Making a "Bold" Move

Well, God had some plans in mind for us that we were not expecting at all. Brian had been looking around for a new job because they had stopped overtime and so it was getting too tight for us to be living on one income. He had a few interviews around here in Saginaw and Bay City but nothing that he was excited about leaving his current job for. Then out of the blue one day he received an email from a company in Spring Lake Michigan about a job he had not even applied for. He told me about it and we laughed because just this April we had stayed in that area for our anniversary and we had joked about living there one day. He told me he would probably call and tell them he wasn't interested so the next day he made the call. He said that when he went to make the call he had a feeling he needed to at least hear what they had to say. They told him that they have been doing searches for someone that would fit a job opening they had and every time Brian's name would come up as a perfect match but they weren't sure if he would even consider relocating. They said that they were really impressed with his resume and that he had all the credentials and more than what they were looking for and they were interested in doing some phone interviews with him. So he decided, why not, so he did the interviews which went really well. They asked him what it would take for him to consider moving this far and he gave them a number and they said that would not be a problem. He told them he would talk to me about it and they said that they would get back to him if they wanted him to come over for a in person interview. He told me about what was going on and surprisingly at first I was very excited about it and said that yeah it was okay to continue with the process. The very next morning he got an email saying that they would like him to come over for an interview so we set that up for the following week on a day that I could go with him and we could stay over to look at housing in the area. We both talked about the possibility of the move a lot and we gave it all over to God. We had been praying about our financial situation for months and felt this could very well be God's answer for us. We went to the interview on Friday Sept 7 and it lasted 2 hours. I sat in the car the whole time, and it went by pretty fast luckily. Anyways, they ended up offering him the job on the spot. They offered him almost 20,000 more a year than his current salary and immediate benefits and wanted him to start on Oct 1st. We knew for sure at that point that is where God wanted us to be. We were able to look around the area for housing and the next morning found an apartment that was perfect for us in Grand Haven. We will be giving up a lot of living space but we knew we needed to find something quickly and we would like to have time to get to know the area before buying a house or even renting one for that matter. So Brian is moving in on Sept 28th and we are going to be officially moving the first weekend of October. It has been a whirlwind of events but we can't even question the fact that this is what God wants for us as he has worked out all the details so well. We still need to find someone to sub-lease our current place so we are praying about that now. Anyways, we will keep you posted!

The company Brian is going to be working for is the Bold Companies and they design and manufacture mostly office furniture and wood displays. He is going to be a Project Manager there. Here are a few pictures of the office.

First Day of Pre-school

Jensen had his first day of pre-school today. He did really well. He didn't even care that we were leaving him. He found his locker right away with his symbol a triangle on it. Then he walked right into the classroom and started playing. His teacher's name is Mrs Lucas. He said he had fun today but I didn't get many details, typical guy.

Ready to go, but he must be still sleepy he can't keep his eyes open :)

Bob the Builder backpack

Daddy and Jensen

School

Jensen's locker

Playing in the Classroom

Labor Day Weekend

We had a different kind of Labor Day weekend this year than usual. We normally go camping with Brian's family but that didn't work out this year so we decided to camp in our backyard. Jensen and I stayed out in the tent for 3 nights. We had fun. I told him stories and we ate snacks and listened to music. Fun memories. He is starting pre-school tomorrow so I wanted some special Mommy and Jensen time. On Labor Day we took the boys to a local park to go swimming it was lots of fun.

Tent camping in the backyard

Playing in the sand together at the beach

Peyton at the beach

Jensen at the beach

Peyton in his ducky floatie

Sandy hands

Peyton with daddy

Peyton walking in the sand

This is Peyton trying to walk up the beach. Too funny!