McCall Musings

We just got back from the annual Walker-Christensen Winter McCall trip. For those of you who don't know where or what McCall is, let me enlighten you. Picture a pristine lake surrounded by pine forests. Now picture world-class ski resorts within 30 minutes of your condo and hot springs close by to soak in after a long day of skiing. Are you starting to get the picture? Jordan's family owns a condo in McCall and so we vacation there a few times a year. It's great for boating in the summer and perfect for a skiing trip in the Winter. Anway, we had a great time snowboarding/skiing, playing games, watching movies and sledding. Here are some of the pictures I took of the trip.

Outside the condo. It snowed over a foot while we were there.

My neice Emma getting pulled on the sled. Come on, does it get much cuter than that?

The McCall babes

The manly men of McCall

Uncle Jordan wanted to paint Emma's toenails. He picked out a fabulous shade of pink!

Playing cards with the girls.

Paging Dr. Walker.....

Okay, okay, so I'm not really a doctor. I am however, the newest Speech-Pathology extern at McKay-Dee Hospital. I started my externship last Wednesday and it's been a crazy ride ever since. I had no idea going into this that I would have to learn a whole new language. I thought my basic anatomy terms would squeak me by, but I find they're woefully inadequate. For that matter, who knew that the medical field speaks in nothing but acronyms--INR, SNF, ECF, RBC, TCU. Fortunatly, I'm slowly starting to catch on. Despite the new jargon and the many bodily fluids I've seen this week, I find that I'm LOVING working in a hospital. It is so rewarding to use the knowledge I've gained in grad school and make a difference in people's lives. I'm allowed to wear scrubs on the weekends but I didn't have any, so I went to a store by my house. I was floored when I walked in and they actually had cute scrubs!! I thought it was against the rules to wear good looking scrubs. Anyway, I included pictures of me in my new, chic hospital getup.

Hello 2008!

I figured it was about time I updated our blog. We had a great holiday season that included snowboarding/skiing, movies, approximately 1000 Rook games, and Jordan breaking his ankle playing basketball (the joys of no health insurance!). We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year's. Though we had such a great time over the break, we're both ready to jump back into a little bit of a routine. I start my externship with McKay-Dee Hospital tomorrow morning and I'm a bit nervous about it. I can't believe that I am in my last semester of school. Anyways, I posted some pictures (that I took with my new camera, YAY!), and I'll try to be better about updating our blog. Enjoy!
Waiting to open presents at the Walkers

Jordan's long greasy hair. Don't worry though--I swear he takes regular showers. He finally got it cut the day after Christmas.

Our gift from Mike and Erin. Thanks guys!

New Year's Eve with my family.

Happy New Years!!