We have roughly a bazillion trips planned for this month including yet ONE more down to New Albany, followed by a long trip to Atlanta, and ending with a long vacation in Florida. Phew. Even just typing it leaves me wondering how we'll ever manage to pack for all of those things...simultaneously. Ugh. Oh well. It will be nice to be in warmer weather for a while.
Changing the subject, Jake and I are officially "hooked" on yet another series: Big Love. We are in the middle of season 2 currently and LOVE it! I think Sister Wives totally spurred me on to the HBO series (which by the way has been picked up for an additional season on TLC...yay!) It is all so funny/strange that polygamy/plural marriage interests me so much...but for whatever reason it does.
Ahh well...we've got an early day tomorrow...one that will most assuredly be filled with packing later on...so I'll go to bed now.
P.S. We'd like to extend a HUGE congratulations to Stacy, Jackson, & Addyson Seale on their new bundle of joy, scheduled to arrive on or around July 17th of next year :-D
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Walking in Memphis
I'm sitting here in the Crowne Plaza in downtown Memphis, lounging around childless...lol. Let me just say one thing: WE LOVE MEMPHIS. I'll admit we had our doubts about the area and whether we would fit in, but we have found that the people are awesome...just like in Nashville. Although we would absolutely love to be here, we also know that a ton of people are vying for these same spots and there are zero guarantees.
Unfortunately because we know we need more doctors, medical schools are admitting more and more students each year, but when it comes to expanding residency programs, the funding is not there (oh federal government...what a joke). If anything, most residency programs are shrinking and not expanding. This means that as each year passes, more and more 4th years will not match in March and will have to "scramble" for whatever few spots are left throughout the country (and typically NOT in their chosen specialty). UT Memphis' med-peds program is one of the few that is actually expanding, and we love this about the program as well.
Ahh well...in life there are no guarantees, so I suppose this is no different...it just *feels* different ;-) We will be trusting that the Lord has a specific place for us...and he will reveal that to us on March 17th.
Unfortunately because we know we need more doctors, medical schools are admitting more and more students each year, but when it comes to expanding residency programs, the funding is not there (oh federal government...what a joke). If anything, most residency programs are shrinking and not expanding. This means that as each year passes, more and more 4th years will not match in March and will have to "scramble" for whatever few spots are left throughout the country (and typically NOT in their chosen specialty). UT Memphis' med-peds program is one of the few that is actually expanding, and we love this about the program as well.
Ahh well...in life there are no guarantees, so I suppose this is no different...it just *feels* different ;-) We will be trusting that the Lord has a specific place for us...and he will reveal that to us on March 17th.
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