And so it begins...

Our Med school journey has begun! Ty is in his 8th week of school and so far has had...like 8 tests, so pretty much one big test a week. Needles to say it is a ton of work, but he does love what he is studying. I tease him that he complained more about one semester of Spanish history than he has complained about Medical School so far!

First day of school...rocking the t-shirt tan line!



One cool thing that UT Southwestern did before they officially started school was to have a retreat for all the students, and they let "significant others" come! We got to go to a family owned camp and stay in cabins. We played at the lake, did a super terrifying zip line (the whole tower was shaking as we walked to the top), and ate some good meals. Tyler's med school class is super diverse, and it was awesome to meet so many cool people from all over the world.

At the camp, the med students were sorted into their "houses," which they will stay in for their years here as a med student. I was geeking out over this (imagining that there would be a sorting hat, and they would put it on each student), and although it wasn't quite as awesome as Harry Potter, it was still pretty cool. They had all the students line up and brought them into a big amphitheater while a drum banged ominously, "bum, bum, bum," over and over until everyone was seated. Then, one by one they got called down and given their house (Yay free t-shirt!)

Mostly it is just a formality, but it still made us feel excited about the school and how they try to get everyone included so quickly. It was fun to meet some of the other significant others, and to hear all sorts of advice on how to help our marriage survive medical school.

So far Ty is loving it and we couldn't be happier about our decision to be at UT Southwestern here in Dallas. I am excited to continue to see Tyler loving what he has chosen to do, as long as he keeps practicing the immunizations on the oranges, and not my arms. :)