We're Moving!!!!

So, our next adventure? We are moving. Not just a hop, skip and a jump either.  Spokane, Washington to Jacksonville, Florida.  Quite a cross country trip.  It's going to be quick too. We got the official paperwork on October 2 and he reports on Oct 22, but worked all last week in Jax. Mike has gotten a promotion and is moving from being a sales rep.  His new job will be the Business Segment Manager for PSS with the Lab companies.  He's excited.  It's going to be a huge change of pace.  No more working from home and driving all day long and in and out of dr. offices. Now it's an 8-5 desk job.  Huge difference!  Mike has worked so hard for this and I'm yet again humbled at how much the Lord blesses me and our little family.

Last week was "the" day.  I had one when I found out we were moving to Spokane.  The one where I cried almost all day long and I may or may not have consumed all of the junk food in the house.  I'm over it now, and excited for the next chapter in our family history.  I'm so sad to leave Spokane.  I have met some amazing people.  More of "those" friends.  The ones you just don't want to leave.  You hang out with all the time, you're comfortable with them.  They love and appreciate you, flaws and all.  The ones you just love and appreciate so much you can't imagine your life without them.  So I add them to the list of amazing Eagle Mountain, BYU, and Texas people I have left behind over the years.  I am a different person because of these great people.

I've learned alot about myself in this last chapter and hope to be able to live what I learned.   I had some strong testimony building experiences and saw so many miracles in my life.  In Spokane, I was pregnant with and had our 3rd.  I was a busy mom of 3 little bitties. As a family we have really pulled together.  Without other family, and few friends for the first year, we really leaned how to be our own family.  I love what it's done for us.  Spokane is absolutely beautiful and amazing for outdoor recreation.

Some things I won't miss about Spokane.
The roads, and road system.  Impossible to get around here and a gazillion potholes
The super super cold winters
Getting dark at 3:30 in the afternoon during said cold winters
Getting light at 4am in the summers
The constant of Mike's job, always something that should be done....all the time, evenings, weekends, and on vacations
No fence and Jake running away ALL THE TIME
Living behind a highway

What I will miss about Spokane:
My amazing friends
The North YMCA and all the fabulous people there
Greenbluff fruit and northwest produce in general
Spokane summers are fantastic
Spokane falls are even more amazing
The flexibility of Mike's job
ALL the rocks and the dirt hole our kids have spent hours entertained by
Among other things I'm sure.  It's late....

Anyway, we went on a house hunting trip and I immediately felt at home.  I think it is largely due to the fact it feels like my childhood home, outside of Houston, Texas.  The grass is the same, the ant hills in the grass are the same.  The humidity is the same.  The trees look the same (except there are some palm trees in Jax).  It just feels like home.  Mike, however, I think might not make it here.  He's already hot and missing snow....So here we go on a new adventure for our family.  I'm sure we will have hard trials, happy times, and make unforgettable memories.