Sweden Bound

As you all know, Eric has been traveling to Sweden 1-2 times a month because his company just started an operation out there and he has been helping starting it all up.  We knew that they were going to start hiring people and hiring someone to take over what he starting doing but we did not think it was going to be us.  Eric has only been working full time with the company for a year and a half and he's getting his MBA.  As we kept working his boss kept making comments about how the branch could benefit from a return missionary couple with a baby, etc.  He kept asking him how his wife would feel about moving over here.  blah blah blah.  We didn't take any of it very seriously until about a month ago when those comments changed to comments like, "Eric, you're going to be in charge of this soon so how do you feel about it?"  Then finally they offered Eric the job to be the business manager for this operation in Lulea, Sweden.  We have quickly learned that SAVAGE IS SO SLOW!!!  Especially at letting us know whats going on.  A lot of people knew we were going to get offered that job WAY before we even knew.  (I hate that about them).  But we're excited.

When moving to Sweden just seemed like a possibility, it sounded adventurous and fun.  Now it seems scary and overwhelming because I have a job, and we have a house, and we're both in the middle of grad school, and we both have callings, and we have to sell everything we own including our cars and furniture, and we have to leave our family.  It will be great, we are excited, but sometimes I get sad.  and scared.  moving out of the country is crazy.

Especially when we know we are moving to an apt in the middle of down town Lulea and won't have the same luxuries we have now. like two cars.  a bath tub to bathe my baby.  carpet.  fast food.  dr pepper.  babysitters.  templeS.  a washer and dryer.  TV.  etc. etc. etc.  But honestly, doesn't everyone dream of moving to europe with their favorite people for a few years!?  I know I always have!  Not to mention they pay for us to come home 3x a year!!!  We couldn't have asked for a better deal!

Eric and I have always talked about taking trips to Europe but I never thought it would actually happen.  I'm not the best at refraining from buying clothes to save money for trips.  but now we can!  we get to go travel europe on the weekends!  seriously.  its a dream.

Also, we've always talked about how excited we are to serve missions together when we're old but now its kind of like we get to right now!  we're so excited!

please know that you will always have a place to stay in Lulea, Sweden. 

come visit us!