Salt Lake City Update: Big News!

Hi Everyone! Happy Friday!

Some of you may remember my husband, who is about to graduate with an engineering degree, heading off to Salt Lake City for a job interview a few weeks ago. Well...he got the job! And it is a really, really good job! With a signing bonus and moving expenses paid, lots of room for advancement (it's a big international company) and health insurance...so excited about health insurance...having to figure out our own health insurance is the worst part about me freelancing, especially when you figure two babies into the mix.

So we are moving to Salt Lake City this summer! 

What I think is going to be awesome: 

• My husband working full time, me working part time from home (4 years of school for him has been totally doable, but I'm excited to be able to back down on my workload and spend lots of time with the babies)
• SLC is only a 4-hour drive (or 45 minute flight) from my parents. The best thing by far about being in Colorado has been being able to spend so much time with them. But we'll still be able to see each other a lot since we're not moving very far away
• AMAZING snowboarding (I know, I know, I won't be going that much with two new babies, and that's OK...just good to know it's there). Hiking too
• A really good airport. Except for a brief period in Seattle, it's been almost 10 years since I lived in a place where you can fly pretty much wherever you want direct. Going to be so nice...
• Housing prices are really reasonable, so we are going to be able to find somewhere lovely to live
• An actual city with good shopping and restaurants and other city things (I've lived in cities most of my adult life...being in a small town has been a bit of a challenge). I know SLC doesn't generally pop into people's minds when they think cool, hip cities, but I am determined to find all the cool, hip places and enjoy the city to its fullest

What I'm a little worried about:

• Not being right down the road from my parents...it's been so, so nice to have that be the case for these past years
• I like Mormons...I have friends that are Mormon...but we're not Mormon and I'm afraid the Mormons won't like us. SLC is about 50% Mormon, and I think we'll be fine if we end up in a diverse area...just need to make sure that happens. On the other hand, maybe I'm worrying about nothing...
• I don't know ANYONE in SLC, and while I'm used to moving and making new friends, it's hard. Part of me wishes we were going somewhere where we knew people...

Anyway, that's the big news! Overall, we're SUPER excited...it's going to be great. :)

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend! Thanks for spending some time here this week!

XOXO

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