A Change of Plans... and what we've been up to since then!

As most of you know, we have had a big change of plans! For the past year we have been planning to move to Texas in August or September of this year. Our plans changed in August when we learned Stephen needs to have a surgery done. Instead of heading off to Texas, we drove to Oregon! There we met with a fabulous doctor and scheduled Stephen's surgery for mid-November. We enjoyed a little over a week with Dusty, Janeece, and their three cute kids. We then flew back to Utah in time to enjoy General Conference and the Debenham family's annual General Conference brunch. On Monday after conference we packed up all our belongings to move everything to Texas. We decided to move our belongings to Texas because we needed to go there anyways for Stephen to complete a few weeks of training at Bain and Company (his new job). We began our 25-hour drive on Monday afternoon and drove until midnight. We spent the night in a hotel in the little city of Cortez, Colorado. On Tuesday we drove all day and finally arrived in Lubbock, Texas around midnight. We spent the night at the home of Katie and Mike Price. It was great to see them! On Wednesday we made it to Dallas and we unloaded all of our belongings into a storage unit. We are staying with Josh and Kelly Price and are so grateful to them for letting us stay with them while we are here in Dallas!

This crazy time in our lives has caused us to rely very  much on our family and friends and to realize just how important family and friends are.  We just want everyone to know how grateful we are for your love and support!  A big thanks goes to Dusty, Janeece, and their family for letting us stay with them during Stephen's surgery and recovery.  A big thanks goes to Mom and Dad Blunck for walking us through this process and encouraging us along the way.  A big thanks goes to Mom and Dad Debenham for all of their help with our move and for always providing us with a warm home, great food, and lots of support.  Another big thanks goes to all of our family members on both sides for all of their support and encouragement.  A special thanks goes out to the Price families for housing us in Canby, Lubbock, and Dallas!  We'd also like to thank all of our friends for your support and prayers!  We couldn't do it without all of you!

Below are some pictures of what we have been up to.

We attended Karl's first soccer game when we were in Canby.  Go Karl!

We had fun playing with our nephews and niece in Canby.

We enjoyed a fabulous brunch with the Debenham family in Utah on General Conference weekend.

Thank you Shannon, Brandon, Dad, and Mom for helping us move!  It was a lot of work!

We rented a Budget truck and towed our car behind it.

We stayed in a hotel in Cortez, Colorado across the street from the Denny's we ate at with Mom and Dad back in April when we visited Mesa Verde National Park.

We'd like to thank Bryan and the two missionaries who helped us unpack in Dallas at our storage unit.  You were a big help!