1) DAVE PASSED HIS BOARDS!!! Wahoo, Dave got word last night that he passed his boards and is able to continue his doctoring career. I am very proud of him and all his hard work!
2) Dave is in Cheyenne Wells, CO for 4 weeks for a Rural Medicine Rotation for school. This town is in southeastern Colorado near the Kansas border (population 1,000).
He is living in the hospital, which turns out to be not that bad. He has his own room, a sink, a lounge area with TV and couch as well as a frig which is shared. Since the town is so small, specialty doctors (cardiologists/ anesthesiologist) need a place to stay when they come to town about once per month. Also, some of the nurses that live pretty far away are able to sleep a few nights without driving home.
Two women work in the cafeteria and make all the food. Dave will be eating there the whole time since there are really no restaurants in Cheyenne Wells. The women are very nice to Dave and leave him a plate if he is not there at meal time. He seems to be well taken care of.
The doctors he will be working with seem very nice and laid back. These doctors work in the clinic in Cheyenne Wells, but are also the hospital doctors too. They act as the emergency docs and take care of anyone admitted to the hospital. Dave will be able to see a lot of things while here as well as get involved with many patients. He has been pretty pumped on this rotation so far.
Yesterday, Dave and one of the doctors went golfing after work! Only 7 holes, but a wonderful time anyway:) Since there is not much to do in the town, Dave hopes for good weather to at least golf to get outside for a few hours a day.
While in Cheyenne Wells, Dave has a lot of learning outside the clinic as well. He has multiple books that he has to read for school, he has to document all the patients he sees and many other small things for school. During this rotation, he is required to see certain things/cases as well as read about other possibilities. I'm sure he can tell you everything, but he will be kept busy while there.
3) I have been hanging out with Asher mostly. I have plans to help out with a family fun night at our church as well as visit the Denver Art Museum this weekend. I miss Dave but I am thrilled that he is enjoying himself!
4) This is just a funny story:
Dave calls me at lunch the other day and was telling me that his stethoscope seemed fussy and scratchy while he was using it at the clinic; then he looked down to see bit marks in the tubing of the stethoscope. Well, Asher must have thought it was a play toy for her one day and attacked the scope:) I found it pretty funny, but Dave wasn't as amused. Now he has to buy a new stethoscope and get it sent to him ASAP in Cheyenne Wells.
Well, that is about it for now in the lives of D and G. Feel free to call or email him while he is there.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Italian Adventure with the Bemi!!!
Dave and I are back from Italy after a lot of traveling one week. We had sooo much fun visiting with Carrie and Joe and Carlie!!! We took over 200 pictures so I posted them on snapfish so let me know if I did not send you the link. Our trip went like this: we arrived in Venice on Sunday evening (we spent Easter on planes and in the Frankfurt Airport) and Carrie picked us up at the airport. After about a one hour drive we made it to her house. It is very beautiful with marble floors, beautiful coloring and it's very spacious. We ate some leftovers from brunch (which was great after traveling so much!). We played outside with Carlie and just enjoyed visiting. On Monday morning Dave and I woke up super early (like 3:30 AM) and went upstairs and ate pancakes then went back to bed for a few hours. Carrie and Joe took us to Lake Barcis which is about 30 minutes from there home in the mountains. It was beautiful and the water was turquoise. Here is a picture of us at the lake.
Tuesday we got up and started our car adventure to Cinque Terre. The area is on the west side of Italy and it is 5 towns (population appr. 600-900 people) built into the coastline. Along the way Carrie, Carlie and of course myself fell asleep. For me it was a coping method for not getting nauseous on the winding roads. We arrived in Monterroso and checked into the bed and breakfast. The views were breath taking. Here are a few from our patio as well as from our hike around the town (and Carlie and spaghetti).
On Wednesday, we started a one and a half hour hike from the town we were staying in to the next town. Carlie looked very cute in the backpack with Joe:) The hike was beautiful. Joe was definity a trooper for carrying Carlie the entire day! The weather was wonderful and we could not have asked for a better day. Dave and I did some "rock jumping" from about eight feet up into the cold sea. We hiked between two other towns and took the train or boat to see the others. It was a long day with a lot of walking, but it was really neat and all the towns were really cute.
