Lauren and Ryan - Moving to Portland, Maine, in June

Well, it's official. Ryan matched for a residency position at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine, in Anesthesiology.  Lauren is applying to physician assistant school at the University of New England. They leave Galveston on June 4 and head for the East Coast to start their journey together to pursue their careers.  Lauren and I have talked and I can hear both the worry about leaving all her friends and relatives in Texas and the excitement of living on the East Coast for 4 years while they complete their education.  I'm proud and excited for both of them, and look forward to hear about their new adventures as a young couple.

Well, ol' dad is going to have to figure out how to visit Juliet and Justin in Boulder and Ryan and Lauren in Portland. Thank goodness Lily is still in Austin, but that too will change in a couple of years.

For now I'm looking at a short trip to see Lauren at the end of April to connect with both of them and wish them well on their journey. I think May will go by quickly for them as they focus on packing and moving and finishing up school in Galveston.

Here is the lovely couple in Maine in December of 2007 when they were scouting out the location. I understand they already have dibs on a neat little home to rent. More on that soon.

Tom