september snippets

Happy Friday! 

I can't believe it's the last one in September. I actually have an an exam tomorrow (yep on a Saturday) so I'm calling it a wrap for the month. But before I do, needed to share all my favorites from this month. 

best way to start any month is always with a flight in my opinion. I love that my phone is filled with pics from the sky at the end of every month. This one took me to spend Labor Day weekend with the husband in Boston 

speaking of Boston 

best boston brunch 

planned by Husband 

love all the classic French details of this spot 

exploring the South End

spending labor day weekend on the water, there's no better place to be

glad we made room in our doubles kayak for a third 

best meal of the month, actually of the year 

we love our ramen house 

shopping and bar hopping 

what a good day

 a few fun new toys this month, this waterproof case that really is lifeproof because I ran my phone through he washing machine for 20 minutes and it survived, plus this remote photo timer that husband got me for our DSLR-I feel like I no longer live under a rock

when a photo says 1000 words

the best views driving into Boston, always so nice to see after time away

sunny days vs. rainy days  

I love this city and how could I not? 

Boston you are Beautiful!

long walks around the reservoir 

Boston has tons of these on its outskirts and it feels just like enjoying a real lake

kayaking in the city, who would have thought? 

brunch dates & lunch dates 

 quick hardware store run with these goobers, 

they keep it interesting 

little lilypad lover 

finally crossing off a boston bucket list item with a visit to the Harvard Museum of Natural History

featuring my favorite white jeans in every season 

lost 4 more pounds this month, which is probably because of stress, but hey, I'll take it. bought these new leggings as a reward and got to size down from my usual. They were a little pricey, but worth every penny and good motivation to maintain this new weight

fun share this month...what's in my clinic bag?

naptime...an activity the whole family can get behind

Tom snapped this photo of me snapping a photo while at the Harvard History Museum. Apparently I take learning about mastodon teeth very seriously 

#futuredentist 

found this world Map that's the perfect reminder of our visit to Alaska, started blogging about all the details of that trip this month, seen here

this pup....this city

views from city sidewalks are the best

rainy days in Harvard Square 

so you don't think this month is all city strolls and museum visits, I was grappling with a rough month at dental school, the most stressful one yet. I think this photo was taken at like 1AM on a Saturday, but worth it to get to where I needed to be.

speaking of dental school, I got myself a little treat for passing my dentures practical. Orange shoes covered with flowers may seem impractical, but I love them. Ecstatic that my favorite stationary company turned their prints into shoes

soaking up the dog days of Summer as we fall into Autumn 

Have had lots of practice sessions this month with learning how to make dentures and prepping (a little dental humor) for my licensing exam. Living that tooth-fairy life...7AM Sunday practice session that lasted 9 hours! 

and finally ending the month with celebrating our 4th anniversary. We did things low key since we are both over-worked and so busy right now. It was just what we needed. 

September is always that perfect transition between summer and autumn. And that's exactly what this month was...a transition. Looking back on how stressful this month has been and how much I managed to balance real life in between all the stressors of grad school, I'm pretty darn proud of myself. Looking forward to October with less stress and a lot more time for enjoying life.