It's Official...

We are moving to Delaware.  Probably to Wilmington, but the state's so small we could probably live anywhere.  I have to admit I've always had a crush on the New England states.  I just get giddy thinking about how much history they hold.  I've never traveled that far east and I am anticipating lots of site seeing over the next 4 or 5 years.  The state I'm most excited to visit is Maine.  Ever since my fourth grade project focusing on this fabulous state I've wanted to live there.  (I also have a serious crush for lumberjacks.  Dave definitely needs more flannel.)

There are some serious drawbacks to this change though.  For starters...it's completely across the country.  Only eight months ago we drove three and a half days to move here to Seattle.  I've already mentioned to Dave that I'm not driving to Delaware.  Plus with only a week between residencies I don't think it's even feasible.  Which means we'll be scaling back tremendously.  The decorator in me is going crazy.  The financial planner in me is gasping for air.  Thankfully it's cheaper to live in Delaware than Seattle.  In fact we could have probably moved just about anywhere and found cheaper housing.

The other drawback I'm facing is adjusting to another brand new place.  I finally know my way around and have found the most amazing group of ladies to fellowship with.  Davey even has friends.  It will be lonely again as we settle into our new place.  The upside is we still have five months here.  Plus, strangely enough, Dave will be working with a resident that he graduated med school with and I actually graduated high school with.  So there is one person we will know and he's married so technically two people.  Hopefully that will make it easier.

You're probably wondering why Delaware.  Dave has been completing his preliminary year here in Seattle and has been looking for a 2nd year position in general surgery.  The program in Delaware is expanding next year which created this opening that Dave will be filling.  It's a relief to know Dave will be able to complete his residency without having to start over as a first year.  This is what we've been praying for, and even though it's Delaware, we will continue to trust God and seek His guidance.  He continues to bless us in ways we could never have imagined.

So as we prepare for this move, does anyone know anything about Delaware?  I sure don't.

Black Swan

I've never seen the movie and my only real knowledge of it comes from a SNL skit.  But sometimes I feel as though my blog is the "white swan" of our residency.  There are days I'm not sure if I should publish my thoughts because they are too "black swan".  My readers are mostly family, but I'd love to be able to reach out to other wives struggling through residency or other circumstances which limit time with their husbands.  However, I worry about coming across negative and full of complaints, because let's face it residency is tough.  I want to be honest and real, but how much do I really want that in blogland unless it has a purpose.  Those are just my musings on a late Thursday night where I can't seem to settle my mind unless I write something.

P.S. I'm hooked, tutus on little girls are my favorite thing!

Wintertime

One of Davey's favorite movies to watch repeatedly is A Charlie Brown Christmas.  I guess his exposure to this film led him to eat snowflakes.  Last week as we survived Seattle's winter wallup, Davey ate more snow than I thought possible.  We even bribed him with ice cream to get him to stop eating it.  As much as Davey loves snow, I'm grateful it's finally gone.  The kids and I didn't drive anywhere for five days.  We barely got the van out of our parking incline last Friday.  Thankfully today we are back to forty degree weather and...SUNNY!

Davey, Portia, and I took full advantage of this opportunity and walked down to Lake Union.  We spent the morning looking at boats, 

throwing rocks into the water, and

stopping to put our feet up at the nearby Starbucks.  Definitely my kind of winter morning! 

Hope you all are staying warm!