Twas Brillig

So, Brian and I ran off to Denver.  I know, I know, not exactly the exotic location I expected to spend a second honeymoon in, but there was method to our madness.  Brian called his parents–who were either too stunned or too naive to say “no” when asked if we could drop the kiddos off there for the weekend–and the ball got rolling from there.  Brian met me at his parents on his way home from work on Friday.  We left there at around 6:00 p.m. and then drove through the mountains until we reached Grand Junction, where we stayed the night.

Bright and early the next morning, we jumped back into the car and drove the four hours to Denver, where we met my brother Chris (a Denver resident) and his wife and kiddos.  They showed us around and were the best hosts you could imagine.  Chris and I are 9 years apart, so we really didn’t know each other very well as kids.  I always looked up to him and I knew that all the girls in his high school were in love with him.  Beyond that, I’m not sure I ever really knew him.  It’s fun getting to know him now that we’re pretending to be grown-ups.

We drove through neighborhood after neighborhood, picking up brochures from homes for sale, getting a feel for what life on the other side of the Rockies would be like.

Because, you see, Brian has been offered a job.  A good one.  Actually, he’s been offered TWO good jobs.  The other is in Chicago.  We will likely make the trek out there sometime this week (though, um, NOT by car this time).

Therein lies the problem.  Two good jobs, each in great locations.  How to make that decision?  It’s a biggy and I’m not sure how we’re going to narrow it down.  The more we find out about the jobs and the locations and the housing and the autism therapies, etc, the more conflicted we are.

Anyway, we spent all day Saturday looking at houses (except for the hour or so that we spent at my darling niece’s soccer game, that is), and then we spent all day Sunday driving back to Utah.

A bit of a whirlwind, you see, but very worth it.  We kinda fell in love with Denver…

We have both companies breathing down our necks, eager for an answer to their offers.  In this moment, we honestly have no idea which direction we’ll end up moving in!

I’m feeling very blessed, and rather stressed…  :-D  But hey, a change was necessary, and now the opportunity for change has presented itself.   Wheeeeeee!  Let the fun begin!