 Hi everyone, welcome back to Apples and Tearas. So today's vlog is going to be a little bit different than you guys are used to. It is currently January 12th, 2023 and I did something kind of crazy today. I told my principal that I was moving today because Scott and I are hopefully fingers crossed going to be moving back up to the Prescott area in Yavapai County. So if you know anything about Arizona, you guys know where that probably is. And if you don't, Arizona has a whole northern region area where you actually get four seasons. You get snow and you have fall and it's not hot. And that is where I grew up in Prescott, Arizona. So we've actually, we lived there a few years ago. You guys have been watching me for years. You guys know I used to teach up in Prescott. I used to work with Jennifer up in Prescott and I'm actually trying to go back to the school that Jennifer and I taught at together. So I'm starting this vlog today and it's probably going to be a super like choppy dragged out vlog because I'm going to be doing like updates throughout this process. But today was the day that I told my principal at my current position as a fourth grade science social studies teacher down here in Queen Creek that I am going to be moving. So she was really, really sweet about it. She was, I told her the reasons, you know, we want to be near family. We want kind of a quieter, slower lifestyle. We want to be more adventurous and get out. And you know, just everything about living in the valley is just not my favorite. And Scott's ready for a change as well. So yeah, she was really sweet about it. She was like, I'm praying for your husband that he gets the job he wants. And I'm praying for you that you get the job you want. And it's all just been fabulous. So I did or I do have a student teacher that's working with me right now who will be graduating in December. So and because she is going to school at ASU, they do have a couple of different programs where you can do the last or a couple of bits of your student teaching as a paid substitute. And work under like a mentor teacher, you would still have a lot of like observations and evaluations, but you would be being paid as a substitute instead of not being paid at all. So I brought this idea up to my principal and she was like, all for it. So she told me, like, make sure you have her really polished on behavior management and classroom management and engagement strategies and all of that. So her and I have really been discussing a lot of classroom management, behavior management, all of that stuff so that she can be polished and ready to go and just kind of slide right into my position for fourth grade science. So fingers crossed that everything works out, but today was kind of a big step. So my husband Scott, as you guys know, is a police officer here in the valley and he is hoping to lateral up to a department up in the northern area. So he has two departments that he's kind of going back and forth between. And then he also has an insurance job that he's looking into to get out of police work altogether. So we're going to just continue to pray for all of that. He's actually up there right now doing like interview stuff, paperwork, like application stuff. So it's all kind of happening. We're going to have to sell our house, which we are more than prepared to do. So I'll take you guys through that process, probably in this video. I'll just give you little updates here and there about things that are happening, kind of just like steps that are getting us closer and closer to moving. And then I will probably do like a big announcement video before I post this one. So or maybe I'll post it like after or maybe at the same time. I don't know what I'm going to do yet because I want to make it special. I'll probably post it before this one. Let's be really honest because you guys want to know like, oh, she's moving back. And then now you can see the whole process of how it went down. So anyway, yeah, I'm really excited. I'm also really nervous because both Scott and I, in the professions that we're in, they do not pay nearly as much up there as they do down here. So both of us are going to be taking a major, major pay cut to move up there. So we're trying to figure out all of that. And we're hoping to build a house because my mom is a very seasoned home builder. She used to be a contractor. She worked in building homes her whole life. She's always built us home. She's built us over 10 homes in my in my lifetime. So we're hoping to be able to build a house using my mom as our consultant. And so, you know, being able to afford that plus our smaller salaries plus our big car payments. So we're trying to really just work out all of these details and see if it's going to be possible for us to move. One thing I did mention to my principal today was that everything kind of depends on if Scott can get a job and if we can sell our house. So, of course, she was like, we'll keep me posted contracts are due March 3rd. So I told her I would definitely like let her know before March 3rd for sure if we were going to be leaving. So she does know that we are planning to move. We're trying to get everything kind of set up to move. And so, you know, I can give her like a final. Yes, it is not happening. I will not be signing my contract. So this is six minutes deep already. So I'm going to let you guys go. But please pray for us because I just I'm so excited to be home in beautiful, beautiful Prescott, Arizona. You guys have no idea where it is. You should look it up because it is gorgeous. OK, till next time. We're at 50 percent. OK, so it is January, what, 14th today? And we're all up here in Prescott, looking at a perspective property that we might be purchasing to build a home on. So I'm going to show you guys the view. So this is a neighbor's house. Our property would be that way. But we'll show you what it looks like. I love the view. That's a view like you're on top of all the way over there. Hi, everyone. I can't remember the last time I did a check in with everybody about the whole moving thing, but it is February 17th. And I'm just at school getting ready for my day. But today is actually a kind of pivotal day in our process of moving to Prescott. So I think the last time I updated you guys, I don't know for sure if I told you if I didn't find. But if not, so my husband, Scott, was actually hired with a department up in the Prescott area. I won't tell you which one, but he actually starts. His first day is this coming Tuesday, the 21st of February. And because the department pays so much less than what he's paid down here, we decided that to save money. We're going to be pulling cash out of preschool. Is today your last day of school? Yeah. Yeah. And then cash and Scott will be up in Prescott four days out of the week, and then they will either come down and visit me on his days off or I will go visit them on my days off because right now his schedule is Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday. As of right now, that could change. And if it does change, if he ends up working weekends, then I will spend every weekend going up to Prescott between now and May 26th, which is my last day here in Queen Creek. So a lot of things have kind of been going on in the background that I haven't really shared yet. So that is one of the kind of pivotal moments. The next thing that is to come is on March 1st. Our house is going to be listed for sale, and we are hoping and praying that we can sell it for a certain price so that we