Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Yes, I am still blogging!

So, after a month hiatus from this blog, I figure I better update it. So much has happened in the last month! About a month ago, I was looking around on monster.com, just searching for possible jobs for Josh. I bookmarked some that I thought looked interesting, and that night he applied for some. The very next morning, we get a call from HR for a company that we had applied for. I thought it was interesting that they called back so soon. That day, and the next, Josh had a phone interview, as well as another phone interview the following day. Then, the next Monday they had him come down to a personal interview. It went really well, and Wednesday we found out he got the job. We are excited because it is better pay and a lot better benefits. They gave us 2 1/2 weeks to move down here and get a place to live!
We found a manufactured home that looked really nice, and was in our price range. Then, we found out Utah Dept. of Transportation is building a highway right where that house is sitting! So, it would have been about $50,000 to have it moved and set up on a new foundation. So, that house was out. Then, we found another home that looked great, was in our price range, everything. We signed papers to do a rent-to-own and thought everything was going great. Well, at the last minute, the seller decided not to go through with the rent-to-own. It was Monday Sept. 1st, and Josh's first day of work was the 8th! So, we had a week to find a roof over our heads. (Josh did consider coming down with our tent, but soon decided against it.) Our realtor down here is awesome, and she found us a condo. It is for sell, and she is the agent selling it, but we are doing a month-to-month rental agreement. Which works out great for the sellers, so they are not making payments, and works out great for us until our house sells. We really like it. It has a garage, dishwasher, and central air conditioning, which are 3 luxuries I have never enjoyed before.
Josh really likes his job. He says it is challenging, but doesn't have any complaints. He likes the people he works with. Each Wednesday about 12 of them get together and make lunch for each other. So, on Wednesdays he only has to do a lunch every 12 weeks.
We are really enjoying being close to everything. We have a grocery store less than a mile away! It is such a change! There are also tons of restaurants/gas stations, everything we need. They are building a Wal-Mart about 1/2 a mile away, but we'll probably be moved before its done. I have mixed feelings about it. Sometimes it would be nice to have one that close, but I don't really want the increased traffic.
Lindsay seems to like living down here. What she doesn't understand is that we can't just go to grandma's or to her cousins house like we used to. We are still working on finding some friends.
Well, we would love to hear from everyone! I'll do better at keeping you posted!

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