A little Family history post. We are on the move again. I've lost track of how many moves this will be for us. Somewhere between 16 and 18 in 9 years. Weston and I started our marriage out driving from Portland to DC. That was our first move. From DC we moved to Rexburg then onto Minnesota. So many of our moves were because Weston sold alarms where we moved to numerous places all over the country from April until August. From minnesota we moved to Boise. In Boise Weston was doing his finance internship with Wells Fargo. We had to live with my sister for a month while we figured out a place to live. Then we moved to Pittsburgh to do alarms again. We then moved to Portland where Weston worked for New York Life. We stayed there for a year and half. A very long time for us. Weston had a job opportunity in Arizona where he moved for a month trying to figure out if that was a good path for us. We decided against it and went back to selling alarms so we moved to Missouri. After that ended in August Weston stayed in missouri to sell alarms for a couple of months. We had Haylee who was 2 and Hunter who was 4 weeks old. I had to find somewhere to live while Weston stayed in Missouri. I decided to stay with my parents for a few weeks and then head back to live with my sister in boise for a few weeks as well. Weston and I lived in Boise for a few months until it was time to sell alarms again and we moved to Arkansas. While in Arkansas we moved to another area of Arkansas. After Arkansas we moved to Boise. Before we left for Arkansas Weston had some good job interviews for medical sales jobs that we were hoping would work out after we got back. Sure enough right we when we got back from Arkansas, Weston was hired to sell dental equipment for Henry Schein Dental. The job was for Spokane. We packed up after being in Boise for two months and headed to Spokane. We house hunted and found our first dream house in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho. So moved again. We lived in our first house for 2 years. A record for us. A few offices with Henry Schein wanted Weston transfered there. We had some choices to make. Stay put, move to San Antonio, Tx or Seattle, WA. After many months and lots of praying we decided to move to Seattle, Wa. This move was tough, we had a house that we loved and had to sell and the kids were so happy there. They were involved in schools and had best friends to leave behind, but we felt it was right. Then low and behold a week before we were moving to Seattle, the Portland Henry Schein office called and wanted Weston to come there. So off to Portland. We have been here for 8 months while house hunting and building our second home. We are moving this weekend again but this time it's exciting. Our move 8 months ago was hard and we have felt in transition for a long time. We are so excited to get settled and make our new house our home again.
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6 comments:
I'm exhausted just reading this post. Hope your new home is a dream come true!
Oh my goodness this post is amazing. You are amazing Karen! I cannot believe how much you have moved. And every place you always make into such a lovely home for your family. Can't wait to come visit your new place!
I'm so glad you recorded all of this!
What a story.
Your kids will never believe how you did all of these moves...across the country and with children in tow! You are a strong lady to support your husband through all those changes! I hope you get settled in your new home quick!
It took you long enough to find the perfect state to live in....WASHINGTON! :) We hope you're here for a long, long time!
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