can make enough money to then build our new home. So and we're not like overpricing it or anything like that. Like we've discussed with our realtor what a fair price would be and just depending on all the other prices of the areas around us. What we have decided on is pretty it's a pretty amazing price for a home like ours. So I will probably be sharing the house sale process with you all. But I think I will probably share that process on our family channel, which is called Apples in the Badge. If you guys are interested, you can go over to that channel, follow it. And then we will be probably posting a lot more on that channel, just kind of around like the house sale and the building process for our new home. And honestly, like just the whole fact of moving to Prescott is really like an enrichment for our family. And so we want to be able to share more on that platform just because we want to be able to have the memory. So look back on. So if you're interested in following our family channel, it is going to be linked right down below. It's called Apples in the Badge. And I would love for you guys to hang out over there and so that I can share a little bit more like family personal things rather than just teaching content. So anyway, that is kind of like the newest update. It's going to be really hard for me because I've never been away from him longer than like one or two nights just on a vacation and now it's going to be like four nights in a row. I don't know where 16 is. So it's going to be hard on me and for him. He's kind of sad like he's going to miss mommy a lot. But I've we've assured him that, you know, there's not going to be a weekend that I don't come or that like even if Scott's working weekends, my mom can always bring him down to be with me on a weekend if Scott is working. So and he will not be going to preschool up in Prescott. He's going to be my mom and I are going to actually sit down and create like a really nice kind of like weekly schedule for him. He'll be doing some online learning. We're going to get him on ABC Mouse. I know a lot of people rave about ABC Mouse. There's a couple of other programs that I know of that he can go on and learn just to continue his learning while he's not in school. He starts kindergarten in August. So and he's actually doing really well because like he's been ready for kindergarten for a long time. And then my sister runs an outdoor program. It's called Honey Bee's Adventure Time up in Prescott. If you guys live in Arizona, her thing is amazing. So he'll be going to that almost every afternoon and then on weekends when I'm up there. And it's just like a hiking club, an adventure club, an outdoor club. And she also teaches a Brenda microschool. So if if he like is wanting like a school atmosphere, like something like that, he can go with her during the school day as well. So he's going to be kept really busy. We're going to get him into like Little League and swimming lessons. And he's going to be kept so busy. So he'll be in good hands. He's going to be with the preschool of Nana for a while. This is her food. Look what. So anyway, that is the latest installment of the Valdez move. So I hadn't I wasn't sure if I had updated y'all on any of that. So I wanted to just pop in. As of right now, we have not purchased or like promised ourselves to a lot. There are two that we're looking at, both very different price ranges. And so we want to kind of wait a little bit. To see like the sell of our house kind of depends on which lot we're going to purchase, because it's all like a money down kind of situation. So anyways, I will update you guys as it gets farther in with the sale of our house and all of that. And then we'll see how things go. All right, friends, so it is February 20th. Yes, it's presidency. And we are at another perspective lot here in Prescott. Everyone's here. We're kind of climbing around and playing. This lot is significantly more money than the other one we're looking at. But because it's already flat, it's going to be way less work to build. So we actually put in an offer today that we should be hearing about in the next 24 hours. So cross your fingers for us, because this lot would actually be like perfect. It's way more money. We're going to have kind of a tighter budget on the build, but it's in a beautiful location. I'll show you guys the view. So this is the view. It is on a busy street, but we don't really mind because this whole area, all of this land right here would be ours, in addition to the flat top. So the house would go here and then we would have some side yard stuff and then the whole rest of our backyard is this. Hey, guys. So I'm chatting with you from inside of my medicine cabinet. Today is Tuesday, February 21st. And last night was the first night that I spent here in the big house alone. Cash is up in Prescott with Scott and my parents. And I am down here. I'm going to be staying here by myself a lot of the time, like a majority of the time. Selling the house, keeping it clean. And then just finishing out the contract here for school. Luckily, we have spring break in two more weeks. And then I'll see, is it two more weeks or three? I think it's two or three more weeks and then one more week. So three weeks total until spring break and then and then I can go up to Prescott and just be with my family. So last night was kind of hard. I slept OK. I do take like a sleep aid, gummy and. And that helps me sleep and stay asleep. But when I'm by myself, it's a lot harder to make the conscious decision to like turn off the TV and like be. In the quiet, I have major sleep anxiety. I've always had a hard time like falling asleep. I don't know, like the sheer thought of like my body shutting down and like going to sleep has always terrified me. I don't know what it is. It just always has. Like I've always struggled with like, OK, just close your eyes and go to bed. No, just turning off the TV, closing my eyes and going to bed has never, ever worked for me. My whole life, I've always had to either sleep with the TV on or like make sure someone's with me. I have always had like a sound machine of sorts. Just as like a support to help me not feel. I don't know, I guess like laying there in the dark with your eyes closed is kind of vulnerable and I don't know. I've just always hated like going to sleep once I'm asleep. I'm fine. But anyway, I apologize. My bathroom's a mess. We've been kind of like going through the motions of packing and cleaning for the house to be sold. A lot of that's going to be done this week. So I think I'm going to create a new vlog starting here where we're not really focused on like moving details and information, but rather now we're kind of discussing. How we're prepping for this move. So yeah, you can see there's kind of like stuff all over because we had started like deep cleaning the shower because the shower was if you have showers like this, you know how annoying they are to clean. Anyways, so I think I'm going to end this blog here. The next installment of this saga is going to be selling this house. Seeing if our lots purchase, which we should know, we should know today if they've accepted our offer. We'll see fingers crossed. Please God. And then after that, it's just selling this house, finishing my teaching contract and getting a new job. So I will be including all of that information in our part two video of we are moving. So thank you guys for watching this long. Subscribe to the channel. 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