Another LONG blog for the day

Mmk, so I mentioned before that this blogging site is mainly so I can keep everyone up to date with whats going on in our crazy world after we move away from the majority of our family & friends. I like the layout and design of this site, so we'll go with this one for now, and if I decide to add another, or switch to another site, I'll post a blog about that!

But for now, http://eliarmer.blogspot.com is the winner.

Plans are to move to Arizona in July. Many ppl are wondering why?
Like, "Why in the world are you moving away from wonderful Missouri to boring Arizona?!" Well, I don't know if anyone else realizes this, but there isn't much to do in Joplin, MO. It's a sad but true story.
The job opportunities suck, the entertainment & attractions are crummy, and Missouri is pretty much all around boring.
However! We do have alot of family here, which is the main reason we've stayed here for so long. All of his family is here, and MOST of my family is here. It's nice to be so close to family!!!....and then not so much.
Opposition in all things, so when I say it's great to have all of our family so close, it's not so great. But that's a whole different blog.

Anyways, our reasons to move to Arizona are many, so starting with number one:
We need a change of scenery-We've been there, done all of that here, and are bored.
He hates his job-The job industry out there is WAY bigger than here, so he'll have many more options to go with & won't have to settle for a terrible job he hates going to.
Family-Like I said, family is great, but sometimes a few miles in between helps us appreciate our family even more!! There's alot of "family drama" going on and we've been sucked into it a few times, and it's just no good for us. Adults acting like children, children having to step up & be adults at a "much too young" age. That's a whole other blog as well. On the positive side of family, my mother lives in Arizona, and I've spent the last 3 years having a long distant relationship with her and now that I'm a mother myself, I would really like to have her close by. She's a wonderful person, mother, servant of God, etc, and her wisdom & experiences are needed daily, not only by me, but David & Olivia as well. My mother, that's another blog. Many things to tell in that one.
My job-I am stuck where I'm at right now at my place of employment. I can't move up b/c certain people are doing ALL that they can to keep me where I'm at. I have perservered so far, but when your stuck, and you've done everything you can to get "unstuck" but your still stuck & have no hopes of ever becoming "unstuck," you must evaluate the situation & make some big decisions. I love my job so much that I don't want to quit! So, that's just another great reason to move.
Religion-We're sort of, kind of not so great at getting to our weekly church meetings, and by moving to Arizona, I think it will be harder to miss church & become inactive b/c the church community is significantly larger than here.

Well, that's it for now. I'm getting bored & still need to get dressed & ready for the day.