Thursday we drove back. It took about eight hours with a few short stops in Verona and a small town called Soave to see a super neat castle. On Friday we took a quick tour of Aviano AFB and then Dave and I took a train to Venice. We then took a bus from the train station to our hotel, which is actually outside of Venice, and we got lost because someone told us to get off the bus early and we ended up walking a few miles with our heavy backbacks on asking Italians who spoke no English how to get to our hotel. We did finally find it, and we dropped our backpacks off and took another bus into Venice and spent about five hours walking around. We slept for a few hours then got on a shuttle at 5 AM to the airport for the long trip home.
On our way back we had to go through customs in Dallas. We had to pick up our bags, clear customs, then recheck our bags and make it to our gate in about an hour and 15 minutes from the time our plane landed until our next plane took off. We were literally running through the airport to make it. When we went to re-check our bags, they wouldn't let us because there was only about 20 minutes until our flight took off, so we ran and carried our bags on after throwing away some liquids. We did just make the flight, but that was a fun adventure in itself.
Overall, it was a whirlwind trip but we really enjoyed spending time with the Bemi and seeing a lot of beautiful sites in Italy.
Tuesday we got up and started our car adventure to Cinque Terre. The area is on the west side of Italy and it is 5 towns (population appr. 600-900 people) built into the coastline. Along the way Carrie, Carlie and of course myself fell asleep. For me it was a coping method for not getting nauseous on the winding roads. We arrived in Monterroso and checked into the bed and breakfast. The views were breath taking. Here are a few from our patio as well as from our hike around the town (and Carlie and spaghetti).
On Wednesday, we started a one and a half hour hike from the town we were staying in to the next town. Carlie looked very cute in the backpack with Joe:) The hike was beautiful. Joe was definity a trooper for carrying Carlie the entire day! The weather was wonderful and we could not have asked for a better day. Dave and I did some "rock jumping" from about eight feet up into the cold sea. We hiked between two other towns and took the train or boat to see the others. It was a long day with a lot of walking, but it was really neat and all the towns were really cute.
Thursday we drove back. It took about eight hours with a few short stops in Verona and a small town called Soave to see a super neat castle. On Friday we took a quick tour of Aviano AFB and then Dave and I took a train to Venice. We then took a bus from the train station to our hotel, which is actually outside of Venice, and we got lost because someone told us to get off the bus early and we ended up walking a few miles with our heavy backbacks on asking Italians who spoke no English how to get to our hotel. We did finally find it, and we dropped our backpacks off and took another bus into Venice and spent about five hours walking around. We slept for a few hours then got on a shuttle at 5 AM to the airport for the long trip home.
On our way back we had to go through customs in Dallas. We had to pick up our bags, clear customs, then recheck our bags and make it to our gate in about an hour and 15 minutes from the time our plane landed until our next plane took off. We were literally running through the airport to make it. When we went to re-check our bags, they wouldn't let us because there was only about 20 minutes until our flight took off, so we ran and carried our bags on after throwing away some liquids. We did just make the flight, but that was a fun adventure in itself.
Overall, it was a whirlwind trip but we really enjoyed spending time with the Bemi and seeing a lot of beautiful sites in Italy.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Party Time!!!
We went to the Rio with some friends to celebrate Dave's birthday and the success of finishing his first set of boards!!! It was a great night. Now, we leave for Italy!!! Woot Woot:)
Monday, April 6, 2009
Getting Pumped...
Dave has 2 more days of studying then on Friday he takes his big exam!! Please pray for his patience and concentration as the exam is 8 hours long on Friday. He will also be turning 24 on Friday! We are planning dinner and drinks at the Rio with some friends. Then on Saturday afternoon we will be flying out to ITALY!!! I am getting pumped for our trip!! I just thought everyone should know what going on in the Otten household :)
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