Jeff was in Denver for a second interview this past Thursday through Sunday. He had a series of interviews with several CEOs of hosptials in the HealthOne hospital chain in Denver. Here's the breakdown of how he spent his weekend.
Thursday: Dinner with current residents
Friday: Interviews with hospital CEOs
Dinner at a country club with all HealthOne Execs.
Saturday: Breakfast interview with one last CEO, visit the Red Rock ampitheater, hang out in downtown Denver, and then hole up at the hotel and work on homework (seriously.)
Sunday: Fly home, with a three hour delay in Cinncinati
Jeff really connected with the CEO of North Suburban Hospital in Thornton, CO. (Just north of the city.) He is even a fly-fisher, so Jeff was thrilled about that. Anyway, he really liked that particular hospital and felt really good about the CEO so he just was completely honest. He said, "I want to be here, it's my number one choice." Apparently, that made a big impression on him because he brought it up later in coversation. He told Jeff he was going to "hold him to it." It was said in a light-hearted conversation, but it gave Jeff an extra boost of confidence. At the exec dinner that night, Todd (the CEO) came and sat by Jeff and they spent most of the dinner talking about family, Utah (the guy used to live in Sugar House and work at St. Mark's), snowboarding, religion, and of course, fishing. Jeff felt so comfortable with him and it confirmed his desire to work with this CEO in particular.
After the dinner, the four canidates met with the Division President, Jeff Dorsey. He asked them each where they were interested in going (to what hospital). Jeff told him North Suburban was absolutely his first choice. It was the first choice of two of the other canidates as well. That ended the evenings and the dinner.
Jeff was pretty confident that he would know one way or another by Monday or Tuesday and sure enough, Monday about 4:30 the director of his program came into his office and gave him the good news. He then recieve a phone call from the CEO of North Suburban, Todd Stoddard who gave him a verbal offer over the phone. An official offer came via UPS today.
I personally feel really excited and at peace about going to this particular residency site. As Todd was giving Jeff his offer over the phone, he asked if I would need help finding a job. He was offering to fly me out to look for one on the hospital's tab. Jeff told him I was staying home with Anna and he said, "Well good, the Lord will bless your family for that decision." How wonderful to hear those words. Most of the executives that Jeff has worked with have either been working mothers themselves or their wives are professionals in some other field. It just confirmed my feelings that this is going to be a good place for our family to be.
So, for now the weight of the world seems to be lifted off Jeff's shoulders. I'm sure that will change once he starts working, but for now the stress in our lives has definitely been lifted.
Monday, December 3, 2007
Friday, November 30, 2007
Okay, okay, I'll do it.
So I've been "tagged" several times so I guess I'll comply. It's always a little wierd to blog about myself, I'll try to entertain...
Rules:List 6 somewhat interesting,mabye unknown things about yourself and then tag 6 friends.
1. I LOVE to cook. Some people scrapbook, some people sew, some people make crafty home items, I cook. It is probably the only home-making skill that I could profess to have any sort of talent in. I really enjoy trying new recipes. If I don't have a toddler nipping at my heals, cooking is a big de-stresser for me. There is not much better than getting in the "cooking zone" and testing out new foods and spices and such. Good stuff.
2. I have a completely irrational fear of tsunamis. Some of you already know this about me and laugh and me for it. I understand. It's ridiculus. This has unfortunately been going on for several years now, even pre-Indonesia Tsunami. I dream about it probably once every couple of months. Can someone tell me what that sybolizes? Maybe Missy? Didn't you carry around a dream interpretation book in high school at one point?
3. I am a realityTV junkie. I am a little embarrased to admit this one, but it's totally true. I can't get enough of the competitions, psuedo-romances, elimination rooms, and all the other drama that takes place. It is all, admitedly, fluffy crap, but there is something to be said for escaping into the life of some other messed up guy for half an hour. Favorites, you may ask? Top Chef, Project Runway, So You Think You Can Dance, The Hills, Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Okay, I'm really starting to embarrass myself so I'll stop. Suffice it to say there are others...
4. I really like to wrap gifts. For some reason, the packaging of gifts is almost as fun to me as purchasing the gift itself. I spend way to much on it. I'm sure most of the people that get the gifts don't care or realize the fun I've had preparing it for them, which is great. It's fun for me and it's part of the whole personalized gift idea. Whoever said giving is better that getting was right when it came to the packaging. (I hesitate to say that I like to give more than recieve because I LOVE opening gifts.) Okay, I am officially a huge nerd on this one.
