Homeward Bound

Start of post - Geoff and Jaime are content, and looking forward to a great year, regardless of anything that might happen in the near future, job wise.

So Jaime and I have been mulling over some major decisions lately...
Jaime's current job was scheduled to conclude at the end of 2010. As a result of this, she began testing the waters to see what else was out there. This led to a job posting at Childrens Hospital for a job similar to what she does now, but as more of a project manager. Without realizing that she was (self admittedly) slightly under-qualified, she applied for it. A few weeks later they called her for an interview. So, sometime in early February (I forget the exact date) she interviewed. She was ecstatic afterward - she kicked ass in the interview (as I knew she would!)

A few days later, she was in need of references, so she contacted her old boss. Her old boss was willing to be a reference for Jaime, but at the same time, mentioned that she had a position that would be VERY well suited for Jaime, and asked that she call her to discuss the details. That weekend, Jaime called...

At this point in the post, things turn entirely chaotic

The position that Jaime's boss was offering was similar to the position at Childrens. It also paid more, and offered possible relocation to San Francisco...

Wild speculation begins

We spent one Saturday mulling over the decision, and running the numbers. We decided it was a good idea. Jaime contacted her old boss again, who asked that she fly down to San Francisco (where the company headquarters are) and meet everyone and interview formally for that job. I (gently) reminded Jaime of the numbers. Jaime bought a nice new suit and flew to San Francisco.

She loved it down there, but we had to make a rational decision, and the decision was that the offer was not enough to get us to move to SF. Jaime was bummed, I was bummed for her, but I love it here. We went over the decision again - were we making the right choice? Later, Jaime visited the Redmond office, where they informed her that the number that had been offered was ONLY for moving to SF. While the Redmond number was still good, we decided that it was not worth it in the end. In the meantime - Childrens called Jaime for a second interview...

So we are waiting on the second interview with Children's. Hopefully good news will be available by the end of march. We will keep everyone posted.

In the meantime - my parents have adopted a new Brittany, and we had the chance to meet him Saturday night at a family dinner. He's adorable! I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.




Other update is that we are now waiting on a 2010 Alpine Gray VW Tiguan with nav and awd (but no sunroof) that is expected to arrive at the dealership in early May. In the meantime, my (very awesome) brother has fixed the leaky Sportwagen roof, again, and Pignataro VW will be buying it from us when the Tig comes in. VW is throwing in some additional money as well. The managers/sales staff at Pignataro have been absolutely AWESOME in dealing with the whole leaky roof fiasco (as has my brother!). I must say, I'll be sad to see it go, but look forward to a vehicle with a solid roof.