Grown-ups

Yesterday, Tyler had an interview at the Hotchkiss Brain Institute in Calgary. They are looking for a full time Biostatistician starting next year...which he will be. We've known about the position and the interview for a little over a week, and have tried not to dwell on it too much, because we had other things on our minds and filling up our time. The interview went really well. It's pretty much a dream job in a very exciting and relevant field of research. It has all the aspects of a job that Tyler has been looking for, and it just seems weird to be staring down this aspect of our lives now. It's the real deal. A real job. It feels so grown up. I've felt like a grown up for a long time now, as far as parenting and being married is concerned, but we've always been a bit like kids playing house because we've been students for such a long time. And now that long time really seems to be coming to a close. The end is in sight. And with this job offer, it really solidifies the fact that we're not just kids any more. Less than a year and we'll be into a totally new phase of our lives. In our 30s, full-time career...and maybe, just maybe, we'll live in a real house. With a real foundation. And maybe even an upstairs.
Fortunately, our lives have had a pretty great foundation, whether our house did or not.
And our moms will be really happy that the position is in Calgary. So we'll see.