Goodbye to life in the fast lane!

As most of you know by now, our little family is moving to Arlington!! DJ has accepted his same position at one of the 3 Arlington stores that his company has, and we have found an apartment...things are happening fast! We wanted to rent a house, but the expense of moving is just too much for us right now, so we're in a little bigger apartment than we have now. Best thing about the new apartment is that Nate will have his own bathroom now!! YAY, no more moving bathtoys and his little duckie tub every time we shower! We are moving at the end of February.

Did I ever tell you all how much I love and appreciate my husband? DJ is the most supportive and wonderful husband, and even though the store he is moving to is "all messed up", he is taking this transfer to make me happy and have more time with Nate and I. He will be taking over a store where previous managers and employees stole money and basically ran the store into the ground. His new boss has been working on improving it, but it will be up to him to bring it back to the company's expectations. This is a lot of pressure to volunteer for, and I am now eternally grateful to him for making this move for me and my sanity. That brings me to my next statement:

BYE BYE, COMMUTE!!! Some people don't mind driving an hour one way to work, and then up to 2 hours home everyday. And I commend them for the sacrifice they are making daily to live in a geographically ideal location. But this commute has taken such a huge toll on me physically and mentally....and it has especially taken a HUGE chunk out of each paycheck that it hardly seems worth it! The toll road was my only option, and it was just a nightmare every month to see how much was just disappearing to the toll roads and gas. Some days the commute wasn't so bad and I didn't mind the mindless driving. But most of the time I didn't like the way the traffic was affecting my mood, it would turn me into a road-raged monster by the time I got home and I hated it!! It had to stop one way or the other. Thank God this opportunity came along when it did, and I pray that we made the right decision to make this move.

Anywho....now you are updated on what's going on with us. We have about a month now to pack and then we move on Feb. 25th, so I've got to get busy!! I hope that all of you are having a great day and month. Much love and blessings to you all!