[amc] Re: Family moving to Austin from Boise
- From: Victoria Everett <vibrantvic@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Ferguson, Michael J" <miguelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 13:42:25 -0600
Thank you! I appreciate all the help and information.
On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 1:38 PM, Ferguson, Michael J <
miguelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Cool bikes! They will fit right in…! J
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> *From:* amc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amc-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On
> Behalf Of *Austin Mennonite
> *Sent:* Monday, May 05, 2014 2:25 PM
> *To:* Austin Mennonite Church
> *Cc:* Victoria Everett
> *Subject:* [amc] Family moving to Austin from Boise
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> Victoria Everett St John and her husband, Trace, with their two children,
> Savana (14) and Tayson (4) are planning to move to Austin in August.
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> Below is information about the family. Please read the information and
> offer them helpful counsel on this big transition.
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> Victoria:
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> phone - 2087039616
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> email - vibrantvic@xxxxxxxxx
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> Victoria writes:
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> We currently live in Boise, Idaho and are very active in the Mennonite
> church here. I read about your church and it seems to be a lot like the
> church here and we are looking forward to being actively involve in your
> congregation. The church here has been a wonderful community and support
> system for our family.
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> I have live in Idaho 42 years, my whole life. My husband is from Denver
> and has lived here about 8 years. We were married in the church a year ago.
> We both have a hard time in the winter and I get severely depressed. We
> decided to move south a couple a months ago and randomly picked Austin
> because we liked the energy there. We live mostly by bicycle and Austin
> seems to fit that lifestyle.
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> My husband, Trace, is a very talented and busy handyman. He can fix just
> about anything. He gets a lot of customers because he does such great work.
> Trace loves carrying all of his handyman gear to jobs by bicycle and thinks
> that is a lot of fun. I clean houses and businesses. I have been doing in
> for 15 years and have great clients. I currently have been cleaning the
> Mennonite church here for 6 years.
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> We both love what we do and are sure we will be able to get our businesses
> going pretty quickly when we get there.
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> I am excited and terrified to move. I've never lived anywhere else, though
> I have traveled a lot. I am writing in hopes of being able to have an
> established support system in place before we move.
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> We are looking for housing. Currently we live in a small trailer house and
> we like simple living. Our passion is to be able to find land and build a
> tiny house or two. I have a passion for growing food and have a beautiful
> garden in the summer months. I also buy several fruit trees every spring
> and randomly plant them around the city. I have so much fun hauling them
> around with my bike trailer and knocking on doors asking people which tree
> they would like me to plant in their yard. I would love to live where I
> could garden.
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> Though we are open to living wherever we can afford to start out
> with...which is around $800 a month. We will have a small amount in savings
> we can live off of for a few months until we get work. If you come across
> anything between now and August that would be good housing please consider
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> (Lee: I talked with Victoria by phone today and she said they are thinking
> of living in an RV until they get more established. They are interested in
> finding a place to station their RV.)
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> I am attaching a picture that we took on a full moon bike ride we went on
> last summer that will pretty much sum up who we are. I also have a web site
> called crazybananalady.org that tells my story and I write what I am
> grateful for every day.
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> Victoria
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> *Pastor Lee’s response:*
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> *Victoria,*
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> *Love the family photo! I visited your website and watched the video. I
> am glad you found your way to being more healthy. *
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> *It was good to hear from you and about your plans to move to Austin,
> Texas. It seems to be a bustling place these days - computer tech
> industry, state capitol, University of Texas, music scene, etc. Rentals
> are at a premium. Apartments are being built in many places. There may be
> some neighborhoods where you could find a small house to rent that would
> give you a little gardening space. My wife and I rent a house near the
> church. We should be paying more but we got into it at $1100 a month
> because I agreed to do repairs, etc. *
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> *If sunshine and warmer weather are good medicine, then Austin has both.
> As a bonus, it gets downright hot here in the summer months (Jun-Sep).
> When we moved here in 2011 Austin had 100 days of over 100 degrees! My
> wife and I grew up in the Chicago area and understand winters and cold
> weather. We enjoy the very mild winters and the warmer climate here.*
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> *There is a difference between the Pacific Northwest and Central Texas
> geography and culture. Sounds like a big move for you all. I am sure you
> know that moving is a stressful thing and I admire your desire to begin
> networking even before the move. We have moved here and there during my
> pastoral ministry. We actually lived in Eastern Washington State for 8
> years and I have been to Boise. Larry Hauder was conference minister for
> part of my time in Washington. You could ask him about me.*
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> *With your permission, I would like to put together your information and
> send it out to our email list and see if any connections happen. I cannot
> promise anything, but it's worth a try.*
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> *My prayers are with you as you contemplate a big move.*
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> *Peace,*
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> *Lee Lever, Pastor*
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> *Austin Mennonite Church*
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> AustinMennonite.org <http://austinmennonite.org/>
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> Victoria:
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> Thank you for your reply. I will mention you to Larry next time I see him
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> You can send out an email. That would be greatly appreciated.
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> I look forward to meeting you and the Austin Mennonite family.
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*Victoria*
*crazybananalady.org <http://crazybananalady.org>*
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