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| Preston in his brand new suit, gearing up for his big day of interviews at Intel. |
On June 13th, Preston got a call from someone at Intel to set up a phone interview for the next day. We were both so excited, but we weren't expecting much, since this was the first nibble we'd had out of all the many places Preston had applied to work.
The phone interview went well, by all accounts, because they flew Preston out to Portland the next week for a full day of in-person interviews. It was so surreal for both of us. We had just had a baby, and now a huge job interview for Preston! Whoa!
He thought the interviews had gone well, and we anxiously waited to hear back, which they said they would do within two weeks.
Last Thursday, Preston came home with flowers and a card for me. At first I thought it was to cheer me up since I'd been having very painful gallbladder attacks, but no. He didn't say anything, just handed me the card, which said, "It's fun to chase a dream... ...but even more exciting to make it come true! Best Wishes on
Well, I squealed with glee, and then squealed with glee some more!
Now when I look at him I see an amazing husband, a wonderful father, and Intel's newest Process Engineer! Can you see it, too?
We've been living with my parents since Thanksgiving in the hope that we could make our meager stores last until Preston found a job. It was a big leap of faith for me, to be honest, and not one I felt very comfortable making. I feel our faith has been rewarded beyond what we ever hoped for, and my heart is just full of gratitude to the Lord for guiding us in the right direction.
But all of this also means that we are moving to Oregon in October. Which is awesome (!) and I'm thrilled, but... I am way out of my depth in planning a move of this magnitude.
For real.
I know many of you, friends, have already orchestrated cross-country moves, so give me the skinny on how you did it. For please? Any tips you have to offer would help so much.
