{"id":5239,"date":"2022-05-31T07:47:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T07:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/updates.xephalon.net\/?p=5239"},"modified":"2022-06-14T22:43:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T22:43:24","slug":"spring-norcal-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xephalon.net\/updates\/2022\/05\/31\/spring-norcal-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Norcal Spring Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>The return of warmer spring weather meant hay fever and more in-person conferences. Our department symposium returned to Napa Valley this year, where I deferred my arrival from Friday to Saturday after developing a cough that fortunately was not COVID. With symptoms subsided, I lunched with my friend Naama at Gott’s Roadside<\/a>\u00a0after my first talk, then rendezvoused with Melody and Westley at the hotel<\/a> for pool time before dinner at North Block<\/a>, a visit to the RH Gallery<\/a>, and chocolates from Anette’s<\/a>. We checked out after my second talk on Sunday, shared French fare at Angele<\/a> and Double Rainbow<\/a> ice-cream at the Vintage Sweet Shoppe<\/a>, then drove home separately. While Melody and Westley headed to Ellie’s recital, I shopped for a messenger bag in Vacaville, then went directly to the hospital<\/a> to bring my mom home. Between helping my parents settle in, arranging for home health<\/a>, physical therapy, and a local PCP, I also tried to work on an R01 resubmission, record a CME discussion from my office studio, and still socialize with work colleagues at Ella<\/a> <\/span>and private practice friends at Zocalo<\/a><\/span> on Cinco de Mayo. Last weekend, I drove late after clinic to Incline Village for a content-packed CTS<\/a> conference. Beside a quick dip in the hotel<\/a> pool, I had little time to enjoy Tahoe before driving back Sunday to join Westley at Analyn, Rylan, and Claire’s birthday bounce-house-and-water-play party. Despite a busy Memorial Day weekend call covering Kaiser patients, I relaxed with family playing Ticket to Ride<\/a>, TinyTan Beat Saber<\/a>, Spiderman Miles Morales<\/a>, and Assassin’s Creed Valhalla<\/a>, while Melody succeeded in solving her first (two) Rubik’s cube. We also used Westley’s Swim America<\/a> coupon for Dos Coyotes<\/a>, shared spicy hot pot on the back patio, and snacked on Melody’s homemade char siu and condensed milk buns. With both of us experiencing burnout from work, it was a nice reminder of normalcy for us.<\/p>\n\n\n

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