Becoming a Doctor...a poem.

B-rad is officially a doctor.
We've been partying in up in Kirksville, Utah, San Francisco, and Utah so I don't have any pictures of the doctor yet but here is a lovely poem...(it's long but it covers 4 years so I did the breifest version I could:))

Med school is starting, it's finally here.
Not sure whether to laugh, cry, or cheer.

The midwest heat welcomed us with fury.
Those first days and weeks seem kinda blurry.

Where are the fallen power lines, we can't see 'em?
The 7 year secadas are buzzing, someone please free 'em.

Your first day of class, we sent you off feeling so proud.
Here goes the next four years we said aloud.

Studying and stuggling at first was how it went.
Every Sunday with family, no books, is how they were spent.

We loved to walk up the sidewalk and see you coming down the road.
At 5'ock our hugs and kisses helped you release the days load.

Exercised when we could, gotta make it count.
I almost froze in negative temps to an icey cold mount.

Our second year we did the St. Louis half.
When our luggage rack fell of the car we had to laugh.

Chloe waited to crawl for you.
And waited to take her first step for you, too.

Our early riser singing in the moring to Curious George.
Seeing you start the day with scriptures helped you spitually forge.

Driving to Utah, flying to Utah, lots of traveling time.
Seems we make it there everytime just fine.

Estes Park, Lake of the Ozark, we've covered the atlas.
A crazy winter drive in Colorado..glad we got you back to us.

Showing family the anatomy lab with all its weirdness and gore.
Sliding to home on your watch-your wrist must be sore.

The hoedown, the winterformal all the SAA functions we went to.
My SAA fun and memories I couldn't have had without you.

Starsky liked to run the neighborhood
Judge said, "did you have him on a leash like you should?"

Riding your bike to Troy and Mills and up,over, and beyond
TCC daily with friends and exercises so fond.

Once or twice we walked all the way to church.
Stepped over a bat, it squaked, made me lurch.

TO the park, to the park, to the park we go.
Brad's test taking confidence started to grow.

Spending time and dinner at our good friends house.
Babysat on weekends to go out with a spouse.

4 years, 2 kids only paid for a babysitter one time.
10 bucks for her to watch tv seemed like a crime.

You have a day off, lets drive to Nauvoo.
The spirit of the temple, peaceful times helped us through.

We got a condo in Branson and took some friends along.
playing games, eating treats, relaxing times is where we belong.

Bikes? Bikes? Brad excited so many guys.
With this common like you created great ties.

Chloe came with us, we had Ezra along the way.
"Family comes first," that's what we always say.

You studied and studied and studied some more.
I baked, crafted, top-modeled, life was never a bore.

Institute Thursdays brought persepctive to life.
Look at challenges with optism and try not to strife.

Dr. Ionas and Soloviva ,liked one more than the other.
But witthout that one Chloe may not have a brother.

That first winter Chloe seized for the very first time.
We saw in one second how life can go to hell from sublime.

Fever seizures happen and all is well.
3 more for her, one for him, they have the "fever spell."

Still testing, and learning, and discovering the doctor in you.
What you got done made me think there was not one of
you but two.

Mock match? Please, what're you so worried about.
"It doesn't even matter!" I wanted to shout.

But then we didn't match to Michigan and ended up in Normal I-L.
THe Lord's hand is in all is what we soon got to tell.

A Tornado in K-ville the first of its kind
all the flooding in our basement I'd like to rewind.

So now we're in Illinois in a house on front street.
The midwest heat, brown pee, it just can't be beat.

OUr ward in Bloomington was one of a kind
professor, statefarmer, doctor, all these we could find.

Bromenn hospital a fine place to train.
We loved visiting and using the valet lane.

Chocolate shake please,- and escalator ride.
Brad's rotations refined his doctor side.

"I went to the Cancer Center today, " on a whim
The doctor said there was reserach I could do for him

So we learned about Rad-onc and saw glimpes of our future.
March 17th slashed the dream but we're rebuilding suture by suture.

August in Cincinnati, Septemeber in dreamy Seattle.
Interview season was long but we couldn't be re-attled.

A paper route or research that pays

We made some money to spend on fun days.

On to Peoria for our internship year.
1-2-3-4 each day brings us near.

To Brad, who is the hardest worker I know,
Dream Big, work hard, impress everywhere you go.

This 4 year journey is over, the school part is done.
This journey, this adventure; the 3 of us plus one.

The future is shiny, it's bright and so starry.
The med school journey is over and there's not reason to be sorry.

We've had you to ourselves from march to end of June
Playing, Traveling, relaxing but working for you soon.

June 18th starts some adventures new
Brad, we 3 couldn't be prouder of you!!!