Movin' to Seattle


Monday, February 6, 2017

It's official! We're moving to Seattle this summer!
Here's the story: technically we could get out of the Army this summer because our four years are up: 4 years of dental school for 4 years of dental service in the Army. But we've seen dentists before us try and find jobs in the states from Germany, and it's hard. So we thought, if we can CHOOSE where we go, why not just extend one more year and make transitioning to real life as easy as possible? So we toyed around with the idea of places to live where there are Army bases. We considered New York or DC or Hawaii (cuz why not?!). I'll live almost anywhere for a year! But then we thought about where we ultimately want to end up. Which is kind of a scary thought! All my life has been planned out and "looking to the next thing": 6 years in Provo going to college at BYU and working at American Crafts while waiting for Chris to finish up; 4 years of dental school at USC in Los Angeles; 4 years in Germany; 1 year in Seattle. THEN WHAT??? Well, I think we want to end up in the Pacific Northwest. Why? To be close to family and we love rain, trees, mountains, lakes, and nature. My mom and dad are still in Redmond. My brother and his family live near by. It's a short plane ride to Utah and Nevada and Colorado where all of our other family members live. We're totally west coast people.
So rewind a few months back, we emailed a guy and asked, "If we can choose where we go can we stay in the Army one more year?" He said yes(!!!) and asked us for a list of our top choices. So far so good! We gave him our top choices which I think were Seattle, Colorado, and New York. I think we nixed Hawaii because while it would be awesome, we just really want to be close to family after being apart for so long. Shortly thereafter he said Seattle was available and we would receive official orders in January of 2017. Fast forward to today (not quite January but still, February 6th is pretty dang good for the Army!) and it's legit! We are moving to Washington where Chris will work at Joint Base Lewis McChord for one year and then... who knows! Totally scary but at least we'll be close to family for support and hopefully good opportunities!
My dream was to transfer to the Air Force and live in London for a few years :) But this is a close second! If you know of any dentists retiring or selling their practice in the Seattle area, give me a holler :)
This picture was taken at Kerry Park in Seattle just a few days before we moved to Germany:
4 years has absolutely flown by. We are going to miss living in Germany soooo much, I can't even put it into words. I already miss living here, if that makes sense. Not being able to hop in the car and drive to whatever European city we want to? Shoot. Ahhh the simple ways of life and having everything closed on Sundays. Driving 100mph! I will definitely do a recap post before we move of my reflections of living in Germany.
Anyway! Lots of changes and a big new chapter in our lives coming soon!

14 comments

  1. This is still so exciting for your family though! I know your family will be happy to have you back a LOT closer to them. :) Enjoy the last part of your time in Germany!

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  2. Congrats lady! We want to go there too someday! Super excited for your new adventures. :)

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  3. YAY!!!! The PNW is best...love it here.

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  4. congratulations! very exciting!! :)

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  5. I'm so excited for you guys! The Pacific Northwest is great and it will be so nice for you to be close to your family again :)

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  6. So glad you got one of your choices! I was at Ft. Lewis for a couple of months before deploying, and it was so beautiful there! It was as green as where I am from, Kentucky, but a totally different sort of foliage. And Mt. Rainier. I will never forget getting off the plane and that being practically the first thing I saw. Enjoy your time there!

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  7. I am so happy to have had the chance to meet you and attend your class while you lived here in Europe, I think it would have been much more difficult now that you are coming back to US :)
    I wish you and your lovely family all the best.

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  8. So excited for you and your family. I lived in the PNW for several years when we first started our family and loved it. One day we will be back and I won't ever leave again!!! Best wishes to you and your family in this next chapter in your lives.

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  9. What an exciting adventure for your family! My parents live less than 10 miles from the joint base; if I hear of any dental practices looking for a new dentist I will let you know!

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  10. I am so happy for you! I can only imagine how much you miss being closer to family. Wow, 4 years already?! That time did fly by, didn't it?

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  11. Can't wait for play dates! Wooooooooo!

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  12. Congrats and best of luck to you all in this new chapter of your life!!

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  13. Glad to hear to your new chapter in life in US! Very happy for you guys! I shall miss your Germany posts, too...

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