Lesson(s) in Patience

1st Lesson - I had a second interview in Omaha on Friday afternoon at 4:00, and was thankfully running ahead of schedule as I aim to do for interviews. I went out to the garage to discover that I had locked my keys in my car (#1), and had exactly 70 minutes until I had to be walking into my interview in Omaha by the time I collected myself to decide how I needed to handle it the fastest. I tried to get ahold of Dan who had my spare set, and by the grace of God, he was leaving work at that time and got home at 3:15. He ended up jumping in with me and took me to my interview, and we made it JUST in time.

The interview went really well. They told me that I beat out a lot of candidates for the position, and we immediately began discussing contract details. As soon as we had outlined the contract, I decided it was probably time that I admit to them that I come with an extra-special package. Their first response was among the frustration and awkward shuffles was "Kait, I wish you would have told us that during the first interview." Not sure how dumb he thinks I am for thinking I would have actually told him that on the first interview, but he must have. The rest of the interview was very awkward and cut short as I could tell that they were visibly upset by this news. They took me to the clinic quick and then took me back to my car. As I was leaving they said that they needed to talk about what I had just shared with them and what they were going to do about it and that they would get back to me within a day. (I'm guessing get back to me about whether or not I even still had the job). It is Sunday night, and I still haven't heard back from them. I am not too disappointed in this news...yet, as I am hoping to hear in the next couple days whether or not I get the job that I am hoping for the most in family practice.

2nd Lesson - I have been studying really hard for boards, and honestly, there isn't anything else that I can or have been thinking about right now....especially this past week and a half. I have complained to Dan that I am losing my mind more than a couple times now, and I think he may be starting to believe it. I'm sure being pregnant doesn't help the cause, let alone mental exhaustion/concentration on only one thing right now. We were going to make a quick trip out to Dan's parents' house for lunch for Mother's Day today and had to stop and get groceries before we went out. I also needed gas (which Dan has been filling up for me since I have been pregnant so I can avoid the fumes....one of the very considerate things he has taken on for me) so he was going to do that while I ran in to get groceries. I pulled the car up next to the gas tank and walked in the get the food. I was walking down an aisle when I spotted Dan, who walked towards me. As soon as I saw him I could tell that something was wrong as I didn't expect to see him so soon. The only thing he said was "Give me a hug" as he held out his arms in the middle of the cereal aisle, and we hugged. I knew it right that moment...I had locked my keys in the car (#2) for the 2nd time in 2 DAYS. And not only had I locked the keys in the car, I completely pulled the wrong side of the car up to the gas tank so he wasn't even able to get the gas. He gave me a hug, and I tried to collect myself from the frustration and guilt that I felt for putting him through this yet again. And long story short, our other vehicle was in Milford, so Ila had to come pick us up and we then took her car to Milford and got our other vehicle and went back to town to get my car, and then went back out to his parents for dinner. Not once did he seem frustrated, irritated, or even surprised.

I am SO blessed with a patient, understanding, and sensitive husband who knows when I just need a hug and to be treated with extra sensitivity. I am sure that there would be times where he would very appropriately convey frustration at my apparent carelessness, but this week he seems to have known just what I needed. I thank God for a man like that, and I thank God for having him to help me get through all of this. He has been doing all of the cooking, cleaning, looking after me, getting groceries, etc and I have had to worry about absolutely nothing other than school. I know how lucky I am to have a husband for that, and thank him every day for it. I have learned so much from being married to him, and I would hope that patience is at the top, because he sure gives me a lot of it. He also apparently has learned how much of a slow-learner I am! So, 2 lessons in patients in 2 days and I hope I have learned my lesson!