January- Another school year began and I quickly decided that 17 credits was too much for me and dropped one of my classes to bring me down to 14. I think that this semester will be just great, lot of work, but not overwhelming. I wish I could say the same for Alex. I am amazed at that man and I am so lucky to have married such a hard worker. When I'm not studying myself, I try to do anything I can to make life a little easier for Alex. There are many many days when he leaves at 6:45 for his 7am class and I don't see him again until after 9pm. I suppose a schedule like this will get us ready for Medical School in no time! Alex has done very well in his classes though and he is getting more nervous each day to take the MCAT in spring and apply for medical school. Like I said, he is amazing and I know that any school who takes him will be lucky! I am sure there will be many more posts about medical school this summer!
We had the chance to get away for a weekend to Daniel's (Alex's older brother) wedding. It was so fun to be with family and support him and his new bride, Svetlana. It was my first Russian wedding and it was great! I just wish that I understood the language. Alex was nice enough to translate a lot of it for me. Below is a picture of the happy couple and us! Hopefully this summer we'll be able to get together with the Doroshkin's and I can get to know my new sister-in-law better!
February- For Valentine's day I decided to do gifts a little differently. I was so excited when I found out that Jennie, Chelsea, my Mom and Grandma all decided to do it as well. I called it the 14 days of Valentine. Each day Alex got a small valentine with a note attached to it. For example, one day I gave him a bag of gummy bears and the note attached said "life would be un"bear"able without you!" Alex loved them and returned the favor by taking me out for a beautiful lunch and roses on Valentine's Day. That weekend we ran off to Boise for the chocolate dipping party! It is always so fun to see family! We learned a new game, Mow, haha we were all laughing so hard, mainly because I didn't quite understand the mysterious rule and made a complete fool of myself :) Alex found out some great news! He is going to be able to shadow the head neurologist here in Provo until summer. It will be great experience for him to really apply what he is learning in his degree and to make sure being a doctor is really what he wants.
Other than the usual work and school our lives are fantastic. I fall more in love with Alex each day and we are better friends than ever! We thought the first year was great, and are finding out the second is only getting better. This spring and summer will be busy, but I still love the times when I get to see Alex for a quick 20 min. lunch, or even 5 min to trade the car. We are learning more and more to depend on the Savior. We are so lucky to have the gospel in our lives and have knowledge that our Heavenly Father loves us and wants us to succeed in this life. I am grateful for Jesus Christ and His atonement that allow me to change and be better through His mercy. We love you all and love to hear all about you as well! Keep in touch!
oh p.s. I have started two new hobbies, that I am loving! 1. Flowers! I am in a floral design class and I LOVE learning about the different flowers and putting together arrangements. I taught Alex the trick about picking out roses and it works because the roses he got me for Valentines are still blooming and beautiful!(The flowers below are an arrangement I made for my boss when her father died) 2. Cakes! I wanted to learn how to do fondant cakes and I have! It's difficult but dooable. I just need lots more practice! I'll post pictures when I get to it!
