Block 7: Week 1

Week one of rotation was great! 

We are at the Ethete Clinic, and our preceptor Katherine is amazing. She let us put glucose sensors on for 10-14 days, me the dexcom and Morgan the Libre. 


This week flew by, and we asked to have Friday off so that we could have a 4 day weekend and go to Utah! 

On Thursday, before we left for Utah we went to trivia night at the Gannett Grill, or also known as Lander Bar. It's so fun and they have a different theme every week. This grill has the best food, and so many good salads. Everyone also raves about their burgers but I did not get one. Definitely try their fries with Fry sauce. YUM

On Friday we woke up to drive to Utah:)...

We left around 8am because it was going to be a 6 hour drive. We stopped at the Lander Bakery for breakfast, and it was so good! 

However we were unable to go because after driving for an hour we basically got stuck in a blizzard, so decided it was probably best to turn around. I am glad that we did turn around  because we got to experience negative temperatures (as low as -23, BRRR!!!). Friday we went and ate at the local Mexican restaurant in Lander, and it was yummy!!! We then went ice skating (-1 degrees, but honestly it did not feel that cold). Ice skating was only $5 too!! 



The next day we slept in and went to the gym!! There is a FREE gym three minutes from the house, and is amazing. They have pelotons bikes and treadmills. We then went to Gannett grill again to grab a drink before dinner, which was at Cowfish. This place is a little pricey, but SO worth it. I got a really yummy pasta, and I will be thinking about this pasta forever. 


On Sunday we went to Riverton to go to Walmart! About a 30 minute drive from the house. This day was -18, so we didn't really do anything else! 

Monday we went Cross Country skiing!! It was seriously so much fun. You can rent cross country ski's for $25 at Gannett Peak Sports for a 24 hour rental and then take them to the golf course. The workers at the rental place will help you, and show you were to go!!






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