+ 12 - 9 | § ¶Baby New Year!
It has certainly been a while... Where to begin? Here it is, 2008, and a few things have changed in my life. I will list them out in chronological order from the first biggie to the latest. Hard to believe it has been 6 months since an update...Soon after I heard that Jen and Ryan were going to have a baby, I finally came to the conclusion I had been avoiding for a long time, namely, it was time to get out of LA. The first thing I did was let my boss know I was going to move. I told him I really liked working in the group I am in and I hoped we could come to an arrangement. He started to think about it. Next thing I did was to fly up to Washington and start looking at some houses. I called Jen to let her know, and called mom to meet me in Seattle. Jen did some legwork on listings, and we added more after I got there. Only saw one house I really liked, so I also looked into land to build on. The land idea did not pan out, so I called the agent that listed the house to see if it was still on the market. He said yes, so I got a buyer's agent to work with me and flew back up to Seattle. 5 weeks later, I was the owner of an awesome house.
My boss told me a few weeks after I brought it up that it was probably doable, but would require some work on HR's part. Once I had pt an offer on the house, I gave 2 months notice on my apartment. Moved out at the end of September, and moved into my new place October 1st. The work remote thing got final approval 2 weeks before I moved. Man was that a nail biter! I am now close to both of my daughters, and I get to keep doing the job I love, living in an awesome state that actually has weather.
So, here we are, January 3rd 2008. My first grandson, Greyson was born on January 1st, 2008. What a day! Jen called me in the morning. I said, "hey, I thought you would be at work?". She told me they had a slight detour to the maternity ward instead, because her water broke at 2:40 am New Years day. I was like "holy crap!!! Today!?!?!?!". Got showered and dressed and went over to the hospital. Things were not really moving, so I left after a couple of hours to take a break, and about 20 minutes after I got home, got a call telling me to head back. Greyson came into this world at 5:09 pm PST, New Year's day. After they got everything ready for guests, I got to go into the delivery room and have a peek at my first grandchild. I did not know what to say, so I said... "wow...". I did not stay long, as both Jen and Ryan were beat, so I took some pics, gave them both a hug, and headed home. It took a long time to come down off of cloud nine. Went back for a quick visit the next day, and got to hold Greyson this time. Gads! he was so tiny! I gave myself and the kids a night off tonight, but I bet I am over at their house tomorrow! This grandkid stuff is addicting!