Mine and Jack's time in Utah is nearly over. It has been an emotional but good month. It's so hard to have to be away from Jared for this long. We've had to spend a month apart at least once a year since Jared started his medical training 5 years ago. This time around was the hardest though--mostly because now being apart from him also means a month of solo parenting. It has also been an emotional rollercoaster, with my mom getting an MRI during our first week here and subsequently finding out she has a pretty big brain tumor. I'm grateful Jack and I have been here to help out where we can. I always feel like I should be doing more though, and some nights I just feel sad because a tumor is a scary thing! She met with her neurosurgeon today. Looks like the tumor isn't life-threatening right now (though it is causing some gnarly headache/nausea/vision/balance issues), and they'll do surgery next month to take it out.
That's not what this post was supposed to be about, but this blog is something of a journal.
I got on here to write about Thanksgiving. This was my first Thanksgiving with my side of the family in 5 years. Since we lived far away from family all through med school, usually we've only been able to come for Christmas. It was nice to spend the holiday with loved ones, even if Jared couldn't be here. I'm so grateful his family was able to visit him in Spokane so he wasn't alone.
Here are some pictures from the night! There were lots more people than pictured here. Jack was in his element, saying hi to everyone and wandering my grandma's house ("Nana") and sticking his hands under the bathroom door invading people's privacy. Also eating chocolate pie.
Ready to drive home at the end of the evening. Jack loves cars more than anything!
