The last couple months have been full of decision making and
changes, and the stress has been in good company with a bowl of bluebell ice cream
each night. I never realized I would be so sad for our medical school days to
come to an end- but it has been such an enriching experience. There have been a
lot of ups, and a lot of downs, and I am grateful for all the ways we have each
grown, for the good friends we have made, the family we have started, and the
home we have established. Only the hope of a future just as fulfilling eases
the way I am feeling about packing up our life into boxes to leave.
We have decided to sell all our furniture and live the lives
of vagabonds living with parents or in month to month rentals for the next year
while Chris does away rotations and travels for residency interviews. He
officially finishes school next March, and initially we had thought about
taking our family to live out the next summer on the beaches of Nicaragua
improving our Spanish and surfing skills. But instead, we have decided to
carryout an agreement Chris and I made when we started this whole med school
experience- and that is for me to go to Culinary School. It’s something I have
wanted to do for a long time, but I didn’t think it would happen this soon. We
agreed that if I supported Chris through Med School, he would support me
through culinary school- and now it looks like both our dreams will finish
about the same time. But for the record, I would support Chris through
anything- culinary school or no culinary schoolJ.
I will start attending the night program at Arizona Culinary
Institute in late September, and we will both finish school by the end of next
summer. I am so excited to learn the in's and out's of making the perfect
chocolate chip cookie, the secrets to recipe creations, and the skills for
top-notch cuisine production.
I couldn’t ask for a more supportive and amazing husband,
and I am so grateful for who he is and all he does. It will be challenging to
miss out on a few hours of Kellen and Adele each day over the next year- I love
them so much and enjoy being a stay at home mom with them.
I also know that this experience is one that can enrich
and fulfill our family’s lives. I hope to learn the skills I need to be able to
be a personal chef or do some out-of-the-home event catering. And, make some
really good family dinners, to say the least.
