Sunday, June 07, 2009


I finished the certificate program at GA-PCOM in Biomedical Science. I will not go onto the second year to get the MS degree since I was accepted into the DO program for the class of 2013. Katie and I are ecstatic to say the least.

We left Florida and a relatively comfortable life specifically to attend the GA-PCOM biomedical science master's program in hopes of successfully being admitted to a DO program for the class of 2013. I am grateful that everything worked out so wonderfully. I learned a lot of information this year that will serve me well in medical school come August. Teaching at Mater I used to tell the kids that they could make a plan to go after their dreams. I told them that they could plan and put themselves into positions that would get them where they wanted to go in life. I decided that I should do the same, and I'm lucky to have such a supportive wife. She literally supported our family this past year.

I don't know if anybody reads this blog, but just in case you didn't know, Katie and I are having a little girl come the end of July. I feel her when I touch Katie's belly kick and writhe around inside. I'm anxious to meet her. [Special thanks goes to Courtney and Avery Anderton for their role in influencing Katie to have our girl.]

After church today, I decided to bust out my little used guitar. I bought it while I was in college so a friend of mine Steven Melonakos, a soon to be UNC dental school graduate, could teach me (some chords) to play. It was fun. It's been so long that I can't really hold the (left hand) notes correctly, but maybe this summer--by the end--I'll be able to play a part of a song.

While rooting around in the guitar case I found this scratched on the back of a piece of paper, from before I was married:

I'm sitting here, alone, with friends
Waiting
So slip beside me and hold me tight

Spectacular and talented
Though you can't tell tonight
I'm walking down the hall.
Hope I don't see you today. No I don't.

4 comments:

Jeremy Laporte said...

Hey Kortman,

I'm so glad to hear all your good news. You will see it's wonderful to have a baby girl! Congratulation to both of you on your baby and your progress in school.

Jeremy Laporte

blueeyedfreckle said...

you should tell people that that poem is not about me:)

and I love you!

Jamon Clark said...

congrats on the baby girl! where are you guys living now?

Jamon

Francisco said...

Hey Jamon. I'm living in GA, now. We'll be moving to Suwanee (North-East of Atlanta) at the beginning of July. Thanks for commenting. Hope all is well with you too.