To say that things have been crazy lately would be the understatement of the year.
There are a lot of changes going on in the Geddes household right now...
Shortly before our trip to South Africa in December, Jake flew to Michigan for a day, for a job interview. Weeks went by and we didn't hear much, so we presumed that nothing had come of it.
Then at the end of January, we found out that Jake got the job and that we had 4 weeks to pack up and move back to Michigan.
This job came out of nowhere. It was just a random job listing I saw one day last October, where they were looking for a Japanese-English bilingual engineer. Jake decided to apply and well the rest just kinda happened.
We however were totally unprepared for this big move (We honestly didn't think anything would ever come of the job application), and with our trip to South Africa, we didn't have a whole lot of time to get anything in order.
So it's been 12 days since we officially accepted the job and decided to make the move.
And we leave in 2.5 weeks, on March 1st.
Our house here in North Carolina isn't on the market yet, and we have LOTS that needs to be done to get it ready to be listed. Our list of projects that need to happen in the next 2 weeks is so long.. we will likely have to try find some help, because we are in over our heads right now.
The move is bittersweet.
North Carolina has been our home for the longest period of time since we got married, and both of our children have so far only known this place as home (Luke was only 6 months old when we moved here from Michigan)
We have friends, the kids have friends, I have a fun gym buddy set up with my friend Rachel (first time in my life that I've actually almost enjoyed running and working out), we have great Drs here, and a great church family. All of these things are hard to say goodbye to. Relocating is never easy.
Another not so great part, is that initially we are going to have to downsize quite a lot.
Until our house sells, we will be renting a much smaller 2 bedroom apartment in Michigan. It will be a big change from our almost 4 bedroom home with our large property that we currently enjoy.
Hopefully our house will sell quickly, and by the time our 12 month lease is up at the new apartment, we will be able to move to somewhere bigger again. We are currently doing a lot of cleaning out. We will be losing all of our extra storage space, so we are having to pick only the necessities and things that we cannot part with to take with us. The rest is being sold, thrown out, or donated.
We are excited for Jakes new job, and the new opportunities we will have once we settle in, in Michigan, but leaving our comfort zone here is definitely difficult.
We feel though, that it'll be an easier move now, when the kids are still young, our family is still small, and nobody is in school yet. I hope that a year from now I will be able to blog about all the great changes that are happening for our family in Michigan.
It'll take time for us to get completely back on our feet after our home sells etc, but I'm excited for the prospects that the future holds.
Wish us luck... in 2.5 weeks we will be on our way to Michigan, with our entire life packed up in a 24ft truck... exciting but scary times.
There are a lot of changes going on in the Geddes household right now...
Shortly before our trip to South Africa in December, Jake flew to Michigan for a day, for a job interview. Weeks went by and we didn't hear much, so we presumed that nothing had come of it.
Then at the end of January, we found out that Jake got the job and that we had 4 weeks to pack up and move back to Michigan.
This job came out of nowhere. It was just a random job listing I saw one day last October, where they were looking for a Japanese-English bilingual engineer. Jake decided to apply and well the rest just kinda happened.
We however were totally unprepared for this big move (We honestly didn't think anything would ever come of the job application), and with our trip to South Africa, we didn't have a whole lot of time to get anything in order.
So it's been 12 days since we officially accepted the job and decided to make the move.
And we leave in 2.5 weeks, on March 1st.
Our house here in North Carolina isn't on the market yet, and we have LOTS that needs to be done to get it ready to be listed. Our list of projects that need to happen in the next 2 weeks is so long.. we will likely have to try find some help, because we are in over our heads right now.
The move is bittersweet.
North Carolina has been our home for the longest period of time since we got married, and both of our children have so far only known this place as home (Luke was only 6 months old when we moved here from Michigan)
We have friends, the kids have friends, I have a fun gym buddy set up with my friend Rachel (first time in my life that I've actually almost enjoyed running and working out), we have great Drs here, and a great church family. All of these things are hard to say goodbye to. Relocating is never easy.
Another not so great part, is that initially we are going to have to downsize quite a lot.
Until our house sells, we will be renting a much smaller 2 bedroom apartment in Michigan. It will be a big change from our almost 4 bedroom home with our large property that we currently enjoy.
Hopefully our house will sell quickly, and by the time our 12 month lease is up at the new apartment, we will be able to move to somewhere bigger again. We are currently doing a lot of cleaning out. We will be losing all of our extra storage space, so we are having to pick only the necessities and things that we cannot part with to take with us. The rest is being sold, thrown out, or donated.
We are excited for Jakes new job, and the new opportunities we will have once we settle in, in Michigan, but leaving our comfort zone here is definitely difficult.
We feel though, that it'll be an easier move now, when the kids are still young, our family is still small, and nobody is in school yet. I hope that a year from now I will be able to blog about all the great changes that are happening for our family in Michigan.
It'll take time for us to get completely back on our feet after our home sells etc, but I'm excited for the prospects that the future holds.
Wish us luck... in 2.5 weeks we will be on our way to Michigan, with our entire life packed up in a 24ft truck... exciting but scary times.
