for the past few weeks, our daily trip to the mailbox has resulted in replies from the many different dental schools that we sent applications in to. because of an unfortunate mishap, which i will spare you the details of, our applications ended up at the bottom of the pile of pretty much every school, so for a while bryce and i have been discussing plan b; a plan that seems so much more fitting, we're wondering why we didn't think of it initially as plan a. it leaves us both in a predicament, since we're still waiting to hear back from 3 or 4 dental schools after sending them more money to look at our applications. we've included prayer often in the important decisions we've had to make in our lives and this situation is no different, however, neither one of us is sure of what we should pray for. we both feel almost guilty praying that plan a doesn't work out so that we can move forward with plan b, especially since plan a: dental school, has been our ultimate goal for the past 3 or 4 years! it's strange how things are turning out and i can't help but look back and see the possible reasons why things have not worked out for us in the past, and realize that those unblessed times were actually blessings in disguise, very disguised if i might say so myself. don't get me wrong, i'm sick of my husband being in school and am just ready to get on with our lives, but this new plan is exciting and has me almost grateful that we haven't been accepted to dental school in the past. i now see that plan b would never have entered our minds or been an option had we not aimed for dental school first. it's a scary time for us as we face this decision and so we pray that we will have the strength to do whatever it is we're supposed to do to get wherever it is we're supposed to be.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
spring break
for the first time in about 22 years, these two words mean nothing to me. spring break has finally become just another week. yes, my husband is still planning on attending graduate school, but until then, it just feels strange.
for the past few weeks, our daily trip to the mailbox has resulted in replies from the many different dental schools that we sent applications in to. because of an unfortunate mishap, which i will spare you the details of, our applications ended up at the bottom of the pile of pretty much every school, so for a while bryce and i have been discussing plan b; a plan that seems so much more fitting, we're wondering why we didn't think of it initially as plan a. it leaves us both in a predicament, since we're still waiting to hear back from 3 or 4 dental schools after sending them more money to look at our applications. we've included prayer often in the important decisions we've had to make in our lives and this situation is no different, however, neither one of us is sure of what we should pray for. we both feel almost guilty praying that plan a doesn't work out so that we can move forward with plan b, especially since plan a: dental school, has been our ultimate goal for the past 3 or 4 years! it's strange how things are turning out and i can't help but look back and see the possible reasons why things have not worked out for us in the past, and realize that those unblessed times were actually blessings in disguise, very disguised if i might say so myself. don't get me wrong, i'm sick of my husband being in school and am just ready to get on with our lives, but this new plan is exciting and has me almost grateful that we haven't been accepted to dental school in the past. i now see that plan b would never have entered our minds or been an option had we not aimed for dental school first. it's a scary time for us as we face this decision and so we pray that we will have the strength to do whatever it is we're supposed to do to get wherever it is we're supposed to be.
for the past few weeks, our daily trip to the mailbox has resulted in replies from the many different dental schools that we sent applications in to. because of an unfortunate mishap, which i will spare you the details of, our applications ended up at the bottom of the pile of pretty much every school, so for a while bryce and i have been discussing plan b; a plan that seems so much more fitting, we're wondering why we didn't think of it initially as plan a. it leaves us both in a predicament, since we're still waiting to hear back from 3 or 4 dental schools after sending them more money to look at our applications. we've included prayer often in the important decisions we've had to make in our lives and this situation is no different, however, neither one of us is sure of what we should pray for. we both feel almost guilty praying that plan a doesn't work out so that we can move forward with plan b, especially since plan a: dental school, has been our ultimate goal for the past 3 or 4 years! it's strange how things are turning out and i can't help but look back and see the possible reasons why things have not worked out for us in the past, and realize that those unblessed times were actually blessings in disguise, very disguised if i might say so myself. don't get me wrong, i'm sick of my husband being in school and am just ready to get on with our lives, but this new plan is exciting and has me almost grateful that we haven't been accepted to dental school in the past. i now see that plan b would never have entered our minds or been an option had we not aimed for dental school first. it's a scary time for us as we face this decision and so we pray that we will have the strength to do whatever it is we're supposed to do to get wherever it is we're supposed to be.
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So what's plan B???
i feel like i've been trying to tell you this for forever.
plan b does feel much more fitting for your family.
You're making me way too curious...what's PLAN B?
if plan B is for bryce and greg and tachi and i to reform our rock band (Ghost Pal) and make it big, i agree 100%.
whatever happens you just better still be in arizona. i don't have enough friends to let one just move away without a fight.
You've got me curious too and I don't even know you guys that well. All I have to say is that I agree 100% It's funny how things work out so differently then what you had planned for your life initially. Justin being in law school is our plan b as well!
so plan b is law school?
I hate it when it does not go the way we hope or want...good luck with plan a or b...what is the second choice?
I know what plan B is right?
Isn't is strange how things like that work out. Jared was always going back and forth with what he watned to do, and we always felt like we were along for the ride. Thank goodness we rode along, he is doing what he loves and I don't think we would have come to this decision if we weren't just going along for the ride!
i love how my own mom is asking me what "plan b" is, yet i've talked to her about it over and over again... oh, mom.
now i feel like i've built up "plan b" too much and that i need to make up something exciting as to not let my readers down.
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