Saturday, May 18, 2013

All My Exes Live in Texas

Guys! Guess what? This is huge, like huge, huge! Are you ready?

Neil and I are taking the plunge. What plunge, you may ask. Why, we're moving....to Texas! It's not officially official (as in Neil hasn't signed the contract, because he wants to make double sure I will like it there), but it's pretty darn official.

Neil LOVES the company he works for, but these last few months he's found that there are a lot of great guys in great positions, and they are probably set for life, which is great, you want the executives of a company around for a long time. But, for people such as Neil, looking to move up in the company, it's not so great. So, Neil and I have tossed around the idea of looking for other employment, it never was that serious until a couple of weeks ago when 2 great job opportunities came up, one of which was in Texas. Long story short, Neil was offered a wonderful job in Texas, he let the other company he was interviewing with know, and we are headed out to Texas next month.

It's funny, after Neil's interview, well before he got an offer, I just knew we would be moving there. I felt at peace with it and started mentally preparing for it. I'm nervous and scared, too. I mean, I've never lived outside of Utah, and I've never even visited Texas, but that's going to be our new home.

Emma and Claire are excited, and Clark won't even know what hit him. Neil , Clark, and myself head out next week to find a house to live in for the next year (Neil's new company is playing for our housing for the next year), and we're getting our house ready to sell. It's almost surreal. I feel like I should be stressed out, but with Neil's new company taking such great care of us, it's hard to be. They have taken care of every little thing, and I couldn't be more grateful.

It's going to be hard, though, and I know it. I'm going to be away from everything I know, especially my family. I love my family and I can usually see them whenever I please, but that is going to come to a quick end. Just today, we had a family get together to celebrate my great-grandparents' birthdays and it hit me that I won't be able to attend these types of things (no matter how large or small) very much anymore. I won't be able to sit on my parent's back lawn while Emma, Claire, and Clark chase the chickens around (Claire has already informed me that she will miss Grandma Sue's chickies).

But I think I'm ready, as ready as I can be. Here's to the next chapter of life.