the move to Louisville: part 2

back to where I left off... Part 2

Matt comes downstairs and tells me that he is headed to another interview!  I am in shock!  thinking to myself "OK, just another opportunity to see what is out there." by the time Matt has made it to the interview an email arrives in his inbox from the Nashville company... ANOTHER offer! oh my goodness I could barely contain myself and my mom could not contain herself at all!

now I am nervously waiting to hear about the spontaneous interview that he is in.  time went by so slowly!  FINALLY Matt calls and says that they offered him the job and that he thinks that it is the best fit for him and for us!!!!  I could not believe what I was hearing!  The Lord seriously works in mysterious ways because I surely thought that Matt would be taking the original job offer that we had banked on.

there was a catch though... the Nashville offer was a considerable increase in salary than any of the other offers but that did not sway Matt's decision and I did not say a word!  I knew that he would make the right decision for himself and our family.  after a couple hours of letting all this craziness sink in - Matt accepted the job from the spontaneous interview and is now a Project Manager for a commercial construction contracting company in Louisville!  I am so proud to be his wife and knew that his hard work and perseverance would pay off!

we immediately and frantically began searching for apartments so we did not have to shack up at my parent's house.  the original plan was just to pack our stuff up if we did not have a firm job offer and just move to my parents - I am so thankful that we did not have to do that!  not that I don't love my parents, but we just operate on different schedules and lifestyle preferences.  within a day and a half we had found an apartment that will suffice (until we begin house hunting) and headed to "The Ville" with all our stuff!

in the midst of moving we got stuck on I65 because of a major accident with a caravan of 3 cars and a Uhaul - the trip that normally would have taken about 2 hours took us 7 hours!  I am not complaining because it was a fatal accident and I am just so glad that we were not involved!  thanks to my handy mom and an actual paper map we made it to our new home after several failed detour attempts.  we are so thankful for our family who helped us move and for all the prayers that have been prayed!  it feels good to be home after leaving here 6 years ago for college - now I get to bring my husband back with me!

oh yes, I almost forgot!  after being here for about a week Matt got a call about another job offer  and another call for an interview!!! so blessed... I am so proud of him!

we have been here about a month now and still settling in.  Matt is busy with work and just started his first big project and I am hanging out with my niece as much as I can, making this apartment our home, spending time with family and job hunting!  the whole job hunting has been rough, probably cause I really don't know exactly what I want to do... I love the wedding business, but it has been so nice to do stuff on the weekends.  we were able to take a mini road trip to Indianapolis for our anniversary, drive around town in the jeep with the top and doors off, go boating with my parents, and enjoy each other's company.

stay tuned for some diy projects and more of our happenings in our "new" city!
also - Matt's parents move to Thailand!