Big News

As in huge...epic...GINORMOUS!!

You want to know what it is....

Like, really want to know...

Okay, I'll stop now

We're NOT moving to Texas!!

Let me say that again...we're NOT MOVING AT ALL!!!

Ryan accepted a position with a new company two weeks ago

They might be kind of familiar to you as I'm sure many of you have either owned or remember those annoying commercials

"Dude...you're gettin' a..."

Yup, that's right, Ryan's going to be the new Dell guy...he's been working on his acting career in his spare time

Yeah, right! You won't be seeing his face on the TV and he won't be who you call for technical support. I honestly don't even understand what he does and I'm okay with that. Keeps the excitement in our marriage! :) This opportunity fell into Ryan's lap and God paved the way from start to finish.

God listens and answers prayers,

 every single one of them my mom prayed against our moving

Seriously, that's what she and I believe half our church prayed for the past 5 months

...the other half, well, we'll deal with them later (insert evil laugh)

So we will continue to reside in the lovely state of Michigan with our fantastic family and friends. We won't have to sell our brand spankin' new home!

Ryan's office will be based in our home. He will have to travel but not as much as he did with his previous company.

I won't bore you with pictures of all the great things that Michigan has to offer...

Just know that I will not miss the boots, belt buckles and rattlesnakes of Texas

and two last words

Go Green!

Nothin' New

Okay y'all (sorry I couldn't resist), so at this point no news is good news, but at the same time no news is frustrating. Did any of that just make sense? It did? Okay, good then. We have yet to receive an official date as to when we will be making the big move down to Houston. We're still waiting to hear on when Ryan will be pulled from his current project to work mainly in Houston. The account team for this project wants to keep him there but his boss in Houston would like him to start working in Houston. I like to think that his VMWare peeps are fighting over him, which they kind of are. Heehee!

Not much to say today but I hadn't posted in a month, shocking, I know. So I thought I'd give you a little update. We had a killer garage sale on Saturday and got rid of a bunch of stuff. It felt good to purge a few items. I did spend part of the day today finding things that I had forgotten to put in the sale or wish I had (think millions of puzzle pieces I cleaned up today).

I'll leave you with a few pics just for fun! The girls are growing like crazy!! Sophie surprises us every day with her imagination. She is so smart and keeps us on our toes. Molly is Miss Attitude with a capital A! She knows what she wants and will make sure she gets it. They are just a blast and I enjoy every moment I have with them! :)

Checkin' out Grandma's baby chicks that hatched in her preschool room

Molly posing with the baby chick

 Molly kept blowing on them, it was the funniest thing!

Big News

Well, you've waited long enough (sorry to tease you all on facebook) but here is our big news!

Ryan took a new job with VMware two weeks ago. VMware is the large, global company that his previous company is partners with. Much of the work Ryan did at his old company was with VMware so the transition has been very smooth. This is a huge opportunity for Ryan and we are very excited for him.

But....

and there is always a but...

We will be moving by the end of the year to

You heard right my friends, we will soon be considered Texans *gasp*

We don't have an exact date as to when we will be moving yet, but we do know it will be by the end of this year. Ryan will continue to work on his current project for a while and then once he's finished there we will move. 

We have a lot to do to prepare for this move. We are extremely excited for the opportunity we have before us, but at the same time we I am scared out of my mind with all the details that must fall into place. Nevermind we're moving to a place where we do not know anyone but a few VMware employees that Ryan knows.

But, we do have this lovely lady in Houston

 

 

and you can't forget W

and I just might have to purchase Ryan one of these

and maybe pick up a pair of these for myself

 

just you wait, next year I'll be blogging about attending this

 

 

and let's please start praying now that I don't see any of these

notice I couldn't even post a picture of a real one

totally freaks me out

 

and finally, I promise I won't do this to the girls

if I do, I think my sister Katelyn might come down and slap me

or at least that's what she threatened

All kidding aside we are completely trusting that God is in this and guiding us every step of the way. He has proven Himself faithful over and over. We have laid this at His feet and know that He's got it covered! Thank you for prayers that you lift up on our behalf. Know that they will not be in vain! :)

I will be blogging regularly about our move and we are hoping to have an actual date soon. Right now we are preparing our house to put on the market (can you believe we've only been in our house 5 months and we're already selling it!)

Ryan and I are very excited about this next phase of our journey as a family. We cannot wait to see what God has in store for us as we move to Texas!

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11