I've gotten pretty much situated here in Oklahoma. Thought I would meet new people pretty easily, but still, it's basically just me and John. My coworkers are all great. But at the clinic it's always me and the assistant. And everyone's got families and lives of their own, so kind of makes it hard to go out after work if they've got to get home to a husband and crying babies :( John's more than adjusting to his work place. He's thriving. His office is beautiful. Beautiful! and they've got an awesome game room with Wii, foosball table, and flat screen TVs. There's even a nap room. It's a young team located in a college town, thus most of the employees are 20 somethings, single, smart, college educated. They're more than just coworkers, these guys are friends. I've met them. Hung out with them. It was awkward. They've got their own inside jokes, and talk about work most of the time. I am a total outsider. The fifth wheel. But I come because John's asks me to come. I know he feels bad that he's made friends and I haven't. After a few times of going out with his team, I got bored. I didn't even want to make and effort to fit in anymore. The truth is, I'm not stressing over the fact that I don't get along with them. Of course I miss going out with friends, but at this point, I'm doing ok with it just being me and John... and Holly. I've been searching for clubs to join or volunteer work to do to keep things interesting. But no motivation, yet. Yet.

Norman

John and I went to the college town of Norman a few weekends ago when the weather was nice. There's a Main Street lined with antique shops, cafes, and outdoor eateries. Very cute. I love these kinds of places and what a surprise it was to find one in Oklahoma. John and I started the day eating pizza on a balcony (sounds fancy schmancy, huh?) Then we roamed around the area, circling it probably twice since it was small then ended up getting bubble tea. Being in a pretty place made me feel pretty too :) The way the shops are decorated and how the merchandise is displayed makes each store so unique. Why aren't there more places like this? And why wasn't there a cupcake shop there? Every other trendy little shopping street has one. Makes me want to open up my own little cupcake shop. I'm not a big baker, but it'd be wonderful to decorate a bakery. I'll decorate and make the place look cute, and I'll have Phi slave in the back baking cupcake after cupcake.

I'm going to try to post more pictures of Oklahoma so people don't think I'm living out in the prairie or the plains!

Lunch break at Panera! Being here reminds me of all those times I spent in New Hampshire. My day was literally: Clincals-gym-Panera-sleep-repeat. This is where I spent a lot of my time while up there. It's a great place to study. Tee hee, I feel smart here, eating my pasta and soup in my green scrubs!

Lazy Sunday

There are a ton of things I could be doing today. I told my co-workers that I would participate in the Oklahoma City AIDS walk. It looks like fun. There's free food, and it's for a good cause. Ah, but it's cold and dark outside and Holly's lying right next to me here tucked under our warm blanket. I want to go and meet new people and visit the city, but I've got no motivation now. There's the antique fair and the farmer's market that I'd like to check out. Since planning for the wedding, I've been obsessed with all things vintage. Hopefully I could find some inspiration at both these places. But then again, I won't miss the fair if I don't go today since it'll come around again in 2 weeks. And the huge farmer's market is open 7 days a week. Lazy. Let's lounge here with the laptop and watch Andrew Zimmern Bizarre Foods re-runs. I love that guy.

Lyn & Eric's Wedding

I was really excited to see John's family again, especially his brother, sister-in-law, and cousins from Rhode Island. We hardly ever get to see each other, but when we do, we always have so much fun. I love seeing John and his cousins together. Unlike my family, his cousins are almost all boys, and even though I never knew what any of them were like growing up, they still tell me about all the stupid things they used to do. It reminds me of my family, except us girls were not half as bad. I am happy to know that John has that; that this is what I will be a part of soon. I really do love his family.

All in all, the wedding was beautiful. A small outdoor ceremony followed by a night reception at Clydes in Tysons. Nothing fancy, nothing loud. Just a group of family and friends celebrating together. This made us think of what our wedding will be like. We both think our families and friends will hit it off. I know we will! I get excited just thinking about how wonderful it would be! There's nothing else I want to say about the wedding, so, enjoy some of the photos:


Reception was in Rockville. (to all the girls: Spanx! of course I had no room to eat anything that night!)

Groom and parents


Vincent escorting his grandma


Lyn and her family

The lovely bride


Lyn & Eric


Bride's Family



Courtney (cousin), Bich (sister-in law), Amy (the Almighty)




John and his "Brothers for life!!" *sigh*

Slow work day

I was home this past weekend for a grand total of 30 hours :(

It was a beautiful weekend in MD. Home was still home except it was cleaner... 'did I have anything to do with that??'. Ralphie was less scruffy. My sisters and Phi are all of a sudden expert Cooking Mamas baking pies and crisps and rolling sushi. The tall fence in the back now covers the yard so you cannot see in to it from the road. Of course the pool is long gone and in its place hay and baby grass. And my dad's eyes are a wee bit bigger. It's already been 3 months since I've moved and things have already changed. I probably wouldn't have noticed much of it if I were still living in MD, but being away made me realize how fast little things can change.
Now back in Oklahoma. Currently at work blogging-- made possible by stealing someone's WiFi. I'm here til 4pm today and it's 1:30pm... haven't seen a single patient yet :) I'm not complaining. More to come about my weekend back in MD with pictures from John's cousin's wedding.