And the winner is.....

OHIO!

So we will be moving to Columbus OH in a few months.  We are very excited!  This was Chuck's favorite program and where he felt that he meshed with the people the best.  We will be terribly sad to leave our dear friends, but a new adventure is always fun!  For your viewing pleasure, this is what Columbus looks like. 


I feel like I will have access to a lot of things.  It has a great zoo and aquarium, it is up in the top rankings in the U.S.  It is the largest city in Ohio.  I am sure there is more but I need to do more research.  We couldn't be more thrilled!

FYI It has been a good day:)

I don't know if I really told any of my family this, but today was a little teaser for Match Day, which is coming up on the 16th.  The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) sends everyone participating in the match an email saying if you matched or didn't match today.  If you didn't match then you will have to go through the process of finding a residency that has open spots that you could possibly be a part of.  Sounds like a really terrible process, and so much of a disappointment after going to school for pretty much your entire life, (Chuck has been in school for 23 years!).  I am really happy to say that WE WILL NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT!  Yep CHUCK MATCHED!  Not that I had any doubt that he would.  I was more having nightmares that he hadn't submitted his rank list right and it never went through.  What a waste of a worry:)  Now we have to wait all the way till Friday to find out where we will be living for the next 3 years.  And can I also add how thankful I am that his specialty is only 3 years. Yay for Emergency Medicine!  Chuck originally wanted to do surgery, and then possibly specialize.  He had seriously considered Urology which, after all said and done could have been up to 6 years!  Not that I am bashing anyone that is doing a specialty with a long residency, I am just glad that we will be just 3 years and then life will 'begin'.  I say that because I feel like I could have been in school right a long with Chuck.  It has been such a long process and I am glad that it is coming to a close.  Chuck is, I believe, THRILLED it is coming to a close and very excited to move to the next step of his career.  I can't do a blog post without posting about Penny.  She is such a sneaky little girl!  This is what she has been up to. 

 Climbing on the piano 

(she shoves the rocking chair under the piano so it doesn't rock and goes from there)

Climbing into small spaces

This little cupboard holds our pots and pans and she pulled them out an decided to get in.  She was even brave enough to close the door and sit in there awhile.

And of course getting out of her high chair to get some playdough on the table.  These are in sequential order and she wasn't very happy when she got back in her seat.  I guess it was because the play-dough bucket wasn't opened. Or because she slid fairly fast in her seat and hurt her bum.  It is just CLASSIC Penny!

Penny has been a little cuddle bug lately.  She always wants to sit where Chuck or I am sitting.  I just wish I could get those dang pacifiers away from her! They drive me nuts, because when you can't find one, my sweet Penny turns into a demon child!  

Well check back on Friday as I will be telling you where we matched.  Oh the mystery:)!