big, grown up life changing decisions....

Whoever said being a grown up was easy, was wrong! I think back to the days where the hardest decision of the day was if you were going to make it to class or not (sorry mom!). But really, once you get married, get real jobs, and have kids no decision is easy. Every single decision you make is based around your children and their life. We wouldn’t change that for anything but it just makes being an adult that much harder. We work hard for our kids and everything we do is for them & to make sure they have everything they could possibly need.
Back track a bit- my husband- the hard worker that he is, is just that. One of the hardest working people Ive ever met. (too hard, if you ask me!) but he is extremely good at what he does. And he loves it. That is something to admire. Most people work because we have to and are thankful for the jobs that we have. But Jeremy really does love what he does and he is so good at it. When he first started working here in Louisville he worked a lot, he worked hard and he never complained. Me on the other hand, I was always complaining for him. Ha ha! But when I saw how dedicated he was and how much he loved his job I knew one day it would pay off. And it has. He has been given an opportunity that he cant really turn down. This is a stepping stone in his career and he needs to take advantage of it. We’ve talked, we’ve prayed, we’ve cried (A LOT!) but its something we need to do for our family right now. So…with that being said, we are moving. (and Yes Im crying right now!) We will be moving our family to….are you ready for this…Las Vegas. Of all places right!?! Jeremy will be the Director of Golf Course Maintanence at Angel Park Golf Club (look it up- its GORGEOUS!) Im so proud of him. I knew he would get the job but I don’t think I was prepared for the reality of moving our family 1800 miles away from home. He deserves this so much so we are 100% supportive no matter how hard this will be. There are so many details, we have to sell our dream home. A home I thought we’d be in for 20 years. But what is that quote- something like, What I love most about my home is who I share it with. And that couldn’t be farther from the truth. This will be a HUGE bonding experience for our family. We’ve never been alone. We’ve always had help. Im scared about that. Im scared to be alone but I have a feeling we will have quite a few visitors :) I always say it takes a village to raise children (especially Hannah!) but we are losing our village. Not so sure what Ill do without my village. We know we will meet knew friends and we will be back and forth A LOT! And we know we will have so many people to come visit! I mean who really gets to stay for FREE in Vegas :)
With this opportunity, it gives me the opportunity to stay home with the kids. I am so thankful that I get this opportunity. Will it be hard- yes! Will it be so different than what Im used to- yes. But I am SO excited to get to do what I want every single day with them instead of dropping them off and watching the clock. It is going to be fun and something I will cherish forever. They grow up way too fast! In 10, 15 or 20 years we are going to look back and say, "remember when we lived in Vegas!" Soon enough it will just be a memory. Hopefully one that we look back on and although it will be HARD, Im hoping we look back on it with a smile.
Im looking at this as an adventure. Something to make us grow as a family and grow as a husband and wife. I don’t even have words to express the amount of sadness I have to say goodbye to our families. Im going from living ONE mile away from my mom and dad to 1800. That’s going to be the hardest part. Im sad to take the kids away from their grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins but we arent gone forever and we will be back! (that’s part of the deal!)
I could go on and on about the emotions I go through each day. I have finally reached a point where I am not crying every morning and every night- ha ha. The ONLY thing making this easier is the love and support we have from friends and family. Without that- we couldn’t do it.
Jeremy starts the first of January and we will follow a few months behind. We will stay and sell the house here and let Jeremy get acquainted out there. We are going to miss him terribly…see doesn’t this just get harder! But we have so many people who have offered a helping hand. Its going to be the little things we are going to miss- craft nights with my mom, cookouts with friends, FALL weather, winter (yes I might miss the snow & cold), among thousands of other things. But we will have some new things to look forward to- In n Out burger! Disneyland is 3.5 hours away!! Trips to places we never would have been if not for this. So, on to our next adventure. But like I said, this is just a stepping stone that will prepare us for something else. I couldnt be more proud of Jeremy. He really does deserve this. It was hard to make this decision but I just keep saying, its not forever!! So here we go...from the 'VILLE to VEGAS!