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<\/p>\nSo here’s what has been going on with me lately…<\/p>\n
A.J. and I flew down to LA so I could take my last test of the summer (and last test for the next 3-4years!!) We stayed at the LAX Marriott and had some fun exploring the area. My test was… well… interesting. Nerve-wracking. Long. And now over. It’s very difficult for me to estimate how I did since I feel that so much of it is based on the standardized patients’ perceptions of me. Also, I can’t really remember if I asked certain questions or wrote certain things in my write-up that seem really obvious now. Let’s just hope they were obvious to me then, too, and that my mind wasn’t crowding out my genius with my nervousness. \ud83d\ude42 I’ll get the results of both around the end of August, so I’ll let everyone know how I did.<\/p>\n
After the test, we stayed down in Cali for a much needed vacation. The Residence Inn at Oxnard was our location of choice (a real class act place). We had a nice upper level suite right next to one of the stand-alone hot tubs and the tennis courts. We utilized those frequently, and we also did some driving and wandering up into Venture and Santa Barbara, which was a lot of fun. I love driving around new cities and finding places to stop and wander. We were there for a few days before reality called us back to Seattle… but that’s a reality that I am happy to live with.<\/p>\n
So now I am on my two weeks of REAL vacation – with no particular responsibilities or things that need my attention ASAP. It’s a nice feeling. I have been helping A.J. with company taxes and bookkeeping, and we take breaks for tennis and racquetball and kayaking… I’ve been getting up early in the mornings to work out at Curves, then A.J. and I usually take a run around the Interurban trail by the office. We’re both exercising more and watching our portion sizes and types of foods we eat – and it’s paying of nicely. We’re both getting skinnier and feel SO much better (not so tired and blah like before). It’s great!<\/p>\n
I got my hair cut yesterday:<\/p>\n
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And, finally, there was the Hi-Yu Bowling Tournament last night…<\/p>\n
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Chris and Brasten<\/p>\n
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Me (and my new haircut) with Hannah and Hailey<\/p>\n
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Jacob (a very serious bowler with the scores to prove it :-))<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So here’s what has been going on with me lately… A.J. and I flew down to LA so I could take my last test of the summer (and last test for the next 3-4years!!) We stayed at the LAX Marriott … Continue reading