it didn't take much thinking

We were so very excited about the possibility of moving to Colorado and had all but started packing our bags when the whole situation changed yesterday and now we may be staying.

For the last ten months all I have talked about is how much I love my job. I love the work, I love the people, I love the hours, I love feeling like I am truly working for the good guys, and considering the aforementioned considerations, the pay is pretty darn good. I have said over and over that I would turn down just about any other job to stay. We don't have mountains or oceans, but the job is just THAT good. When it looked like there would be no position here, it was real easy to convince myself that this wasn't quite what I wanted. And I was so excited about moving and the freedom it would afford us.

Last week I found out someone at my office is leaving which means there may be a position open. I tried not to get too excited.

Yesterday I ran into my boss. After a few minutes of chatting about the potential move and the excitement of getting married and whatnot, he asked if I was still interested in staying. He seemed genuinely excited to be asking that question, which honestly felt pretty damn good. I said I needed to think about it, which really meant I needed to talk to the fiance. The choice really wasn't a hard one. After a brief consult with J I informed the boss that I would take the job in a heartbeat if it was offered.

Now its a bit of a waiting game to see what happens and if the position will be open or if it will be absorbed elsewhere. I think things are looking pretty good.

And I'm really really excited. Sure I'll miss this whole feeling of adventure and entering the unknown, but its totally worth it. The job is a great one and if I really and truly get to stay I will be so very lucky. I interviewed for one job for 2L summer, and it was pretty much my dream job and I got it. Half my law school class is still unemployed for post-graduation, and I may be getting a permanent offer at the dream job? That's a pretty dang sweet deal for me. I'm so very lucky.

We're already thinking of all the things that we can do with this newfound stability. Buy a house, get another dog, start actually planning a wedding, start doing some long term fostering ... its exciting. Its really really exciting. At this point I'm just crossing every finger that I have that things work out and that they work out soon, because otherwise the move is still on. And as excited as I was to just go the truth is that there is a very big part of me that is pretty psyched to stay.

Think happy thoughts for me. This development is big!

Oh, and in case you were wondering, we did indeed manage to make it back to night two of Panic. We drank a little less, hung out with some new friends, and I think all in all had an even better time than we did the first night. The show was killer. And I was havin' too much freakin' fun in my cowboy hat.