We left Greenville on Thursday night; we stayed with my parents and drove up to Asheville on Friday morning. On Friday after I dropped Cody off at the conference, I met up with Kelley, a friend of ours from Greenville whose husband was also attending the conference, to do a little bit of shopping. We found some great deals, but also enjoyed just browsing the mall together with her daughter, Sophie. Amy and Elliot cooked dinner for us, and then we spent the rest of the night playing a marble game we all love--Aggravation. The guys and girls had a competition with this game that lasted the entire weekend!
On Saturday morning, Elliot's mom bought us tickets to a fundraiser pancake breakfast at Applebee's. It was very yummy....and we had a hilarious waitress! Cody went to the conference, so Amy and I went out for a little bit of shopping and spent the rest of the morning just lounging around. The four of us were supposed to meet up with Pam and Mike in Dillsboro to go out to eat dinner, see the luminaries, and exchange gifts; however, we got a little surprise--snow! There wasn't a whole lot, but it was definitely beautiful coming down, and it made us all a little nervous to be driving so far to Dillsboro, especially at night. Luckily, Cody got out of the conference earlier than expected, so we all met in Waynesville (only 1/2 the distance) for lunch. We all had a wonderful time together! It just never lasts long enough! When we returned to Elliot and Amy's house, we played several more games of Aggravation. (I'm sorry to say that the girls did not win the competition this time...we'll beat them next time!)
Cody, Elliot, and Mike
Amy, Pam, and me
Sunday was a busy day for us. We ate breakfast with Amy and Elliot, drove to Taylorsville to go to church with my mom and dad, ate lunch at the church Christmas luncheon, visited with my granddaddy in Hickory, visited with Cody's mom and dad, and headed to Winston-Salem for Cody's last interview. We checked into our hotel and then went to eat dinner with some of the residents. The residents were very nice, and gave us a good first impression of the residency program at Wake Forest.
I dropped Cody off at his interview on Monday morning. I was supposed to meet up with Christina, but unfortunately she got sick and was not able to come. So, instead, I went back to the hotel to read a while before heading out to go shopping. (Can you see a theme??? Shopping almost everyday this weekend. Yes, I like to shop!) I picked up Cody from his interview in the afternoon, we went back to Taylorsville to pick up Hershey at my mom and dad's, and then we drove back to Greenville.
Cody felt that his interview went really well, and he was very impressed with the residency program. We are going to have to sit down to really hash out the pros and cons of this program with the one at Brody so that he can make a confident decision. It is such a relief to have all the interviews complete. (I don't know how some people do as many as 20 interviews for other specialties.) Cody will turn in his rank list in February, and Match Day is in March. Please continue to remember us in our prayers as this chapter in our lives will soon be coming to a close.
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