on the road again

so the question of the century for us right now is
"what are you going to do next?"

it is simple.
& yet so complicated all at the same time.
what would you do after winning the super bowl?

well we have decided that we need to rest & reassess what is next.
we are taking some time off from the day to day life of a j-o-b.
after 2 years of grad school,
one NBA internship & season,
one NFL internship & season & super bowl,
oh, and four moves in three states to boot.
we figure that it is a no brainer.

we are off on another adventure.

the "plan" is this.
we leave march 1st for portland.
spend the night there & enjoy some time with our NBA family.
early sunday March 2nd we will hit the road for southern California.
our goal is to do the trip in one day
& crash into bed at our uncle & aunt's house that evening.
we then plan to unplug from the world.
soak in the sun.
rest & relax.
we will be spending the whole month of march in california.
we will be seeing other family & friends.
hubs is in a wedding.
celebrating olive's first birthday.
eating all over the greater LA area.
and just being in the sun in our loved home.

during this time
we are going to start talking about,
praying about,
& researching what is next.
options are endless it seems,
so now we just want to be sure to make the right choice.

after our glorious month in california
we will drive back to seattle.
we intend to spend a week or so eating our way through the city.
since our schedule has been so tight,
& now we are doing a whole30,
it seems like we haven't had the opportunity to be foodies.
which we love to do!

then earlyish april we will board an airplane
& head west to the midwest with baby & puppy in tow.
we don't know what this will look like,
except it will be a lot of family time
& being able to help & serve our parents in their homes.

we don't know what will happen from here.
we don't know where we will go next.
how long we will be there,
or if it will be what we currently think it will be.
we are taking these next few months to figure that out.
to spend time as a family,
& enjoy some down time together.

we are excited for this next step,
but as always transitions are hard.
everyone assumes since we do it so much we are good at it.
that it doesn't hurt as much
& we forget quickly.
i wish that was the case.
the transition blues have already hit our home.

we feel so blessed to have lived everywhere we have.
to have people we knew so short become our family,
& to know we will forever have vacation destinations all over the west coast.
but just like everyones life.
it appears glamourous,
but the nitty-gritty-behind-the-scenes-in-real-life isn't always so pretty.

so if you are in either of the locations we are headed,
let us know.
we would love to eat with you & here about what is happening in your life.
& if you are in seattle,
lets hang out asap.
& you should plan on eating your way through the city with us in April.

oh,
and super bowl blog posts are coming!

XO