(If you would rather skip the rambling, just scroll 'til you get to the big bold letters)
If you didn't know, the reason for my jaunt to Colorado was to interview for a nurse residency spot in the flex pool at Children's Hospital of Colorado...which is kind of a big deal. It's one of the best Children's hospitals in the nation. They only hire 35 new graduate nurses total...like for the whole hospital...and it's huge. And pretty. And new. It's the dream job. I had applied for the position during my last semester because I really wanted to get out of Oklahoma. I think I just really wanted to graduate. But I was looking for jobs in Colorado amongst other places...
I had also applied for a position at the Children's Hospital here on a unit that one of my classmates worked on. She had mentioned it to me, and the start date sounded great (I would be able to go on my summer travels and still have plenty of time to get things together before beginning), so I figured why not. I also had a very wise professor and roommate suggest to me that I stick around for a while. I had my first interview before school was out, and it went great. It was the kind where you just feel really good about it. A couple of weeks later, I had the second one (with different people), and I honestly didn't feel as great about it...but the next day I had an offer!
I wasn't sure what to think of it at the time, but I got more and more excited about it as time went on. I was pretty sure I wouldn't hear anything from Colorado. But then they called. And I didn't know what to think about that either. It had been THE dream. The college roommate was helpful again. I decided to go ahead and go interview. Check things out. It helped that it was the same week as the family reunion. The interview (which included a written exam--like written as in paper and pencil) went well.
I knew what my choice would be...
I'M STAYING IN OKLAHOMA!
I think I knew what I wanted before I went to Colorado. But after finding out that I'll actually be able to do more of what I want here, I'm more sure about my decision to stay. Not to mention, I get to work with some of my favorite people. That's really what it comes down too. People are what matters.
There's obviously been a lot of thought, consideration and prayer going into all this. I feel like staying here is the thing to do because it's not anything I would have ever planned, but it's all worked out so perfectly. Everything fell into place perfectly. How often does that happen? And as I was contemplating what I was going to do, little things kept popping up...like this:
There were other things too, but I managed to pin that one so it's handy. I'm staying here. I'm so grateful for the opportunity I had in Colorado, but..."At the end of the day, faith is a funny thing. It turns up when you don't really expect it. It's like one day you realize that the fairy tale may be slightly different than you dreamed. The castle, well, it may not be a castle. And it's not so important that it's happy ever after, just that it's happy right now. See once in a while, once in a blue moon, people will surprise you, and even once in a while, people may even take your breath away." And if you know where that quote is from, you know why we are friends. Now, I need to find a place to live...
--cat
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