TOM IS GOING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL!!!
Of coarse, like any nervous wife would, I have searched the web for any tips from other medical school student wives but really there isn't much out there. Who knows, maybe someday my stories and words can help calm another spouse of a newly accepted med student.
Tom starts the program at the end of July so we are moving to Tennessee July 1st! I cannot believe how soon that day is coming. We have been waiting so long for him to get accepted and to be able to say where we are going, it feels so good. His years of hard work have paid off and he has a chance now to achieve his dream. The application process has been so difficult and expensive, I guess it is only just a taste of what will come. He is so smart I know he will do great. Honestly, while we were at BYU-I together I became very jealous of his intellect. Naturally, because I had a biology emphasis and he had to to take premed classes, we ended up taking several of the same classes together. Most people think that is cute but oh, most of the time it just made me frustrated. I would study for hours for a test, he wouldn't study at all and he would still get a much higher score than me. And then there were the days were he would try to teach me something I didn't understand from my chemistry class. Oh boy, ladies, all I can say is just hire a tutor. He did great, it just didn't click for me when he would try to teach me then we would both just get frustrated. Then there were times when we would disagree about a topic we heard in class, 90% of the time though he was right. He just is so smart and capable, I love that man. I am so lucky to marry someone who is so intelligent.
I'm going to try to write honestly about what happens so the story of our journey is accurate. So, honestly, as much as I am excited to go to Tennessee and to get him going with his schooling I am equally terrified. I am so nervous about making new friends, about living in such a small and foreign town, about finding a job, and about having to give up so much time with my husband. I am a little bit of a clingy wife so this change will be interesting for me. I have heard from some people that you won't see them at all, all week when they have tests (which she said is about every other week) and from others that it should be about 9-5 (I think that would be too good to be true). Guess I will know in the next few months.
So excited for our journey into the next chapter in life. I'm excited to actually be living in a house and hope I can have a garden! I'm excited to go see Tom's family before it all starts. Mostly I am excited to be able to help support my husband in any way I can to achieve his dreams. It will be incredible to watch him grow as a person and hopefully into a successful doctor.
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