“I got the job!” DJ yelled excitedly over the phone. I couldn’t believe it. After two and half years of applying to jobs in Chicago, he was finally offered a position with a company that not only had offices worldwide, including Chicago, but that would allow him to work from home . . . in […]
Setbacks, Set-Ups, and Step 1s: Our Wedding Story, pt. 1
“Unfortunately, the way our curriculum is set up, there are no points of re-entry into third year that would allow you the six-month time period you need to study and re-take the exam.” I had failed Step 1*. “That being said, you will have an extra six months added to your total time in medical […]
Graduations and Invitations: Finally Together
“I feel like I’m in a daze. I know I’m supposed to feel happy since it’s our graduation weekend, but all I feel is sadness,” I recounted to my then-boyfriend-now-hubby, as we sat on the couch in the boys’ dorm lobby. “Yeah, after this, who knows when we’ll see each other again,” he said. I […]
When DJ Met Sheree: How I Met My Husband
“My name is Dejean, but you can call me DJ.” It was an introduction that would change my life forever. I was 17 at the time, he was 18, and it was our freshman year of college. We started the year off, like most freshman—excited about this new phase of life called “The College Years” […]