Emily & I went to the historic Soulard Farmer's market here in Saint Louis. We had a lot of fun buying a ton a fruits and veggies. They also have a meat market which I bought two steaks from. They were pretty good; when I made them I just added a little bit of seasoning and cooked them right on my grill pan. I also made a peach mango salsa. Mmm, seriously, it was amazing. I eat it with Tostitos multi-grain scoops. It mostly consists of peaches, mangoes, and tomatoes so it's packed with vitamin C and low-calorie so I don't have to feel guilty about having more than your typical 2T serving! Here is the recipe with a picture of the batch I made if you're interested.
Ingredients:
4 large mangoes
3 large
peaches peeled
2 cups fresh
tomatoes, diced
1/2 sweet
onion or red onion, diced
1 jalapeno
pepper, minced
Juice of 1
lime
2 cloves of
garlic, minced
1/4 cup
cilantro, minced
This is the recipe I used but I actually did equal parts peach & mango because I like peach flavor more than mango. Also, I still wanted it to have some earthy taste So I believe I did 2 tomatoes (with 3 peaches & mangoes) to achieve this. I also didn't measure everything out because it is salsa & that is just too much work! I'd recommend to just start chopping and sampling once you get most things compiled.
Once that enjoyable weekend was over I started on two clinical rotations; 2 weeks for diabetes at Saint Louis University Hospital & 2 weeks at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Peters for cardiovascular. During these rotations I got to counsel patients clinically for the very first time! I was pretty nervous going into it but I like to talk to people & got comfortable doing so pretty quickly. My preceptors at Barnes were awesome! They were so helpful in offering me advice & guidance & I feel like I learned so much from them in such a short time. I also got to see a cardiac catheterization while I was at Barnes. The doctors first placed a wire in the patients heart to determine where any clots were. There were 2 that were pretty significant so they ended up stenting them. The coolest part was being able to see how much smoother the blood flowed through the heart after the occlusions were cleared. Plus, later that day I was able to educate that patient on a heart healthy diet.
The weekend between my cardiovascular weeks Colin & I went to Peoria to visit everyone because Jackie was throwing Mike & Rachel a birthday party. We had a ton of fun and of course it was great to catch up with everyone. I hope it isn't too long before we unite again!
We also saw Michael Buble last month as he was performing here in Saint Louis. WOW! He is seriously an amazing performer. I would definitely recommend going to see him some point if you enjoy his music. He has a unique talent of bringing comedy into his show & his music is even better live than recorded.
So that brings me up to this past week, where I started a foodservice distribution rotation at Lutheran Senior Services. I am there with a fellow intern so it is nice to have someone to help with the projects we have for this rotation. Although I really like the facility, I feel like I've seen the ins and outs of long-term care foodservice so it isn't the most exciting. But on the bright side, the residents are pretty happy there. They have a pool and a movie theater! We are currently planning a fall-themed prayer breakfast for them and helping the men celebrate their Octoberfest this coming week! I will hopefully post more to conclude next weekend.
As for tonight, Colin & I have a long-overdue date night planned. We are grabbing dinner at Colin's favorite, Fridays, & going to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2! I am pretty excited to put down the schoolwork & spend some stress-free quality time with him.
& per usual here of some fun/weird/interesting photos from the past month!
5:30AM run - goodmorning STL!
So Colin was making shrimp & rice, I was adding veggies & thought why not just mix it all together?
It was soooo good! Added terriyaki sauce to bring it all together.
Thanks FedEx... How the heck am I supposed to get that down?!
Zeke outside at Panera..
not sure if he's behaving or cowering from the other people around
I have no words to describe this haha.
But really, Colin forgot his sunglasses.
Awh my cute little pumpkie to make our apartment a little more festive!
I actually bought a cute bat today too, I'll post it next time.
Zeke, "did I shed all that?"
oh my gosh it is husky shedding season!
Yes they have a season for that!
No joke.. we vacuumed the apartment 48 hours previous to taking this picture.
this is just for the fam in AZ,
Incase they're missing the green and/or rainstorms
Oh I almost forgot! Here is the link to SLU DI's blog in case you're intested in health or DI's or happenings in STL according to some interns. I wrote the first post of the year.
HAPPY OCTOBER!
