We had the best Thanksgiving! It was quiet with just the 3 of us, but perfect. Since it's Jared's last year of training, this is probably the last year we won't be able to go home for the holidays. It was kind of nostalgic and sweet having our own little family Thanksgiving this last time, and to reflect back on the other unconventional Thanksgivings we've had over the past 7 years.
We'll start with the news, and then if you feel so inclined to scroll through a poor-quality phone-photo dump, you can have at it.
Jared got the job! Well, got the job-ish. About as much as he's "got" the other jobs he's interviewed for, so take that with a grain of salt. We're not getting too excited until there's a contract and it's been signed. There hasn't been much discussion of numbers or logistics yet. The doctor who wants to hire Jared still needs to figure out the best way to set up a partnership, etc. But if everything works out then Jared will be working as a family physician at a private practice clinic in Utah Valley, with a view of Mt. Timpanogos, which is his #1 dream. Also this doctor never starts his work day before 10:00 a.m. or ends it after 5:30 p.m., which means I am completely on board. After 7 years of training and heinous work hours, all I want out of Jared's career is a good work-life balance so he can be involved at home and I can make time for my own aspirations. We both love the idea of working together to grow the practice in the event that Jared is the sole owner when this doctor retires in 5-10 years. I have great business ideas and some useful skillz, but lack forward momentum. Jared's king of forward momentum, so we'd make a good team. One thing at a time though. Jared's residency doesn't even end until next July.
Anyway, that's the big news! If I'm being honest with myself I don't think anything will be finalized until spring at the earliest. Which means I really need to stop stalking Zillow since all the houses listed will be loooong gone by the time we start seriously house hunting. Fingers and toes crossed that home prices don't rise even more in the meantime. Not holding my breath, but it is low-key keeping me up at night. Ok, pictures!
We're back home now and our Christmas tree is up! Jack is in heaven since Jared's mom sent us home with a big case of wood blocks and lincoln logs. Here's to hoping we survive our last Wyoming winter. There are a lot of things to love about Wyoming, but the forever windy winter is not one of those things.
Not a lot to report this week. Hopefully we'll have a job offer to report next week though! I'm going to keep things simple and leave you with some phone photos of last week:
And here are some pictures of Jack's play date with some cousins. We had a great time!
^^The little ones kept hiding under the bed and then calling us to come in and yelling "surprise!"
^^Tim and Abs and bb Annie.
^^Jack spinning Asher around on the chair after our chili dinner with my siblings and Grandma Roper. One of my favorite memories from the night was secretly listening to Jack and Asher's "conversations" with each other in the sandbox when they didn't know anyone was listening. They were talking about the "huge, big mountains" they were making with their little two-year-old vocabularies and laughing so so hard. The best. I love all my goobs! We're probably still a few years off from this, but I'm very excited to live by family again and invite everyone to our home for Halloween parties someday. There will be so much dry ice it's not even funny.
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