We are anxiously waiting to hear back about a few jobs Dustin interviewed for in Utah last week. There's one that Dustin really really really wants so I'm really really really hoping that he gets it. Send good vibes/prayers/juju to us pretty please?
As I'm packing I feel like there are so many things left to do in Oregon and I am sad to go. This will always be our second home, a place that we will always love and hope to come back and visit often.
Here are just a few things I am really going to miss about Oregon:
No sales tax
Trees EVERYWHERE
Waterfalls
Someone else pumping your gas for you
Being close to the beach, the mountains, the desert, all within a 2 hour drive
All our friends we have made here
Being so close to the Art and Sheri Gaileys and the Brent and Holly Creers
Farmers markets every weekend in the summer
Cinetopia
Rain (I still don't think it rained enough while we were here!)
No judgements from anyone
We have been working on our bucket list but we are definitely not going to be able to finish it. Just means we need to plan a trip back next summer so please keep in touch all you Oregon peeps! We want to see you again!
We are really excited to be so close to both our immediate families and being there for more family functions.
Looking back to when we moved here 3 years ago, I feel like we were so young and now we are so old. We've grown a lot in these past few years. When we moved here we had recently gone through fertility treatments that ended in miscarriages. It was hard for me to talk about my infertility without getting super emotional. I have become a lot more comfortable with myself and my struggles. I love that no one here questioned the fact that we have no kids. I found so much support from others in my ward who struggled with infertility. I have some worries about going to Utah and knowing that we will be the odd childless ducks. I'm hoping that when we get these questions (because I know they're coming) I can answer with love and tact.
And now I need to go do some more packing...
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I always feel like a have a good handle on packing and then I am hit with a TON of miscellaneous stuff! Can't wait to see what's next for you guys. I feel that age/maturity has a lot to do with wondering why a couple doesn't have kids. I remember being married for a few months and assuming a couple in our ward had been also--I was shocked to hear they had been married for two years because they didn't have kids yet. Eleven years and many of my own trials later, I would never think of asking someone why they were waiting/didn't have any kids yet. You have a great hubby and so many friends/family who will outweigh any simple minded person who may come your way!
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