Staying in Seattle

It's official - Jeff accepted the position with Seattle Genetics and we're staying in Seattle. It was THIS close last night, and we were almost settled with moving to Post Falls, ID for the other position. But we factored in some additional expenses, and the fact that we can't sell the house in this economy and it just made more sense to stay put. It will be a challenge making ends meet on his new, lower salary. But we will make it work. We always do!

The advantages are many, of course, mostly just that our lives won't change much at all. We love our house, our neighborhood and our friends/schools/jobs so we will be happy staying right here. The appeal of living in a smaller community and perhaps having a better standard of living and less financial struggle still appeals strongly, but perhaps that's for another day. For now, we're grateful for what we have and happy that Jeff found a job after only a month in this scary time of high unemployment.

I think it really speaks to Jeff's skill and determination that he was able to find a job so quickly. He worked so hard and it paid off. The fact that he even had two offers to choose from is amazing, considering how hard it is to find anything these days. So, a big shout out to Jeff for making it happen! He rocks!