Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Houston or Bust

So, it's done, decided, signed on the dotted line. Well, kind of. Mostly. Enough that I can say with full confidence, we are moving to Houston!

It has been many months of flying around the country, interviewing, and figuring out which option is best for our family. All along, our prayer has been, "Lord, make it extremely clear, leave us with no other options. Take us where you want our family." Up until yesterday, we thought we had two great options. Minneapolis or Houston. Mineapolis would easily look like the no brainer. Family would be close. But the cost of living would be high. But family would be close. The job wasn't totally ideal, but family would be close. Houston looked great. The job is exactly what Drew has been going to school for the last 9 years. (And no, he isn't a doctor.) But, it was farther from family. We wrote out a pro/con list and Houston won in every category except family.

And then we got a call from the Minneapolis offer. They weren't going back on their word, a promise is a promise. But, work has really slowed down. The economy is going into a recession. They are having a hard time finding work for the guys that they have full time right now.

And there it was. The clear cut answer. The only option left. Houston, Texas.

I have never imagined myself living in Houston. Or Texas. But, I had never imagined myself living in Connecticut either and here I am!

We are excited for the possibilities, the excitement of the journey, finding a new church, meeting new friends, finding my way around a new city (with a little help from my friend Gregory, the GPS), and everything else that comes with living in a new city.

So, if any of you out there, live in Houston, I'm coming your way, June 2008!

11 comments:

  1. eeeeeeek! I'm SO elated for you! And just think, you'll be raising very proper southern boys with cute little accents!

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  2. According to Google, depending of course where exactly you live, you will be 17.35 miles closer to us but driving would be 1 hour and 2 minutes shorter....about 17 hours east or south...I'll check out the airlines next:)
    Happy you have a place for your dreams now!
    Love ya, Mom XOXOXXOXXO

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  3. Cool! Congrats - It is so nice to have everything done and at least you don't have to sell a house before you leave!

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  4. Good luck Kristi. Texas is nice but it gets pretty hot. Hope everything works out. The good thing about Texas is you can get a really nice house for a reasonable price. Good luck. Amy Gardner

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  5. OH MY GOODNESS! You are going to be in the same state as us! (although 4 hours away...) That is such exciting news... There are a lot of fun things about Texas, not the least of which are how affordable everything is and the bazillions of good churches to choose from. We shall have to chat lots about it soon...

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  6. Texas should be fun to visit! I'm so happy for you.

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  7. Will you have big hair and lots of makeup? :)

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  8. Hey! I'm Texan and my hair isn't big! :) Well, I guess it is a little, but I have naturally curly hair so there isn't much I can do about it. :)

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  9. I apologize to any Texans (or future Texans) I may have offended. :)

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  10. Definitely lipstick for the grocery store and some smart lookin' boots :) Just teasin! What an exciting day for your family! Congrats and God's blessing to you in your new spot!

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  11. Wow! We Texas Bloggers will be happy to have you join us down here.

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