{the rest of july 2010}

a few more pictures of our trip to utah

reese and omie.  we were able to stay at omie's house during part of our trip.

 

our kids are pros at making the drive from utah to colorado

 

 

dave tiled the kitchen, entry and bathrooms

 

dave and the kids slept on the trampoline...i stayed in my comfy bed!

 

we went swimming with friends

 

we had a huge hailstorm that would result in new roofs, new gutters, freshly painted houses and a car named dimples (not ours).  the hail pictures i pulled from friends on blogs or facebook.  if i am showing your picture let me know so i can give credit where credit is due.

 

 

 

the kids found the camera...again

 

 

 

 

 

 

dave turned 32...what a hottie

 

our biggest news of july was dave getting a new job...in utah.

it all started in march...dave was unhappy with the direction things were going at the mda and was getting ready to graduate with his masters degree.  dave was also having "feelings" that we needed to move closer to family.  what!?  i thought we would stay in colorado springs the rest of our lives.  i wasn't thrilled about the idea but the thought of a new/different house excited me.  we had put so much money and sweat into our house and i was tired of it.  there was still so much to do and we were burned out.  dave put his resume out there and had several interviews.  just when it looked like he wasn't getting anywhere something else would pop up.  there were several jobs in denver, a couple in utah, a couple in colorado springs and a ton on the east and west coasts.  it looked like if dave was going to change jobs that a major move was ahead of us.  one thing we learned throughout the process is it's all about who you know.  good connections are vital to getting a good job.

in june dave was contacted by gtri.  gtri is based in denver but the job was in salt lake.  dave interviewed with them in denver and again while we were in salt lake.  on july 22nd he drove to denver to "meet" with some people and came home with a job offer.  reality hit and i cried for days...no joke.  it was official, we were moving and i didn't want to.  dave would start his job in august, work back and forth between denver and salt lake.  the kids and i would stay in colorado until the house sold.  i was 20-something weeks pregnant, loved my friends and ward (still wanted a new house) and was not ready to leave.

XXOX