Houston/Daddy day
After a long weekend of baseball games, daddy loves coming home to this!
This is a year of change for the Wilcock family. Daddy has accepted a position as Papa's real estate assistant on the "Schlenker Selling team" and we are moving to Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada! This decision has been over a year in the making. There is so much that goes into moving to a different country and we weren't positive on our timeline for a while. Because of this we have kept it on the down-low until now.
This idea all started during mommy's trip to Canada last March (2015). Papa approached her and asked if she thought daddy would ever consider working with him as a real-estate agent. Mommy was very honest and replied that she knew how much daddy loved his athletic training job and she would have a hard time approaching him about it without feeling like she was pressuring him to make a big sacrifice. Papa still planned to eventually approach Daddy about it but mommy didn't want to be in the middle and things were left alone.
Later in the summer at the Cooper family reunion in CA, while mom and dad had a few moments alone together, DADDY actually asked mommy if she thought Papa would ever consider taking on him as an assistant. As you can imagine, mommy almost fell over! She couldn't believe the stars had aligned and an honest desire for a career change was coming from daddy just months after Papa had inquired. After more discussion together with Papa and Grandma Schlenker, Granddad and Grandma Cari, a temple visit and a lot of prayer, the decision was made to move forward and start the immigration process. As of February, mommy has been approved as daddy's sponsor and we are waiting on Daddy's permanent residency approval. Us boys are already recognized as duel citizens in Canada so we are good to go.
Daddy also gave notice at his AT job at the university. He is planning to work through baseball season and until the end of June. The house is on the market and we hope it gets sold fast. Things get more and more real everyday.
There is no denying that this is a dream come true for mom. Growing up close to family was such a blessing in her and daddy's lives and she feels like exploding from gratitude whenever she thinks about it. However that doesn't change the fact that Grand Junction will be easy to leave. Even though there were hard times, we really tried to bloom where we were planted and we invested a lot to be happy here. Mommy's piano students and all of our friends will be sorely missed!
The week prior to getting the house listed was a stressful one, but we got a lot done.
Everything we do now in GJ takes on new meaning. There will be lots of "lasts".
Last birthday with Landry
Last movie night at Pear Park Elementary
Last firework night with the Mavs
Last Piano recital with these amazing students!
(Third time's a charm)
1 comment:
Wow, this IS big news! When I told Kip you two had big news, he immediately guessed twins ;) That's awesome you'll be close to family, Cherish, and it sounds like an exciting new career for Mickey. Mickey is so personable that I'm sure he'll attract tons of clients! Congrats on making this big decision and best of luck!
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