Oh Wow - It’s JULY!
I guess it has been one of those “where on EARTH did time go” couple of months for Bjorn and me. I don’t know how it got to be July, but here we are, practically smack in the middle of it - it’s hard to believe.
As we have shared with many of our friends and family, 2007 has been extremely chaotic and somewhat challenging at times for the two of us! The first three months were just plain busy, and the three following that were really tough. In March, Bjorn came down with mono - just a few months before he had to take Step One of his boards for Medical School (i.e. the biggest, hardest and most important test of his life!) ! He was down for the count, to say the least.
It’s hard to really put into words just how tough it was for both of us for a few months there - so I’ll just sum it up by saying “it was reeeeeally tough.” We were so busy, and Bjorn was so sick (and studying constantly), it was a difficult time. We really kept our situation in perspective, knowing that it was temporary, and knowing that it could be much worse, and that helped. But needless to say, we were both very relieved when June 8th came and Bjorn took his exam. Even better was June 9th (it was all OVER!) — and best yet was June 13th, when we left for our amazing trip to San Francisco. It was an awesome blessing and an incredible way to celebrate the difficult months being in the past.
Tomorrow Bjorn officially starts his third (THIRD!!) year of Medical School (with a bang - overnight call on the first day!), and we have every reason to believe that the second half of ‘07 will be filled with lots of Bjorn-Liz time, to make up for what the first half lacked. We both still need your prayers - this med school thing is quite intense! - but we are optimistic that the worst of it is over. Now Bjorn will be in his clinical rotations, beginning to do what he got into this for in the first place!
Next time: an update on MY life — You wouldn’t guess it from today’s entry, but I actually do have a lot more going on than just watching Bjorn go to school! 
Click into photos to see some pics from our San Fran trip.
Ciao!
