What can I say, the month of June was pretty much just crazy, and the only word I can think of to describe it is "whirlwind". We went from our lease ending in June, to them saying we could more than likely stay at least 2 more months (until after the baby was born), to again having to be out at the end of June.
At the the beginning of June, Steve made a trip out to Denver to visit his sister who lives in the area as well as network and try to put his face in front of as many people as he could in order to make some contacts and hopefully find a job. While there was no specific job offer, he was able to meet with a lot of really good companies that were doing work and actually showing signs of a somewhat improving economy in the area. He came home feeling really encouraged by the contacts he had made.
Although we didn't have a job and a specific location we were planning on moving to, we knew we had to be out of our place by June 30th, so what else could we do but start to pack. We worked throughout the month and tried to get organized and packed. All the while, trying hard to figure out where we were supposed to go next.
We knew that we had one other thing to think about in this move -- the new baby. As I was rapidly approaching the 36 week mark, we knew we had to act fast because my ability, and window, to travel safely was fading fast. We had mixed feelings about another big move close to the end of my pregnancy (I was 7 months pregnant with Jack when we moved from California to South Carolina), and I can tell you I wasn't really looking forward to the change right at the end either. However, we were also hesitant to move to another place in South Carolina and get settled for 2 months, only to have to pack up and move again. So we chose the big move.
Although Steve is looking all over for a job, he pretty much has focused his search to Sacramento, Denver, Dallas and Knoxville. We figured Denver was a little more centrally located to all of those places and he has had the most luck making contacts with companies all over the Denver area. So that's what brought us out to Denver.
We were so sad to say good-bye to our friends that we've made in South Carolina. But we know that those friendships will last a lifetime. The week before we left we made sure to utilize all the time we could getting together with some of our friends we were leaving behind.
Unfortunately, I didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked, but here are a few of the ones that I did take of our good-byes.
The Newbolds and the Agates came to swim at our hotel then we took a trip to get ice cream the night before we left. We had a great time!
Jackie, Macie, Curtis, Jack and Steve
We celebrated Father's Day at the Malcarne's.
Here are the dad's: Brian, Greg, Steve, Jeremy and Joel
The kids: Jack, Gus, Coleman, Emmy, Eliza, and Maggie
And the mama's: Sarah, Alisha, Allice, Me and Jamie
We sure will miss all over our friends, but look forward to the many Clemson reunions to come!!
Oh and I asked Steve to promise me that the next time we move, we can do it sometime when I'm not pregnant. He willing agreed.
