"Go West," they said, "Go West!"

(Is that a quote from somewhere or did I make it up?) And so this family has decided to follow 'they' (whoever they is) and Go West! Yep, you've got it! We are moving to Utah. Jimmy has accepted a job in the Information Computer Systems department at Church Headquarters as a Website Product Manager and will start the first part of January. Anyone wanna buy our house? It's nice and cozy! (please pray for a miracle that it will sell - please!)

The question in my mind is how we're going to have a baby, recover from a c-section, take care of 3 kiddos, sell our house, and move across the country in 2 months without bucketloads of blood, sweat, and tears. Any ideas? I suppose we'll start by doing one thing at a time and that will be the key to emotional and physical survival. One blessing is that the church is paying for packers and movers (something I didn't think would happen).

The timing seems crazy but the long-term opportunity seems fun. I was thinking about the pioneers who ventured West in the wildest of circumstances and I feel grateful that at least I won't be having this baby in the back of a wagon in the middle of the winter, that we can fly to Utah instead of walking barefoot, and that we aren't being persecuted and driven out of Tennessee - that we are choosing this course.

There are a few things I'll miss about our life here: the kids preschool is so perfect for them and their needs, our sweetest friends in our ward, our cute house and big backyard, and the tornadoes (ok - scratch that last one). But we are looking forward to living closer to Grandma & Grandpa Price, Jimmy's siblings at BYU, other family in the vicinity of Idaho and Utah, hiking in the mountains, and living in an area with family friendly activities.

Hopefully our family will be up for this adventure as we get ready to "Pack 'Em Up and Move 'Em Out" as we head westward ho.