The Game of Life...

I have always had a hard time with change but since meeting Jason, I am quickly learning that the only thing that stays the same is the fact that things change! Our families "game of life" has taken a couple new turns lately and we have been busy trying to adapt and adjust...

I know that I have not posted anything in a while but things have just been too crazy...now that they are slowing down here is what we have been up to.... A LOT!!!

Brayden and I went to Atlanta to visit my parents for a week February 17-24th. It was nice for Brayden to be able to spend time with his Grandpa and Grandma Rupp although the visit did not turn out quite like planned... We arrived on Tuesday night and on Thursday night, Jason called to let me know that he had been layed off from his job. We had a feeling that this might be coming and eventually it did due to the hard times that have fallen on the construction industry. I was more upset about the news than Jason...he was relieved more than anything since he hated his job. (Commercial construction is not his thing as we found out with this job in California)

I about went crazy for the next 4 days (not being there in California with Jason) until we flew back to California. We decided to hurry and pack up and move, to Atlanta, so that we did not have to pay another months rent. Luckily, the company gave us a severance package so that we were able to move across the country. Why Atlanta? We actually had been planning on moving here at the end of summer since Jason has been applying to schools here for the MBA program. Jason decided that he is tired of construction and wanted to go back to school in order to give our family more options. We decided on Atlanta since we both have family here...my parents and Jason's older sister and we both like the area.

Anyway...I got home Tuesday afternoon...we packed up everything by Thursday night and on Friday morning we loaded the moving truck.Friday night we went to a party at the Kerrs and had a terrific time with all of our friends there to say goodbye to us! Thanks Jenn and Jason! Jason's parents flew in from Hawaii to help Jason drive the moving truck, which was towing our truck, and our car across the country. We left on Saturday and drove to Salt Lake so that we could visit with family and friends. We had a lot of fun spending time with friends and spending time with Jason's younger sister Aubrey and her family. On Wednesday morning, Jason and his parents left to begin driving. Brayden and I flew out on Thursday morning for Atlanta and we all arrived Thursday night. On Saturday, we moved all of our stuff into a storage unit. Since then, we have been busy with all the little details of moving such as changing addresses, getting new drivers licenses, etc.

Our current plan is that we are staying with my parents until Jason finds a new job. We both feel like moving to Atlanta was the right thing for our family and we are having lots of faith that everything will work out especially since we are due to have a new baby in 3 months!

Thank you to Mom and Dad, Jenn and Chris, Brooks and AmyAnn, Cam and Katie, and Mom and Dad Sesssions for all our your help in this process. We couldn't have done it without all of you guys.

Life goes on and things change but these past couple of weeks have once again reminded our family that "We may not have it all together but together we have it all!"