January- We lived in North Dakota. Doing the same old thing we had done for the last several years. Living to work, working to live, and wondering if we would ever leave this state?
February- We adopted our 3rd dog, Rufus.
March- Nothing to report- except the snow was FINALLY starting to melt!
April- Michael turned 28. Decided that he wanted to see what else was out there, and put in his notice to leave the company he had worked with for almost 5 years.
May- We packed our entire life into our little Cadillac, and left anything that wouldn't fit in storage. I quit my job, and we went South. We were moving home to Utah!
June- We quickly found out that the economy in Utah is just as bad as it was when we left in 2014- maybe worse. After hundreds of applications and a few hopeless interviews it was clear we were not gonna find anything stable here right now.
July-Sept Michael went on rotations in Texas working for a drilling company. It was a good job, but he was gone 2 weeks at a time. However on the other two weeks we were here with family and friends. I got to go see family down south and visit new places I had never traveled before. I spent the summer with my family, while still trying to find a job myself.
October- I finally got a job! Working at the same kennel I worked at when I was 17... did my life just full circle back to square one? But a week later Michael lost his job. So we were back to one income- and a HUGE pay cut.
November & December- We spent enjoying the holidays with our family, and deciding what we would do from here. We took the last of our savings and prepared to go back North to our stable state of better economy.
We will be so sad to go again, and be away from everyone. But we had a wonderful summer and holidays. We were here for so much and are very grateful for those memories. But have decided the best thing for us is to go Home.
What this whole year has taught me-
- Don't be afraid to take risks. Quitting our jobs and jumping into the unknown was CRAZY but we did it.
- Enjoy all the little things, because you don't know how long things will be this way. Life changes fast.
- You don't HAVE to have the things you think you do. You can get by with very little. Everything else is just a bonus.
- The grass really isn't greener on the other side. While we were in ND we pined for UT. And when we lived in UT we realized just how good things were for us in ND.
So here's to 2020. May it be filled with stability, and gratitude. No resolutions- just hope.
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