Done with 5th semester!

Just finished my 5th semester exit exam. Passed the exam so I qualified to sit for Step 1 USMLE board exam and got the official go ahead to leave Portland! Mom and dad fly into Portland tomorrow afternoon and I am really looking forward to seeing them. We will have some fun on the east coast, do a little exploring before we start the road trip back home. I've been so consumed with studying for this final exam that I haven't done much planning for their arrival but I'm sure we'll find plenty of fun things to do once they are here. We plan to make some stops along the way home to make the trek fun and then before I know it I'll be home sweet home :) Can't wait to see all the friends and family I've been away from and to actually live at home for the first time in 4 years. Although it'll only be for a few months it is still a welcome change from the short visits home that I am used to. Time to start packing up my life into suitcases yet again...you think I would be better at it after how many times I've done it... Ash