32 Days

The countdown continues! We are at 32 days until we are out of Florida! It's coming so quickly! Today I was able to completely strip one room down to just the mattress and blankets! [bare in mind those were really the only things in that room haha!] but after I had all the blankets folded and in the corner I took down all our wall decorations and put them out on the bare mattress for the movers. It's so hard and kinda frustrating that we can't pack anything! It is nice in another sense, but I just want to get some little things packed and out of the way and I can't!!!

But in 25 days they will be here to pack our things...I just don't want them walking into our house and thinking we are lazy or something because nothing is done! But I guess that's the rules of the game...just hard to get used to!

Job

I just wanted to thank everyone for your prayers and support through all of our adventures through this moving process. We are both so excited to finally get to Abilene! Today the hospital that I was really wanting to work at called and offered me a position!!! [and more money than they had originally offered ;)] When we get to Abilene I will no longer be working Labor and Delivery, by choice. I am moving on from the "land down under" and going to Acute Care :) I can't wait!!!! Thank you all for your prayers!!!!

Our House

This is the exact house model that we will be building. It will have this same design and bricks. The only difference is in the backyard the porch will be a bit bigger :)

Abilene

As many of you know Jon and I are in Abilene doing our house hunting and my job hunt. As far as jobs go I have a good feeling about one that I really want. I was offered a job today at a hospital that is affiliated with the one I currently work for. However, it's not my first choice. But I am definately considering it pending this other position i've applied for. I should know for sure which hospital I will be employed at before we head home on Friday.

As far as the home search goes...as of today, we are officially homeowners!!!!!!!!! We couldn't be more thrilled. These past couple days have been very frustrating as far as looking for a house goes. Trying to find a nice house within our budget was proving to be a task...but just as we were about to give up hope we found this house...

May not seem like much right now but it will be AMAZING! Obviously this is a brand new house still under construction...but it's one that is within our budget and fits us perfectly. It's a 3bedroom 2bath house with a 2 car garage. Fenced backyard, huge inside!!! We were able to view another house with the exact floor plan as this one will be so we know what it will look like. The builder was there today and took us through the house and let Jon choose where he wanted the fence to start, where he wanted stuff in the house...He let us pick the paint, carpet, brick for the outside, the granite countertops, appliances...everything!!!! All within our budget!!!!!!! We know this was God dropping this in our laps. Walking away with not a hint of regret or worry. Such an awesome feeling to know that God is in control.

You can kinda see below...the front will have two columns there under an archway... then to the right is one bedroom with a box window..and to the left is going to be the two car garage... more pics will come later as it's built!!!

We are so excited and know in our hearts that this is where we are supposed to be. God is truly in control of everything! We thank you all for all of your prayers and support through all of this!

Busy Busy

Jon and I are gearing up for a busy next couple of weeks! This Friday we are loading up the Jeep and heading to Abilene in search of a job for me, school for us, and most importantly...a house! Time is flying by so quickly! To think that in a month and a half we will be packing all our stuff up and leaving here is crazy! I don't think it's actually hit me yet...but once we start packing and stuff I think it will. We have so many memories here. This move will be bittersweet :) But we are truly excited! We'll keep everyone up to date on our whereabouts as best we can next week! Wish us luck!!!

Update

Hello folks! Just wanted to let everyone know we are still alive and kicking. I'm more so kicking than anything. This past week I started back to school. Fun stuff huh? No, not so much. Since school has started I have literally had my head in a book or typing some sort of report up on the computer when I'm home. It's completely exhausting! This semester i'm taking classes that I probably won't ever use in my career of nursing haha. American Government, which thus far has proved to be quite interesting, it's just very time consuming. American History, which I would probably enjoy more if the instructor didn't act like she was teaching an English class. There is a lot of reading [not from the textbook we had to pay for] but from other random books that we subsequently had to go out and first find, and then purchase! And lastly i'm taking a humanities class that is fast tracked. Meaning I cram 3 credit hours worth of a class into a month and a half. So i'll be done with this class mid to end February, so that'll be a relief. But until then, it's TONS of writing. 20 papers due within that time period...and that's just for that class!!!! All of this while getting geared up to make our big move to Tejas!

As far as that goes, we are completely ready for our move. It seems it's been colder here lately than it has back in NM and in TX. We're ready for some dry heat! And knowing that we have a big move coming up is kinda stressful to think about, but we're ready to get'ir done!

Jon is mainly taking care of the move stuff for us...getting all the paper work done to transfer, asking all the questions, setting up dates for things... he's ready to move too. I guess the anticipation of the move is what is getting to us! haha. Anyway! That's our update for the time being. Hope everyone is having a good year thus far!!!!

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