I have such mixed feelings about the speed at which time is passing. On the one hand, I am so incredibly excited for March 21st, I can barely stand it. I want it here NOW. But on the other, I love October and Fall and Thanksgiving. And, holy crap, October ends in 7 days. And now I'm just depressed.
But, back to March 21st.
THAT is the date that decides our future. THAT is the date when we find out where W has matched for residency. THAT is the date that our entire our apartment will be packed up and I will be hightailing it out of here for our future home. It might not end up being our forever home, but 5-6 years in one place will feel like forever after all of the hop, skip and jumping around we've been doing over the last five years. Because in the last five years, I have lived FIVE different places.
Let's recap:
May 2009 - I graduated from the College of Charleston.
June 2009 - I left my beloved Charleston, SC to move back home (Florence, SC) until our wedding.
July 2009 - Married W.
August 2009 - Moved into W's mom's basement in Columbia, SC. Lived there for two weeks before moving into the tiniest little place--still in Columbia, SC.
June 2010 - Moved to Lewisburg, WV so that W could attend medical school.
June 2012 - Moved to Charleston, WV so that W could continue his third and fourth years of medical school (they have a statewide campus for rotations).
April - June 2014 - MOVING SOMEWHERE I DON'T KNOW WHERE!
So, that's Charleston, SC; Florence, SC; Columbia, SC; Lewisburg, WV; Charleston, WV. I like to think I have come full circle ending back up in a Charleston. I am kind of hoping that the universe notices this symmetry and balance that I have achieved in my life and cuts a girl some slack in our next great adventure.
The next 3 months will see W and I traveling all over the eastern half of the United States for his residency interviews. I am thrilled at the prospect of getting to see places in the US I may never have occasion to visit. But, you better believe, I will be in hardcore scope-out mode. Any one of those places could be our home in less than 6 months. Mind blown.
W has suddenly turned all superstitious and won't let me peep a word to the general public about his residency interviews, but I just can't help myself. Here they are in the vaguest terms ever.
He has one interview in the Midwest. My feelings are pretty bleh about the prospect of living in this particular Midwest city, because its not anything major or special, EXCEPT for the residency program. Its kind of insane that W got it. But, its freaking cold there. I'm so over snow.
He has one interview in New England. This one kind of makes me squeal every time I think about it!
He has one interview in the Northeast. This one also kind of makes me squeal in equal parts delight and fright.
He has one interview in Dixie. I actually wouldn't mind this one at all. It would be a new time zone!
He has several interviews in the mountains. I am indifferent to these. I would prefer coast, obviously!
He has a couple in SC, which thrill me to no end at the thought of being closer to family.
So there you have it. He is still getting emails daily. And, of course, not all of them are interviews. There have been rejections. At this point, the interview invitations far outweigh the rejects! Thank all that is holy for that.
Here is what you've missed (through no fault of your own--I am the delinquent blogger here):
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| Went apple picking with this nut and W's whole family. |
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| Cap and I made a mistake, but we looked cute doing it! |
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| W TURNED 30! |
Can you believe I am married to a 30 year old? Me either.
Coming up on this here blog:
I've been so incredibly bored lately. So, I've taken to over-designing the apartment. And since interior design is really one of my great joys in life, I have decided to start sharing more about it! Tomorrow's post will feature a $12 upgrade to my cheap ass curtains.
See you then!
-b
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