Going Home

The time has come to finally go home. Cole was offered a job at Edward's Life Sciences in Draper, Utah and has taken it. He has been unhappy in his current job for a while now and wanted something different. He has been applying at various companies for a long time. Two weeks before Carter was born he got interviews with three different companies in Utah. Edward's was our top choice and the day after Carter was born they offered him a job. We've been waiting until Cole gave his two week notice to tell people. He had 3 years at Gore this week which meant he was fully vested, thus the need to keep this quiet until that day. He gave his notice yesterday. Needless to say his employer was very surprised and very sad to hear he is leaving. They are begging him to stay but he doesn't want to.

Preparing to move has kept us very busy. It's been hard for me to focus on the move because my focus is on Carter right now so Cole's done a lot of the planning for us. Me and the kids will drive to Utah next weekend with my Dad and Cole will come the following weekend. We've listed our home at the lowest amount we can (which means we will loose a lot of money) and if it doesn't sell we will have to rent it. My parents have graciously offered to let us live at their house until we settle things with our Flagstaff home.

I am leaving Flagstaff with mixed feelings. I am going to miss the associations we have here and I hate starting over. Change can be good but it usually comes with hardships. I am so excited to be near family. I am thrilled that my kids will grow up with family around. I am excited to be around to celebrate events and help with hardships in our families lives. I look forward to having more support when trials come. This last year has been hard and we've felt a longing for families support. I will not miss the liberal element in Flagstaff. Even though it is in AZ it is a very liberal town with a strong transient element. I will not miss the long windy season. I will miss Lexi's playgroup, my bunco group, my young women, Oregano's, my house, and the way the trees look after it snows. We would have been fine staying here but we are so excited for the opportunity to go home!