why i love dc

. . . freedom from automotives!!

i love the fact that i can go weeks, even months, without being in a car. even more, i like the fact that i never have to drive one. as you may know, i'm not a great driver. in fact, being behind the wheel produces considerable anxiety for me. so when i moved here and realized that a car was a non-necessity, it was pretty much my lucky day. i'm really not sure how i'll re-adjust when i need one for my 3rd and 4th year rotations. however, i do know what car i'll be driving:

 

you got it, a 2011 ford fiesta! maybe not green. but maybe so. it gets 40 mpg highway, 29 mpg city. pretty good. if i could have it my way, i'd be driving an electric car. in my mind, the age of oil dependence is long overdue for a hasty demise.

so, mostly i just walk around places. and by places i mean to school and back and to take e on walks. sometimes i metro it up if i'm going to see my friends abby and michelle. one of these days i'll actually do some good exploring . . .

speaking of exploring, i should tell you about when my good friend erin and i went to georgetown cupcake when she was in town last weekend: we ran into the duggars from 19 kids and counting!! omgoodness!! i love that show. i basically made a fool of myself by staring at them and poking erin and saying loudly "look it's the duggers, ohmigosh it's the duggars" and i am still upset that i didn't ask to get a picture with them. however, they did give me this nice family photo after i awkwardly gawked for awhile:

duggars on my fridge

so that was pretty exciting. it was also really nice to have erin in town. my friend emily came into town too, but i didn't get to see her because she was here when i was on a fast 24 hour trip to kc to see my amazing friend christina get married with my friends jessica and carina. i also got to visit with my granddad, and then meet a whole group of my favorite friends for dinner at los compas. it was a good, quick visit (except that i was still sick throughout this whole ordeal, and stressing about an exam).

christina, jessica, and carina

me and my roommate :)

yes, i was sick for quite some time. it was miserable, i will not sugar coat it. i was sick from my last blog post until yesterday, when i did something very embarrassing. ok, ok i'll tell you. i almost passed out after a patient interview at school. no, it wasn't a gross, bloody procedure or anything. we just all stood around in a patients room while one of my classmates interviewed a very nice lady for 45 minutes. i guess the heat got to me {today's high: 96 degrees F}, or my lack of food consumption that day, or my sickness {probably a combination} but as soon as we stepped out of the patient's room, i had to grab a nurses chair, sit down, and stick my head between my legs. i'm sure my classmates, professor, and everyone in the hallway were judging me hardcore {she thinks she can be a doctor? ha}. i had to stop and sit a couple more times before making it out of the hospital, and a really nice doctor stopped and gave me orange juice. moral of the story? always eat food before venturing into the world, and don't get sick. seriously. being sick stinks.

wow i think this about brings us up to date to today. i know you all missed me.

xoxo,

k & e

ps this is how stinking cute my dog is when i'm studying and she is pouting: