Five Days in Texas

As part of our "Holiday Block" I got 5 days off for Christmas and chose to spend those 5 days at home with family. It was very memorable for sure. First we got SNOW on Christmas Eve that lasted well into Christmas Day (yay for White Christmas!) Then my sister and brother-in-law completely surprised us by flying to Texas to celebrate the holidays with us (the sister actually hid behind my bed and jumped out at me after I got home from visiting a neighbor. Scared the crap out of me but it was a fun surprise regardless). We went to Japan House TWICE for great all-you-can-eat Japanese food, and I also met up with high school friends for our annual Christmas get-together. The familiar faces was not restricted to family members; this morning I met up with Anita at IHOP for breakfast, and this afternoon I ran into Doug at the airport; we were flying back to Philly on the same flight. Not bad for a five-day visit =) And while I'm a bit sad to be back in Philly, it's time to get back to work. I had my five days off; now I got a black weekend ahead of me while the other half of the medicine residents get New Years off.