Moving to Seattle!

By now, you probably all know that Matt has accepted a job (is dream job too strong?), and that we'll be relocating to Kirkland WA for him to start work in November.  He has given two weeks notice, we've told our landlord, and... the rest we need to decide.   In the meantime, though, I am in Spokane celebrating with Nana.  And who better to celebrate with than Nana?  Unlike our friends back home who were happy for us in a "but that means you are leaving" kind of way, she and I are just blissed out, thinking of all the cool ways that this changes our lives for the better.  Like, I can come visit for long weekends.  Or she can come visit me!  Or, it's no big deal to get the whole family together.  Or to wait out time changes for phone calls.  I'm going to try and convince her to move West for my sake, but really, being in the same time zone will be SOO much nicer. There are so many way this is great news!

And can I brag on Matt for a little?  He made me swear to secrecy about this whole affair, from his application, to the interview he was flown to Seattle for, even through the negotiations and the final offer. He is very private, he didn't want a whiff of this to hit his current employer, and he didn't want to have to deal with any public disappointment.  Even when all signs were pointing towards "THEY LOVE YOU," he was cautious.  They flew him across the country, put him up in a hotel and rented  him a car to go and visit his Mom in, and he didn't want me to say anything.  They gave him an offer letter, which he signed, and the movers had called us, and he didn't want me to say anything until his references reported back.  But Friday he got the final green light from the new job, and we are thrilled with the result.  He'll be working as a design engineer at major truck company, who recognize both his years of experience, as well as his fancy degree from Western.  It's a promotion in both title and pay, and it's much more in line with what he always wanted to use his eduction for.  I'm so happy for him to get a chance to think about cars all day, since that is what he'd be doing if he didn't have to work anyway. It's a great offer, which he absolutely deserved!

Yes, so very exciting times.  Nana and I are going to celebrate the excitement by meeting up with Mom and Dad in Seattle this weekend (see how close Spokane and Seattle are?) to be giddy with excitement some more, and also maybe all daydream about the future together. So glamourous. Yes, I have unfortunately left Matt to shoulder the burden of the anxiety about the move for the rest of the week, but I promise I'll be back in full force next week!  Sorry honey!