Oh the places you'll go...

Yes, the places we will go. Believe it or not we are packing up our things and on our way to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Were we planning on this? No. Did we see this coming? No. Was Ryan out looking for a new job? No. Are we going to miss our family, neighbors and friends? Yes. Are we excited? Well, the excitement is growing more each day. Do we know that Minnesota is the frozen tundra? Yes. Is Ryan's job too good to pass up? Most definitely.

Ryan got approached with such a wonderful opportunity at Target. No, he won't be wearing a red shirt and khakis to work each day, but a suit and tie. He is going to be a business analyst for Target at their corporate headquarters in the heart of Minneapolis. He has loved his job here in Utah, but an opportunity came knocking and we knew if we ignored it we would regret it.

We told ourselves when we graduated BYU that we would never turn down an opportunity because it was outside of Utah. We have also always wanted our own adventure out on our own outside of Utah, and we knew that if we didn't leave now we probably never would.

There are still a lot of unanswered questions: Where are we going to live? What are we going to do with our house? Do we try and sell it or rent it out? Should we sell Ryan's car? Needless to say there's lots to do, but we have 2 months to do it all. We are flying out this Thursday for the weekend to try and find a place to live. Then we are driving out the first week of March to start our new lives. We've heard so many great things about the people in Minnesota, all of the fun things to do, and the great wards. We're ready for this adventure, to be on our own, to strengthen our relationship with one another, to make new friends, and make many new memories.

Like I said, we weren't expecting this at all, but we know that our lives are not in our hands. All we can do is go forward with faith knowing that this is the best thing for our family. Minnesota here we come!