holy crap!

after a great weekend up in boise we returned home late to find a bag of mail attached to our stair railing. chris imediately saw there was no large envelope so he passed the mail bag by and left it to me to go through. i found a small envelope from the university of utah. we both looked at each other and knew that the inevitable had finally come. we were either wait-listed or rejected completely...freezing wisconsin here we come. {we've both been gearing everything to that and getting excited for milwuakee since that's where we were happy to be headed} chris opened up the envelope and started to read. i wasn't really reading the letter, just scanning for the words "i'm sorry" or "wait-list" but instead it read "i am delighted to offer you a position in the august 2008 freshman class of the university of utah school of medicine." chris's face lit up and his eyes were huge. i was so shocked i couldn't even believe it. we looked at each other...both of us in unbelief. i can't believe that after all the waiting, all the anxiety, all the work that it was finally over. i cannot even begin to express how proud i am of chris. for three years he has worked, studied and fretted over his application, test, interview. the U takes 8 applicants from idaho each year--8. for him to be a white male from BYU of all places. i have been rooting for the U from the minute he got an interview there even after chris assured and reassured me that there was no way he was getting in there {the chances were just too slim} and we have been waiting since october to hear that we were accepted. we are very blessed {and relieved} to be able to stay in an area that's close to family and are vey happy to be going to medical school. i am so lucky to be married to such a wonderful guy who establishes goals for himself and sets out to accomplish them. i know i've said this a million times but we are so very appreciative of all the prayers and support that have come in our behalf. we know that without the encouragement and help of those around us we would not be as blessed as we are.