Chicago

We finally got to do our improv/ late anniversary gift. CHICAGO! We took the weekend to get away and listen to General Conference on the way up. We spent the first night in Normal Illinois. Chris was so excited because its mentioned in a Ben Folds song. We then took off the next morning to the Windy City where we played in Millennial Park on the age 12 and under playground and slides. We then went and got some great Chicago grub and walked by the Michigan river to the Navy Pier. We couldn't pass up the mystery maze and went through a psychedelic maze with strobe lights and mirrors at all corners. Next up was the Architect Tour where you tour Chicago on a boat and learn about all the cool buildings. Basically the only thing that I remember is the TRUMP hotel where each letter cost more than $100,00 dollars to put up. Of course he had to put a stamp on his hotel because people were calling it the Sears Hotel not TRUMP. (This is per the tour guide, just saying!) It was pretty chilly this day so we had some hot chocolates and enjoyed the city life! Exhausted we went back to the hotel and were out for an hour to go our next round and see the night life in Chicago. We went to The Magnificent Mile which means shopping! Chris's favorite :) We went to Dylans Candy Store and got some goods for the movie we saw late at night The Martian. We saw some interesting people many hipsters. Next day, we also enjoyed the art museum and learned about all the cool contemporary art. The American Gothic was my favorite. Learning it actually wasn't husband and wife but really father and daughter. We got some tasty hot dogs to end our trip! So much fun and best of all got to enjoy it with my husband :)

Resident Retreat 2015

Resident Retreat 2015

Off to Table Rock Lake south of Branson for a weekend of sun and fun. The Ophtho Residents celebrated not being on call and boy is it good. We get weekends with each other for once! You don't realize how good weekends are until you don't have them. I work every third weekend but I would take that over nights on call!
A little wake boarding & water skiing does the soul good. We thought Powell was our last boat trip but this unexpected trip made us appreciate the end of summer. Maggie got to tag a long and I think she may have died and gone to heaven. Running in the leaves up and down the boat dock with Remmy and Flynn her new best friends and long lost brother. I think that may have been my favorite part, enjoying how much my dog was loving running around in the open! We played Heads Up over and over and are now specialist in the 90's category. We tried to get Maggie on the SUP and she did pretty well, especially when she had the doggie life jacket on.
Memorable moment of the trip: When Hang is wake boarding and can't flip her board over (she never learned how to swim so a being brave but scared, her husband John goes jumping into the water for her rescue. Varun whips out his phone and says, oh my gosh guys look how beautiful! As he takes several pictures of the cute moment how John helps his wife turn her wakeboard over. I think that takes the cake even though its a close tie to Heads Up, (Its that movie with that girl who kills the Creatures! (Buffy the Vampire Slayer).
Worth the long drive (four hours away) we enjoyed a nice relaxing getaway out of Saint Louis and are ready to start the week strong for work.

-Cameryn

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