "myfitnesspal" -- it had great (and lots of them) reviews so I thought I'd download it because, hey, it was free! Turns out - best free app I have ever "purchased!"

This thing has almost every single food you can think of already available for you to choose and if it doesn't have something - it is super easy to add. Japanese Katsu Curry from Tin Drum just happened to be one thing it didn't have (although it DID have many other of their dishes) so I went online to the Tin Drum site and added it myself - easy peasy!

You start with creating your profile .. how much do you weigh now? how much do you want to weigh? how many pounds do you want to lose/week? how tall are you? what is your usual activity level? etc..

Then it gives you your "GOAL CALORIES" .. you add your exercise (it even had "walking, 3.0 mph, moderate pace; walking dog" - wonderful!) and logs all your exercise too. (Now I need one of those calorie counters for when I DO start back in the gym!!!)

My first day, and I absolutely HATE to admit this, I went over by 1522 calories! We had pork tacos (which I honestly didn't think were THAT bad) and chips and guacamole (oops) for dinner and my yummy breakfast of cereal + 2% milk + banana was over 600 calories - WTF?! Screw you blueberry almond crunch!

Yesterday, and every day this week, I have been UNDER my allowed calories. I am super proud of myself and although I am not "on my wedding diet" I am trying to take care of myself and I feel pretty awesome not eating double what I am allowed per day! It gives you little projections at the end of every day about if you "ate like you did today.. this is how much you'd weigh in 5 weeks." Like I said, PRETTY AWESOME! This girls' #1 WORLDS BIGGEST FEAR? NOT BEING ABLE TO ZIP MY DRESS AT MY FIRST FITTING (well, that is #2, DAY OF is most definitely #1).

So here is a little sneak peak at what I had yesterday! (I did so well I even got to treat myself to a homemade strawberry shortcake!)

YAY MYFITNESSPAL!

by Marissa ♥

I'm back!

Well, I am back. Maybe it is because I officially banned myself from Facebook for these next few weeks until I take USMLE Step 2 CK or maybe it is because we have so much going on that I actually feel like I'll have stuff to talk about.. hmm.

Recap:

- We (well Colby) live in Atlanta, GA

- Colby is working at his 3rd store since we got here, but is doing really well

- I have 18 (maybe 26) more weeks of medical school and I am officially done; I am possibly doing some extra weeks for OBGYN electives

- Sake is the best! He is almost 21 months old, weighs 50 lbs and still won't let most people pet him :)

- We got engaged! November 13, 2010 was one of the best nights of my life and Colby popped the question at his work Holiday party. It was incredible!

- I have been in full planning mode and most of the big stuff is all taken care of! Only thing left, make sure we get the reception venue for April 21, 2012! I can FINALLY book the venue August 1, so keep your fingers crossed!

Anyway, I am going to make this first post short and sweet because it is study time. I woke up early, took Sake for a walk and got ready for the day. Tonight we are going to Colby's old boss's going away party and tomorrow we are hopefully going to start our wedding registry!

Sake our walk this morning in the neighborhood. I really love where we live.

What a pleasant surprise! It has be SO hot lately that even an early morning walk is practically a death sentence.

More soon.. :)

by Marissa ♥