5. I secretly wish I was a professional photographer. If you scroll down through the pics of previous posts, you will quickly realize that this is definitely in the far off, maybe I could develop it one day, type of wish. I really envy those people who have nice cameras and have an eye for really cool compositions and lighting. Mostly I would just really love to be able to have a lot better pictures of my family and travels, for posterity sake.
6. I am going white. It's true, not gray, white. Don't worry that I'm only 26! All the new growth on the crown of my head is coming in white. Apparently my Grandma Ruth was white by the time she was thirty. WHAT?! I don't know exactly how to deal with this as I have a fear of hair dye. I actually like the color of my hair and don't want to risk changing it. Pulling them out is getting ridiculus because I have so many. It doesn't matter anyway, because they just grow back.
Okay enough about me. I'm going to tag Jenny, Cynthia, Cheryl, Nicole, (Jenn you're off the hook because I know you've blogged about this before), Rebecca, and Missy.
Rules:List 6 somewhat interesting,mabye unknown things about yourself and then tag 6 friends.
1. I LOVE to cook. Some people scrapbook, some people sew, some people make crafty home items, I cook. It is probably the only home-making skill that I could profess to have any sort of talent in. I really enjoy trying new recipes. If I don't have a toddler nipping at my heals, cooking is a big de-stresser for me. There is not much better than getting in the "cooking zone" and testing out new foods and spices and such. Good stuff.
2. I have a completely irrational fear of tsunamis. Some of you already know this about me and laugh and me for it. I understand. It's ridiculus. This has unfortunately been going on for several years now, even pre-Indonesia Tsunami. I dream about it probably once every couple of months. Can someone tell me what that sybolizes? Maybe Missy? Didn't you carry around a dream interpretation book in high school at one point?
3. I am a realityTV junkie. I am a little embarrased to admit this one, but it's totally true. I can't get enough of the competitions, psuedo-romances, elimination rooms, and all the other drama that takes place. It is all, admitedly, fluffy crap, but there is something to be said for escaping into the life of some other messed up guy for half an hour. Favorites, you may ask? Top Chef, Project Runway, So You Think You Can Dance, The Hills, Extreme Makeover Home Edition. Okay, I'm really starting to embarrass myself so I'll stop. Suffice it to say there are others...
4. I really like to wrap gifts. For some reason, the packaging of gifts is almost as fun to me as purchasing the gift itself. I spend way to much on it. I'm sure most of the people that get the gifts don't care or realize the fun I've had preparing it for them, which is great. It's fun for me and it's part of the whole personalized gift idea. Whoever said giving is better that getting was right when it came to the packaging. (I hesitate to say that I like to give more than recieve because I LOVE opening gifts.) Okay, I am officially a huge nerd on this one.
5. I secretly wish I was a professional photographer. If you scroll down through the pics of previous posts, you will quickly realize that this is definitely in the far off, maybe I could develop it one day, type of wish. I really envy those people who have nice cameras and have an eye for really cool compositions and lighting. Mostly I would just really love to be able to have a lot better pictures of my family and travels, for posterity sake.
6. I am going white. It's true, not gray, white. Don't worry that I'm only 26! All the new growth on the crown of my head is coming in white. Apparently my Grandma Ruth was white by the time she was thirty. WHAT?! I don't know exactly how to deal with this as I have a fear of hair dye. I actually like the color of my hair and don't want to risk changing it. Pulling them out is getting ridiculus because I have so many. It doesn't matter anyway, because they just grow back.
Okay enough about me. I'm going to tag Jenny, Cynthia, Cheryl, Nicole, (Jenn you're off the hook because I know you've blogged about this before), Rebecca, and Missy.
I am Grateful For...
All right, time to lay it all out on the table. Here are the things, big and small that I am so grateful for.
My family
A comfortable home
The Gospel
Friends
Good food
Anna's laugh
A thoughtful and caring husband
The freedom our country affords me
Nice restaurants
Holidays
Parties
Good books
Hot showers
Live sporting events
Cooking
Mechanical pencils
This is only a sampling, it's what's currently on my mind. The truth is, I don't know why I am so blessed. I feel guilty for it sometimes because I don't deserve so many good things. It'sdefinitely humbling to contemplate what I have been given. I guess the only thing I can say is,
I AM GRATEFUL!
Monday, November 26, 2007
Happy (Belated) Thanksgiving
As for my part I brought the mashed 'taters, stuffin' muffins, and orange-cranberry sauce. After dinner we partook of some great pie. There was an abundance! I think we figured that we ended up having enough pie for each person to have half of one pie. Pumpkin is usually my favorite, but Stacy made a delicious fudge pie. Pretty much chocolate always wins with me so it wasn't hard to pick.
Anna had a good time with Maylie as always and was fascinated by the two newborn babies that were there.
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