"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was greater than the risk to bloom" ~Anais Nin
Found it here. Thanks for sharing, Heidi.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Why?
Because for some reason we need to have a sixth address in our 2 ½ years of marriage...
When we moved to Kennewick, WA we suspected that our time would be temporary. As the months came and went, Kennewick began to feel more like home. It was a tough move in so many ways and full of challenges we couldn't foresee and don't want to experience again. Yet through all that, as I type this I ponder on the things that brought us joy in Kennewick. Despite the challenges, it was the right experience and place for us for that time in our lives.
So as our lease ended in February and we continued renting month-to-month until April because we knew a move was happening. We'd felt for some time that the time to relocate was coming and that Boise would be the next place for us to call home. Dan began his job search in Boise and after his work ended with Biomat he spent part of a week looking for work and finding us a place to live. I kept busy finishing up my time at both of my jobs and even had the chance to teach seminary one more time before we moved.
While Dan was in Boise that first week he had a great interview and was very excited about the opportunities presented by the company. He then proceeded to find a house for us to rent. He returned to Kennewick excited about what was coming next and looking forward to our new opportunities. If only life were that easy...
Dan was to hear something from that job on Friday. Friday came and went and no call came. The next week Dan called to follow up and left a message with the individual he'd interviewed with. We stayed in contact with the rental agent for the house we wanted and were working with her on the lease. A few days passed and still no call from the potential employer. We let the house go and continued looking for work while not completely letting go of the job possibility.
After several days, Dan tried calling the secretary who'd scheduled his interview. No answer there and then we began to realize this job wasn't going to pan out after all. Now the panic began to return. I'd given notice at my jobs to leave within a few days and neither of us had any employment after that. With uncertainty and faith we went ahead with our plans to move.
Dan left for Boise on Tuesday and I followed on Friday. We stayed with his brother & sister-in-law and their children when we first arrived. Then began the frantic search for employment and a place to live. Right after arriving, we received counsel to find housing so we put aside the job hunt for a couple days and searched for someplace for us to live. Thankfully we found an apartment within a short time frame but the manager was going on vacation and we wouldn't be able to move in for another 10 days or so. We discussed this with Andy and Angela and thankfully it worked out ok that we could stay with them longer than we first thought.
After our wait we submitted our application as soon as we could and then we waited the couple additional days to be sure we'd get the place. Yea, our application was accepted and we now had a place to move into. The day we signed our lease we unloaded a few carloads of our things and started the moving process.
The dreams of a house larger than what we left in Kennewick have faded as we are trying to settle into our 900 sq ft apartment. Finding locations for all 1200 sq ft of stuff is very challenging but we're making progress and being creative (our bed and the spare bed are on 5" risers so we can store boxes under the beds).
No, I haven't forgotten to mention our employment, that's still pending. We are looking and keep looking since our small savings will be depleted soon. Hopefully that will be another blog update in the VERY near future.
Stay tuned as our adventure continues...
When we moved to Kennewick, WA we suspected that our time would be temporary. As the months came and went, Kennewick began to feel more like home. It was a tough move in so many ways and full of challenges we couldn't foresee and don't want to experience again. Yet through all that, as I type this I ponder on the things that brought us joy in Kennewick. Despite the challenges, it was the right experience and place for us for that time in our lives.
So as our lease ended in February and we continued renting month-to-month until April because we knew a move was happening. We'd felt for some time that the time to relocate was coming and that Boise would be the next place for us to call home. Dan began his job search in Boise and after his work ended with Biomat he spent part of a week looking for work and finding us a place to live. I kept busy finishing up my time at both of my jobs and even had the chance to teach seminary one more time before we moved.
While Dan was in Boise that first week he had a great interview and was very excited about the opportunities presented by the company. He then proceeded to find a house for us to rent. He returned to Kennewick excited about what was coming next and looking forward to our new opportunities. If only life were that easy...
Dan was to hear something from that job on Friday. Friday came and went and no call came. The next week Dan called to follow up and left a message with the individual he'd interviewed with. We stayed in contact with the rental agent for the house we wanted and were working with her on the lease. A few days passed and still no call from the potential employer. We let the house go and continued looking for work while not completely letting go of the job possibility.
After several days, Dan tried calling the secretary who'd scheduled his interview. No answer there and then we began to realize this job wasn't going to pan out after all. Now the panic began to return. I'd given notice at my jobs to leave within a few days and neither of us had any employment after that. With uncertainty and faith we went ahead with our plans to move.
Dan left for Boise on Tuesday and I followed on Friday. We stayed with his brother & sister-in-law and their children when we first arrived. Then began the frantic search for employment and a place to live. Right after arriving, we received counsel to find housing so we put aside the job hunt for a couple days and searched for someplace for us to live. Thankfully we found an apartment within a short time frame but the manager was going on vacation and we wouldn't be able to move in for another 10 days or so. We discussed this with Andy and Angela and thankfully it worked out ok that we could stay with them longer than we first thought.
