Houston

I have been dying to get down to Houston for the last year.

Two of my favorite poeple in the world live down there.

My cousin Abbie and her amazing family,

and my best friends Kina and Kyle and their brand new baby, James.

I was dying to meet this little guy.

 

So when I found out I had a week off of school I decided that I had to go down.

I told my mom that I really wanted to go and she didnt want to miss out

on the fun so she and my Grandmy Whipple came along too.

It was a three generation Whipple trip.

 

It was so much fun traveling down and spending time with the two

 women that I look up to most. 

I love the strong bond that the women in my family share.

 

We stayed at Abbie's house.

It was seriously the cutest thing I have ever seen.

I walked in and was like this is exactly how I want to decorate my house.

(so this trip came at the perfect time because that is exatly

what I am trying to do at the moment)

She gave me some great ideas on things to do around the house.

 

We had so much fun spending time with Abbie and her two cute kids, Jake, and Jenna.

We were sad that we didnt get to see much of her husband, Lee,

because he is in his second year of

Surgical Residency and keeps a crazy schedule.

 

We ate at some great restuarants, did some shopping,

went to their ward trunk or treat,

went on some amazing runs,

and mostly stayed up late just chatting.

I loved getting to know my little cousins better.

They are so dang cute and seeing them in their

Halloween costumes just melted my heart.

 

It was also so much fun to hear about my Uncle Elwin (Abbie's Dad)

 who passed away 16 years ago.

I didnt get to know him well so I loved all of the stories that my mom and grandma told.

I felt like I got to know him better through this trip.

It was a little piece of heaven.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also Loved seeing Kina!

Kina is my Kristina Yang (from Grey's Anatomy)

She is just my person.

Met her in college and have been best friends ever since.

I wouldn't be in PA school or the person that I am today without her.

 

So I was so excited to meet her little baby.

Kina is such a Rockstar

Her and her husband are in their second year of Medical school

at UT Houston and she just had a baby,

and they are both top of their class.

She makes life look so easy.

 

I couldnt get enough of baby James

He is so sweet.

The perfect mix of Kina and Kyle

I just feel like I love this little guys so much,

and I only got to spend 2 days with him.

It made me so excited for motherhood.

 

I LOVED Houston.

Well I didnt love the Humidity at all but other then that it was great.

I loved all the nice suburbs and I loved the Medical Center.

It was insane.

There was seriously 16 hospitals on one street.

 I just loved the medical vibe going on !!!

 

It was a fabolous trip and

I hope I can go back again soon.