So I had no internet availability to get this to you sooner, but my wonderful amazing husband matched at his first choice residency program, in Southern California, this morning. If you didn’t know, California is one of the most difficult places to match period and he matched for not one, but two residencies there. Give the boy a round of applause, he most definitely deserves it.

This means, among many other things, that I get to go to the number one graduate program in the country. I still half-believe that when I contact them today to let them know that I’m coming that they’re going to tell me there’s been some mistake and I haven’t really been accepted after all, but, I mean, it’s really happening. This dream is jumping to life before my very eyes. Our hard work, especially Slappy’s in getting this amazing match, has led to a dream being realized.

I have loved living in New Orleans for the past three years, but seeing his name flash on that screen today and seeing the word “California” there and inside the envelope reaffirmed that it’s where we’re supposed to be. Just typing it right now brings tears of joy. After 3 wonderful life changing years away, we’re going home.

And there’s simply no place like it.

(p.s. Bald pictures coming tomorrow. With extra special surprise.)

(p.p.s. And by tomorrow, I obviously meant this weekend. Because whenever I promise to do something, it doesn’t seem to happen. I’m pretty sure scientists have created a whole theorem about this.)

(p.p.p.s. And the new template isn’t the surprise. But, how do you like it? Be nice because it took me about 3 hours to get it all the Spanish labels off everything and move the comments to a place where you could, you know, see them and stuff.)

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