Daily Archive: January 3, 2012

My faux Christmas

I realize it’s a new year and I am supposed to be looking forward or whatever, but I didn’t get to celebrate my holiday until the 30th…so excuse the delay.   After being on vacation for most of December, I went straight back to work through Christmas…and beyond.  Hospitals obviously don’t shut down because it’s Christmas (if only Santa could make that happen).  Fortunately, I am now back on the West Coast (holler!) which makes travel around the end of the year MUCH easier.  Driving up the coast vs. flying across the country?  No brainer. … Read more >

Adios Madrid

Our final day together in Spain was only partially spent in Madrid. To anyone considering a day trip to El Escorial – go!  It’s an easy excursion that’s interesting even if you’re not a history geek. We started at a non-Starbucks cafe (called Faborit) that actually had soy milk.  It was maybe 25 steps from the hotel lobby so we kinda felt like idiots for dismissing it the entire time.  Oops! Croissants. Cafe con soja. I was psyched to see a new city since I’d already been everywhere else we’d travelled thus far.  Plus, I… Read more >