Job Interview Day 2

Our second day started off exciting at 4:30am, when the sun apparently rises here in the summer. I kept thinking Blake was going to be late for his interview at 8. I got up and ironed Blake's shirts and even had time to take a shower before he left. Kimber had the day planned out for me. After I got ready and she got her kids off to school, she took me around to other parts of the city that we didn't see the night before and stopped at a park in Richland right by the river where Kayden and her younger non-school age girls would play. It was so beautiful and the weather could not have been more perfect. It was almost like the Lord was convincing us, that yes, we could live here and be happy.

Kayden found some geese and started chasing them...so funny!

Isn't it pretty!? Along the river is a bike and running path that runs for miles and along the trail are many of these swings. The particular park even had a free splash pad for the kids. 

When we got home from our outing in the morning, Kimber had planned a luncheon for me to meet some of her friends. It was so thoughtful and kind of her to go to such effort to help me feel welcome. I helped her cut up fruit and veggies and she prepared croissant sandwiches. Three of her friends came over and her sister Cammie came over. They were all so friendly, down to earth, and wonderful. They all couldn't say enough good things about tricities. Kimber's two girls and Kayden enjoyed popsicles in the sun that afternoon, Kayden was in heaven. After friends left, I was beat and so was Kayden. I got him to sleep watching "Planes" again and I took a nap myself. Blake showed up about an hour later. I was so excited to hear about how his day went. He said everything was better then he was expecting, the job, the area, everything. I was so excited to hear him say that because I felt the same way.

That evening Kimber and Faustin watched Kayden while we went to dinner to meet 3 of the physicians in the group. This was really his interview. Earlier in the day he did meet one of the physicians, but walked around with the CFO all that morning and got details about the practice. Dinner was held at nice restaurant right off the shoreline of the Columbia River. When we arrived, we were greeted by one of the physicians in the parking lot who recognized Blake, Dr. Shoham. We all walked in together, then were greeted by another physician and his wife in the entrance, Dr. Higgs and Janis Higgs. They were all very nice. Later we were joined by another physician, Dr. Travis Peterson. There was supposed to be one more, but they were unable to attend last minute. The dinner could not have gone more perfectly. The table was round so we were all able to communicate with each other easily. The conversations were easy and everything about our associations felt so natural. I enjoyed talking with the one wife that was there when the guys were talking doctor stuff. We found out Dr. Travis Petersen has a brother that is married to Blake's cousin. Such a small world! At the end of the dinner, Dr. Higgs (one of the most senior partners) asked in a round about way if we could make a decision on a job right now, we felt we could honestly say yes. He and his wife also invited us out to their home the next day and gave us their phone numbers and addresses....WOW!  We took them up on that offer the next day. Blake and I went back to Faustin and Kimber's house just beaming! It seriously could not have gone any better.  It was a great day!