Once more into the abyss...

Apparently my wife seems to be posting a bit more than me, so here goes nothing. Last week was ridiculously exhausting. I was on-call 4 out of 8 days. I've also only had 1 day completely off in three weeks. That day wasn't exactly relaxing either, as I did Story Town with Emily. Don't get me wrong, I had a great time hanging out with the kiddos, answering important questions and even signing a couple autographs. I'm just a little bit tired these days.

So, that makes my next few months so exciting!!! I'm in the hospital for 10 out of the next 12 weeks. For those of you unfamiliar with this, it means 80 hour work weeks, sleeping in the hospital every 4th night, and waking up and arriving at work between 5:30-6:00am. So, I'm going to be a bit busy for a little while. I'm confident I can do it, but it's gonna take me a few days to get back into the swing of things and increase my pace about 100%.

There is a bright spot though. I have this entire weekend off! Also, Em's family will be here all next week, and I have Thanksgiving Day off. It's gonna be nice to have guests again, as Phil and Greg's visit was great. I'm sure the Munchkin will enjoy having plenty of people around to play with her and spoil her by letting her sleep in their beds.

One final little bit of news. I have two weeks off in January, and we've been trying to come up with a plan for a trip. New York was high on the list, but we've decided to go to Washington, DC for the inauguration. I seriously doubt we'll be able to get close to the big speech, but being in the town during such a historic time should be exciting. I'll also get to experience DC again, now that I'm old enough to appreciate it a little more.

Well, that's my update. Keep both Emily and I in your thoughts, as it's going to be just as tough on her, not having me around as much. I'll try to put up some pictures next time, but until then, here's a funny dog...