The Nuts are Ready to Bolt

I post so much on our adventures that sometimes I forget the “nuts and bolts” info that family and friends really want to know about. For example, when are we coming home?!?

The short answer is May 13th. The long answer is 30 days  0 hours 38 minutes 42 seconds. But who’s counting 😉

Because we are flying into Salt Lake City, Utah there is another countdown that I am particularly excited about. That’s seeing my beloved hometown and all the wonderful people there the first week of June.

In the next breath, the question that usually follows is, “So where are you going next?”

OH HOW I WISH I KNEW!

SGU uses this torturous system for assigning third and fourth year medical rotations. They basically have you  choose from a list of what states you want to end up in and then say, “Thank you very much, we will get back to you … eventually.”

Our first choice was Colton, CA at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. Our second choice was Detroit (Grosse Point), Michigan. Sometime in JULY they will let us know.

Ok, so that’s about 92 days of waiting … and praying!

Now for the in-between part. What are we going to be doing all summer? Beach? Boat? Family reunions?

Studying.

Yep, David will be bent over the books cramming for the biggest exam of his medical career/life – not to be over dramatic or anything. He takes the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam, Step 1 on July 13th, 2012 in Provo, UT.

Sooooo, every friend from coast to coast will be praying for him that day, right?

Right? This is the part where you nod your head and put the date in your calendar.

Cool. Thanks.

Ah, the life of a doctor.

So that just leaves little old me getting ready to leave this beautiful island.

Transitions, moving, hellos and goodbyes are all awful and awkward. In the midst of all that junk, however, I have found a great life here. There is a little tinge in my heart when I think of leaving Grenada not to return any time soon. If I let myself think about it for more than a nanosecond, that twinge becomes the beginnings of a tear. And there is enough salt water already around here. Say what you like about the big-brother-ness of Facebook and Gmail. I thank God for them, because they will help me keep in touch with the amazing people who have changed my life here.

OK, nanosecond time limit reached. Sniffle. Time to get back to work and make the last few weeks in Grenada count!