When Eric accepted the job with BNSF Railway in October 2013, we were so excited. Eric had graduated just 6 months prior in April 2013 and this job was something that he was really looking forward to. It meant moving to Texas but we were great with that and were excited for the many adventures ahead. BNSF is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX but Eric received a job in one of the smaller offices in Houston. We knew that a move to Fort Worth would probably be in the future because that is where corporate headquarters were but for the time being, we were excited to be in Houston.
In January 2014, we packed up and moved to Texas from Utah. It was hard leaving what I had known all my life but, Eric and I were excited to go out and experience different things together. A year and a half later on May 1, 2015, Eric and I were traveling in Utah for my college graduation and we got word that he was getting a job transfer to Fort Worth. We prayed about it together and felt like it would be a good move for our little family and for Eric's career. If we were going to move, we especially wanted to get it done and out of the way and be settled before baby girl comes in October.
Eric and I absolutely loved Houston! We lived near the Woodlands and it was so nice! The shopping is incredible but the only down side was the heat. The humidity is so bad in the summer that when you walk outside, it is sometimes hard to breathe. Eric and I had our first apartment together in Houston which was so exciting for us. We were able to get involved in our ward, Eric was able to start off his career learning so much and being able to travel around, and I was able to finish my schooling while watching a baby a couple days a week to keep busy. We were able to see the Houston Astros MLB team, Houston Texans NFL team, and the Houston Rockets NBA team. We experienced Galveston beach and we were able to make many friends that we hope to keep in touch with. In the year and a half that we lived in Houston, we feel like we were able to do many great things and spend a good amount of time in that part of Texas.
Eric found out about the job transfer May 1st and by July 1st we had moved into our new house in Fort Worth. The move was quick and we were sad to leave. I had to say goodbye to the cute little boy that I was able to watch, I was released from being the YW President and had to say goodbye to all the sweet young women, Eric was released from serving in the YM presidency, and we had to say goodbye to our friends that we became so close with.
As soon as I found out that I was having a baby girl the end of May, my sweet friend threw me a darling baby shower with my old ward. Baby girl and I were spoiled and it was so fun to celebrate this little one before we left. She got so many darling clothes, diapers, etc. Made me even more excited for her arrival.
When the moving truck showed up at our apartment in Houston on June 29th, it finally hit that we were moving. The movers were at our apartment for 12 hours. It was so hot and so humid in Houston that day and Eric and I felt so awful. They poor guys were so hot and had to pack everything and then carry things down 2 flights of stairs into the truck. Being pregnant I was not much help and it was a miserable hot day to be moving but they got it done. The next day (June 30th), Eric and I cleaned the apartment, turned in our keys, and packed up our valuables and liquids in the car and drove three hours to our new home in Fort Worth.
Both of our cars were packed to the brim with liquids and valuables. Stay tuned for the story about finding our new home in Fort Worth and for the many adventures leading up to it. Eric and I are feeling very relieved knowing that we are settled in our home and we are hoping that the craziness slows down for a little while.
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