Wednesday, December 7, 2011

New Direction


Since the news is going out in both of our families' Christmas cards, we figured that now was a good time to share that on January 9th, Steven will be starting a new job as a Web developer/programmer with LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com).

We are SUPER excited about this opportunity and feel very blessed. Going from public accounting to web programming will definitely be a change, but a change in a very good way. Way better pay, way better hours, and a way better job in an area that Steven is passionate about.

The past year has honestly been a hard one for the Foote family. Starting with Aubrey's unexpected premature birth, NICU stay, moving here, and then having Steven gone so much at a job that just wasn't working out, we definitely learned alot and grew as a family. We are very excited that 2012 is looking to be much better.

We are finally settled in and LOVING where we live (except the expense. My accountant heart still almost faints every time we pay rent). We love the area, we love our friends, we love the weather... and now we hope to love Steven's job.

From almost the beginning, we knew that Ernst & Young was not going to work out for us. Let's just say that we are surprised that they made it on the "50 Best Places to Work" list.

But, we made sure that Steven will stay to the 1 year mark (+ 3 days) so that he can still get his CPA designation.

LinkedIn is an awesome company with great benefits. Steven is especially excited about the ice cream freezer and free lunch every day. I'm excited about the awesome health insurance and that Steven will actually be working at ONE place instead of traveling all over.

And... we will see where life takes us from here. We are super excited about this new direction!

8 comments:

Shannon said...

Good luck and enjoy the adventure!

LOCKHARTS said...

Love your new family photo, and I can't believe Steven is changing his career. Good for you guys. I hope it works out!

Lauren {MoneyHipMamas.com} said...

So excited for you guys and love the new picture!!

Sam and Lacey said...

Congrats! That is awesome. I have always wanted to learn more in that area. I love it. Someday.. I also loved how you talked about put string all over our house growing up. Too funny! I was telling Sam about that the other day. What a fun time in life.

HolliJo said...

congratulations! how exciting!!

Steve and Ash said...

Yay!! I am excited for you guys...and jealous that you will have your hubs around! ;)

Heather Curtis said...

Chris is proud of Steven! Good choice in careers... way better than accounting... ha ha. That is really exciting news! Good for him for making that big move. You are both so awesome. I can't believe it is coming up on a year since I last saw you. Sad. You all look way amazing though.

McKinley {Haolepinos} said...

THAT IS AWESOME!! Good for you guys! My friend works there too. You will have to tell him you guys know me his name is Dante Galan and he is Filipino and uber tall! Congrats on new beginnings!!! I hope it is everything you guys hope it will be!