'Member this dark period in my life?

This period in my life was very treacherous and dark. It lasted for three grueling months. Now that he has taken his test, we were in what I like to call the "honeymoon period." Everything is happy until the day you get THE TEST SCORES in the mail, then the anxiety all comes flashing back to you.

Doo, doo, doo (I always sing that on my way to the mailbox), I noticed Mat's board scores in the mail yesterday so I shot off a text to him telling him that they were here.
Mat text: "Oh crap!"
Mic Text: "When are you coming home?"
Mat text: "I have some presentations to finish up."
Mic Text: "Do you want me to open it? " (Translation for: I want to open them NOW!)
Mat Text: "I'll wait until I get home. If they are bad, I won't be able to concentrate on getting this done."


In these situations where I'm waiting for the news, I do my USUALS. I'm obviously hoping for something that has clearly already been decided, but I know my faith and sudden dedication will all of a sudden change the outcome, so I continued to pray and I read my scriptures.

Oh crap nothing, he PASSED! We don't have to pay another $1600 dollars more to take it again nor do we have to go through another three month rigorous study schedule. He'll take his orals in the spring which unfortunately are just as much, but a lot easier to pass and less study time required. And, guess what brother Brian, they are in Cambridge, MA!