Friday, April 15, 2011

Good News

We got some good news yesterday. Great news as a matter of fact. First, the House of Representatives passed the budget for 2011 and it is expected to pass in the Senate and be signed by the President today. What does this mean you ask? NASA continues to get funding and I keep my job! Woohoo! Good news.

The day was going great. I had a good meeting with my boss about a presentation I have coming up in a week, the sun was shining, I went for a run and then came home to these... 
Not only the flowers, but a lovely salmon dinner with asparagus, sweet potato fries and a shrimp cocktail appetizer. What was going on? It wasn't a particularly special day. Just a random Thursday, and I knew J hadn't heard about the budget passing since he was in the OR all day.

But today not only did I have good news but Jared had GREAT news. His fellowship, his plastic surgery fellowship GOT FUNDING!! Finally, we could relax. No more freaking out or grumpy days for us! Finally we could enjoy the next few months of his chief year.

I haven't really explained what we have been dealing with, it was just all too much at the time to talk about. Being in limbo, not knowing what would happen made it too hard to explain to the ether of the Internet.

Basically, a few months ago we found out the hospital was cancelling funding for fellowships. After all his work trying to get a plastic surgery spot there would be no money and no money would mean no training. J would still be a surgeon, which is wonderful, but he wouldn't get to be a plastic surgeon. As the days passed things got a little better. He would be trained, but we didn't have a start date and there was no money to pay him. Worst case scenario was starting next calendar year which would make it a 3 year fellowship again, with no funding. So we started preparing, we counted our blessings. And then the layoffs started at my work...

But now, now we have great news. Now his fellowship will start on time, be a 2 year fellowship, and paid! I get to keep my job... for now at least. (Pray for no space disasters or further budget cuts.) In the meantime... we wait for the official contract to be signed before we pop the champagne.

1 comments:

laura said...

oh, happy day...for both of you!

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