After our wait we submitted our application as soon as we could and then we waited the couple additional days to be sure we'd get the place. Yea, our application was accepted and we now had a place to move into. The day we signed our lease we unloaded a few carloads of our things and started the moving process.
The dreams of a house larger than what we left in Kennewick have faded as we are trying to settle into our 900 sq ft apartment. Finding locations for all 1200 sq ft of stuff is very challenging but we're making progress and being creative (our bed and the spare bed are on 5" risers so we can store boxes under the beds).
No, I haven't forgotten to mention our employment, that's still pending. We are looking and keep looking since our small savings will be depleted soon. Hopefully that will be another blog update in the VERY near future.
Stay tuned as our adventure continues...
Friday, June 3, 2011
Our Easter Gift
The week before Easter Amanda had a conference in Coeur 'd Alene, Idaho. Since it was only about 3 hours drive from us she booked her flight so she could come visit us. After her conference ended we drove up and picked her up from the Spokane Airport and then the fun began!
We did a little sightseeing in Spokane since none of us had been there before.
First was a stop at Gonzaga University and a tour of the Bing Crosby house:
We took some shots at the school's entrance:
Then was a stroll through the campus's cathedral:
The alter was still decked with palm leaves from Palm Sunday which was great to see. Different from what we were used to but still very touching.
From there we headed to the Crosby Student Center to visit the Crosbyanna room to see more Bing Crosby memorabilia:
Then it was off to do a little window shopping and walking through part of Riverfront Park:
We did a little sightseeing in Spokane since none of us had been there before.
First was a stop at Gonzaga University and a tour of the Bing Crosby house:
On the wall in Bing's kitchen.
The woman who took this picture of us said, "Say 'acceptance letter.'" Then she said, "See you in four years." Amanda doesn't look THAT young. We were tempted to tell the woman the Amanda already had her Bachelors AND Master's degrees.
Then was a stroll through the campus's cathedral:
From there we headed to the Crosby Student Center to visit the Crosbyanna room to see more Bing Crosby memorabilia:
Then it was off to do a little window shopping and walking through part of Riverfront Park:
A couple, quick videos of our adventures in Spokane:
Prepping for this photo:
Yep, that's snow in the video and picture; within only a few minutes we saw sun, rain, snow, and hail!!!!
Dan was the camera man so that explains these odd videos he thought he was taking a picture.
We also spent some time together in the Tri-Cities area:
That's one BIG cinnamon roll! Mmmm
So many chocolates to chose from...
Look familiar? Yep same place blogged about here.
Of course we dyed some eggs and took pictures in our Easter finery:
Dying eggs wasn't without a tragedy, poor thing:
Amanda even spent some time helping us get our apartment packed up!
Talk about multitasking...storing our computers in the bathroom!
Our room, once the bed was moved.
Our place looks so BIG!
The spare room, yes we did wait to remove the big stuff until after Amanda left. However, she'd only been gone about 24 hours...
Over all a FABULOUS visit with Amanda. Thanks for taking the extra time to come see us in our place in Kennewick.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
I've Now Protested, Have You?
Another playoff game = another post....
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Since one of my jobs (I only had 3 when I left Kennewick) was at Safe Harbor Crisis Nursery I became involved in some protesting of sorts. To kick off the month the community and private agencies that work with victims of abuse held a Circle of Caring at a city park. We came in our blue shirts and brought our posters. The event was held in the early evening as people were heading home from work. We spread out on either side of the street to hold our signs. It was all about raising awareness.
Here is where anyone there indicates they knows someone who has been a victim of abuse:
Then each Monday in April is designated as Blue Monday so out came my Child Abuse Prevention shirt. Also, one of my jobs was to find volunteers to hold signs at a busy intersection during the morning commute on Mondays. It was a challenge and I was successful in finding people to help me 3 of 4 Mondays.
It was touching to think of the kiddos I help as I held our signs. Even more touching than that is that our kids on Wednesdays and Thursdays helped make our signs. (The handprints are of the kids in the Wednesday class plus they glued the signs and phrases onto the poster board.) I them proudly held them each time in honor of all the children in my life.
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Since one of my jobs (I only had 3 when I left Kennewick) was at Safe Harbor Crisis Nursery I became involved in some protesting of sorts. To kick off the month the community and private agencies that work with victims of abuse held a Circle of Caring at a city park. We came in our blue shirts and brought our posters. The event was held in the early evening as people were heading home from work. We spread out on either side of the street to hold our signs. It was all about raising awareness.
Then each Monday in April is designated as Blue Monday so out came my Child Abuse Prevention shirt. Also, one of my jobs was to find volunteers to hold signs at a busy intersection during the morning commute on Mondays. It was a challenge and I was successful in finding people to help me 3 of 4 Mondays.
It was touching to think of the kiddos I help as I held our signs. Even more touching than that is that our kids on Wednesdays and Thursdays helped make our signs. (The handprints are of the kids in the Wednesday class plus they glued the signs and phrases onto the poster board.) I them proudly held them each time in honor of all the children in my life.
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