Some of you may or may not be aware that after my grandmother passed away last July Dave and I rented out townhouse in Clarksburg for 1 year and moved in at the beginning of August with my grandfather in Bethesda. This past year has been full of many changes for all of us and it has been an amazing opportunity to experience them with the love and support of surrounding family members. Just the other night my grandpa said to us his adjustment to living without his wife was eased because we were here. I know my adjustment becoming a mother was as smooth as it was because of the generous amounts of time and support my parents, parents-in-law, aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers and sisters all freely gave to allow my sanity to remain intact. Family is amazing and I know I am extremely blessed to have an extraordinarily wonderful one. But now is the time to move on. A year has come and is almost gone from the time we came and there are many changes happening for our growing Traxler Tribe.
The family that was renting our Clarksburg townhouse contacted us early spring to say they enjoyed our neighborhood so much they decided to buy a new construction town home in Clarksburg Village that was scheduled to be completed by May. We agreed to let them pay through the end of their lease and move out early. Our original plan when we moved out was to move back in at the end of their lease, but by that time we knew (surprise!) baby #3 was on the way and decided to go ahead and sell our town house. Not an easy decision, but the right one for our family. So we got it ready and 23226 Rainbow Arch Drive hit the market Memorial Day weekend.
We knew our next step couldn't really be planned until our house was sold. Three weeks later the answer to our prayers came and we accepted a great offer and will close on our house this week.
It may have helped a bit that I had someone with our best interest in mind as our realtor, my brother Brook. So the first major hurdle was done and now on to the next.
After Dave graduated in May 2011 with his Masters in Sustainable Energy Engineering he has been on the all elusive hunt for the "perfect job" in that field. With his undergrad in mechanical engineering it has proven to be a tough thing to find his dream job that combines the two. Answer to prayer number two, earlier this month Dave was offered a position with an Energy Engineering Firm in Northern Virginia = dream job!!! He put in his notice at his previous company and just started working at the firm this past Monday. I am beyond thrilled that he has finally found the job that will not only lead to a wonderful career path, but most importantly bring him the most happiness in his professional life.
So with our house sold and a job in Northern Virginia you may guess where this update is going. Yup, the Traxler Tribe is crossing over to the other side of the river. We're packing up our belongings and headed to Loudoun County, VA. I'm a Maryland girl at heart so this is a pretty big change. I like the trees, the road signs, the roads themselves, closeness to family and the familiarity that comes with Montgomery County, MD living, but alas now is the time to see what Virginia has to offer. We'll be renting for a while until we can really scout out the area and decided where we'd like to settle. With the infamous NoVa traffic who knows if we'll be able to live close enough in to Dave's office to not make that an issue. Only time and our savings account will be able to tell that one.
So long Maryland, hello Virginia! Please be nice to us.
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