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.