How did I get here?

When I met my husband, A, my sophomore year of college I had no idea I would go on so many adventures, be introduced to so many things, or end up a doctor's wife. Heck, I thought I was going to be the doctor! (Although not a doctor of medicine, this still may be realized at some point!) I was from a small town and had hardly left my state, let alone left our country. A came into my life and not only introduced me to pad thai and sushi, he swept me off my feet and proposed to me on our five year anniversary in Whistler, Canada. Two days after I said "yes" he received his acceptance letter to medical school.

So there I was, newly engaged and about to make the biggest commitment of my life to a man that needed to make an even bigger commitment - to medicine. Some people may think I lucked out - I mean, who wouldn't want to live the life of a glamorous doctor's wife?? Now I know I lucked out to be with someone so passionate about helping people, learning about the human body, and being intelligent enough to put those things together; but the lifestyle of a doctor is hardly glamorous. I started researching everywhere to figure out how to keep a marriage together in order to survive medical school, residency, fellowships, and beyond...but there was hardly anything available! I wanted to know about student loans, budgets, time management, relationship advice, preceptorships, etc. and it appeared there wasn't anyone discussing these things.

I am the type of person that likes to know what I am getting into. In this blog I hope to be honest and straight forward about our life in the medical world. Hopefully you will be able to find some answers to your questions while enjoying a peek into my life. While my life is not entirely about medicine, our family's commitment through the next 7 plus years will be to help my husband become the best doctor he can be - all while realizing and completing our goals of having a healthy marriage, a sound financial future, a fun social life, and maybe even a kid or two thrown in for good measure! Enjoy!