I'm very behind on blogging everything. I've made several attempts to put it in my schedule, but when life gets busy this isn't my priority. That definitely needs to change.
We're about to have a major change happen in our family. Isaac accepted a job in Paris, TX at an engineering firm. We are moving about 1,500 miles away, and it's a little intimidating. I've had a roller coaster of emotions. Last fall, I was so ready to get out of here and have an adventure. Even the beginning of the year, I was ready and excited. As soon as it got real, I've been so nervous and scared. It's such a huge change, especially since I've never lived outside of Idaho.
We've been applying to all the jobs that could be potential. There were a few states we didn't apply, but had applied in at least 35-40 states. The application count totaled around 140. February 25th, Isaac sent his resume to them. They emailed back after a couple of days, and there were a few back and forth emails. March 9th, they emailed to schedule a phone interview. March 15th, they emailed and invited both Isaac and I out for an interview in Paris. The timeline couldn't have lined up better, because the next week was spring break. We flew out March 20th, and were there for about 1.5 days. Isaac received an offer on March 30th, and we accepted the offer on April 3rd. In the span of just over a month, our lives changed.
A few days before the first email, I had told Isaac about a dream I'd had. Which, I never remember dreams. I told him I had a dream we moved to Texas, and how I was pretty sure that we were going to be moving to Texas. This was when nothing seemed to be panning out, before he'd even applied to that job. I've felt good about it from day 1. The more real it gets, the more nervous I get though. I think mostly just because it is different than anything I've ever done. Once he had the phone interview, Isaac seemed to feel really good about the possibility as well. On the flight from Denver to Dallas, right as we were flying over Dallas, about to land, I got the chills. I all of a sudden got really emotional and I think that's when it hit me. I felt the spirit so strongly that we would be moving there. Isaac and I have had a lot of conversations since our trip, about how Heavenly Father is so very aware of us and our needs. We feel very at peace with our decision, and know that everything will work out for the betterment of us.
