Makein it and Lovein it!

Recently my Sister-in-Law, Sarah, introduced me to this very cute crafty blog. "Make it and Love it"

http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2008/11/tutorials.html

I've had lots of fun looking through it and getting Ideas. (It's a real shame that I don't own a hot glue gun or more of those projects would come to pass.) I saw a tutorial for these silk flowers and I added that to my list of things I wanted to try someday. Then, this past Friday at our relief society craft night, it was one of the crafts, I was so excited!




They are so fun and easy to make! I put a clip and a pin on it so it could be put on a headband, sweater, bag, just about anywhere. I was excited about it, so I thought I would share.

Getting Cozy in the Ghetto

I feel like I'm really starting to settle in in North Phoenix. I've had time to discover my surroundings and am starting to make some new friends who have been so welcoming. Brad has become familiar with our home, the church, 101 freeway and Midwestern campus, and that's pretty much it (the life of a Med student... it's sad, but true.)

I knew that moving to "Phoenix" was going to be an adjustment from College Avenue in lovely 85282, and for the most part it hasn't been as scary as I thought it would be. I know that there are some really nice parts of Phoenix, but there are also some shady parts as well.
I would call our townhouses and surrounding area only somewhat shady, which is good. Right?
Nothing to be scared about and I'm not dissing my new abode, but I have made some interesting/funny observations this week in roaming around my "hood".

The Good and the Bad:
There is a Library just a little south of us and a perfect biking distance. The roads to the Library really shimmer in the sun, which is really kinda pretty, but it's too bad its due to the fact there's quite a bit of broken glass on the streets and sidewalks, and too bad it probably caused the flat tire on my bike. I'm still glad we have a library so close by.



We have a community center even closer, where there are always a lot of people,that has a park and all kinds of sporting areas and lots of grass to run around on. This morning as I went to go jog to the center I noticed someone selling something on the corner of our townhouses, and what was it she was selling? Knifes! Decorative knifes! What an odd thing to sell on a neighborhood side walk, but she did have two little kids with her so it did make the merchandise look more innocent, I guess.



As I'm typing this up I can hear the usual hum of the helicopters flying over my house, which we don't know if its due to the freeways nearby or if its a frantic search for someone.


So we are getting used to the feel of our new area. For some reason I thought it would be really different to live on the West Side of the Valley, but not much at all. It is just a little bit far from our families, but luckily close enough to visit often.

White Coat Ceremony

"The White Coat Ceremony is a symbolic rite of passage for students of the healing arts. It signifies the students' initiation into the clinical phase of education and toward a career as a health care professional."

Here is Brad receiving his White Coat:



Brad realized that he forgot to shake their hands when he left the stage, he must have been nervous.


The Ceremony was held in the huge auditorium for what I think includes all the programs at Midwestern: Osteopathic Medicine, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Occupational therapy, Cardiovascular science, Podiatric Medicine, Clinical Psychology, Physical therapy, Dental, and Optometry. So many programs!