A Quick Trip to Boise turns into an Extended Stay

It's no surprise to those that know us that Daniel was unhappy at work. It was a disorganized, mismanaged mess. Some of his co-workers caused drama and he had promotions and things promised to him and yet his future there looked dim. As his wife, it was hard to watch and hard to not want to storm in there and demand justice, but I resisted. After one particularly unpleasant day of work, he came home and applied to whatever jobs he found online. Even some in Boise. We probably would have hesitated a little more with Boise if my parents had not just moved there. After a week or so, he got a called from Nestle PowerBar for a phone interview. At first we almost cancelled the interview---the actual prospect of moving was too daunting. Then we changed our minds and figured what the heck. He interviewed with them and did well (no surprise there--he is an excellent interview-ee) and then they called back and asked for him to travel to Boise for another interview. It was sudden and a crazy drive (he even got flack at work for taking the day off). Sophie did not have fun, and it was super foggy, but we made it. He had the interview while I hung out with my parents. Then we went made our way back home. Sophie hated the drive, again. Thankfully, only two anxious days later Daniel received the job offer. We were ecstatic. It was time for that terrible job to end. I'm sad we had to leave all our family in Idaho Falls, that was hard, and I know nothing about Boise, except everyone says it's amazing.

Sophie with a PowerBar and all the info Daniel got when they called with the job offer--all he had was a paper plate, silly.

So now we live in Southeast Boise. Just down the road from the greenbelt, downtown Boise, and Daniel's work. I'm looking forward to spring so we can check out all the outdoors-y things around here. Our apartment is not my favorite, but if all goes well we will buy a house in a year or so.

Thus far Daniel loves his job. It is interesting, organized, and professional. He is learning lots about the company and bringing home 10 free PowerBars a day (if you need some let us know--we already have a PowerBar basket). It's a great change so far and I hope Boise brings more new adventures and excitement for us.