Changes

So the last month has brought some changes in our family.  Scott's aunt, Diana, has been really sick with cancer.  After years of suffering we knew the end was near.  This is the women that was a second mom to Scott.  She is his step dads sister and that is how is step dad got to know the family.  Diana and her family were around when Scott's dad passed away when he was 5... So anyway, it was a bit of an emotional time.  Well we knew the end was near for Diana and Scott wanted to go down and say goodbye.  He debated for awhile but we finally decided on Sunday about 4 that we just needed to drive down as a family and say goodbye.  We were on the road 2 hours later.

We got to say goodbye to Diana, she could open her eyes while we were there, even if she couldn't talk and Scott feels that she recognized him.  We saw her twice that week and she passed away shortly before we thought we would leave to come home so we ended up staying for her funeral.  We were so glad that we got to be done there and spend time with family... Even if Phoenix in August is the last place l want to be.  Adam had a blast playing with grandma and he would wake up early every morning and just ask to go downstairs and if grandma was awake yet.

The other thing that happened while we were in Arizona was that we decided that it was time for Scott to leave his company.  We were ready for more steady income and some new opportunities.  So while we were down there he started looking for a job.  He had tons of options and people calling him, but we soon realized that a good job with decent pay and any chance of progression would require us to move out of Utah.  That was really hard for me.  I love being near my family and I already had Adam signed up for preschool.  But as we thought and prayed about it we decided to focus on Chicago which had several opportunities that Scott was excited about.  So we have now accepted an offer in Chicago.  At first they wanted him to start next week, but it looks like that will get pushed back a week so that he will be here to help get everything ready for us to sell our place and to move.  It has been a bit overwhelming and emotional to think about getting everything ready and we still have so much to do.  I am so sad to leave Utah but we are excited for this next adventure that life is giving us.  We have found a place to leave and are now trying to figure out dates and movers and travel plans... Still so much to work out but we are getting there.  And soon I will have lots of new adventures to chronicle on this blog.