Residency Graduation

Woo hoo! It has finally arrived-- Graduation! We have known each other 10 years, almost, and all that time was spent in training. 2 years of undergrad in Utah, 4 years of Med School in Iowa, and 4 years of Anesthesiology Residency in Ohio. And we possibly could have added another year of fellowship to that. Time will tell if foregoing the fellowship was a good decision. But for now, this job in Phoenix sounds pretty darn good. It's a Level 1 trauma center, so William will be dealing with a lot of life and death situations, which is a good thing because he is used to this and will be able to keep up his skills, right out of training. All in all, we are excited to start this new chapter, so for the occasion, I flew back to Ohio to be there for graduation. Paul and Leilani watched the kids for the weekend, which was truly appreciated. (And I got my nails done by Jamberry-- Thanks, Vanessa!)

 

I am so proud of him, and of everything he has accomplished and sacrificed for a better life for our family. This isn't about money for us. It's not about keeping up with the Joneses, having a big house, buying a bunch of useless toys, and going on extravagant vacations. We want to give our kids opportunities and create memories. We want to help those in difficult circumstances. Work is going to be hard for the first couple of years, I'm sure, with William being on the bottom of the totem pole, but I think eventually he'll be able to have a little bit more time and freedom to do the things we want to do together, as a family. I'm excited!