Big Girl on Campus

Big girl on Campus part 2

Well today was a really big day at our house. Princess E started Kindergarten. She has been waiting all summer for this day. It was a hard decision deciding to let her start here since we know we will be moving in 3 weeks. But it will be a good transition as she is only half day afternoon here, and in Georgia she will be full day. We have been talking about how lucky she is to get to go to 2 kindergartens. A practice one and a new one in a few weeks. Sh has eaten it all up.

She was a little apprehensive once she found out she would have the "boy" teacher. But today she got up and was just fine and excited to go. In fact she was sad that she had to wait until after lunch to head out the door.

As for me, I handled it quite well. Not emotional at all. I think I got it all out of my system last year when she started preschool. That was a hard one for me.

Meet the newest member of our family

King J and I decided that with some of the equity we were making with the sale of our house that we would really like to get some new furniture. We were really blessed when we got married to have people give us lots of hand me downs or had great thrift store finds. But it is time for some new stuff.

So I have been looking online at so many different stores and web sites trying to just make up my mind as to what we want to look for once we know the space where they will go in the new house.

Yesterday I found myself on the RC Willey site looking at their clearance items and I fell in love. Well fell in love with how happy my dear husband would be. But it was a big chunk of money, and it wasn't on the list of new pieces that we "needed". It was just to perfect. It was the right colors, it was microfiber, it was over sized, and the perfect team, I had to find a way.

Well the day goes on and I get a call telling me to check the bank account. It was pay day and there was about 800 extra dollars in there. Where did this extra money come from??? King J gets a letter stating that he was receiving the promotion that he has been waiting for, for 3 years. YAHOO!!

So what do I do? I turn around and make a total impulse purchase and spend it all. But it is well worth it and he is so deserving. She will be here on Tuesday. :)

Where has the time gone??

I was just sitting here looking at all the pictures of homes our realtor has been sending us and I realized it has been a very long time since I posted an update. Time goes by way to fast when you are stressed. :) So just a little update for those who are wondering.

We are officially going to Georgia. The office where King J is supposed to be transferred to is moving in December or January to another city. So it kinda hindered our house search for a bit until we knew what was going to happen. The same day we found out about the office move, we got an offer on our house. Yahoo, and suck at the same time (3 weeks on the market). After countering back and forth, they gave us more than asking price and we get to stay here 2 weeks after closing rent free. Pretty good deal if you ask me. Oh and we got another back up offer a week later so if anything should fall through. It seems to me that Georgia is really where the lord wants us to be. Everything is just falling into place.

So we have been looking at lots of homes online with the help of a realtor out there. We are planning on going to find our home in 2 weeks. Princess E starts kindergarten here the week before. We decided to go ahead and let her start here knowing that she will be leaving after a month. But school in GA started Aug 7 so it is better that she doesn't miss quite as much. We don't know if King J will be able to move by the 15th or not. He has to stay working in the SLC office until they tell him he can transfer. So if he is not able to move yet we will more than likely be staying in a hotel with a kitchenette here until they give him the go ahead. Well depending on what we find out about a house out there. The company gives us 30 days of temporary housing funds, including food. The relocation package they have given us is awesome. Way to much to go into detail about, but we are being well taken care of.

Anyway, there is a brief update from us. I have so many pictures from the last 2 months that hopefully I will be able to blog about soon. It is hard to stay on top of things when your world is turned upside down. Love to all of you and thank you for those who have recently sent your blog addresses to me. I love being able to catch up on each others lives and to be able to see a little glimpse into your worlds.