The in-between time

Well graduation has come and gone. I'd be lying if I didn't say that I kinda enjoy were I am right now, with the ability to relax and just know that I have made it this far. For the last five years, as I have been an undergraduate...that had yet to be accepted into school, the thought that I should be studying always nagged my conscience regardless of how enjoyably or importantly I spent my time. Now, I can enjoy a little bit of in-between time and know that there is nothing at all that I can do right now that would really make a difference in my academic standing...nothing to make me more competitive...nothing to improve my grades...because all the work I have already done has been sufficient...for now.

I had plans to really take advantage of this time and make good use of it. I'd read a couple of books (including Les Miserables), pick up extra shifts at work, and do all those things that I didn't have time to do before. However, I really don't wanna do anything like that. I'm sick of reading. All I do is read. Read, read, read, read, read, read. I just wanna watch movies...relax...and do nothing. Ever see the movie Office Space? If I had a million dollars...'I would do nothing. I would just relax, and sit around all day. I would do nothing'...I really know what this guy was talking about...so that is what I'm gonna do. Nothing. And since this is very likely the last time in my life when I'm not extremely busy (at least when my body and mind are still completely intact and not craping myself in a nursing home) I'm gonna enjoy every minute of it.

With all that said....

Elisa and I have noticed that our little baby is not very little any more. He's very independent now and if you ask me, sometimes he gives us a glimpse of what I would expect the Anti-Christ to act like. He has the ability to be mean, and I really hate disciplining him (not that any form of discipline works anyway). I have heard that it will get worse...and I can hardly wait. Honestly, though, he's a good kid and it is fun to watch him grow and learn. I'm sure he'll grow into something great...if we all survive the next few years that is.

As for now...summertime, and the living's easy!

BIG FREAKIN NEWS.....

Michigan State University - College of Human Medicine ACCEPTED!!!

So I got into MSU. Of all the schools I applied to, this is one of the top rated and we couldn't be happier. So the three of us will be going to East Lansing at the end of this summer.

MSU CHM has a cool tradition that they call the kids that are accepted the night after the admission board meets. So, when my cell phone rang last Tuesday and I saw it was some unknown number, I just about crapped my pants! It was one of the best phone calls I have ever gotten.

Adam Hutchinson MD . . . has a nice ring doesn't it?

Joshie turned one.

Josh is one!!

Well time keeps passing. I remember this time last year and wondering what days like yesterday would be like...watching your child start to walk...talk...birthdays...start school...start driving...all that. Its crazy to think how much of that occurs in just the first year. Hopefully I'll remember to stop now and again and take time to enjoy him while he is still little. (and take pictures!!!)

But ultimately the thing that I think the thing that gets me the most, after seeing your son turn one, is how fleeting life is. I remember when he was so little he couldn’t hold his head up and he would lay on my chest and sleep and sleep contently with problems that only involved feeding and changing. And that was only a year ago. Now he is the cutesiest, brightest little boy with a distinct personality and striking potential. Funny, though, even at one, he is exactly what a son should be…..a blessing and a comfort. I am a lucky dude.

Why I live in Utah

Is it just me or does driving suck right now?? For anyone living in Utah, and especially in Ogden, I think it is safe to say that snow removal has defiantly seen better days. It makes me wonder if this is one of the state functions that got cut when the budget lost about a billion dollars. Honestly speaking though, I can say that if it really is the fallout of a tough economy, then that is that. We will have to do without. At least we aren’t borrowing money from the feds (which means that the feds are borrowing money from some foreign source and putting us further down the crap chute….thank you bailout) All in all, I guess we are just going to have to be a little more careful when we drive.

As for myself and the rest of the family, we are just trying to stay warm. Luckily, we have our wood burning stove and a good supply of firewood to keep us thawed. Otherwise I would hate to know what the heating bill would be like for our house. (it is a good house, but a bit drafty) Besides that I am just trying to figure out what to do with myself for the rest of the break before spring semester starts. Something tells me whatever I end up doing it probably won’t be the most productive. Oh, well……later.

Adam

Christmas

Alright…post number one.

It is Christmas, time to keep in contact with everyone and catch up on your friends lives. For Elisa and I things are going well, and this year has been one to remember. First off, the single most important thing that occurred this year was the birth of our son Joshua. He was born on the fourth of February and life has been different since…in the best way…and Elisa and I have never been happier…or busier. He is ten months old now and growing like a weed. The last time he was at the doctors, he was nine-months-old and the average height of an eighteen-month-old. It’s cool though. I can tell you from experience that the best people are tall.

Shortly after Josh was born I took the MCAT, which for those of you that don’t know is the big admission test that medical schools use to judge whether or not you are competent enough to go to their school. I applied after that and have been accepted to two schools so far. But as it stands now, I will be attending West Virginia School of Medicine in…wait for it……West Virginia. In case you were wondering, West Virginia is just west of the state of Virginia (geographically speaking) and also happens to be about two thousand miles east of anywhere I’ve lived in the U. S. It should be an experience. I can say though, when I interviewed out there, that it might also be one of the most beautiful places in the U.S. I will graduate in the spring with a bachelors in Microbiology, minors in Chemistry and Latin American Studies, and a whole lot more respect for higher education. It has been rough, but I am sure that I will look back in a couple of years and consider it the ‘easy time’ I had as an undergraduate.

Elisa has been well. She is just as excited to graduate and go to med school as I am. I mentioned before that we were busier than we had been before and that is especially true for Elisa. She still works at the pharmacy and now also assumes the role of favorite parent…which is apparently the pay-off for giving birth, and honestly I am cool with that (have you seen a birth??) Josh loves his momma and I can say that he couldn’t have a better one. Elisa was born to be a mom.

Besides that things have been pretty much the same as they have been for the last couple of years… healthy and happy. We have been really blessed and owe a great deal to the Lord. He has defiantly been busy looking out for us and the rest of our county this year. I hope we deserve it. Merry Christmas.

Adam