A Bundle of Nerves to Tickled Pink

A bundle of nerves...that may be an understatement to describe the past 3 months.  Over the past 3 months, Chris came home from his audition-rotations, we made our rank list for residency, and we matched.  Yes ladies and gentlemen, WE MATCHED!!!  After 4 long years of studying and rotating through specialties, we matched into an amazing program and one of our top choices.  We will be moving to southern New Jersey for Chris to practice Emergency Medicine at Kennedy University Hospital in Stratford, NJ!

Another understatement is to say we are tickled pink.  More like tickled pink on cloud nine with sprinkles on top!  After this crazy journey through a grueling 4 years of medical school, it's finally paid off.  Yes, you first and second year med students out there, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.  And for all the spouses and significant others, I can attest that you help them through every second of this and they 100% appreciate everything you do.

My first blog post I referenced how you can be joyful and jittery at the same time.  Honestly, I can say these past 3 months have been that exact same experience all over again.  We were beyond joyful that the auditions were over, the rank list was out of our hands and up to the computer algorithm.  On another hand, we were way beyond jittery wanting to know where we matched.  It definitely paid off in the end.  We are both so happy to move to a new area near family and friends and continue life together.

Here's to a great year so far and an even better rest of the year ahead.  Moving within 20 minutes of Philadelphia, an hour and a half of NYC, and close to family and friends, we are beyond thrilled!