Under Contract

We are so close to owning a home! On our first venture to UT, we found a home we loved--but so did everybody else. There were two other offers on the table when we went in and even though we offered above asking price we were outbid. So we sent Brian out again last weekend and he found a lovely home in Draper. He did an excellent job, and it is about 75 years newer than all the homes we've been looking at previously. It's four bedroom, three bathroom, and about 2,000 sq ft. It's pretty barren inside and out, but we have lots of plans for that! Inspection is on Tuesday and we are hoping there is nothing too seriously wrong with it so we can move in!

It's amazing how fast the time has flown by. We leave in about six weeks for UT. My internship is coming to a close and I cannot believe it. All the major papers have been turned in and all that is left is wrapping up the loose ends and presentations. One more week of Renal, two weeks of staff experience and two weeks of special interest and then Pinning Ceremony!

My brother is still in Tooele, but he's back in Spanish, so I think he is very happy about that. It was so much fun because a lot of our friends were able to see him over Conference weekend -- it makes me excited to be able and go stalk him down on Temple Square some time.

Antsy Pantsy

We're in the throws of it all. Less than two months of internship left and there seems to be an insurmountable amount of items to accomplish. Unfortunately, those things I choose to spend my time on are not necessarily those things I should be doing. For example, one of which is causing me much too much stress and absorbing much much much too much of my time is house hunting. We're at a gross disadvantage living in Mississippi and trying to purchase a home in Salt Lake. In exactly one week we will be on a plane to Salt Lake. Once we arrive we'll begin a grueling house touring marathon where we will find our "dreamish" house. I say "dreamish" because A) we can afford hardly anything, B) our expectations are different, and C) we are so limited on time. We're trying to meet the first time home buyer's tax credit. I'm beginning to have serious doubts, mainly because it seems like every house we like magically flits off the market before we make it out to the great lake and everything in our price range has something tragically wrong with it.

Dream Home

More realistic future home

While at times the future can look so bright, when it comes to homes, the outlook is slightly grim. I'm just crossing my fingers we can work a miracle. I'll keep you updated on the hunt and the outcome.

It's amazing how fast time has flown by. I just finished my PEDS rotation and all I have left are nutrition support, renal, staff experience and special interest. Two weeks of each for a grand total of eight weeks. Hardly any time at all. I'm in panic mode actually. Clinical rotations have gone by so much faster than management rotations, I love it. Next hurdle: job hunt.