April bookends: A Summer Teaser & Des Moines

The first April weekend in Chicago had temperatures in the 80's, giving us a brief glimpse of the beautiful summer that Chicago is known for and the sole reason why we endure awful winters.

We broke out our bikes from winter storage and rode south along Lake Michigan, all the way to the Adler Planetarium. We even walked to get passion fruit Italian ice at Annette's, one of our favorite local neighborhood stores.

 

We bookended April with a trip to Des Moines, Iowa for a recruiting trip. These follow similar patterns: I work from the hotel on Fridays while Dan interviews and meets with a variety of physicians and administrators. We then have a formal dinner, usually a steakhouse. Saturday morning is usually spent with a realtor who give us enthusiastic community tours and show us the "nice" neighborhoods where other physicians reside.

My favorite part of Des Moines was all the public art works, especially those at the Pappajohn Sculpture Park. A city that invests in making itself look interesting and beautiful is always a plus in my book.

In the next month, we have lots of work-related travel planned, so look forward to updates from all over!