For months, and probably even years, I have had so much anxiety and fear of what medical school would be like for Tom and for us as a couple. Naturally, I have heard horror stories over the years. Stories of never seeing your husband, statistics on increased divorce rates, the works. Now Tom is a couple weeks into school. Granted our experiences are probably a little different because he is doing the masters program and not taking all the first year med school classes right now, but I can honestly say for us it has been nothing but a happy experience. Alot of times I was terrified of Tom going to medical school and sometimes would even ask him if he really wanted to do it. It has been so much more wonderful than I could have ever imagined! I have felt our relationship has been strengthened in so many ways already. I think that God has blessed me greatly in that I have made wonderful friends already and haven't felt lonely.
Right now Tom has been studying anatomy pretty much sun up to sun down. It has been fun to help him study, its a fun way to get to squeeze in more time with him. He does get stressed every morning that there is so much material for him to memorize, but by the end of the day he always feels good about it. I have gotten good too at recognizing when I need to pull him aside when he is really stressed and give him a hug or back scratch so he can regroup and keep going with a fresh mindset. I have been so grateful that so far he likes to study at home!! I try really hard to not bug him while he studies (largely because I don't want him to say this isn't working I'll just study on campus). Just knowing he is here in the house and seeing him when he takes a snack break is awesome. He is doing so great, and I have become so incredibly proud of him these last few weeks. That to me is a fun thing about marriage, you always find new things to fall in love with in the person you married.
I have been keeping busy with exercising with friends, housework, supporting Tom, and other things like that. We have put a lot of work into the house we are living in now and I still need to do some more. It is so nice to actually live in a house! I also would like to start subbing here, just need to put in my application. That is one thing I have really missed so far...Teaching. That and having bigger stores and restaurants in town
I haven't taken any pictures here really but will have to post some as soon as I do. So far our experiences here have been nothing but happy and fun, I hope the next few years have the same trend!
