For the past 2.5 weeks, Andrew and I have been packing up our lives here in Texas. As I am writing this, I am surrounded by boxes of the mementos of our lives together. It seems surreal to be moving across country. For the past five years, I have called Longview, Texas a surrogate home. Three of those years have been spent actually making this place home with Drew and work at LeTourneau. However, now the time has come to say goodbye to friends and family here and began the journey to a new part of life in Washington. Looking back, I can see God's hand throughout our time in Texas. He brought us together and taught us to rely solely on Him and each other. I know that God's hand is in our move and the opportunities that have been presented to us in Washington.
Along with that, we have been in the process of trying to find a place to call home in Washington state from Texas. This was been harder than we originally thought it would be mainly because we are going fairly blind. Our best thoughts and feelings couldn't have prepared us for the reviews on apartment complexes. We actually had applied for an apartment complex fairly close to Andrew's work. However when we started doing more research on the complex we came across reviews that said "unsafe, gang violence, and prostitution." Can anyone say SCARY!?!?! I know that reviews tend to bring out the worst in a place, but still the reviews were pretty specific.
So, we decided to change complexes to some place a little further out (and closer to the mountains!). We are going to be moving to Issaquah, Washington - straight east of Seattle. We will only be about 30 minutes from the ski slopes and only about 25 minutes from downtown Seattle! Granted for this wonderful 2 bedroom apartment plus a loft, we have to be on the fourth floor of the building. Oh well, at least we won't hear anyone above us as well, we have 20+ foot ceilings along with a fireplace and a garage, not to mention a SAFE neighborhood! We are just a hop-skip-and jump to an elementary school.
I am looking forward to what all God has in store for us in this new adventure! Sure I am scared out of my mind and praying for a job to open up quickly for me, but I know whatever else He has planned will be as marvelous as what He has already shown us!
