So It Begins...

Brigham received his first official interview offer from a hospital in Draper, UT today. We don't know much about the job, so we don't know how interested we are, but it's exciting all the same. It reminds me of a thousand years ago when we received our first interview offer from a medical school-- it didn't matter what school it was, we were just excited to have an interview. Perhaps (even hopefully) in a month or two we will look back on this offer and laugh that we were ever excited about this, but for now it's a start.

Submitting a rank list for the residency match was really stressful, but in the end it was almost a relief to know that we didn't have to choose-- that the decision would be made for us. Now our decision is not only for the next three years, but for who knows how long. For a very long time, I hope. And there are so many things to factor in-- not just salary (which can be very tricky if not impossible to figure out due to the way some groups do it) and location, but we also need to factor in if the city is big enough to provide adequate services for Jacob, if the hospital is big enough for Brigham to continue to learn, etc., etc. We are also trying to determine if we should take a substantial pay cut to live near family or to go for the money somewhere to pay off our debts a lot more quickly. Right now I feel like we're on a roller coaster and headed up the biggest hill of the whole ride. You know what I'm talking about-- the slow clickty, clacking as you stare up that steep incline knowing that in just a few moments you will loose your stomach to the rafters and go screaming out of control. That anticipation is exciting but gives you nervous butterflies. That's where we're at-- just before the crest of that big hill, and I can't wait to see where we end up!