Off We Go To Oswego

This week I moved to Lake Oswego, Oregon! It's about 20 minutes from Portland. But let's start from the beginning since that is a very good place to start.

Back in November, my friend asked me if I would be interested in interviewing with his company. I definitely was as I was looking to change things up. In late December, I did a phone interview with a manager and then was invited for a site interview mid January. For my first time to Portland, I flew First Class and had a great less than 24-hour visit. I got to see a lot of BYU friends and the interviews went smoothly. The following Tuesday, I got a call with "good news" and received the official offer on January 26th. They wanted me to start February 21st so that gave me less than a month to take care of everything in Salt Lake and move to Portland.

I gave my two weeks notice, which was probably the best birthday present I have ever given and had an apartment and moving truck lined up by the end of the week. Then I was able to see friends and party a little, too.

Mom flew into town to help me move and then Spencer, Miriam and the boys came down too! On Friday, mom helped me start packing and then on Saturday and Sunday we played with the family. Then on Monday, Spencer and Miriam joined the packing fun. By Monday night, the truck was loaded and Tuesday we were off! Portland or Bust.

So Tuesday evening, we stopped in Caldwell spent the night with Sandy and Dennis. They treated us like queens with a Salmon dinner, comfy beds, and fun conversation. In the morning, I also got to see Shalee, who is the best and dropped by even after working the night shift. Leaving Idaho, the weather was not too good, but we continued on. We arrived in Portland at 4:30 and got to the apartment complex at 5:00pm. I ran into the office and signed the lease (even though I had not even seen the apartment) because people were coming to help move me in at 6:00! Also, I loved when the manager saw the moving truck and realized I had not been to the complex before and had just arrived in town. I got a quick tour of the clubhouse and then got to see the apartment that I had just leased. EVERYTHING was AMAZING!

There was a lot of help from church, work, and friends. It only took about half an hour to get everything unloaded. Of course, it was hailing/sleeting just during that time. Got to love weather!

Anyways, let me just say nothing is impossible with God. His hand was everywhere and I felt extreme peace during the entire process. I saw miracle after miracle as things fell into place!