1. My mom and mother-in law were sweet enough to come up and be my practice patients over this past weekend. We took them to Little Donkey, a local Mexican restaurant we've recently come to enjoy. And of course we had to get pops. A 2 hour eye exam might have been a little tortuous, but they had a good time otherwise. We ladies even went shopping on Saturday together, which was fun and a nice break from my norm.
2. We also had Matt and Heidi here for the weekend as well. They went with Jesse to our friend Kyle's white water rafting birthday trip. They had a lot of fun splashing down the Ocoee River in Tennessee. Mike fell out at some point, which gave them all a good laugh after the fact!
3. We enjoy when Matt and Heidi come because they always want to enjoy good food in Birmingham. This time we went to Giuseppe's Cafe - a hole in the wall place I drive by almost daily. They served up delicious, fresh Italian food. Our table had a variety of calzones, lasagna, and chicken pesto pasta, along with canollis and Tiramisu for dessert. Everything was amazing. We will definitely return!
4. Rewinding to last Friday: in our Anterior Segment lab we got to practice foreign body removal. Since this did not involve inserting foreign bodies into each other's eyes (read ridiculous and dangerous), we practiced removing epithelium and debridement of cow eyes! Then we also practiced foreign body removal by using various instruments to pick brake dust out of gelatin behind the slit lamp. Surprisingly, this consistency is similar to the front surface of your eye and made great practice for FB removal. Here are Bonnie, Steve, and Maggie in action:
5. I passed said practical! Hallelujah! This little check box meant the world this week.
Other recent happenings: Earth Day on the Green at UAB happened last week and Jesse met me for foodtruck lunches and we got to see Alabama Power's Teslas:
Last but not least, a reader sent me this precious photo frame she found with our blog title on it, all the way from Michigan! Okay, okay - she's not some anonymous reader across the states; she's a close friend's mom, and probably keeps up with my blog in case there are photos of her grandbaby... Just kidding! Any time Sally comes to town she always tells me how much she enjoys reading our posts, many of which contain activities with her two kids (our friends) Kelsey and Mike. I will have to find a special picture to go in this perfect frame! Thank you Sally!
Even through the most stressful weeks, when I stop and focus on each week's "high five" I realize how much we're surrounded by precious, caring people that love and support us, and I'm so thankful for those people that warm our hearts.
This weekend holds a wedding, then a celebration of Easter Sunday. Over the next couple of weeks this semester will wind down and finals will ensue. There is light at the end, folks!
We will see some of you soon! Have a great weekend!
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