Recreation

After yet another long week, some of us PA nerds decided to take Friday night away from the books. Crazy I know. We started with a round of golf. It felt so nice to be outside, the sun even appeared for a few minutes. I'm still struggling with seeing golf as recreation and not competition, but I'm hoping to go more often to get the rust out.
We continued the evening with shuffle board. This was my first time ever playing. Suffice it to say, I was a bit aggressive and went over the edge a couple times (not me literally, though its not inconceivable). It was fun, as was the trash talk.
Somewhere in the middle of this I got to talking with one of my classmates. We were both astounded at how quickly we are moving through the school year. The sad thing is there has been very little time to stop and reflect on what we have learned (I mean more universally than medicine). I'm sure there are some valuable life lessons I'll take away from my time here, but at the moment it feels more like I am riding the bench (oh believe me, I can crank out sports analogies all day long)
That's not entirely true, the bench part--I'm serious about the analogies, I have had some good times and conversations with the people here. And, can see more and more how vital faith is to helping me push through. I just hope when I look back, I can say I lived the fullest I possibly could...