[amc] Re: Family moving to Austin from Boise
- From: Stacy Vlasits <stacyvlasits@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Victoria Everett <vibrantvic@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 15:11:12 -0500
Hey Victoria,
I think your instincts about Austin are all right on: I think the
entrepreneurial spirits you and your husband have will be rewarded here,
the biking world here is very active (I commute to work every day to UT),
and there is always room for more people wearing capes! I'd suggest
looking for housing on the East Side of Austin. You seem like people who
would like to live close to the action and the East is the last place you
can hope to do that affordably (and, sadly, that hope is diminishing with
time).
I look forward to meeting when you get down here. Feel free to ask me any
questions you might have about Austin, Mennonites in Austin, or Bicycling
in Austin.
One job one of you might enjoy while you are getting your businesses up and
running: https://compostpedallers.com/
Best Regards,
Stacy
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On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Victoria Everett <vibrantvic@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Thank you! I appreciate all the help and information.
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> On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 1:38 PM, Ferguson, Michael J <
> miguelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Cool bikes! They will fit right in…! J
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>> miguel
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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
>> us.
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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.
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> --
> *Victoria*
> *crazybananalady.org <http://crazybananalady.org>*
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