We are MOVING!
Surprise! Yes, it’s true! We are moving to Utah in just a few short months. Most people move for a job or maybe family being in that area, but for us it was simply that we just love Utah so much. We wanted to create more of an outdoor life for our family! There is something to do all year round in Utah, which is awesome. You have top rated ski resorts within 30 minutes of where we will be and national parks just a few hours away. We have thought and prayed about this move long and hard. God has really just opened all the doors at the right time for us, and we can’t wait to continue life out there and start so many new adventures with our family! Justin and I have loved Utah for a while. It is literally one of the most beautiful places you can visit. God's presence is everywhere you look. It is just really eye opening how vast He is. It blows my mind every time we are there.
We have taken several trips out west. With each trip we have fallen a little more in love with the area and the people. In 2022 we started lightly considering that perhaps maybe “one day” we would move there. However it was nothing serious at all. Just a distant dream it seemed. Like I mentioned before, we just really loved everything about it. The landscapes are breath-taking no matter where you look. Year after year we would chat about it a little more, but never really ready to pull the trigger on it. We seriously looked into it often, and just continued to pray about it.
Fast forward to 2024, we decided if we are ever going to move we need to decide soon. Basically it needed to be now or never, since Sadie was entering middle school in 2025. We began looking for a house. After searching high and low, we just couldn’t find anything that checked all of our boxes. We decided to start looking at land and possibly build. We realized building would take much longer so we weren’t sure how this would work. We really wanted to enroll the kids into the schools in 2025.
We have visited so many areas of Utah and really liked them all! However, we really fell in love with the Salt Lake City area and that’s where we will be moving. After going back and forth between two lots that we favored, we finally narrowed it down to one that we loved the best. Justin and I felt so at peace about it, and it has been exciting to see it all come together! We started building on our lot in August 2024. The process of building has gone smoothly and at a pace we wanted!
Naturally we are sad to leave our current home that we poured so much love into and of course our family that lives nearby. However, we are so excited to get to Utah and see what God has in store for our family! The kids are honestly so excited for the new adventure because they love Utah as well. They have been counting down the days. Our home is projected to be ready by the end of May 2025. We will continue to share more details on all of that very soon! Be sure you subscribe to my weekly emails and texts updates to follow along on this journey and life changing decision for our family!