Washington, Here We Come!

 

Well, we finally know what's going to be the next step in our lives. We're moving to Kennewick! Tom has accepted a job with Jesse's Lawn Maintenance as a Landscape Manager. He's super excited. He's worked for Jesse for a summer before his mission and the first summer we were married, before we moved to Idaho.

I on the other hand am okay with it, but it's not exactly a place I really want to live. I just haven't ever been a huge lover of Tri-Cities. I swore I'd never live there! When I lived in Ephrata, that would be the place we'd go to shop. Never any luck for me there! Shoes were the WORST...never anything in my size. I'm really hoping shopping is better. Boise has a GREAT mall. I came to love Boise so much and I thought we'd end up there again. But, the Lord works in mysterious ways and my heart has softened to the idea. I know that's where He wants us to be.

I'm looking forward to being so close to our families. My parents live in Moses Lake, about 70 miles away and Tom's parents live in West Richland, about 22 miles away. All of Tom's siblings, except for Jake are living in West Richland and most of my siblings are scattered around the Columbia Basin. Since living here in England, I've come to appreciate my family even more. I want our kids to have a relationship with their grandparents and cousins. I enjoyed that when I was growing up and have many, many fond memories.

We'll be flying into Seattle the 24th of May and Tom has immediate plans. He'll be playing at Moses Lake's Springfest Basketball Tournament on May 26th. SHOCKING!!! He's crazy, I know he'll be really tired. That flight is SO long! At least we'll have all day Friday to lay low. We'll catch up with family and friends the following week and then Tom will be starting work on June 4th.

I can't wait to see those we haven't seen in a long time and hope to catch up with old friends. I'm getting pretty excited. Oh, the fun that will be had!