The Job The Move

Hi loves!

Where do I even
begin? I know it’s old news by now but I’m glad I’m finally getting around to
sharing this. So let’s get right into it. This new job was 5 months in the
making. It’s one of those experiences that really proves God’s timing is the
best and no matter what obstacle stand in your way, they will come tumbling
down eventually.

 So, let’s rewind back to the beginning
of 2015. Hubby and I were both looking for new jobs. We were both at that point
that we felt we needed to move on to something new. We focused our search on
mostly out of state jobs. You see, when we moved to NJ, we knew and agreed it
wasn’t for the long haul. It was just for a short period of time and I think
that helped when the time came to leave. Although, leaving the people was the
hardest, leaving NJ itself was easy 🙂

 A couple of options came along the way;
from Texas, to Georgia,  to Florida and even South Carolina which were all
great options, but for one reason or the other didn’t quite work out. North
Carolina wasn’t even on our radar until the opportunity presented itself. When
I said earlier this job was 5 months in the making, it literally was. I went
for my first interview in March but didn’t get the offer till late July and I
started work less than a month after that. A lot happened between March and
July. Endless phone interviews, multiple trips, a whole lot of waiting, and two
potential positions later, here I am. The first position I had interviewed for
went on hold, so I pretty much forgot about it until months later when I got a
call out of nowhere that another position opened up and I was being considered
for the new position.

When God says something is yours, it is yours! You just have to wait
for that perfect timing and let everything fall into place. This new position
fulfilled exactly what I was looking for and beyond as far as the experience
and exposure.

 The decision to accept the job and move
to NC was easy because it fits our plan but the hard part was facing the
reality and accepting the fact that hubby will remain in NJ for months to come.
That was really the hardest part, knowing we’ll be separated as a family. What
we’ve waited on for months was now happening and things were moving really
fast. Before we could digest all these changes, it was time to pack up the
house, say goodbye to friends, and get on the road. Within a couple of weeks,
we were down in NC moving in to an apartment we’re seeing for the first time,
shopping around / visiting daycare centers just two days before I was supposed
to resume work and miraculously found a good one with opening for Eliana on Friday,
just as the working hour was coming to end and then I blinked and it was time
to say goodbye to hubby as he heads back to NJ.

 I’m just glad the move, the separation,
the back and forth traveling is behind us. It was definitely a stressful time
for everybody, even Eliana felt it. Take away lesson, we’ll definitely require
more time for a big move like this in the future. Although everything went
according to plan, it was a lot in a short amount of time.

So, now that we’re all pretty much settled, we’re slowly starting to
explore our surroundings, enjoying and being even more appreciative to be under one roof as a family again.