Rattle and Hum

So, I graduated. I'm officially an M.D.! It feels pretty great. Yesterday was one of the happiest days, if not the happiest day of my life. I threw a graduation party (or really, my Mom did, as she did all the work) at our local swim club. A few of my med school friends and I swam, and the little kids in the family loved the kiddie pool, but most of the adults ate barbecue and drank surreptitiously. (The pool has a no-alcohol policy, but we drank wine out of a Tropicana jug and put vodka and gin in water bottles. Sneaky!) Afterward we came back to my parents' house for champagne, and my brother Skyped in from London. Anyway, I just felt so happy and grateful to my family for all the support they've given me on this long road. And now I'm a doctor!

Today was all about packing up, because tomorrow morning I move. And not a moment too soon, as they cut off our cable and Internet during the Phils game this evening. I'm writing from my med school campus. It was kind of fun, my roommate and I moving about packing up boxes to U2 songs (VH1 Classic had a U2 documentary on this afternoon).

Aaaaand I just looked at the final score -- Phils 5, Reds 4. Rock!