Upon awakening this morning, Ryan was greeted by an e-mail stating that a review paper he’d written was accepted for publication, which is like a really, really, really big honor. But, as with most of his academic life, my husband only celebrates his accomplishments for about 5 minutes.
During the sixth minute he starts to think that maybe it wasn’t as big of a deal as he’d originally thought.
During the seventh minute he decides that if he accomplished it, it must not have been too hard.
The eighth minute is when he wishes his parents weren’t dead so that he could call and tell them what a sort-of-big-deal-but-not-really this is.
The ninth minute he starts worrying about the next project or deadline in front of him and has completely forgotten said accomplishment.
Two hours later, if you bring it up to him, he just says, “Huh? Oh that. Yeah, that was good. What do you want to do for dinner?”
He’s endearingly modest, but every now and then I wish he’d celebrate himself a bit more. Perhaps, with the help of something like this:
Hurrah for Ryan! LIfe is about celebrating the big (deal) and small (deal) victories. Is there anywhere we can look for said review?
Way to go Ryan!!!!
Some of us are still dreaming of being published. Take Ryan out for dinner and celebrate!
That is sooooo AWESOME Ryan!!!
Congrats Ryan! I celebrate all accomplishments – large and small – with chocolate. I recommend this one be celebrated with large amounts of chocolate!
Ryan, we are so proud of you. Congratulations! And I didn’t invite you to go to the mall with me to get a new shirt and tie for your interview. But we did get you a tee shirt in Hawaii. We love you!