And the Results are In...

And the results are...

Dayton Ohio!!!

We are so excited to being staying in this area for another 3 yrs.

Travis starts on the 1st of July 2011 and finishes residency in 2014!

I never thought this day would come. Well Dayton locals I guess you haven't gotten rid of us yet and family I guess this means you need to come for a visit.

Oh happy day!

Good luck to the rest of the med students out there.

Adventures of November

In all honesty November was kinda a lame month. Nothing really is new around here.

Travis started a new rotation in Neurology, which he hasn't done yet. He found it very fascinating and came home with lots of interesting stories. He also started playing on two indoor soccer teams with a friend of ours. One team is 30 yrs and over and the other is a little younger. It's fun to go watch the play. However the older guys are kinda lazy and are really hard to watch. The younger guys all work together and are really fun to watch.

As for me I just continued training horses and teaching lessons. I tried to get as much done with my Mary Kay business as well. It is really awesome not working retail during the holiday season though. I am able to set my own time schedule, what's better than that?

As Thanksgiving rolled around we had to face the decision that loomed ahead. Since Travis only got a 4 day weekend off and since we live way the heck out here we had to stay home once again. It's not all that bad though, we still had fun. Once again we paired up with our friends the Kraczek's, and made dinner together. It was tons of fun and there was tons and tons of awesome food. It is so awesome having friends that we can claim as segregate family. We are both so far away from our families so we need each other. Of course we missed all you family members and can't wait until we are closer and can be there for as many holidays as possible.

Our Options

So We, meaning Travis, has applied for 3 different military residencies. Being in the military the match for residency is done a lot earlier than civilian matches.

This means that a panal sat down and looked at Travis' test scores, application, recommendation letters and evaluations from the audition rotations. They then ranked him against other applicants in the pediatric position. Once everyone is ranked then they are placed into the spots that are open. We had to turn in our top choices and so here we go. I will just give you my opinion on each spot since the big day is coming soon.

#1 Choice is Dayton OH

To believe it or not we really love Dayton. I know it is super far away from home but it has the best program, the barn I love working for, a ward and stake that are very welcoming and supportive, friends that have become as close as family and my personal favorite, the snow doesn't stay that long (the winter is pretty mild here). The list goes on and on with everything that we love about the area.

#2 Choice is Portsmouth VA

This choice is on the list because it is comparable to the program in Dayton. The area is smaller, is gorgeous and has mild temperatures. The big plus if you ask my family, is that it is near the ocean. This one is a bit farther away from home once again but it would be pretty to visit. *hint*hint*wink*wink*

#3 Choice is San Antonio TX

Well what to say what to say. I think the big pluses for this location is that it is the closest to family and a ton of job opportunities for me. The base is nice too, just really really big. We are just small town people so it was a bit much at times. But it is closer to family.

#4 Choice is Washington D.C.

Ok in all honesty I didn't even know this was on the list. Don't get me wrong it would probably be fun to live in such a busy city, but...it's so busy! The reason Trav put it on the list is cause he needed to fill 4 slots and I will not move to Missouri. There are only so many Pediatric programs in the USAF. That's ok, we'll just hope we get somewhere else.