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What a week it has been, a little stressed, excited and nervous. The reason why is because Steve, Wrigley and I are packing up and heading north to Boise Idaho. I accepted a full-time physical therapist assistant job up there. I am really excited to about it because my workload will increase and my knowledge will too. I will still be in orthopedics and in an outpatient facility which is awesome. I gave my 2 week notice to my boss at my job now, everyone there are excited for me and sad to see me go.
My doctors go up to Boise each month to see outlying patients. The only thing that I still have to do in Utah is my annual testing. With the surrogacy process we have already asked if we could move and our attorney said yes, the surrogate has to be in Utah. I have already spoken with our surrogate mother and she is on board with us. We are still moving forward on the process with the legal part of it. After the legal side of it is done I will have to come back to Utah and get my eggs retrieved. Yes, I know what you all are think this is nuts and a lot of work. I know that I have accepted that it is not going to be easy, but trust me I can do hard things. :) I believe that this is Steve and I's path. We have always liked Boise overtime we went there. It is a smaller Salt Lake, it still has great places to eat, fun downtown area, great outdoor activities and a plus is that it doesn't snow that much.
Like I said at the begin of this post this week has been stressful, exciting and nervous feeling. Stressful because the thought my parents, friends or my boss not letting me go. Exciting because of my new opportunity to go somewhere that I like and the growth that I am going to gain. Nervous feeling because in order for me to receive at license to practice in Idaho I had to complete continuing education courses and I had only done one. Now I don't feel any of those things well maybe a slight stressed because of the move and everything. With faith that God was in control I only lost it a couple times. Knowing that He is always right there to back you up is extremely comforting. I am so very blessed for this beautiful gospel on this earth today, without it I would be a head cast. Life is a constant journey and I am pretty much always ready to go. I am trying to be ready all the time to follow His footsteps each in every day. Sometimes I go backwards, sometimes I start right where I was and sometimes I follow. Each day is a new day, new beginning and new adventures.

"Trusting in God's will is central to our mortality." -Ronald A. Rasband

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