A New Adventure!!

On my last post I mentioned that a lot has been going on lately in our life. I am now able to elaborate...

In June, Jason heard about a possible new job opportunity with Oracle out in Redwood City, CA. He talked to a recruiter and then we didn't hear anything for two months. We naturally assumed that nothing was going to come of it, that is until Jason got a message from the recruiter in late August. Apparently, there was a mix-up (long story) which is why he was never called. Two weeks later, Jason had his first phone interview. The interview went well and Jason was supposed to fly out for an in-person interview the following week, but we never received a call as to an interview time, so we thought again that this was not going to work out. Then out of the blue we heard something. Jason was qualified for two positions and they wanted him to do another phone interview with a different manager before he flew out for an in-person interview. Jason had the next phone interview a week later which went extremely well and Jason became very excited about this second job opportunity (this job seemed to be perfect for him). That interview led to yet another phone interview, this time with the director of the department. Jason told me after that the interview was the most challenging interview he has ever had. He did well though and impressed the director of the department (so much so that she started the hiring process). Jason was told he would have to face one more interview, but to save us time and money they decided to do it over Skype. Jason had to prepare a 15 minute PowerPoint presentation and sales pitch for the product he would be selling. Jason did his homework and he did great. Jason received a verbal offer this last Thursday. Since the hiring process had already started (something we did not know about until recently) his written offer is already on its way. It usually takes 2-4 weeks to get approval for a written offer after a verbal is given. Oracle is so excited to have Jason on their team.

The timeline is quick. They want Jason to start November 1st. Jason will give his two weeks at Dell this Friday and his last day will be October 22nd, giving us a week to move. We are so blessed to have family that will let us stay with them until we find a place to live.

We are renting out our house here in OKC. The property management company we are having manage the rental of our home is coming by today to take pictures and place a sign in our front yard. Please pray we find a renter soon.

We are so excited! We have been wanting to move back to CA for a while now, but we thought it would be a few years down the road. We are still in awe at how God has orchestrated all of this. We are still pinching ourselves a bit.

Now we are packing, cleaning and packing some more. We are having a garage sale this weekend and are going to try and get rid of everything we do not need. What doesn't sell is being donated. Our goal is to have everything ready to go so we can have a smooth move with little to no hiccups. We will see... :) I am flying out with Maddie and Jason in driving a moving truck with one of our friends who has offered to help. Please pray for their trip!

3 more weeks and we will be leaving OK. This month is going to fly by with everything we have to do. I am looking forward to being moved into a new place and getting some time to relax! :)