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I've been browsing through these boards for a couple days, and thought I'd come out of the woodwork and introduce myself. My name is Amy and my husband is in his first (gulp!) year of medical school; we're both in our almost-late 20's. We've been married just over 2 years, and live in the DC area. We're both originally from the midwest. We've been out here for 5 years now, and I work in the Web industry (scary place to be these days), but luckily for a major publication, not a dot-com. I've survived three rounds of layoffs in the past 11 months (including one at the dot-com where I used to be). So it's kinda scary, with me being the only income earner (and him just draining it away ). Especially since we just bought our first house 3 weeks before he started med school. I know, weird timing. Even if we end up leaving the area for residency, we just couldn't bear another 4 guarenteed years of paying rent in this expensive area.
He's still adjusting to life as a med student, but thankfully doing very well. And man, as you all know, it is a LOT of work. I am still adjusting to my pseudo-single lifestyle, and learning to be self-sufficient again. I mean, it wasn't THAT long ago that I was fiercely independent, but after several years of living together (then marriage), it does change your perspective.
Now I am getting used to coming home to an empty house every night, making dinner for one, often not seeing him for several days at a time (he is out the door early before I am up, and often not back til midnight or later). I guess this is all practice for things to come. We do reserve one night a week as "date night" where he kisses the books and library goodbye and we hang out, either with friends or just the two of us, and relax. I already live for date night!
As it is, I can't imagine it getting more intense, but I know it will. Probably even date night will become a thing of the past. It does get lonely, and I am trying to stay busy. I have lots of little projects, with the new house and also work-related stuff and friends to see. What I'd really like in the next few years is to have a baby, but I don't know if hubby will go for that. He is overwhelmed with the current lifestyle, and I know he feels a baby would just make things even harder (he does want to have kids, just not while in school - he'd like to wait for residency, but after the horror stories I've heard, I don't know that I want to wait til THEN to have a newborn!).
Anyway, that's my quick intro. I'm glad I found this great resource. I know I'll have lots of questions in months to come!!!
Amy
I've been browsing through these boards for a couple days, and thought I'd come out of the woodwork and introduce myself. My name is Amy and my husband is in his first (gulp!) year of medical school; we're both in our almost-late 20's. We've been married just over 2 years, and live in the DC area. We're both originally from the midwest. We've been out here for 5 years now, and I work in the Web industry (scary place to be these days), but luckily for a major publication, not a dot-com. I've survived three rounds of layoffs in the past 11 months (including one at the dot-com where I used to be). So it's kinda scary, with me being the only income earner (and him just draining it away ). Especially since we just bought our first house 3 weeks before he started med school. I know, weird timing. Even if we end up leaving the area for residency, we just couldn't bear another 4 guarenteed years of paying rent in this expensive area.
He's still adjusting to life as a med student, but thankfully doing very well. And man, as you all know, it is a LOT of work. I am still adjusting to my pseudo-single lifestyle, and learning to be self-sufficient again. I mean, it wasn't THAT long ago that I was fiercely independent, but after several years of living together (then marriage), it does change your perspective.
Now I am getting used to coming home to an empty house every night, making dinner for one, often not seeing him for several days at a time (he is out the door early before I am up, and often not back til midnight or later). I guess this is all practice for things to come. We do reserve one night a week as "date night" where he kisses the books and library goodbye and we hang out, either with friends or just the two of us, and relax. I already live for date night!
As it is, I can't imagine it getting more intense, but I know it will. Probably even date night will become a thing of the past. It does get lonely, and I am trying to stay busy. I have lots of little projects, with the new house and also work-related stuff and friends to see. What I'd really like in the next few years is to have a baby, but I don't know if hubby will go for that. He is overwhelmed with the current lifestyle, and I know he feels a baby would just make things even harder (he does want to have kids, just not while in school - he'd like to wait for residency, but after the horror stories I've heard, I don't know that I want to wait til THEN to have a newborn!).
Anyway, that's my quick intro. I'm glad I found this great resource. I know I'll have lots of questions in months to come!!!
Amy
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