Optimism

As promised, things are coming up. I successfully made it through my journal club and it went better then I thought. There was an "oh crap" moment when I realized I was on my last slide and there was still 1/2 hour left but people had a lot of questions so time flew by. I got grilled but thankfully, I think I combated the questions well. The chief of infectious disease was present and was very nice. He brought up a lot of good points too. Future mentor perhaps?...a girl's got to use what she can get.

Right now, I am on a train to New York and super excited about it. The past 3 days has been filled with festive wedding prep and of course, the wedding itself. My friend was kind enough to let us stay at her beachside house and it was gorgeous. We went swimming in the ocean, bridge jumping, etc. The only downside was all the help required for the wedding. When I get married, remind me not to put friends to work. It is just not worth it.

My impression of boston is that is has a lot of old world charm but is too pretentious for my liking. People are way too prime and proper! The wedding itself was a grandiose affair but in retrospect, I was too drunk to remember most of it which is perhaps a good thing. I hate getting drunk but I feel like you have to at weddings. I ended up being so drunk that I was running for a shot and tripped....scrapping my knee.

I hope New york is just as fun! This vacation is much needed!