Lately: Moving and Such
Holy cow. The summer just flew by, didn't it? I guess it didn't help that we spent our summer days selling our house in Lehi, finding jobs in Idaho, and scrunching our 3,000 square feet of crap into a tiny apartment.
A little background. At the end of last school year, Ben found out he wasn't going to have a full art schedule at his current school. They were going to give him a couple of science classes (whaaat?) to help, but he couldn't help but feel like there was a better option out there. I begged him to look for jobs in Idaho, because, duh, it rocks. He obeyed and applied for one in Rexburg. I secretly jumped up and down and did cartwheels when he got an interview. I knew he was going to get it and we could finally move "home."
There were a few other things pushing us to move as well. I wanted Jude to grow up like I did with animals, work, and plenty of fresh air and open space. This doesn't really exist in Lehi, Utah and I had always felt claustrophobic, especially in my own back yard, where all my neighbors had a perfect view of whatever I was doing.
We also wanted Jude to be by a set of grandparents. It sounds corny, but the time I spent with my grandma are some of my fondest memories. We knew we couldn't afford California, where Ben's family is, and it's also lacking the whole space thing, so Idaho fit nicely.
Anyway, Ben got the job and we made plans to move. We did all the projects to our house that we had been putting off for, um, three years, and got our house on the market. We had almost five showings a day and three offers before we found the right one that actually stuck. In the meantime, I found a job at a local hospital in Idaho and tearfully said goodbye to my family at UVRMC.
It look a 26 foot truck and a couple of trips to get all our stuff to Idaho and I have made a solemn vow to only move one more time (cause there's no way we can live on top of each other in this apartment forever. More on that later).
I started my job at the local hospital in the NICU. It's, unfortunately, nothing like I had hoped and I'm severely missing my old co-workers and unit. I'm also really missing level three care. The NICU here is a level two (32 weeks gestation and up) and I'd give anything for a vented baby with some lines. Anyway, there's a level three NICU in a neighboring town that I'm looking into. Hopefully, it will be a better fit.
Ben started school today and remains the hot, fun, cool art teacher. He loves the junior high kids (don't ask me why) and is excited to be the head of the art department in his school. His collaboration with BYU-Idaho has been going well and it will be exciting to see where that takes him.
Jude is adjusting well to the move and new surroundings. He has the layout of the apartment down and figured out how to open the back door already. He and the dogs have really gotten to know each other given our tight quarters and no one has bit anyone, (that goes for Jude too, people) so I'd say we've had success.
We have loved living here. I like the energy of the college town. There's always something fun and cheap to do and we have so many memories here. We spent the first few days walking and driving through our old neighborhoods and the campus. It's nice to be home.
A little background. At the end of last school year, Ben found out he wasn't going to have a full art schedule at his current school. They were going to give him a couple of science classes (whaaat?) to help, but he couldn't help but feel like there was a better option out there. I begged him to look for jobs in Idaho, because, duh, it rocks. He obeyed and applied for one in Rexburg. I secretly jumped up and down and did cartwheels when he got an interview. I knew he was going to get it and we could finally move "home."
There were a few other things pushing us to move as well. I wanted Jude to grow up like I did with animals, work, and plenty of fresh air and open space. This doesn't really exist in Lehi, Utah and I had always felt claustrophobic, especially in my own back yard, where all my neighbors had a perfect view of whatever I was doing.
We also wanted Jude to be by a set of grandparents. It sounds corny, but the time I spent with my grandma are some of my fondest memories. We knew we couldn't afford California, where Ben's family is, and it's also lacking the whole space thing, so Idaho fit nicely.
Anyway, Ben got the job and we made plans to move. We did all the projects to our house that we had been putting off for, um, three years, and got our house on the market. We had almost five showings a day and three offers before we found the right one that actually stuck. In the meantime, I found a job at a local hospital in Idaho and tearfully said goodbye to my family at UVRMC.
It look a 26 foot truck and a couple of trips to get all our stuff to Idaho and I have made a solemn vow to only move one more time (cause there's no way we can live on top of each other in this apartment forever. More on that later).
I started my job at the local hospital in the NICU. It's, unfortunately, nothing like I had hoped and I'm severely missing my old co-workers and unit. I'm also really missing level three care. The NICU here is a level two (32 weeks gestation and up) and I'd give anything for a vented baby with some lines. Anyway, there's a level three NICU in a neighboring town that I'm looking into. Hopefully, it will be a better fit.
Ben started school today and remains the hot, fun, cool art teacher. He loves the junior high kids (don't ask me why) and is excited to be the head of the art department in his school. His collaboration with BYU-Idaho has been going well and it will be exciting to see where that takes him.
Jude is adjusting well to the move and new surroundings. He has the layout of the apartment down and figured out how to open the back door already. He and the dogs have really gotten to know each other given our tight quarters and no one has bit anyone, (that goes for Jude too, people) so I'd say we've had success.
We have loved living here. I like the energy of the college town. There's always something fun and cheap to do and we have so many memories here. We spent the first few days walking and driving through our old neighborhoods and the campus. It's nice to be home.
Comments
Post a Comment