The Will-Nots....

When your spouse is in medical school, a funny thing happens.. you and your spouse start developing a whole bunch of Will-Not's.

We (and/or I) will not....

• not vaccinate our children
• play with fireworks: look, but don't touch
• weed-eat without eye protection
• go without religiously consuming folic acid and other prenatal vitamins within months of trying to conceive
• pick at zits on a particular vein line on our faces
• use a certain face cream ingredient anytime before or during pregnancy
• use q-tips in our ears 
• smoke. ever.
• ever have an inkling of thought that it might be fun to get on the back of a motorcycle
• talk about cadaver dissection around dinner time
• go fishing without being paranoid of getting a hook stuck in our eyes; our family will probably be wearing goggles on fishing trips with some weird rule of watching each person cast one at a time
• not monitor our health and go to a doctor when our intuition tells us that we should
• ..... and that is just a few!!   

Hahaha! So, anyway, if you ever wonder what we're up to around this house... it's studying and getting freaked out by all the diseases, damage, and trauma that is potential to a human body! Just kidding! ...Well, kind of. {Hashtag- med school problems}

And, in no way is this meant to be condescending to those who make these decisions-- these are just our opinions!

We're 9 weeks into this semester. It's been an adjustment, but it's good. We are so thankful to be where we are. We are also looking forward to a medical mission trip to Ethiopia in December. It will be so amazing to get clinic volunteer experience and have that entire trip together. As if I didn't already have a lot on my plate, I decided to start making necklaces to help raise money and I've already raised over $1,000! I'm in awe and so thankful. You can check them out at www.etsy.com/shop/sharehopeshop

On the good days, bad days and every day between... we are so truly blessed.

And it's fall.... and that makes us VERY HAPPY!!