Fast forward 4 months!

In my last post, I was in a different country. And now, now only am I back in the USA, I am calling a NEW state, TX, home. LOTS has happened (i always say that) in these past 4 months, here is a list: 

- Was blown away by my awesome seester's BFA show and her work--> she is incredibly talented and I really admire her creativity and how she's following her passion.

- Graduated from medical school--> Was so happy to have my family and Tim come all the way to Kirksville, MO to share this special day. We didn't go to pricey dinner or have a crazy party. But we did spend time together, and that is more valuable to me than anything in this world.

- Became a Captain in the Air Force--> I can really get used to being called Capt Ramirez ;) 

- Saw my little brother graduate high school--> I'm so proud of him! He has grown up to be such a good boy/man but he will always be my little brown boy. 

- Went to Puerto Rico with my family and my Tim :) --> Beautiful place with my favorite people in the entire world. 

- Moved from Phoenix to San Antonio, away from Tim :( --> A very bittersweet day for us. But I know the greatest things in life are not always the easiest and everything happens for a reason. Hopefully this will make our relationship stronger than ever. 

- Started to process of planting my feet in Texas :) --> This is sort of a work in progress. I already know I love San Antonio from being here several times before. Moving in to my new place next week will be the next step. I'm so excited to design my place and explore and really make San Antonio my new home!

So, HUGE milestones going on and as always, it feels overwhelming, exciting, scary, and crazy all at the same time. It's tough to describe how it feels to be here, at this point in my life. One one hand, it's a feeling of relief and accomplishment, of, "wow, I'm DONE. I finished 20 years of school!" It is an accomplishment that is surreal still. On the other hand, I feel like things are only just beginning! It's sort of like a long, yet amazing, introduction to, what I hope will be, an equally incredible and fabulous story! 

The excitement I have for this next step and all of the steps to come is also tough to describe. It's almost like this is the moment everyone was talking about when they ask, "what do you want to do when you grow-up?" I'm grown up, it's happening right now (somewhat), but my answer to that question seems like it went from doctor, to doctor + a million other things! I have so many things I want to do in life and now that my introduction has been written, I can finally start the real story. 

Here are some of my favorite pics from the past few months :) More posts to come soon!