What's round on the ends and high in the middle?

To celebrate having three whole days off (in a row!), I hopped on a plane and went to Columbus to hang out with my BFF, Tay, and the cutest little girl in the world, The Bug. Going back to Columbus is always a trip down memory lane, but the trip took an interesting detour when I was standing in line for my flight and my 10th grade history teacher and his wife got in line behind me. I graduated with 37 people from a school that I began attending at age 9, so I knew many of my teachers very well. Thanks to open boarding on Southwest, we were able to spend the entire flight catching up. By the time we landed in Columbus, I knew more about each of my former classmates and teachers than I would have even if I hadn't skipped my 10 year reunion! Our catch-up/gossip session was very informative, if a little overwhelming. One thing I realized in the process was how formative those high school years are and how lucky I was to have had such talented teachers.

Once I finally got to Columbus (just in time for the first Buckeye football game of the season!), I was greeted in the best way possible - The Bug started running towards me from about 50 feet away. I really wish there was someone that happy to see me everywhere I showed up! Seriously, that would make going to class much more rewarding if everytime I walked in the door people dropped what they were doing to celebrate my arrival. Of course, The Bug is the cutest kid in the entire world and it might not be as exciting receiving that greeting from anyone else. An example of The Bug's adorableness: We're on our way home from her grandparents' house and she's feeling a little stuffy. Tay mentions taking some medicine, perhaps some Dimetapp. The Bug responds, "Not Dinocrap, Mom, that makes my nose stuffier." If I ever invent a medication during my career in medicine, it will most certainly be named Dinocrap.

During my visit to Columbus, I made a new discovery - a new hair stylist in Hilliard who happens to be fantastic. She's been coloring my hair since we were 12 and I called my mom to ask if it was okay for me to use Loving Care to color my brown hair... brown. Tay completed her training this spring and did her first professional coloring job on my hair in her very own shop!! I'm so glad she's doing something that makes her happy, she really did do a fabulous job - it's reddish brown, just in time for fall.

All in all, it was a great weekend which made going back to work today a little rough. But, good news struck this afternoon when board scores came and I passed!