Diary of a Medical Student's Wife: Pool time in Tyler

Paul finished with his last test in his 3rd year of medical school on the last Friday of June. We were all very excited for this rotation to be over and even though he would have to study a ton during July we were very glad that he was taking the month off and would at least be at home and we could have lunch together and go on little study break outings.

We decided to head to Tyler to visit Paul's parents and younger brother and sisters for the weekend. It would be our only chance all summer to visit with them. We arrived late Friday night and were grateful that the girls went to sleep pretty easy. They hadn't been sleeping well and we had been having some rough nights.

The next day Paul spent some time with his little brother and mom while watching the girls and I got to do some light shopping with his sisters before we headed back to the house for lunch with his cousin and our friend Mary Beth. Paul has known Mary Beth since High School, but in unrelated events Mary Beth and I met at a summer camp for special needs children and adults that we both worked at the summer before I went to graduate school. Paul and I were just dating then and it was such a small world when I found out they knew each other. And as luck would have it Mary Beth attended UTMB for Occupational Therapy school and we all got to hang out some here in Houston before she graduated and moved back to Tyler. Anyway, we were excited to get to spend some time with her while we were in town.

Me and Mary Beth with the girls

Mary Beth with Hadley on the left and Hailey on the right

After lunch, we all went to the neighborhood pool for some fun. It was the girl's first time in the pool. They have been to the ocean, played in their splash pad and love baths so we were excited to introduce them to the pool. At first they were a little nervous and Paul didn't help the situation by jumping in the pool on them and splashing them, but after a while they loved it and had lots of fun.