Reminiscing

Sometimes I feel like time is slipping through my fingers. How is it April? Lately I have felt like theres so much to get done before we move, but at the same time I don't want to do it yet. I want to enjoy California for the next few months! Daniels worked his butt off the past 4 years so that he would be finished with requirements for graduation early. And it has payed off! After today he will have 4 more appointments (2 full days) of seeing patients, then we get to play for the rest of the time we have here in the golden state.

Lately I have been thinking alot about our time here in CA. When we moved here we had been married for 3 months. Just tiny little baby newlyweds :) What a difference 4 years in a marriage can make. When we first got off the freeway and were nearing our new apartment, I started bawling. Our first apartment was g-h-e-t-t-o. Like, I never went outside after dark ghetto. I didn't have a job for the first 8 months of living here, even though I searched everyday. (My 2 week stent at B&B Works in the mall where I was the only white girl on staff doesn't count). I just remember being so stressed about the expenses of dental school, having no job/income, and then I got pregnant after being here for 2 months. The first semester of dental school ended with a terribly traumatizing miscarriage at 13 weeks, having to have my parents loan us money for rent and a few Christmas gifts for one another, and Daniel ace-ing his anatomy final which he was super excited about. It's funny the things that stick out so clearly in my mind during that time. Anatomy. Ha.

We were so blessed to be able to join the military in January of 2010. The program Daniel is in has helped SO much with money, but I think it's been a good thing besides all of that too. Daniels always felt like the military was something he needed to be a part of, and we are thankful for being able to join when we did. Eventually I got a job at the end of 2010, but then I was pregnant again. Ha! Isn't timing the best? :) I worked til 1 month before Ev arrived. That life without her seems like so long ago. It's hard to imagine what life was like before she was here. I remember, but I don't. Kind of funny how that works.

Obviously another crazy California thing was being on Ellen. Still can't believe that. I drive our car around and still feel like I need to be extra careful with it cause it's not really mine. Haha. SO grateful for that experience! Definitely the experience of a lifetime and we won't forget it. What a blessing that was.

Last week Daniel took the WREB exam, which is the practical part of his licensure exam. I was able to assist him during it, and it was so fun to see him actually being a dentist! Sometimes I forget that he is actually someones doctor, in charge of their health and teeth :) I am grateful that I had a job way back when that allowed me to be useful for his big day, and gave me a reason to be there and watch him work. Proud of that guy. He's a rockstar.

We have about 2 months til we leave. I am running a half-marathon next month, and the rest of the time will be spent playing at the beach and Disneyland, soaking in the sun and weather, and eventually, packing up our little apartment and closing this chapter in our lives. Excited for the future, but definitely will miss this. Sorry for the sentiment, guess its just one of those days!