Friday, September 18, 2009

One Big Change

"Nothing is permanent in this world but change." At some point in our lives, we've experienced changes. We make important decisions in life that would result to life-altering changes. Some are good, others are bad. Regardless of the outcome, we feel proud of ourselves for having the courage to try something new. If you're a regular on my blog, I'm sure you know that me and hubby have been preparing so much for our upcoming wedding in the Philippines. If you've been married, you realize how stressful wedding preparations can be. Little did we know that in addition to the busy wedding preparations, we are going to face one big change in one month's time. My hubby has been offered a job in Bull Shoals, Arkansas and he accepted it. We are leaving Ozark and would start anew in another small town in Arkansas. We are both excited and nervous about the move and the change of environment. He has been looking for a job outside Ozark for quite sometime now. He had turned down job opportunities in South Dakota and Washington state in the past because of the apparent cold climate of SD and the dry climate in that part of Washington. We thought it would take a while before he could find a better powerhouse to transfer. So we are really thankful that he got accepted in Bull Shoals. We don't know so much about the place yet, but the basic information that we have is enough for us to decide that it's time to make that one big change. Bull Shoals is like 3 hours and 30 minutes away from Ozark and a few degrees cooler which is a good thing in the summertime but probably a curse to me in the winter. We'll be driving there tomorrow to look at the area and hopefully scout a nice place to rent.

18 replies:

meretrisha said...

hi net, good luck with the move! im sure it's for the best. by the way, thanks sa new domain. *wink*

Dean and Lee Schroeder said...

Hello Jenn, good luck to that one big change. Happy moving!

Martha said...

Hi! Good luck and God bless to your new place.

Grampy said...

Moving is scary. It is also exciting.Hope it goes smooth for you.If it means a better job for your husband I bet he is glad.

Unknown said...

@meretrisha
thanks jo. yeah we're thinking it's for the best. kapoy lang balhin oi, labi na hapit nako larga.

Unknown said...

@Hazelicious
-thanks Haze. i know you've been through moving pud. i bet it's tiring and scary. but we're also excited about the move so i hope everything turns out ok.

Unknown said...

@Martha
-thanks Martha. we're hoping and praying for the best.

Unknown said...

@Grampy
-hello. thanks for visiting. im sure it's scary and stressful especially we have not decided which house to stay yet but we're working on it. the job is the same, it's just a change of the working environment and it's also with the same company, the U.S. Corps of Engineers. so it's basically just a lateral transfer. we're excited about the new place though hope it turns out fine.

""rarejonRez"" said...

that sounds great jenn! i am happy for you! it seems like that's something you've been dreaming for and i am glad it turned out real this time! i wish you the best of luck in your future search. so bull shoals is in the north of AR then? daghan exciting things to come no? your big wedding is one, and this one change is another! congratulations sa new job ni hubby nimo! ;-)

Unknown said...

@recel
-hi sis. yeah more than anything else, it's hubby's dream to try a different powerhouse. yep, bull shoals is in northern arkansas, it's only 10 miles away from the AR-Missouri stateline. mao lage, i'll be so busy jud in the next few weeks. 2 weeks after hubby starts with the new job, i'll be going to the PI na pud so when we get back nalang from the wedding, we could start unpacking and making our new place livable, lol.

StaLira said...

congrats sa imong hubby sis.

LODS said...

good luck on the move jenn,im sure both you and jeff will do fine. mao gyud na ang pinaka constant is change. jenn,patukaron nku ako ka ignoy ha, washington state is that same as washington dc? heheheheh..ahak,i should really learn the states,heheheheheheh...if its the same dc and washington state diri nlng unta mo aron duol duol nlng ta,heheheheh

Unknown said...

@lods
-hi lods, nope washington dc is different than washington states. ang DC dapit ra sa inyoha then ang washington state, sa east coast na cya, near california. mao lage unta, much better if DC unta para naa ko duol na amiga, pero all hydropower plants kay duol jud ug river so usually small town jud cya. :)

Unknown said...

@lira
-thanks lir. :)

Lainy said...

Oh! Goodluck on the sudden decision to move, Sis! Congratz to the hubby, too!

I haven't been married yet but yes, I an aware how stressful wedding preparations can be. I'm excited for you. I know how much time and effort you've invested to make everything perfect.

You deserve nothing but the best, Sis!

Goodluck and Best Wishes!

Unknown said...

@elaine
-hi sis. thanks for the comment. yeah it might sound sudden but actually hubby has been looking for another powerhouse to transfer to for quite some time now. he works with the government so development is slow. it just happens that we got the results that he got the job almost the same time as our Philippine vacation. talk about perfect timing, hehe. we're nervous but we're fine. we're hoping for the best.

AdinB said...

It will really be a big change ate Jhen and will take some time to finally get comfortable to a new place.

Just like us, we thought we are going to be moving to a new place due to work, but then we realized that we cant just leave Chetopa that easy. hehehehe... Although, I would like to experience living in a new place like SD, Montana, or Nebraska.. hehehe People are so nice out there! Good Luck ate Jhen and Jeff!

Unknown said...

@adin
-hi gang. yeah i know it will take some time getting used to. pero ive lived here in ozark for 2 years na man pud then small town man pud ni ozark so i think ill be fine in bull shoals, hehe.

primary reason of our moving is jeff getting a job there. if it hadnt for the job, we would not have moved yet but we're really planning to get out of ozark. brrrrr katugnaw ba anang mga places na imong gipanghinganlan oi, hehe.

take care adin and regards to tim and bb HF.