Hey all,
This post isn’t book related (other than explaining why my book related posts have been so sparse lately), but I felt it necessary to give a little detail into what’s been going on and why I currently haven’t been accepting any review requests.
About a month ago, my husband was offered a position to go and start a new office/branch of the company he works for in Virginia. We’ve been thinking, planning, praying, and talking over this really since August, as the company had given us a heads up into whether or not we’d be interested in taking the opportunity. For those of you who don’t know us well, John travels what feels like constantly; depending on the time of year it’s 50-70% of the time. That’s a lot of being away that two little girls don’t understand and have shed many tears over, which has at times caused their mama to shed tears as well. I’d hoped and dreamed for years that some sort of option would come along where John could be home more, and it finally arrived.
Simultaneously, we discovered there was a leak in the slab under our house in a pipe going to the kitchen sink. Long story short, for the past month we have had no working kitchen, as they had to rip out all our lower cabinets on the outside wall in an attempt to drill through the concrete to fix the leak. When this failed, they ripped through our ceiling to lay new pipes and abandon the old ones. Basically our first floor isn’t livable and we can’t make meals or wash dishes. As huge of an inconvenience as this has been though, it couldn’t have come at a better time, as we can now remodel the kitchen under our insurance! Yay! I’ll be posting pictures on social media of before and after in case anyone in the area is looking for a good contractor. 🙂
So… Virginia. As it stands, John and I will hopefully go looking for a rental property in the beginning of January but not officially move up there until mid-late February. As this is going to be a very busy and exciting time for us all, I’m wary of taking on anything else that might overwhelm the little available time I have. This is temporary (until we settle into a new place), but in the meantime I’m just going to work through the current arcs and other books I have and hold off on taking anything else on. If I’ve already received your book, no worries, you’re good and still getting your review. I’ll make sure and update once things have settled down and am able to take on more again. Thank you everyone for all the support and love that’s been sent our way; it’s been felt and greatly appreciated!
XO,
Chels
Good to know what’s going on…so going from Georgia to Virginia…what a change!
I hope it allows you to spend more time with Mr. Humphrey!
Keep us in the loop! Hope all is well. 😊🤞
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Thank you so much dear; I surely will!
PS I’m reading Crooked Kingdom finally and I’m already sucked in. Not sure I’m ready to close this chapter of friends yet. 😢
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Moving is always the most stressful thing ever! It’s exciting though! I hope you find an amazing rental and that you love it there!
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Such great news. I hope it all works out from you. I lived in Virginia for 10 years and loved it. I travelled a lot for work this last year and it is disruptive to family life so know where you are coming from. Good luck!
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Thank you so much Emma! What part of Virginia were you in? I haven’t heard one single bad thing from people who have lived in Virginia; makes me excited to check it out.
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We were in northern Virginia with family and friends down by Fredericksburg. It was a gorgeous part of the country I thought. Though I didn’t much care for the heat in the summer….too much for an english woman!
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Oh how neat! Well I’m coming from the Deep South so I’m looking forward to it not being as hot! 😂
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Good luck! I hope all goes well. X
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Congratulations ❤ I have never moved from my city so I don't know what that's like. But it's such a great opportunity knowing that your husband won't have to travel that much! Sending lots of luck from Spain ^^
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Wow. A lot going in then ey? Hope everything gets sorted and you get to spend more time with your husband and kids as a family x
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My young adult son has been interning with the government in Falls Church, VA and taking classes in D.C., and over the past 4 months has done many of the sight-seeing trips: museums, parks, etc. He had a blast, but is coming home this week to finish out law school until May in So. Cal. He did apply to government positions around that area and up and down the east coast so he may wind up living there. I lived in Norfolk when I was a young woman for a few years. Anyway, just wanting to say that it’s a lovely, vibrant state and though you are used to down South, you will adjust and things will get less hectic. Enjoy, good luck!
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Thank you so much Rita!!
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Life does have its way of getting into our blogging worlds, doesn’t it?
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Lots going on for you! Exciting and stressful (the whole kitchen debacle) time for your family. Good luck with the move- and remember if possible I would love to meet up before you move!
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Wow, a lot of stressful but also exciting things happening! I’m sorry about the messy house stuff. That sucks to deal with. But congrats on your hubby getting the new opportunity!! That sounds like it’ll be wonderful for all of you. I hope everything goes smoothly with all of it!!
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Thank you so much dear! Exciting and terrifying times! 😂
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Congratulations and good luck. Hope everything goes to plan x
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Thanks so much Jill!
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Where in VA? I’m in Roanoke and we love it here 🙂 Sorry about all of the mess with the house. These things come out of nowhere at the worst time don’t they? 😦
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Oh how fun! We’ll be up in Ashburn/Chantilly area (about 30 miles northwest of DC). Is that nearby at all?
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Nope, not even close, lol! Well, about 3 1/2 hours, maybe 4. But that’s a great part of the state and where the National Air and Space Museum is!
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Aw boo! 😂 maybe we can plan a meet up sometime halfway!
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Yes that would be great! 🙂
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Hi Chels, thanks so much for sharing all this with us. Such a stressful yet exciting time for you and your family. You must be so proud of John for landimg this terrific opportunity. Sounds like the move will be a wonderful opportunity for you all to be together much more. It will be all worth it–family trumps everything else!
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Thank you so much Christine! It was a hard decision but the opportunity trumps all the fears!
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Wow how exciting! 🙂
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So happy for you!
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Thank you so much Bill!
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Congratulations! How exciting 🙂
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Thank you! 😘
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Wow, sounds like a lot going on there. Praying for blessings in the coming days. A new chapter of your life awaits you!
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Thank you so much Ben!
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So sorry to hear about the leak in your house, home problems like that can be so stressful but it sounds like you’re on the way to getting the problem fixed and a new kitchen! I’ll send positive thoughts your way for a stress free move. Congrats on your husbands new job and good luck on finding a new house and the move
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Thank you so much Renee! So appreciated!
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Virginia? For some reason growing up in South Georgia, I thought Virginia was a northern state. Sounds like a grand new adventure!
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Yes, I definitely consider it a northern state!
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Congratulations! What an exciting time for you! Hectic and stressful, too, I’m sure, but it’ll all be worth it. 🙂
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Thank you so much! It certainly will. Very exciting and bittersweet. I’ve lived in Georgia almost my entire life so it will be so sad to leave all the family and friends behind.
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