VACATION WEEK

Janelle came to visit and discover the greater Detroit area.
We packed in a full week together.
Saturday Night: Janelle arrived, stopped by the house and gave a quick tour, then met up with interns and med students at Gizzmo's Jazz Club, then went to house of an intern and visitied for a while.
Sunday: Went to Detroit Metro Christian Church, grocery shopped at Trader Joe's, had lunch at La Dolce Vita and enjoyed jazz music performed by Gypsy Strings of Detroit, drove through downtown, returned to home and made salad for dinner.
Monday: Wedding Registry at Sommerset Collection in Troy Michigan. Sommerset is the largest mall I have ever been to and includes a sky walk that spans 6 lanes of traffic and parking. We spent 10 hours there, minus a nice lunch we packed and enjoyed near a water fountain outside the mall. Had delicious Thai food in Royal Oak at 10pm and then returned to home where I remembered I needed to read for a lecture I needed to attend in the morning.
Tuesday: Surgery lecture at 7am, picked Janelle up at 9am, picked out Tuxedos at Mens Warehouse for wedding, went to another store for wedding registry, had dinner with my program director and his family, made black bean salsa together
Wednesday: Spent day at Detroit Art Institute, had dinner with medical education secretary and husband.
Thursday: Toured hospital 7:30am, met friends (Larry, Dallas, & Amelia) for breakfast at 8:30am, left for Toronto, Canada at 10am. Arrived in Toronto at 2pm, checked in to Global Backpackers Youth Hostel, and began exploring the city by foot, including Chinatown, and the theater district. We had Vietnemese food for dinner and watched Blue Man Group, returned to Youth Hostel Bar and listened to live music, snacked, and danced, went to bed at 2am.
Friday: Ran the waterfront along Lake Ontario, continued to explore city on foot (approx. 10 miles), found "Herbivore" a great Vegan/Organic restaurant in Kensington area (the hippie street), returned to Chinatown and enjoyed Mango and Red Bean Bubble Teas, then continued on to Old Town. Left Toronto at 3:30pm and experienced Toronto Rush hour (ugh...2 hours to go about 15 miles). Returned home around 10:30pm.
Saturday: Worked out, breakfast together, our friend Trung came over and helped with Video interviews for wedding video, met with friends from church for lunch at Jimmy John's, went to Grosse Ile country club and met Dr. Lamb and wife Darlene, showed Janelle the Island with its beautiful homes, went to Elizabeth Park, met up with interns to celebrate a birthday.
Sunday: Breakfast with intern Dean and wife Rhonda, went to church, took Janelle to airport, went to another church, had lunch with friends from church, went home and took a nap and then began to switch gears back to work mode for Monday morning.