Frequent Flyers

Jake and I did quite a bit of 

traveling this fall, just not together. 

Between September 6 and October 17, 

Jake flew to the following cities 

to interview for a fellowship: 

Portland, Chicago (twice), Indianapolis, 

Houston, New York City, and Durham.

Meanwhile, my parents decided that with

Jake gone so much it would be a good

time to steal Corbett and I away to Utah.

We were there during the first part of
October, and I loved showing Corbett

Utah in the fall. Here are some 

Instagram highlights from our trip:

Cruising in Grandma Claudia's Mustang

Red Butte Garden

Apple Picking in Midway

Apple Picking II

Hogle Zoo

Visiting my alma mater, Skyline HS

Temple Square

Corbett was a trooper on the planes,

and showed that he has perhaps inherited

some of his parents' love for travel.

And with the interview season behind us,

we are back together and awaiting results!

Auntie April

In September, we had Auntie April come 

for a visit. Among other things, we especially 

enjoyed going to Clearwater Beach in Tampa...

...and spending a day at Magic Kingdom.

April and Corbett are "best buds," 

and we all had a great time together!

Third Anniversary

This year we celebrated our anniversary 

as a family. Jake arranged to leave work early 

and we drove to Sarasota, FL. We visited the 

lovely Siesta Key Beach, ate dinner at Chili's, and 

bought all of our favorite treats at Trader Joe's 

(including fruit leather, in honor of our 

"leather" anniversary).

Later that day, I surprised Jake with the
news that I am pregnant! It was a great day
to celebrate our marriage and our family. 

The Swartzi's

Some of our first friends in Orlando

were Ty and Trista Swartzlander

(along with their five children).
We call them "The Swartzi's."

We were invited to their home for

dinner many times and enjoyed date nights 

together, playing games, and meeting 

other couples through them. Ty recently

finished his OB residency and accepted

a job in Boca Raton, FL. Before they

moved, we had one last "couples night"

with lots of friends to say farewell.

We played an adapted version of

the Newlywed Game, which proved

to be very entertaining, especially as there 

were 8 couples who have been together 

anywhere from 1 to 14 years. 

Couples (from left):

Avery and Kim Goldberg

Bethany and Jake Deines

Trista and Ty Swartzlander

Stephen and Danielle Facella

Deland and JoAnn Moghimi

Carrissa and Chris Logan

Bradie and Josh Britt

Christina and Gabe Preisser

The Swartzlander family will be missed,

but we're glad we got to spent three

years of our time in Orlando with them.

Residency Graduation

He did it!

After three years of hard work and dedication,

Jake has officially completed his residency 

at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.

I wish I had kept better track of just

how many call shifts, nursery shifts,

weekends and holidays Jake worked.

Needless to say, he put in countless 

hours and functioned on very little

sleep over the past three years.

Here is the complete group of graduates:

Back: Fernando Suarez, Amy Hatcher, Lade Oduala,

Erika Ondrasek, Eric Remster, Kevin O'Brien,

Adam Ruskowski, Ryan Brogan, Jake Deines

Front: Susanna Attia, Angela Goodwin, Katie Wolter,

Erika Shelburne, Meghan Martin, Joe Henderson

Jake and his best buddy Joe:

Jake with the outgoing Chiefs,

Sam Stephenson and Sabina Holland:

Completing a residency is no small thing, and

I am very proud of Jake for what he has 

accomplished. He has done an amazing job of 

maintaining balance between his demanding 

work schedule and his family, and Corbett and I 

sure love him and appreciate all he does for us!

So what's next?

Well, we are staying in Orlando for one

more year because Jake accepted a position

as this year's Chief Resident. He is currently

applying and interviewing across the country

for a fellowship in pediatric critical care,

which is an additional three year training 

that he will start next June. We will find out

in November where that will be. 

Stay tuned!

Philadelphia: the Good and the Bad

Our big family getaway this year was
at the beginning of June to Philadelphia. 

Jake had a work conference to attend,
and Corbett and I tagged along for fun.

I'll start with the BAD part of the trip:

my iPhone was stolen, by a heartless thief
on a city bus. Consequently, pictures from
our trip are limited to the ones I texted out
before my phone was stolen and the ones
taken from Jake's phone.

Other than that unfortunate incident,
we had a great time! Here are the
top 10 GOOD parts of the trip
(in no particular order):

1) Celebrating Jake's 33rd birthday
with dinner and his favorite treats
from Trader Joe's (not pictured)

2) A reunion with some of Jake's
best friends from med school

(Anita, Caroline, and Rubina)

3) Fine dining at a number 

of Stephen Starr restaurants, 

thanks to Jake's per diem

(Talula's Garden)

4) Staying right in the Old City

and exploring the area, including this 

beautiful park, full of hydrangeas:

5) Seeing the Liberty Bell

6) Touring Independence Hall

7) Visiting the Masonic Temple to

see this 1842 edition of the

Book of Mormon:

8) Our first Duck Tour

9) A morning at the very impressive

"Please Touch Museum," where Corbett 

had the time of his life. I took a million 

pictures (including one of him dressed

up as a doctor), but none survived. :(

10) A mini-trip to Washington DC

(just Corbett and I), where I was able 

to visit some of my favorite places

and spend time with some of my best

friends from my time in DC.

(Lincoln Memorial)

(Natural History Museum)

(Allison and Jamie--who gave birth

to a baby boy the very next day!)

Overall, the trip was a great way

to kick off the summer of 2013!

Corbett's 1 Year Photos

Here are some of my favorite shots

from Corbett's one year photo shoot.

This was the first time I have taken him 

for pictures, and he was a natural!

(Pictures courtesy of Portrait Innovations)