Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Hear our News
Gotta watch it for at least 45 seconds to hear our news!
P.S. This was one of my MOST favorite movies all time. And it's only because of this song that I can remember how to spell O-k-l-a-h-o-m-a.
Route 66
Bet you're wondering why I posted this clip from the movie "Oklahoma." Wellllll, it's because we are moving there! I know...crazy...random...out-of-blue. The whole thing happened so quickly. Long story short...ok shorter...us picking up and moving all the way across the States to Tulsa, Oklahoma without knowing a soul, was the result of one sentence in a Christmas card.
Last year, Nathan's parents sent out a Christmas card giving updates about each of their children. In that card they mentioned a little line about Nathan seeking better job opportunities. Flash forward a few weeks and Nathan gets a phone call from a long-standing family friend about a job in Oklahoma. A few days later he's on a plane for an interview....job landed even before Nathan's plane touched the tarmac. A week later he's at the corporate office in Omaha, Nebraska preparing for a major project in Oklahoma. Phew!
It's pretty crazy.....but how could we be anything but overwhelmingly grateful to be given a job during these times. I'm not gonna lie....I'm scared. I am not a big fan of change. But the defining moment for me happened one night when I remembered Elder Wirthlin's Conference talk...'come what may and love it.' The more I embrace it the more excited I get about seeing everything Oklahoma has to offer. But there will be tears. I will be sobbing when we drive away from the Valley of the Sun. Arizona has become home to us...and we will miss it terribly....but more than anything we will truly, truly, miss all of you.
Last year, Nathan's parents sent out a Christmas card giving updates about each of their children. In that card they mentioned a little line about Nathan seeking better job opportunities. Flash forward a few weeks and Nathan gets a phone call from a long-standing family friend about a job in Oklahoma. A few days later he's on a plane for an interview....job landed even before Nathan's plane touched the tarmac. A week later he's at the corporate office in Omaha, Nebraska preparing for a major project in Oklahoma. Phew!
It's pretty crazy.....but how could we be anything but overwhelmingly grateful to be given a job during these times. I'm not gonna lie....I'm scared. I am not a big fan of change. But the defining moment for me happened one night when I remembered Elder Wirthlin's Conference talk...'come what may and love it.' The more I embrace it the more excited I get about seeing everything Oklahoma has to offer. But there will be tears. I will be sobbing when we drive away from the Valley of the Sun. Arizona has become home to us...and we will miss it terribly....but more than anything we will truly, truly, miss all of you.
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