Well, Doy is on his way

My husband left this morning for Dickinson, North Dakota. He starts his new job Monday morning. He is nervous and excited at the same time. He hates that he will not see us until June, but knows that once we get moved up there, he will see us every night. Plus there is Skype. Its not the same, but better than nothing.

Doy and I have been married for 4 and a half years now. Doy working out of town is not a new thing to us as he is a truck driver and usually works out of town. But this is the first time since we got married that he will be gone for this long. We will not see him until the second week of June.

Unfortunately, I did not have the winning numbers in any order to collect any money on the 640 million dollar Jackpot. I did not really want to hit the Jackpot, but I would have liked to win about 10,000 dollars so we could move up sooner than later. Oh well, God will continue to provide for us.

Next up, starting to pack.

So many decisions

Moving is hard work. Trying to figure out everything from 1600 miles away is even tougher. Right now, it looks as we will not be moving until the middle of June. My mom's family Family Reunion is in Nebraska in June and Mom and Dad were planning on going up for that the week before the reunion. So, it seems to make sense for us since we are planning on going to the reunion, to move then.

This is the way I figure this can work, Mom can drive her car up, I will drive my car up and Dad and maybe Aryssa will drive up in the U-Haul. Mom will go on to Lincoln, while Dad and the rest of us go on to Dickinson. We will spend a day unloading the truck then start back to Lincoln in my car. After the reunion, the kids and I will head back to Dickinson to get organized and unpacked.

Doy is going to be working insane hours, so the unpacking will be on Aryssa and myself, but that is the way we like it anyway, because then things are where we want them. That is the plan at least, but with a two year old under foot, it will not be easy.

That is our plan so far. I will keep you posted.

The Big News

A few weeks ago, I posted on my Facebook page that some major changes were brewing in our lives. I did not elaborate because at the time, nothing was official, but now it is. Doy is taking a job in Dickinson, North Dakota and the rest of the family will follow this Summer.

Yes, you read that correctly, we will be moving to Dickinson, North DAKOTA. No, we are not crazy and yes, we are aware that it is VERY cold there in the winter and there is a lot of winter there. However, the upside to this move is that Doy will be home every night, he will not have to drive 60 miles to work one way, he will make a huge amount of money and have lots of room to advance in the company. Doy is going to go up in the next week or so and start working and saving money so that the rest of us can join either in May or July, depending on if I can find a job here in Ashland.

Those of you who know me, know that I am extremely attached to my parents and so are my kids. That will be the single hardest part of moving. I am used to seeing my parents at least once a week, but we can always Skype and call and such. I will miss all my friends as well, but I will still be on Facebook and back to visit a couple times a year. I can make friends pretty easily too, so my plan when I move is to get involved somewhere and meet people.

It is going to be a HUGE adjustment in all our lives and I plan on documenting it for you all to share with us, starting with this announcement and hopefully throughout this moving process and our first year in ND, especially the winter. I do ask that everyone prays that this adventure is worth the price, but I believe this is where God wants us to go, so we will go.