Match Day!

So yesterday was the big Match Day for all 4th year medical students across the country. On Monday, we found out that Nick had officially matched into an orthopedic surgery residency program which was a huge relief and I was really proud of him. But we had to wait until Thursday to find out where we would be spending the next 5 years.

Wake Forest has all of the 4th year students come to the mail room and check their mailboxes at the same time. This is us anxiously waiting for them to let Nick in.
This is Nick opening the letter to find out that we will be spending the next 5 years in Erie, Pennsylvania where he'll do residency at Hamot Medical Center. Nick said it felt a little like opening his mission call. But like my sister Debbie said, at least he gets to bring his wife and kids with him this time. Although it is for 5 years instead of 2. There's always trade offs. After the shock wore off and I was able to find out a little more about Erie, we are really excited to move there. It seems like a great area. . . I'm just a little use to North Carolina winters and I'm a little afraid to experience the Erie winters. You wouldn't know that I grew up in Utah.