Hello, and welcome to our blog! Val here today to give a little background on our history together, and why we thought we would start a blog. Stay tuned for more about each of us in later posts!
Our Meet-Cute
Alyssa and I have been super great friends since *technically* before our freshman year at the great INDIANA UNIVERSITY. Shortly before fall semesters, IU offers several 3 credit hour classes only available to freshmen. These three week classes are called Intensive Freshmen Seminars (IFS). I had signed up for a class on the science and ethics of gene therapy and human cloning. At the very early morning (for a late teenager) registration day with my parents, this girl with perfectly curled hair popped over and said “Hi! I’m Alyssa! We are in the same class! This is going to be lots of fun!” She was very perky, and my first thought was not that I had just met one of my best friends, instead it was “Man, that girl has big hair.” We bonded quickly at our IFS. Over countless hours studying, we discovered that we both wanted to be doctors (Me-Dentist, Alyssa-Pediatrician), that we would both be in the same chemistry section and lab, and we were both obsessed with fountain Diet Coke. We went on to live in the same dorm, and then be roommates the rest of our college careers. We always provided support for each other in preparation for professional school, we leaned on each other while planning our weddings, we endured late night texts to each other through medical and dental school. Now here we are as young doctors and moms, still texting late in the night. We want to help and support other young professional moms, talk about our strengths and struggles, and also our favorite musings on the science of what we do, and life in general.
Two Docs and a Blog 
Hello to both of you. I’m probably not in your “target” age range….but I’ve known Alyssa since she was 13 & my mom worked for a dentist for 28 years. So I have something in common with both of you. In fact, said dentist is 83….still practicing and has been my dentist for 55 years. He’s a great dentist and a better part of our extended family. My dentist office trips have always been filled with hugs and kisses. AND as far as Alyssa goes….I’ve watched her grow into a beautiful person. I look forward to following along on your blog adventure. Not all of your blogs will interest me….but watching you grow through these posts will interest me a great deal. Blog on ladies, blog on!!!!!!
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