~Grow Where You are Planted~

So my excitement about moving to Arizona was shattered when Tyler was put on waiting lists at both schools he interviewed there (what are the chances!).  Turned out he was never taken off those lists and here we are in Cleveland, Ohio at Case Western.  I spent a lot of time, before coming here, worrying about moving to an unknown place - so much farther from family and even worse winters, leaving my jobs to find new employment with limited RN experience and starting a new life in a place with, lets say, not the best reputation... Despite all this, I had faith and confidence that this is where Heavenly Father wanted us to go, so we went.

Honestly, pulling into our new neighborhood was exciting. I loved it immediately.  Our new home is  in a historic district called Little Italy.  It is lined with cute little shops and family-owned restaurants, completed with cobblestone roads. Most of the houses are historic and so charming - they remind me of the row houses in San Francisco. We live on the 2nd floor of a home built in 1903.  We love our charming space, we love our landlords, and we love our location (walking distance to Tyler's school and University Hospitals,  and a short drive to Cleveland Clinic (a world famous healthcare system).

Little Italy

Our transition here hasn't been perfect, but it has definitely gone well. We really like it here! Thereare of course some really sketchy areas, but otherwise I don't know why this city has such a bad rep.  I have found many nursing opportunities here in some top-notch hospitals.  I am obviously nervous about taking care some of the sickest patients in the country, but I'm excited about all the knowledge and experience I can gain here.  I did get a job at Cleveland Clinic on a surgical floor, but I am still waiting to hear back from some other interviews (NICU as in Neonatal ICU and NICU as in Neuro ICU).  Hopefully by  the end of this week I will know for sure where I will be working.

Tyler has started dental school and he is doing well. He has to wear custom scrubs with  his name embroidered etc...  It was so cute  to see how excited he was when he got his scrubs.  Haha, reminds me of when I got my first pair of scrubs for nursing school-I felt so cool!  Well that feeling definitely fades, but I didn't tell him that. Its seems like he has learned a lot in a short amount of time, he is already starting to speak in a different language. I'm really proud of him!

Above all, I believe the reason for us being here is for missionary work.  There are not very many members here, and most of the members are here for grad school and come from Utah or Idaho.  A lot of people here haven't even heard of Latter-day Saints.  I'm excited about sharing the good news of the gospel here!

 I have a lot more to tell, but the dishes in the sink are calling my name.  I'll update more and hopefully post some pictures soon.  I miss everyone so much!