ACCEPTED!!!!

That's right! After studying for months and taking the MCAT, sitting through interviews and anxiously checking emails for acceptances, Tony finally nailed one!! On Friday we found out that he was accepted to Touro University California College of Medicine! We cannot even begin to explain how good it felt! Tony wasn't the only one on edge! Finally, Tony's dream of becoming a doctor will become a reality. There is light at the end of the tunnel. There is hope for the future. We are ecstatic! He has another couple of interviews but as of now this is our offer so this is where we are going. It's on a small island called Mare Island which is about an hour away from San Francisco. (which means only an hour away from fabulous shopping!)

Now that we have a secure place to go next fall, it also means that our time here in Hawaii is wrapping up. The other night Tony and I drove the North Shore route to Costco just before the sunset.  As we drove along the coast we saw the sun setting before the ocean, the sky turning different shades of gold and pink, and inhaled the smell of the fresh ocean breeze just beyond reach. Honestly, it was amazing.  We were talking about all of the fun times we have had here the past 2 1/2 years.  We are really going to miss this place.  It's where we met. It's where we have our first apartment. There are so many memories. We are excited to see where our journey takes us but Hawaii will always have a close place in our hearts.  Who knows, maybe we'll be back here in a few years :)