We have done a lot of fun things over the last 4 months or so since I really blogged. Here's a quick recap:
Mikayla came home from her mission! We were so excited to see her again and for Melanie to meet her for the first time! Now she's back at school in Idaho and we miss her lots.
We had a date night to Culver's.
We used our spring break to go to Minneapolis! Mom drove us there and we split our time between Josh and Katy's family and AnnaMarie and Caroline's families. It was so much fun. Melanie was a great little traveller, except for having a complete blowout in the car on both of our driving days. Yuck.
The three Thornock Cousins! :)
We tried our hands at making homemade asian noodles. They were pretty good. I'll have to do that again some day.
Lots of visits from Grandma and Grandpa.
We made a really good turkey breast for Easter and shared Easter baskets.
The weather got nice and Melanie and I spent a lot of afternoons in the grass.
In May, I took a trip to Ironwood with Melanie! She did great for most of the drive, and I'm so glad we went. Spencer had a test to study for that weekend, so we took off for a visit before my classes started up a few weeks later.
We tried Melanie's pool. That lasted for about 2 minutes. She usually likes baths, so I thought she'd be all for this.
I turned 23. Spencer made me a cake and his Dad took us out to eat at a nice restaurant in town. Melanie enjoyed chewing on Spencer's leftover ribs.
I started my Physical Therapy program!! My first day of first year and Melanie's first day of daycare.
A couple of weeks ago, Spencer finished up his first year of medical school, and that's a pretty big deal! I'm so proud of him! He is a great student and has worked so hard. I'm glad he gets the summer off to relax and spend time with Melanie! So much happened during his first year, from Melanie joining our family 2 weeks into classes to me starting my program a month before his classes ended. He never complains about all the studying and he is always willing to help with things around the house. I can't believe how fast the first year went!
That pretty much sums up what I've missed writing about. I have a lot more pictures, but I'll add them to the monthly update posts that I wrote before.
School has been going really well. It's been so busy, but I've been really happy. Learning makes me happy. Coming home makes me happy. Melanie makes me happy, and Spencer has been such an amazing and supporting husband. Sometimes I feel out of balance, but I'm getting it figured out. I'm half way through my semester now. My pharmacology class is over now, so I just have human development and anatomy left. Human development isn't bad, but anatomy is very time consuming.
Sometimes I'm not sure how I'm managing to do everything I have to do, and I feel a lot of support from my Heavenly Father. Before classes started, Spencer gave me a priesthood blessing and I was reminded that God loves me and knows the struggles I am going to face though my schooling. He promised me that if I keep my priorities straight and remember to pray, that I will get the help I need. I have already felt that promised support and help. I'm so happy to be working toward finishing my education, even though I miss my little Melanie when I'm on campus. My classmates are really wonderful, and I've made several good friends already. Okay, there's more to write about school, but I've got to go get ready for lab, so that's it for now! We're happy, healthy, and growing in all sorts of ways!
Ooh, good update. You've been busy!
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