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So*, Jeff has a good enough offer that it's official. We're moving to California!
(He may not take this offer, actually, if he gets a better one; he's waiting to hear back from one more potential employer.)
We've still got to find housing, and we've got to find a way to move (total costs will probably end up being somewhere in the $2,500 range), and we've got to pack, and all. But we're going to do it. And we'll even be able to scrape by on just Jeff's salary, which is a good thing.
We'll be in driving distance of all the shindas; I'll even be able to sneak over and spy on rivka while she washes her hair! (Just kidding, rivka. ) I'll be near my family, and we'll actually have health insurance for the first time since 6 months after we were married! Jeff will be able to work a straight, 40-hour work week, and once we settle in, to go to school. There's plenty of room for promotion and raises, and we'll be able to pay off some of our debt and eventually improve our credit again instead of getting into more.
Thanks, Hatrack, for all your help, prayers, and good wishes. We love you! I'll miss the Jatraquera/os I've met out here, especially katharina, Coccinelle, Boon... You guys have kept me sane sometimes. And I'll try to make it out to visit as often as I can, and I'll still be on Hatrack. Now that we're actually moving, I'm realizing how many friends I've made and how many things out here I'll miss! Plus, I had a baby out here, and all our "family" memories-- pretty much everything after the honeymoon-- is out here, so I feel I've kind of put down roots. But I think we'll be happy, and be able to make a good life.
We'd appreciate your continues prayers, love, and good wishes. Also, please don't get offended if I'm snippy until the move is over; it's going to be a stressful month. I don't mean it, and apologize in advance. You are all the best!
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I'm so happy for you two that it's worked out this well! Good luck with moving and all that that entails, and may your snippiness be light!
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Thanks, everyone. I feel so much better actually having a solid job offer we can live off. I can finally get some sleep-- barring Emma waking me, that is. Posts: 137 | Registered: May 2005
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Well, that all depends on the housing we're able to find. But we're aiming for Tujunga/La Crescenta/Montrose/Glendale (north of Pasadena, for anyone unfamiliar with the area.)
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But I just met you all! 'Sokay, though cause I knew you were hoping for this. I'm glad everything is working out and good luck with the move (I don't envy you that - I hate the process of moving. Teleportation can't come too soon for me).
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quote:(I don't envy you that - I hate the process of moving. Teleportation can't come too soon for me).
Amen to that! We're going to have two garage sales, to get rid of as much as possible before we have to haul stuff halfway across the U.S.
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Shot glass or miniature mug. And maybe you should wait until we move; one less thing, especially breakable thing, to pack is always good! And we can probably even send you the postage to cover that.
I'm getting better, though; I remembered to pick one up at the Tulsa Zoo on Monday. The nice thing about shot glasses as a collectable is that they're usually under $5 (Disneyland, of course, being the exception.)
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Congrats, Ketchups! Hmmm, armed with this valuable info I'm wondering if I should spill the beans. Here's my favorite expression of the day, "A multiplicity of blessings to you!"
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Congratulations! Moving is a pain, and I can't imagine doing it with a toddler (the dog was bad enough), but I know people do. May your moving headaches be small ones.
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This scepter'd isle, this other Eden, demi paradise, this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this...
Los Angeles.
Welcome to our fair city.
A good way to apartment hunt is through a rental service called Westside Rental. It is a paid subscription service, but you can purchase someone else's subscription at a discount through Craigslist. Just go here and search for "westside rental."
quote:Hmmm, armed with this valuable info I'm wondering if I should spill the beans.
You're welcome to, especially since I'm not posting over there any more.
Beren, thanks for the info; my dad had mentioned that, but the Craigslist info is very valuable help.
Thanks, everyone else, for the congratulations. Now, to find a place to live and a way to get there...
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Hi, KQ, why? The tone has improved considerably of late, don't you think? And I wasn't going to share your news, just a little ribbing to go along with my good wishes for you.
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Sorry, I don't feel like sharing with you right now.
Especially after your comments about men who don't serve a full-time mission. I married one, and I'm not taking it well.
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Pfft. Get over it. I asked some serious questions and then started goofing around with JB. Nothing in there can be construed as an attack on you or your husband.
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You get over it. It's none of your business who I know or from where, and I am not in a good mood right now.
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Good luck KQ, I hope you will be able to buy house someday. The prices there are OUTRAGEOUS! Perhaps you will be able to find something after the bubble bursts.
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) I'll be near my family, and we'll actually have health insurance for the first time since 6 months after we were married! Jeff will be able to work a straight, 40-hour work week, and once we settle in, to go to school. There's plenty of room for promotion and raises, and we'll be able to pay off some of our debt and eventually improve our credit again instead of getting into more.![[Group Hug]](graemlins/grouphug.gif)
You are all the best!
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Congratulations and best wishes for a painless move.
