We're Moving!!

California-Here we come! After thinking long and hard, and praying about it-we have decided to accept the offer to finish out residency at Stanford University. We did not make this decision lightly as we had a few other really good offers. There were pros and cons to all the programs-but in the end it was an opportunity we just couldn't pass up. We are so happy and very excited about our decision :)
It seemed that after our interview with them, our hearts were already made up. It was just that we really wanted to pray and reflect on this decision and make sure we came up with all kinds of scenarios so that we were mentally prepared for the changes we would have to make. In the end, we felt that this was truly the best decision for our family. It is a great program for Micah that has a good blend of an academic center but the one on one feel of a community program. He's going to learn a lot, and they are very excited to have Micah on board. We know this is a chance of a lifetime to live in a beautiful area of the country and experience a different culture. I believe this move is going to help make Micah a more well rounded physician and bring us closer together as a family. Thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout this process. I know many of you have been praying, and we truly appreciate all those prayers! We are so grateful to have finally come to this juncture and we're looking forward to finishing out the academic year and moving forward in the summer. All your love and support has helped us in more ways than you can know, and we pray that it will continue as we embark on this new journey!

It doesn't get much better than that!

I believe that this is Stanford Memorial Church. We had a limited amount of time out there, so we just drove around campus quick to get an idea of where everything was at. So most of these pictures were taken from the car.

Stanford Hoover Tower

I'm so excited about all the palm trees :)

These trees are all over campus, and they just constantly shed their bark.

Taking advantage of a gift card we were given this past Christmas. We were told to use it on a date night without any kids-and well, this is almost the first opportunity we've had to use it! Any time we got a sitter we chose to see a movie since those are hard to come by with kids as young as ours. It was a nice celebratory dinner for us after completing our last interview.

One last look at the Palm Drive....ahhhhh :)
And for all of you who are wondering-no matter where we go, no matter what school affiliation we may have, Notre Dame will always and forever be our number one team!!