Phoenix

On April 7th, we found out that instead of moving to Seattle we were being assigned to Phoenix for our first Amazon rotation.
This news came as a major smack in the face to be perfectly honest. Well actually in my heart of hearts, I knew that this was going to happen. There were 7 positions to apply for and he put Phoenix as number 4, but told them in a survey that we were willing to move outside of Seattle. I think I was being prepared, even though it was still hard, to move to Phoenix. As we have been looking for houses and condos in Seattle it just never felt right. We always felt like we were wasting our time.
When Ethan came home and told me that Phoenix was real, I burst into tears. I'm not sad to move to Phoenix but I felt like in a way I was letting my parents down. I hate giving anyone bad news and we were all getting so excited to move closer together, so it was really hard to tell them otherwise.
Once I let out a few good tears, told my parents, and went on a run, I was start to accept the fact that this was happening. That night I prayed that I would be okay with this and by day two of the change I can say that I was honestly excited.
Phoenix will absolutely kill me in the summer but everything about it I am so so excited about. It is going to be so much better for our family all around. We are going to be able to save more money, have a shorter commute, not have to deal with traffic, have sunny winters, Ethan will be able to learn a vital skill in his field that he couldn't in Seattle, we will be close to family, and will be able to live in a bigger more affordable home. Its going to be awesome if I just can get through the summer which I am honestly nervous about.
I think the other hard thing about Phoenix was/is that we know for a fact that we have another short term living situation. We are so sick of moving and so sick of only living places for a year of less. We just want to move and live somewhere for a chunk of time. Since we have been married in 2009, looking only at calendar years, we have been in two wards every year except 2012. We have moved 7 times in the last 5.5 years. Its like we are in the military and we aren't! Don't get me wrong, I don't mind moving, I don't mind meeting new places, and I really don't mind seeing new things, but it would just be nice to stop for a season. Alas we are not and so it is now time to press forward. We will live there about 15 months and then got to Seattle for 15 months and then from there maybe we can finally buy a house and establish some roots. If not, it is  making us better people.
We know we are in the Lords hands, we feel completely confident and calm about this move, and are really getting excited for our next adventure. Next stop Phoenix!