Tuesday, October 21, 2008

The End of an Era



So, Ben got the "magic" phone call this morning. He was offered a job (WITH A CLASS DATE!!!!!!)at Mesaba Airlines! We are very excited about moving on from Delta Connection Academy and beginning the process of paying off the debt that we incurred coming out here. The airline is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and that is where Ben will do his six-week training course. After that, they should give him a line somewhere, possibly in Memphis, Tennessee? It's scary to think of leaving here. In our almost-five-years of marriage, we have moved multiple times, and our sojourn here in Florida has been the longest. It has been WONDERFUL! I am crying buckets just thinking about moving away. I have a new-found appreciation for warm weather that I never had before. I wanted to attach a picture taken of me when I was little that expresses exactly how I feel about the cold. Unfortunately, wherever we go from here is bound to be colder, maybe much, much colder. :(
So, stay tuned for more details as they unfold. We know very little ourselves. What we do know is that, in keeping with our tradition thus far, you will probably be looking at our blog next week and find that we have moved across the country, bought a new home, and had another kid (okay, probably not the kid part). We just like to make huge, life-changing decisions all at once, so that we can have the most stress possible in the least amount of time. I guess that's just how we roll! Cheers!

7 comments:

Amy said...

Congratulations. That is awesome! Sorry you have to leave the perfect temp, but here is to a new Era!

Allison said...

How wonderful! Congratulations to Ben. I'm sure everything will work out great with the move. I know how much you love it there in Sunny Florida.

Annie said...

That's such great news! Way to go, Ben! And, best of luck to your whole family as your next move unfolds. Sorry that you have to say goodbye to your beautiful Florida weather . . .

tiffany and darren said...

I just laughed REALLY hard at that picture. It is sooo funny!! I love the background. Did you make it yourself? That is still something I have yet to figure out how to do. Yay for starting a new era in your lives and good luck with all the changes. No matter how stressful they are, we somehow always get through them, even if it includes therapy and medication. I also really enjoyed reading your tag, but am wondering why you haven't done my house tag yet?? It would be a good time to do it before you move to have the memory of your Florida house documented.

Donna said...

hooray!! Congrats Ben! Keep us posted!

hbentley said...

MN!! That will be a change of temp. I am with you on the warm weather. I function when things are warm. You are good to keep moving around with Ben. Brad and I moved for his job 3 times and I told him I am done. It was so hard on me. Good Luck!!

Mindy said...

Wow! Congrats Ben!