Less than 2 days after we got back Nick hit the books hard, following a strict study schedule that basically has him out the door between 7:30-8:00am and home between 9:30-10:30pm. Talk about LOOONG days! He chose to studying via an online course and has been mostly using DIT (Doctor's in Training) videos and supplementing with Kaplan courses as well. In addition to continuously reviewing the medschool Bible (aka First Aid) and taking thousands of studying question blocks and 4 practice tests.
It's been a lot of hard work and his ability to sequester himself in the library for 15 hours at a time and still remain focused and coherent amazes me! He's been working so hard and it will be so nice when he can finally put his feet up and relax! Speaking of which- it's hard to believe that he writes his USMLE STEP 1 in just ONE WEEK! July 8th is D-day and as of right now, he is feeling prepared and happy with where he is at in terms of his practice tests so that's all very good news! He honestly could not have worked ANY harder or put in any more time than he has, so I am glad the big day is almost here. Despite feeling confident, he definitely still gets nervous thinking about writing the exam- because ya know- it's just 8 hours long, ridiculously hard, and what will more or less define the remainder of his career. No pressure. He'll do great though and is going to rock it out! I am definitely looking forward to having him around for a couple of weeks to enjoy the remainder of summer and celebrate all his hard work and dedication over these past 2 years!
In other news: SGU still has not given us our placement yet, so our lives in terms of where we will live for the next 2 years continues to be a mystery. It's one of the bigger annoyances in life. There is pretty much NO reason for SGU to wait till the absolute last minute to tell us, but welcome to life at SGU where the goal is rarely to make life easier and more convenient for their students/families. We should find out around July 15th though so it's finally within reach and we are very excited! Say some prayers for a Detroit placement for us!
IF we get Detroit we are already underway with a house we hope to rent nearby the hospital which we absolutely LOVE! I am really, really excited about it and it's been killing me not to already be working toward making the house a HOME. Unfortunately however I am already so attached to it, that if we don't get placed in Detroit I am going to be really, REALLY sad. I've also been job searching pretty intensely in the area and although I haven't nailed an ideal position- I have temporary possibilities and some leads in the area and am hoping that a social work job falls into place in the next month. If anyone knows anyone in the social work field that is hiring- keep this gal in mind!
That's about all that's going on here. Applications for me. Studying for Nick. But hopefully, in the next 2 weeks we will have much more exciting news about where we are living and just maybe, I'll get a job (pleeeeeaase!) I'm looking forward to having my husband back to enjoy a little free-time before the craziness that is the 3rd year of medical school takes over!
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| Our current home. I promise it is "organized chaos." We don't want to unpack all of our AWESOME wedding gifts just to re-pack them when we finally know where we will be living so in the meantime... we live surrounded by clutter. Jealous? |
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| Transferred the Grenada years from this blog over into book form- It turned out SO GREAT! I absolutely LOVE it and it is such an amazing keepsake of our Grenada adventures and the first 2 years of medical school! |
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| Michigan weather has been crazy bipolar since we got home which has resulted in some really awesome storms! Might not be great for the tan, but sure has been a fun weather change of pace for us! Who doesn't love thunderstorms!? |
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| First Tiger's baseball game in 2 years!!! It was SO FUN!!! Sadly the rally cap did not work and they lost, but nevertheless, we had a super fun time cheerin' on our favorite baseball team :) It's good to be back in the D!!!!! |
