Lately, Jordan and I have really been trying to do more as a family. The weather is so nice and we try to get out in it, whether it's going to a park or going to the drive-in, we're making time for family time. The rotation he is on right now has been pretty nice, and if the first week is any indication, we'll be enjoying the next two months a little more. It's nice to feel like we're getting a bit of a breather because this whole year has been so hard. People aren't kidding when they say residency is freaking hard. I say amen to that! Jordan thinks this year has gone by really fast, but I'm over here, like, are you kidding me?!!! This has been the longest, hardest year of my life! But we're surviving now and I'm finally feeling like we can manage this whole residency thing. It's nice that we'll have a better idea of what's to come and I know Heavenly Father has been helping us through the tough times. I would be remiss to leave out thanking Him for what he has done for my family and also for me.
The decision to go back to school kind of came out of nowhere. I was thinking that I wanted to go back to school at some point, but I wasn't sure when. I had been staying at home with the kids this last year and I got to the point where I was just feeling really disconnected with myself. I went to a Relief Society church Christmas party and started talking to one of the ladies there. As I was talking to her, she brought up the fact that she is a teacher at a community college. Talking to her lit a spark in me and after I left that night, I knew I wanted and needed to go back to school. A few months later and here I am acing my courses and feeling amazing. It was all in God's hands. He knew when it would be right for me to go back and let the details fall into my lap. All I had to do was look up and thank him.
I've really been trying to improve my relationship with Him lately. My "thank yous" are more sincere and heartfelt. I can feel Him in my life again. We have a relationship again, and I'm so thankful to know He is there and cares about me. He's giving me the strength to do all these things, and to show love to my family, and to show love to others. My cup is filling up again and I'm getting to the point where I can share it with others.
Whooooo. Well that was therapeutic. Now, on to a less serious note, is it just me, or is EVERYBODY running these days? I looked on Facebook today and sooooo many of my friends were running 5Ks and marathons, and I'm over here like, look at me, I'm on the elliptical! I'm freakin' Rocky! Haha, I'm kind of jealous though because I found out I have bursitis in my hip, which makes it really painful to run. Although I secretly am glad to have an excuse to not run, it makes me feel kind of sad that I can't run right now. Bursitis is inflammation in the fluid sac that cushions your joints. I'm lucky because I can still do strength-training and weightlifting, but any leg-jarring motions really bother me. Even walking up the stairs or carrying Romney on my hip can aggravate it, so it pretty much stinks. Anyway, good job all my running friends! You're awesome!
I'll be starting my next 7 weeks of classes tomorrow, so you probably shouldn't expect a blog update until then, but if you're reading this, thank you for keeping up with our family, and thanks for your support! Only a couple more months and we'll be into year 2 of residency and sooner than you know it, I'll be done with school again and off to the next adventure. My goal right now is to take time to stop and smell the roses and to truly be grateful for what I have right now. Jordan and I see all our friends going on amazing trips and we wish that were us, but then I think about all I have and how blessed we are and it really puts everything into perspective. We'll get our break one day, and for now we just need to enjoy life right where we are.
