the other side

Today is Match Day. Which means it's been a full year since Peter's Match Day. It's so weird to think that a year ago, we were still in our apartment in Okemos, with no clue of where we'd be living for the next 5 years. I'm sure I was very busy trying to stay calm... there were 10 places on Peter's list, some of which we were more excited than others at the prospect of living in, and some of which Peter was more excited about working at than others - and we really had NO IDEA which one he'd end up with.
It really is a strange thing to be handed an envelope in late March and know that whatever city's listed inside, you need to move there within about 3 months. It's also strange to think about how stressful I found that whole process, now that we're all settled nicely into our new city and new house. It's turned out to be a great location with plenty to do, close enough to MI that I can drive there on my own for visits, and all in all a pretty temperate winter, which I appreciate! And Peter gets along so well with the other interns, and I think he's going to like the program a lot. It all turned out.But I can't believe it's been a year already. Peter and his fellow interns are excited about getting their new recruits; it means they're almost done with year one - year two actually sounds like it's going to be a lot harder, but they won't be on the bottom any more! There's a student from MSU who Peter's pulling for to match here, so it will be kind of fun to find out what happens.

And wow, am I glad to be on this side of Match Day.