Life UpDate

     Well, I guess it's time to do a little family update.  For starters, Ryan only has 4 rotations left of this crazy 3rd year and then another big national exam, Step 2 at the end of June.  Crazy to think, but the time has come for Ryan to make the big life decision of what he wants to be when he grows up.....and an Orthopedic Surgeon has made the top of his list.  I couldn't be prouder to be able to see how much Ryan has grown over the past 2 1/2 years, has had many ideas float by of what he wanted to do, many restless days trying to figure things out, and he has finally decided.  It's going to be a very long, but very worth it next couple, couple, couple of years, but we can do it!  It is currently looking like Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania in the next 16 months.  We are super excited about this upcoming journey, kind of crazy to think we are on the downslope of this 4 year journey in Arizona.

     Ryan and I were training for the Sedona Marathon in February and were all ready to go.....until some injuries occurred.  Ryan and I were running 21 miles in Idaho and going like champs.  Ryan previously had some knee problems when running before, but could usually run through whatever pain he was having until this run.  With lots of snow, icy roads, cold weather and hills, he couldn't even walk at 16 miles.  He ended up having IT Band Syndrome.  It is a common running injury so we figured if he stretched and took a week off he would be good, but that was never the case, he can hardly run 2 miles without it flaring.  I was still planning on running it by myself.  I was on my 23 mile run and at mile 12 I felt a pop in my foot and could hardly walk.  Unfortunately Ryan was out of town at a rotation, so I hobbled another mile to a place a friend could pick me up.  I iced and relaxed and iced and relaxed, but it was only 2 1/2 weeks away and my goal slipped by.  So we have not accomplished that goal yet, but plan on doing so in the next 6 months or so.  Kind of depressing, but we will get it accomplished.

     School is rounding out another quarter for myself, only 2 more didactic quarters left for me and then rotations.  Ryan has been enjoying all of his rotations and staying busy.  We keep making great friends and are just enjoying this journey as much as we can.  Ryan is still teaching Gospel Doctrine and I just received a new calling as the Cub Scouts Bear Den Mother....it will definitely be an interesting calling.