Exciting News!

After a year and a half of trying to get a promotion at his job working for REI, and after trying to get that promotion in 20 different cities, he finally got a supervisor position! The best part is that we don't even have to move, because he'll be working only 40 minutes from where we are living now! He was applying to jobs everywhere that had a good grad school for me; you name it, he applied for a promotion there-- Austin, DC, Charleston, Tuscan, Boston, San Francisco, LA, Portland, NY--- he applied for a promotion everywhere because it just didn't look like it was going to work out or be a good move for him to stay in Seattle.

Then, a couple weeks ago, this spot in Lynnwood opened up. We really didn't have high hopes for it since it was a very competitive pool of applicants and he had not indicated that it was a first choice for us (we didn't know it was even a possibility to stay in Seattle before this). BUT HE STILL GOT IT!

After the wedding, this process has been the most stressful part of our lives together. So much of our life was on hold because we just didn't know where or when things would finally work out for his promotion. We had to plan our lives like we were going to live in Seattle forever, while also assuming that we would have 2-4 weeks to move when the time came... wherever that was.  So hooray! With the wedding and this promotion, it feels like we can start the next chapter in our lives. :)