Family and moving

There are two topics I wanted to talk about in this blog which are family and moving. Last night as I was shopping at Wallyworld getting stuff to put together for my nephew's baptismal gift, my mom texted me and apologized for the things that were said the previous night. Have you ever tried to text a person and at the same time look and shop at the same time, it can be quite interesting and yes distracting.;) It was very relieving though to work things out with my parents and be able to have a settled mind for the next day's special day for my nephew and his baptism into our church. I think the thing we both learned in our conversation was that we need open communication, ground rules, and supporting each other. Family is family and we always will need each other whether near and far. I talk to my brother who is miles away in a different state, I talk to my sister through email/text same with my parents, and with Adam's family. It's nice to check in now and then with each other. I'm just so grateful for all my families whether we drive each other crazy from time to time. I love you mom and dad and thanks for wanting to work things out so we could have peace again. Thank you to my sister for wanting us to work things out so we can be a family woven together. Thank you to my brother for giving me the advice that I needed to help me through the battles of whatever.

My second topic is moving. We have lived here in Utah for seven years which is the longest we have lived anywhere in Adam's and my whole marriage life. We are discovering more and more the economy has not been in our favor here in Utah. We find that we will be better off moving to a cheaper place and we owe the house more than it's worth and that's where Washington state comes in. For one thing Washington has cheaper housing and we have family there. My brother Erik lives there in Deer Park with his wife and five children. They live not far from Spokane, they live in a very nice town in the country which is nice. The idea of living in the country and then driving out to Spokane for the city sounds appealing and also can be tedious driving back and forth. However it sounds like an adventure to live in the country for a change. The idea of moving is scary and exciting at the same time. We will be leaving a lot of family and some amazing friends which I'm not happy about leaving neither. And that is why I plan to come back to Utah to visit often. I just wish I could take everyone with me and that would make the move complete but everyone has to live their own lives where they have their own jobs, and homes. Guess making this leap will be good for us to start fresh and be able to have our kids learn a different life outside of the city that they've known for so long. Adam jumps into the decisions quickly and able to adjust well while I on the other hand have to take it slow deciding and going with a decision. I guess that is why we balance each other out.

Family and moving are both hard to live through but the important thing is we make the best out of both aspects. I'm checking out now, exhausted from a wonderful eventful day of our newest member of the church. Ethan, we're so proud of you for making the choice to be baptized!

Good night world.