In March, Two Writing Teachers hosts the Slice of Life Story Challenge. Everyone is welcome to share writing and comment on others in this special community.
One of the fun things about slicing every March is that March 19 is Julia's birthday. For those of you who haven't met Julia, you can get a sense of her here because she slices with us, even though she is a time-stressed, second-year medical student.
As I wrote this post, it was fun to revisit some of the birthday posts I've written over the years. Here are a few from:
Today Julia is 28. Our year had some roses and thorns, as I think back on it. Medical students had a break in August between first and second year, and it was awesome to have Julia home with us for more than a few days. A definite rose.
Julia welcomed me into retirement by getting so sick she was in the hospital for five days. I drove to Michigan to help with icing and keep her fever down, and then to help her with basic life when she insisted on going back to classes even though she was far from 100%. (Of course she did.) I'm still traumatized when I think about how sick she was, but how lucky was I to have the time and be able to be there for as long as she needed? Lucky, but a major thorn.
I got to go back to Michigan in a more civilized way a few weeks ago to present at a conference, but also to take her and her friends to dinner and have some good playing time. We packed a lot into 27 hours, exercising, cooking, shopping, and celebrating how much fun we have. Might have been a dozen roses packed into those hours.
Even though I won't be with Julia on her actual birthday, she'll be home next week for her spring break. I can't wait.
If you read her blog, make sure to wish this awesome girl a happy birthday!
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