The Beginning of a Grand Adventure

We're going to Seattle! Tyler had in-person interviews with Amazon last week and we have been anxiously awaiting their decision. They told Tyler that they would meet this last Tuesday and make their hiring decision. We've both been glued to our phones and Tyler's email the past few days and felt like we would never get an answer. We love our life here with our little house and would be just fine staying here for grad school. At the same time we would love to live closer to our families in Washington and enroll in the University of Washington Computer Science Grad Program. Anxiously waiting is how I would describe the majority of our time this past week.

Then this morning around 5, Thayne woke up with a poopy diaper. He was especially cranky so I decided to pull out the laptop and start a video for him while I changed him (He LOVES The PianoGuys. They're pretty awesome). The screen brightened and Tyler's email account was on the screen. Before opening a new tab I happened to notice a new email from... Amazon. I was hesitant to believe it could be the long awaited response, but giddily I opened it and read,  "So good news, we would like to extend an offer to you..." I felt a surge of excitement, and then looked around our cute, wonderful home and the excitement was momentarily replaced by a sick feeling at leaving the home and friends we have here. After a minute or two, I woke up Tyler and told him I needed help. He is such a good man. He rolled out of bed to come to my aid. I asked him to look at his email for me, and he gave my a funny look for about a split second before he went for the laptop. He read the first line and transformed into a 25 year-old boy who looked like he just won a trip to Disneyland. We just couldn't believe it.

Tyler will be quitting his full-time position at the end of April, to be hired on part-time while he finishes up his classes Spring Term with an over-full-time credit load. He graduates June 14th, and starts working June 25th with Amazon.

Amazon found Tyler through LinkedIn, which is like a professional Facebook. Until they contacted us, we weren't planning on leaving Utah before Ty could finish the Computer Science Master's program through BYU. This is an unexpected turn, but an exciting one. We are especially excited to live near Siri and Chris and be within a weekend-trip distance from our parents. Here's to unexpected events and new adventures!