Well, I'm back...

...but this time as Mrs. Chang.

Marriage is a trip.  Tons of fun.  I really recommend it.  I don't understand why people say it's a hard adjustment.  Hasn't been for us.  Hello, I'm roomies with my best friend.  And he pays the bills.  All I have to do is a make him coffee in the morning, pack him a lunch, cook him dinner, do the laundry, clip his nails, and tell him he's amazing every day, all the while pulling 12 hour days at the hospital.  Oh wait, maybe that isn't such a fair trade-off?  Just kidding.  He also mows the lawn, takes out the trash, cleans the dishes, mops/vacuums the floors, and puts up with me.  He is well on his way to earning Husband of the Year award.

Ed and I have so much fun hanging out at home that we have become somewhat anti-social.  You really have to do some hard convincing to get us out.  We didn't go to one UK football or basketball game this year, but we watched every single one of them on our wonderful couch in front of our awesome TV.  You can't beat the luxury of home: clean bathroom with no wait, stocked refrigerator, and temperature control.  We aren't bad fans.  We just really, really like our house.  And Netflix has only added to this problem.

I love cooking.  It came out of nowhere.  I have become so domestic since moving into our home.  While I still have a long way to go before I consider myself a chef, my hubby is a gem and always compliments me on my cooking.  Every night when I tell him dinner is ready and he comes to the dining room, he looks at the food and says emphatically "This is my favorite!"  You think I'd get annoyed by this since he has said it at least 100 times, but it melts my heart every time because he seems so sincere.  I got myself a good one.

Med school is flying by.  Third year really is so much better than the first two years.  No more classroom and library time.   While the hours can be tough, I'm not going to complain.  Impacting patient's lives rock.  Definitely glad I'm going into medicine.  I'm currently deciding what to do with the rest of my life.  Ed is pursuing ENT.  I know I want to do primary care (although my dad is doing everything in his power to get me do a sub-specialty).  Family Medicine is in the lead right now.  Love the variety.  Love knowing something about everything.  Love outpatient medicine.  Love relationships with patients.  Peds and Internal Medicine are also in the running, but I don't think I'm willing to give up a population (children or adults) if I go into either of those.  Combined Med/Peds was in the running for a while, but none of the programs I am applying to have that as an option.  Plus, I lose the OB/Gyn training if I do that. 

Oh, so I'm guessing you want to know where we are going after medical school?  Well as I'm sure most of you know, Ed is on an Army Scholarship for medical school, so he will be doing a military residency.  There are only 4 bases in the country that have ENT programs: Hawaii, Tacoma/Seattle, San Antonio, and Washington DC.  We are heavily pursuing the first two, but could end up at any of them since residency placement is a "Match" program where you interview multiple places and send in a rank list of your top places, and the programs submit a rank list of their top applicants, and a computer spits out the best match.  Slightly stressful, but fun at the same time.

More updates to come soon.  It feels good to be back.  Give me some input - what field of medicine do you think I should go into?