Well...it's been a while...

Since the time we matched, we completed the last of our required rotations for school and were able to go back home to California for my EM rotation to work at the same hospital that I used to scribe at.  It was such an interesting experience being back, but this time as a graduating medical student.

After that rotation, we were pretty much done since my husband and I had organized our schedule so that our last month would be our vacation.  Because of this, and some awesome deals we found on flights on Black Friday, we were able to do a Middle East trip (with my parents) and then a Europe trip.  (I'll be doing a **very belated** blog post about those soon!)

OH yeah, and...I GRADUATED!! After moving away for rotations for the past year, it was really nice to see our classmates and spend time together and catch up before everyone gets busy with residency and the "real world". The best part, by far, was the fact that my husband got to hood me when it was my turn to walk across the stage.

Now with a few weeks left before residency orientation starts (I'm still in denial that this is all real, fyi), we're getting ready to move yet again, but this time to our own home! After a lot of research and planning, my husband and I decided to purchase a place and it's been a whirlwind since.  I didn't realize how involved the whole process was. Guess we're truly adults now!

With all this craziness going on, it's also the beginning of Ramadan (the third day, to be exact--Ramadan mubarak!), the month where Muslims are required to fast from dawn to dusk.  It's the first time that Ramadan has been at a time where I'm not busy with school or boards or something...and it's also the first time that I've had my birthday fall during Ramadan (Ramadan begins 10ish days earlier every year because of the Lunar calendar) so I'm excited to take as much advantage of the freedom from school/work obligations as I can for the next few weeks.

What are your Ramadan plans?