May 18, 2008

Time is flying...

...and it's so sad!! Dan and I are going to be moving to Utah at the end of June. Dan has a job that he's really excited about and both of our families are there within 40 minutes of each other. We can live in his parents basement apartment (rent-free) and actually save for a house, we'll have grandma's and grandpa's nearby, free babysitting, friends that we'll actually get to spend quality time with, the list goes on.... On paper, it all makes sense, but man, it's still so hard to imagine leaving. We just love it here, and I think always kind of thought we'd stay. We love living close to the beach, we love the weather, the people, our ward....so it's just hard to say goodbye to it all. As much as I love Utah, I feel like I'm giving up the dream! ;) Change is always so hard for me, even when I know it's a good thing. I just started counting the weekends that we have left and it's amazing how quickly time is flying. Dan is actually going to be going to Utah for a couple of weeks in June even before we move to work, so that's kind of crazy. We'll be packing up and heading out about 5 weeks before I'm due! I know it will all work out, but it's all a bit overwhelming right now. We're just trying to live up the time that we have left here in Southern California. This weekend we went with some friends to Balboa Island. It was such a perfect night. I wish I would've take some fun pictures, but the only one I took is of the guys and isn't worth posting!





We had a really great dinner at a restaurant called Ciao Italian Eatery, got dessert (yummy Balboa bars and frozen chocolate dipped bananas from Dad's) and walked around the island. It so easy to get comfortable and take so much for granted living in such a great place, where there are so many cool things to see and do. I told Dan that the only way I would move is if he promised that we would have a family vacation to Southern California every single year, which he agreed to. Lucky for him, or else I'd be staying!

3 comments:

Emily said...

That is EXACTLY how Mike and I felt...and sometimes still feel. We are so glad to be near family, but have such great memories of our life in Cali...Loved it and miss it. Live has gotten to know her cousins really well and grandparents, so we wouldn't trade that aspect of it, but that doesn't mean that it wasn't hard to move! I feel for you guys...just live it up and when you get hear, we will play play play!

Katie said...

AGAIN, I KNOW EXACTLY how you feel! It was so hard for me to leave CA to move to PR...I was born and raised in So Cal and LOVE it. PR has been great too (not sure if Zach would agree, LOL). What's nice is that you already have friends and family, you don't have to start from scratch. And at least there are good restaurants in Utah. Puerto Rico is lacking when it comes to good cheap food. We'll have to make yearly trips back to Cali at the same time. Miss you!

Amy said...

I'm excited for you guys. It'll be so nice to be by family especially with the new addition. You'll love those nights that you can just go out the two of you. Or even catch up on some much needed sleep. Is Dan going to be doing primarily the same thing, just different company? Good luck with everything. Such an exciting time for you guys.