The Beginning of The End

Although summer may not officially be coming to an end, it sure feels like it to me.  College students will soon we swarming back to Blacksburg, making it near impossible to enjoy a dinner downtown on a Friday night.  All the stores also seem to only be stocking fall clothes.  I went shopping last week for more shorts, only to find one tiny rack of shorts on sale, of course none in the size I needed. Here's a few pictures from our summer trip to Raleigh before his Step 2 Board exam!

With August here already, almost a whole week in, that means Chris has officially begun his 4th year of medical school.  I honestly cannot believe he only has one more year left.  It feels like yesterday that we were moving here and exploring the area together.

This past weekend we moved him to Middletown, NY where he is spending a month doing an audition rotation at Orange Regional Medical Center.  Chris just learned that the hospital is the newest one built in the state of New York.  That would explain the modern amenities they had!

We love the area!  It has plenty of restaurants, strangely which seem to be centered around pizza and asian only - but we love those choices!  It's only an hour and a half train ride into NYC, about 45 minutes to an outlet mall, what more could a girl ask for?  We even found an apartment that is truly perfect.  I couldn't name one thing I would change about it.  So naturally, I put our name on a waiting list.  You never know where you'll end and if it's Middletown, it's one less thing to worry about next spring.

He has a room at a local B&B for the month - with a full kitchen that he can use.  Here's a few pictures to show how picturesque it is!

I'm keeping busy this month with a few trips - Gatlinburg, TN with mom this weekend, then going home for a week to visit mom, dad, and friends.  While in Nashville, we'll also be celebrating a wedding of two dear friends which Chris will be able to fly in for.  Makes it a great month when I get to see him twice!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!  I'll be sure post after my travels to Gatlinburg - I'm sure it will be beautiful this weekend!