I'm thinking about using this blog as a forum for posting Pellie updates... Facebook just isn't enough for our families

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I don't want to create a wedding website, but those things are really quite helpful for guests, so I'm not sure what we'll do. This morning, we're going to register together at W-S. I'm not sure we'll go anywhere else...

We shoulda

We shoulda blogged about building this house. I'm remembering all these terrifying things that happened, like when the rain pounded as they were pouring the concrete floors or when the bamboo countertops all molded or when we had to carry up thousands of cubic feet of dirt onto the roof... lots of things to now laugh about. This place is wonderful. I have had the past week to just live here, as if on vacation and it has been wonderful. I'm a lucky girl...

Well, I created this in hopes of winning a free wedding. But we didn't. Sad... but not really, because I wanted to be married at home, and if we won we would have been married in Atlanta. So, it's ok. I am actually quite bummed that the Free Wedding isn't coming through with their promises to us (the finalists). I guess they just weren't prepared for the hugeness of the competition, and honestly, neither was I. However, Heidi of Our Labor of Love, one of those super talented photographers, has agreed to do our wedding, with a bridal shoot for like half off. That's incredible! Seriously, incredible! Of course, now that it's half off, I'm kind of wanting to do a smilebooth, but that'd be too much, right? OK-back to work... data entry!!

and the winners are...

Kaitlyn and Sam and Jonah! Wonderful for you guys! We're so thankful to the NotWedding folks for helping to organize a little love for the rest of us! It's been a crazy week and totally worth it! Thanks for everyone's support and go TarHeels!!!

polls!

We're still wayy behind in the polls, but isn't it beautiful outside? It's been a wonderful day in the hospital, full of all the things that keep me here and happy! It started off with the cheeriest patient visit, followed by a number of fun conversations with women who are calling to tell me they are finally pregnant and are thrilled and want to schedule their ultrasound... right...now (in the most lovely of ways). And our lunch meeting regarding residency choices was full of other future ob/gyns that were so helpful and non-competitive and just, well, NICE! And, it's Friday, and, I have the WHOLE WEEKEND OFF! And, David and I will be working on the roof all day tomorrow and partly on Sunday... unless I go climbing Sunday. I haven't been climbing yet all Spring... and it's supposed to be 71 and sunny, and Elyse is going to Moore's. I think I'm going to go climb... it will help keep my mind off of the contest all day Sunday!!

PS--David and I and the contest were featured in our student newspaper today -- LOOK!

Data Entry

Today is a day of data entry... I wish I could send you a picture of my office, coded questionnaires are taped up everywhere, because, if memorized, it's easier to enter. I'm turning 155 8 page questionnaires into numerical data... it is time consuming and boring, but just difficult enough to keep you from being able to do anything else... exactly what I imagined cubicle work to be like... oh well, I guess that's the down side of clinical research :( The reward will be worth it! I'm trying to stay focused and ignore facebook and email and thenotwedding.blogspot.com polls! Love, Kirby