Move #1

Day one in our new place. It didn't happen the way we thought or when we thought but we are here and it's nice to have a new room and color on the walls! Our first apartment together for the last 2 years and 9 months was perfect for us, minus the beige walls we were captives to!

 I imagine we might live many places because of Jason's career in medicine, plus we might end up in the mission field one day (this has been Jason's dream and one reason why he decided to pursue becoming an MD) so I have decided to keep track of them, cherish the things we like about each and when it's time to move on allow them to become memories instead of reality. Sometimes memories are better then reality since we usually remember the good times. If I hold too tightly to each place and long for the past then I won't have as much room to embrace the present. Over time I won't have any room to embrace the present because my hands will be clinched full of the past.

What I love about the last place: THE MEMORIES. It will always be special because it was the first place we lived as a married couple and we made some friends with our neighbors who we will dearly miss. I liked that it was walking distance from downtown but we rarely walked there because we decided to have a tight eating out budget and it wasn't very safe to walk home after dark. Plus we almost never leave the house on time to arrive anywhere on time, we are notoriously 10-20 minutes late much to the frustration of some people. Besides this, I am happy to move on because it was difficult to make it feel like home/"us" because we had a lot of mix matched things. But this time around the new place feels more like home right away because it's Jason and my stuff together rather then mine and his, sorting out what made the cut and what go the boot!

Here at our new place we chose a light, sage green color for the walls after nixing a gray-ish blue color that turned purple after it dried. We are renting a room from some friends, John and Ashleigh,  and it will be an experience we may only have once to enjoy! Most of our things will be packed in a  storage unit since we won't need furniture other then our bed and dressers and Jason's desk that I refinished after a cheap find on craigslist.  I'm interested to see how much stuff we actually need to live off of this next year. Jason is a minimalist and I hate clutter and if we are going to be moving here and there throughout our lives how much stuff do I really want to keep packing and lugging with us?

Classes begin August 4th so we moved before then to spend some time settling in and figuring out community living. Jason and John met each other in Argentina both staff members with CRU and Ashleigh he has known for many years at our church. I got to meet them both after Jason and I started dating so they are fiends we know well. We are all pretty laid back so I think this next year will be a great experience and one that is a financial blessing!

Here we go! :D

Our Story

I met my husband Jason at a block party that he and his roommate, Stephen, hosted on a hot, muggy August night in 2009. I first noticed him by his distinctive laugh which caught my attention right away because it stands out in a crowd, and boy was it crowded that night!

It wasn't long before we were introduced by a mutual friend who's name is also Sarah and who is now married to Jason's roommate, Stephen. They are to this day some of our closest friends! After being introduced and inbetween intervals of "how-dee do's" with others and plates of good 'ol burgers and hot dogs, we enjoyed chatting throughout the night. There was live music under a tent in the front lawn that did little to ward off the summer rain and the waves of bug spray that Jason bathed himself in up wind from where I was sitting. Potion #9???

Our interactions would have ended that night if it wasn't for "Spaghetti Tuesday" (A.K.A. "SpaTues"). This is exactly what you imagine, Jason and Stephen would cook up a big pot of spaghetti for everyone and anyone who wanted to come over. So, staying true to this idea, I was invited to come along the following Tuesday. A few months of interactions over pasta and garlic bread allowed us to get to know each other to the degree that you can in a group setting. But Jason wanted to get to know me better and I was VERY interested and intrigued to know this fun, laid back yet ambitious man! One Tuesday night after a plate full of spaghetti and time with my new group of friends, he squeezed past a few of us getting ready to leave and walked me to my car. He asked if I would like to get coffee sometime and after pausing, so as not to sounds too eager, I gave him my number to call and soon after that a dating relationship naturally evolved!

September 16, 2011 we were married and for better or worse, for richer but mostly poorer, we started this journey of life together which consisted of (and still does) me working as a legal assistant and making a home for us while Jason worked hard at the health department and retaking some undergrad/pre med courses that had expired (after undergrad Jason spent several years in Argentina with CRU and after that spent several years deciding what to do once he returned to the States).

SIDE NOTE: if you intend to pursue medicine, most science classes expire around 5 years. 

Shortly after our first year of marriage Jason started studying for the MCAT and applying to schools. He ended up taking the MCAT twice, which I hear is pretty common, I'm glad that part is behind us. This past fall of 2013 he applied to many schools around the US and on March 8, 2014 he received his first out of 2 acceptance letters! We are going to medical school!