Well it’s official….I have a job! I sent my contract to the school today. I have accepted a faculty position at a
nearby pharmacy school and will be practicing at a hospital in the Tri-Cities
area. I have a huge feeling of relief
and am incredibly thankful for this opportunity. I can’t believe that I’m actually getting to
do what I want to do despite not matching with a residency program a few months
ago. Like I told someone recently, if I
could do anything in the world right now, it would be teaching and precepting
pharmacy students. It’s easy to preach
that God knows what’s best for us and that His plans are better than ours, but
this was a chance for me to see it for myself and actually practice what I tell
everyone else.
Everything is falling into place for Matthew and me right
now. I go to bed right now and wonder if
anyone else is praying as desperately as I am that our good fortune
continues. I know there are people hurting
nearby and around the world right now, and I do not know what I have done to
deserve such a good life. I try to
remember that all I can do now is pay the good fortune forward as best I can.
On a lighter note…..there are so many things that I love
about Atlanta – they will soon (less than 2 weeks!) be a blog of their
own. There will need to be some kind of
alcohol involved because I hope to be in a sappy, feel-good cry mood. But one of things I love is Big ‘90’s Weekend
on 94.1. It runs from 5 pm on Fridays to
Sunday evenings.
There’s some current pop music on there, too, but I tell you
no lie, every song from the ‘90’s makes me think to myself, “Oh yeah – I forgot
about this song! This is my jam!” Just today, I heard “Waterfalls,” “Livin’ la
vida Loca” and “Only Wanna be with You.”
I mean, for reals!?!
It’s funny when Matthew and I are listening together. I love the late 1990’s (and sometimes early
2000’s) songs, particularly anything by Britney, Mariah or any boy band. Matthew, on the other hand, likes other
people….bands I don’t even know the names of.
Four years is a big difference when you’re that young, I guess. Unlike the XM ‘90’s station or the Pandora
‘90’s station, this one plays only the songs that were popular on the radio
back in the day….so you can sing along with every word. And those words just come back from somewhere
deep in my brain! I wonder if I had learned
history or chemistry in songs if I would remember them?
I might have to tune into this station via their website when
we move back to TN or write letter after letter to the local stations to start
something similar. There’s nothing a
little Oasis, Whitney, Madonna or TLC can’t fix. And no week can end badly when you’re
wrapping it up with Alanis, the Spice Girls or U2.
I’m
off to dinner now with some co-residents.
Only a few more days left with themL Hope everyone’s summer is starting off
wonderfully!
Until next time, sending love,
The Spiveys
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