Holy cow, its been forever since I posted anything. That's the thing with making a bunch of life changes at once- the little things fall by the wayside.
Let's see, I moved across the country, left my family behind (boo!), attended graduate school, graduated (with a nice 3.53 GPA if I might add), accepted to a couple medical schools (HOLY SHIT!), and more excitedly, I got to chose which school I wanted (HOLY SHIT!!). I found a house in my new city, moved back home, started working for two months for the summer, and prepared to move again once more, but this time with my hubby and son. Yippee!!
So here I am, now a bona fide medical student. I've had about 3 months for it to sink in and I've accepted my fate. To be honest, it took a few days before it truly hit me. I was sitting on the couch alone one saturday watching my Discovery Fit & Health trauma shows and I started my routine- get a bowl of Top Ramen (chicken only, all other flavors are the devil), a cold Mt Dew, fabric napkin, and DVR. I always watch the opening intro and think, "God, please, let that be me one day." And as the fork was halfway between my mouth and my bowl, I had the epiphany, "That IS going to be me IN 4 YEARS." I burst into tears that were full of relief and excitement. Six years of working hard had finally paid off- I had finally gotten into medical school and I was going to be a doctor.
I survived graduate school even when I didn't think I would. I was accepted into medical school when I didn't think I would. And now I'm going to be a doctor when I didn't think I would. Here I am, a 40 year old mom of a tween and a medical student. Work hard, it will happen.
