The Move

For those of you who may not know I recently accepted a job at ARUP Laboratories in Salt Lake City.  Kyle and I made the tough decision to move to Salt Lake rather than me try to commute.  It has been hard to leave Grandma's house.  There has been some comfort to living there while we have gone through all the trials of the past few years.  I had it fixed up the way I liked and it is always hard to leave home.  It will be hard to see someone besides family living there.  I've lived in Wellsville for 36 years so this will be a big change for me, but I know it is what we are to do and I will be fine.  It's not like I moved to Connecticut like Brett and Chelsea.  I can be back in Wellsville in an hour and 15 minutes. 

Kyle's parents have a kitchen in their basement and generously offered to let us live there as long as we need to.  I started work today so we packed everything up last week and made the move on Saturday.  I have an amazing family (including Emily and Natalie of course) and they were so incredible last week as they pitched in with packing everything up.  Then on Saturday Darrin Roundy and some of the scouts from our ward came and helped load up everything going to storage and went and unloaded it.  Then my family loaded up the rest and came to Salt Lake.  We owe them all big time. 

Kat, Darren, and Brian met us and helped us unload everything.  Kyle's parents spent last week cleaning their stuff out of the basement so we have room for all of our junk.  They went above and beyond what I expected and we really appreciate all the work they have gone to, to make us feel welcome and at home. 

Things went well today for my first day.  It was orientation today and tomorrow so it's not like it could really go badly.  Two of the ladies I will be working closely with came and had lunch with me and I really think I will enjoy working with them.  They seem like wonderful women. 

Now we just have to unpack all these boxes and we will be settled in.