The decision to go to Philadelphia was very clear at first, but when Levi got accepted to a brand new PA school in Provo the decision wasn't so cut and dry anymore. Suddenly we were choosing between an option every one seemed to want for us, or something we wanted for our family. After many prayers and some fasting, we both knew we would regret choosing Provo over Philadelphia. So here is to becoming a PA in PA. We can't wait!!
Sending Levi off to Philadelphia:
I am so proud of Levi and his hard work to be a great applicant. He defied the odds and got accepted into the first school he interviewed with, only to get accepted to the second one too. He sure knows how to make us proud! The day we got the acceptance letter was a bit hectic:
Levi had asked me not to get the mail because we knew his letter would be coming. Well, I was too anxious and I had nothing else to do, so with baby in my arms, I got the mail. And I found this envelope:
I immediately send Levi a picture and then have to hurry off to go visit teach. All the while thinking, "They wouldn't send us an envelope that big just to reject us," not to mention on the back there was a peaceful picture of a man in nature that said, "Your journey begins here." Needless to say my hopes were very high! Well turns out Levi got to leave work early so he could open the letter and I wasn't home when he got here because I was still visiting teaching. So I rush home as soon as I realize he is there and we try to get family on the phone so that they can hear. (Yes, it totally felt like a mission call.) But no one answered so we opened it just Levi and I.
"Dear Levi:
Congratulations! [insert joy, cheering, clapping, and all things happy here] It is our pleasure to offer you acceptance for admission to the Physician Assistant Program in Glenside, PA for the class entering May, 2017."
We were so excited and felt like we really had been called to our "new mission." We had about 2 weeks to completely accept this offer and it was monumental because of how expensive it is. So of course we had to document the moment where we officially accepted Arcadia University as our home...Here is Levi putting the acceptance letter in the mail!
So here is to our upcoming adventure! Thanks to family and friends for all your support and encouragement in this process, we couldn't have done it without you.
A few pictures from when Levi was in Philadelphia/touring Arcadia University:
The brand new temple! The open house ended just a few days before Levi's interview. While he sat on the temple grounds in his shirt and tie, someone came up to him and asked if he was there to help clean the temple. He responded, "No I am not, but I do have my recommend in my pocket if you guys would like some help!" The man declined his help. How cool would that have been though?
