OK.
So I mentioned that I have news.
Big news.
Really big news.
Am I sufficiently annoying yet?
So this morning was my graduation rehearsal. It went quite smoothly. While I was sitting there listening to one of the instructors instruct us on how to graduate
I heard my cell phone buzzing in my purse (it was on discreet, of course!). I discreetly looked at the caller ID and it was the hospital.
I discreetly left my seat and slipped into the hallway.
It was the Director of Nursing. She said, "How about we skip the formality of the peer interviews if that's ok with you? Everyone in the NICU wants you to come on board, so I'd just like to offer you the position if that is ok with you?"
Once I picked myself up off the floor, I eloquently gushed, "OH MY GOODNESS!!!"
Then, "Of course, that is ABSOLUTELY ok with me!! Thank you so much!!!"
She told me congratulations and to expect a call from HR to set up an appt to finalize things and sign paperwork.
She told me that she wanted to offer me a position so that I had things in place before the ceremony on Sunday - so sweet of her! And she will be at the ceremony, too.
So of course, by the time we hung up, I felt like I was going to throw up.
I half ran/half skipped back to my seat (yes, I really did
). Of course, everyone else was still sitting nicely and paying attention. I whispered to a few people in the rows behind me that I got the job and then slid back into my seat. I was so excited I could not pay attention. My head was spinning and I felt like I was on the clouds.
It killed me that I couldn't call my DH right away and tell him. So I just told everyone else I saw LOL As we practiced walking the stage and two of our instructors greeted us at the end of the stage, I whispered to both of them, "Ms. S... offered me a position in the NICU!!!" They both said YAY!! And then as I was almost back to my seat, Mrs. F... said, "So did you take it?" I yelled back, "OF COURSE!" and then was slightly embarrassed for being so loud.
See, there are 76 of us graduating. That is the largest graduating nursing class ever at our school. So that is a huge, wonderful thing. But that means that there were a lot of people there rehearsing LOL And I just acted like it was all about me, because at the moment, it was
Just kidding. But seriously, I was so focused on that phone call and what it meant, that I just couldn't think of anything else at all. So I feel I should maybe apologize to my fellow graduates if I was disruptive
But I know that they are all happy for me as I would be for them and am for them.
So that's my big news. The best news ever. I still can't believe it. It hasn't sunk in yet.
Man you are a busy lady! Congrats on your job and graduation! I hope you are feeling better soon! I hope you have a wonderful vacation, you deserve it!
