What did I just get myself into?

Right now this question can be applied to may different things in my life. Here are a few:

• Blogging: I love reading blogs but I have never been courageous enough to start one of my own. However, now that we have moved I thought that it would be a great way for old friends to keep up with us and for new friends to get to know us better! Bear with me during these first few posts. I can only get better with time...right?!
• Moving: Ah the joys of moving to a new city. You would think that I am a pro at moving by now since we have moved to 3 new cities (Indianapolis, Kansas City, and now Peoria) in the past 5 year, but I'm still not a fan of the whole "moving process". I have been blessed with amazing friends in each of the places that we have lived and it never gets easier to say good-bye to those people that have been such an important part of your life. I hope and pray that even through the day-to-day chaos that life brings I am able to maintain the friendships with those that we have moved away from.
• Residency: We are now 16 days into residency and I think that I have seen Joel for about a total of 20 hours during those past few weeks. I'm sure that it is more than that, but sometimes it feels like I never see him. We are starting to adjust to his schedule but it will change next month and that will mean more adjusting. Overall it has been a smooth transition for us and I think that he is truly enjoying being a doctor. I am constantly blown away by how much he knows. I am also amazed by his passion for learning and his constant quest be become a better/smarter doctor not only for himself but for the patients that he is working for. I am sure that there are bound to be more posts about this 5 year long journey so stay tuned!
• Buying a House: I am so excited about the purchase of our first home, but I am also extremely scared and nervous. With Joel spending so much time at the hospital a lot of responsibility will be falling on me. I am starting to realize that I am stronger than I ever knew and I am capable of so much more that I sometimes give myself credit for. Home ownership is something that we have wanted for so long and we are so thankful and excited that our dream is finally coming true!

So here it is...my first post!