Craig has accepted a job with Exxon in Santa Barbara, which will be the 3rd company he's worked for in the almost 4 years we've been together! This is such a great opportunity for him as Exxon is one of the biggest oil companies in the US and he will have so many more opportunities for advancement. We are so thankful for God giving him this job (though I will admit I was disappointed that we won't be moving to CO.) Anyway I am not a big fan of change, in fact I try my best to avoid it and when it happens I get insomnia. Well this one is driving me nuts! He will most likely be working 12 hour rotating shifts, which could include nights, and we aren't sure yet what the hours will be, just that his first day will be February 1st. That I can handle. We also have to move closer, so we'll be back in Ventura though we still have no idea where exactly- THIS, this is what's keeping me awake at night! As it is January is super busy for us! We are driving to CO to visit my Grandmother on the 7th and will be there are about 5 days, Craig's mom and I have a baby shower to give sometime in the end of January/beginning of February which we still haven't started planning for and, of course, Evelyn's party hopefully on the 30th. With all that going on we don't have much time to find a house, plus actually move in when we do! I can't send out invitations for Evelyn's party until I know when and where we will be, and I don't know if we can postpone it to February since Craig will be traveling for his first few weeks and might not be home. Since we are planning on moving in with Craig's friend Jon we need to look at houses with us and, Wow is he picky! I know things will work out but I love to have things planned out and organized so this is so stressful for me.
This new job will have a few disadvantages, like no company car and probably no overtime while he's training, but once we get all the details worked out it should be so much better for him. In addition to the room for advancement he will also have more time off because of the different schedule, if he does work 12 hour shifts he will have every other week off and since we will be back in Ventura we will be able to go to the Church I grew up at, which I am so thankful for since we never really found a church here that we liked. Because we put almost ALL of our stuff in storage I really don't have much to pack, maybe 4 boxes worth plus our beds, so that makes moving easier. All we'll have to do is rent a U-haul and pick it all up from our storage unit. Now that I look think about it, it shouldn't be too bad but I still can't help but worry.
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