But I hate roller coasters and waterslides!

Ty and Nate just left after spending yesterday and today with Jamie and I for Sibs' Weekend. It was a lot of fun, but oh boy, we had some close calls.

Unlike last year, when most activities were very little kid friendly, the official stuff this year was not in the 7-9 year old little boy fun bracket. Sit down and watch a football game? Seriously? So instead of doing that, we headed off to the Duquesne Incline to look at bridges, rivers, hills and whatever else it is that we have here that blows the minds of people from Cleveland.

[Necessary backstory: Last year, we went to the science center. Unsure of whether or not Ty would make it all day, I drove instead of us riding the Duquesne bus. Well, hell, I should have just driven them around for a couple hours. They made me buy I-MAX tickets but both spazzed and we had to leave after like 30 secs, but driving around on bridges, oh boy! Of course, it did eventually occur to me Cleveland bridges are just fancy overpasses, not like architectural works of art.]

So yeah, I figured looking at the city from way up high--a hill?!?! WOW!--might be pretty exciting. I also figured, however, that Nate would FREAK OUT when he figured out how we were getting up said hill. Which he did. Big time. But then he recovered and tried to stick his head between the railings on the observation deck to see how far he could watch his spit fall over the hill. Terrifying, right?

Luckily, after he recovered, he loved it. Ty liked being up there too. It was a great idea (minus the website lying about the handicap accessibility part, dear God, that was terrible!) since it takes no special ability just to look. And there was a gift shop, oh yeah!

Two Down, Too Many to Go.

I just got back from Cleveland for Ty and Nate's birthday festivities and my Case Western School of Medicine interview. That makes interview #2 in as many weeks.

Last Monday, I interviewed at Pitt. I think it went very well, although it was a little awkward being the only one that wasn't from California or Texas... and almost the only non- Indian or Asian one. Today, although it was a more even ethnic spread, there were only 3 girls out of about 15 interviewees. I also think today went similarly well. Case is almost exactly like Pitt... except I do not love Cleveland and they made me panic by making me interview with the dean. Ah!

Oh well, all panicking aside, I think both interviews went exceptionally well. Both schools had you interview with both a faculty member (dean at Case, random ICU man at Pitt) and with a second year student. So of all four people I talked to, I think they all said something or another was impressive. Yay! I will get to be a doctor!

Now, unfortunately, my plan of scheduling interviews in a very drawn out fashion is crashing and burning. Only last week, I was looking forward to having a nice, long, multi-week break after today until I go to Vermont in late October. Oh, if only. Instead, I'm going to squeezing in both WVU and UPenn (happy squeal!) before d-day on October 15. That, by the way, is the first day medical schools are allowed to tell regular decision applicants if they're accepted. Only a month to go...