Post Weekend Let Down

I am definitely feeling down today and all I can chalk it up to is that the past weekend was so full of excitement and fun that there was nowhere to go but down.  Kind of like the day after Christmas when you were a kid.

So Jim's pinning was Friday evening, Graduation was Saturday afternoon and then my niece's graduation from college was Sunday morning with a party in the afternoon for both her and Jim. It was a whirlwind of a weekend but so good to get to see so many family and friends and celebrate! Jim graduated with honors, Cum Laude, and as part of Sigma Theta Tau, the National Honor Society of Nursing. I am so proud of him!

On Saturday evening we drove to Dayton (about an hour from where we were in Columbus) so we would be there and ready for my niece's graduation from my alma mater on Sunday morning.  I LOVE being back on campus, the University of Dayton is such a beautiful place, especially in the spring.  After the party I convinced Jim and Em that we need to drive by campus on the way back to Columbus and walk around to see all the changes that had happened in the last year.  UD graduation is in their arena which isn't on campus so we had to make a trip specifically to walk around.  We stopped at the book store and get Emily a t-shirt, then found they'd installed a new fountain on campus, the kind perfect for a little kid to take their shoes off and run around in on a hot day.  It was 84 and gorgeous out so we spent a half hour just letting her play and enjoying a mental break after such a hectic weekend before we headed home.

Today it's back to the grind of work and school.  Jim is working 4 days in a row this week to make up for having to take next week off for his trip to Nicaragua.  He works 2nd shift so that means we'll be sleeping in the same bed but never up when the other is.  Hate weeks like that.

On a happier note, here are some of my favorite photos from the weekend.

Waiting, and why I stink at it.

I am an impatient person.  I have been patient for the last 4 years while Jim was in school. But now that he has graduated and passed his boards I feel like each day that passes without a job offer, or really even a nibble of interest, is an eternity.  I'm sure it feels worse for him.

He had an interview last week with the Unit Mgr who runs the unit he currently works on as a PCA.  According to Jim the interview went well.  But.  The position they interviewed him for begins in June, and they haven't even posted the job online yet, meaning they can't officially offer it to him even if they wanted to.  And sooooooo my stretched thin patience is being tested.  And I'm trying not to constantly pester... did you hear anything today?  How about this afternoon?  How about in the last hour, anything?

I'm taking off from work early to pick up my niece, who is a freshman at Ohio State (2 minutes from my office) and take her home with me.  My parents are driving in from New York and will be at our house by the time I get home.  Em's first communion is tomorrow! Then a big party with her cousin the next day.   The weather isn't planning to cooperate, chilly and rainy.  Not great for wearing a sleeveless white dress but whatcha gonna do? Guess we'll throw her winter parka over it and hope it's warm in the church at least.

Next weekend is Jim's graduation, and another niece's graduation from college.  That should be fun.  My parents will be back for Jim's graduation on Saturday and then after dinner we're all driving to the town where my niece's graduation is happening going out to dinner together and we're all staying over in a nice hotel near the university.  Pool time for Emily! She can show off her new swimming skills to my mom and dad, she's quite the little fish.

So I wonder if he heard anything in the 10 minutes it took me to write this post.... I should text and ask.