Cam's Graduation

Twelve years later, the end of an era, it was hard to imagine that we would actually arrive. Twelve-ish years ago, 4 months after we were married, we were surprised to be having Wyatt in 9 month. Although we were really happy, I later found out that Cam (being the provider) was quite stressed, naturally. He was doing his undergrad at the U and working for a pharmacy. Feeling pressure to provide for our family sooner than the MD route would provide, he decided to head in the Pharmacist direction. Well, it didn't take me long to realize that Cameron was destined to be a Physician. We came to the understanding that he belonged no where else and would not be completely happy or fulfilled in any other profession. In coming to this understanding, we also took into account the perceived amount of time and cost and debt and living situation and travel and moving (two different things)and stress and family and couple situation that this decsion would entail. WOW, were we off!! It would be interesting to see just HOW OFF we were. And to see if we would have still chosen this course. I'm sure we would have. Life is a journey, not a destination. I've loved this saying back then. So we changed our course back to Pre-Med. I won't go into the details, but it has undeniabley been a journey. And I actually learned a couple of things while Cam's been going to school for the past 12 years.
1- No matter where you go, there you are. From living away from "home" and family to having Cam be away (to work or internship or conferences or whatever) and having to be alone off and on, you have time to see if you like hanging out with yourself. Luckily, it turned out that I always did. I hope when we move on to the next adventure in Logan, that this will still be the case, as I've become very accustomed to never hanging out with myself.
2- You can have incredibly hard times and amazingly great times, all at the same time. This has been a theme for us, as I'm sure it has for most people.
3- The more kids you have the louder life gets and the quieter your mind gets. (I just made this one up cuz my kids are being loud--weird)
4- I like Cam. He's been tried and tested. I put him in perspective sometimes as if he were my own son (who are not far behind). Poor sucker had no idea what he was in for. I guess I didn't either, who does? Apart from his husband and dad role, Cameron as an individual is an inately good person. I knew this before we were married. But some things that have been tried and tested to be true about him is he that he is solid. He's not easily rocked or upsought. Yet he holds his ideas and beliefs with strong conviction. He assumes the best in everything and everyone. Especially me. He expects very little of me, and he is never disappointed, which in turn, makes me want to do better, not feel obligated to live up to his expectations. It allows my desires to genuinely be mine. It allows me to be who I am. I guess it's an unconditional love.
5- Cam is genuine. He is passionate about many things. Although he seems reserved, he loves "non-boring", fun, crazy people and things. I have to give it to him for not only getting through med school and residency, but doing it being married to me. I am the reason he flunked out of Anatomy in undergrad. "Come on let's go play. You already studied for 20 minutes, that's good enough. Let's go, I'm bored." I didn't let up for 12 years, ha ha. I mean talk about perserverance. He can't easily say no to me and have it go over well when it comes to play time.
He's carried our family through some rough times and tons of fun times. I'm proud of him for sticking with it and not only finishing, but keeping his priorities straight all the while. Thank you Cam for loving and being a great example to our boys. And thank you for putting up with my distractions all this time and not letting it shake you up too much. Congradulations for years of dedication, hard work, ups and downs, and for FINALLY getting through it all with a smile. I love you to the ends of the earth!