I sat in the passenger’s seat of the car, bawling and completely unable to get a word out. I was amazed at what had just happened. DJ sat there in the driver’s seat, with tears streaming down his face. “I’m so grateful for you. You’re my wife, my best friend, my spiritual partner, the […]
Setbacks, Set-Ups, and Step 1s: Our Wedding Story, pt. 2
“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 […]
Busy Baby Blessing Weekend
Hi Everyone! I just want to apologize for the quick post today. This weekend was Micah’s baby blessing and we had family and friends in town for the event. Needless to say, it was a busy week and weekend, so I didn’t have a chance to put together a post for this Monday. In the […]
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 […]
Bahama Mama & Papa: Traveling with a Three-Month-Old
Shortly after resigning from residency, I jumped right into full-time mommyhood with no regrets! One of the additional perks of my new “job” is that there’s more flexibility, meaning I would be able to travel to my cousin’s wedding in the Bahamas, which I previously would not have been able to attend. Of course, my […]