Recap: How we came to be in Mississippi

In February 2013, McKay was set to graduate from BYU in April, I was pregnant and due in April, and we had no idea what we would be doing after graduation.  McKay was debating between going to graduate school or getting a job.  He took the GRE but just didn't feel great about grad school.  He decided to go to the BYU job fair and hand out resumes and go from there.  At the job fair, he ran into a friend of one of his mission companions who was there with a company recruiting, and they started chatting.  McKay left a resume with them, and later that afternoon his friend (Seth) called to invite McKay to P.F. Changs for dinner.  The company was taking their recruits there and there was an extra spot.  Not one to pass up a free meal, McKay accepted the invite and went to dinner.  At dinner he was asked by the recruiter when his interview was for the next day, when he said he didn't have a time, they scheduled and interview for the following day.  The interview went really well and the company ended up flying McKay to Denver for an interview a couple weeks later.  They ended up offering him the job and we were very unsure what we were supposed to do.  After lots of prayers and tears (from me), we decided to take the offer.  I was very hesitant to take the job because the company sends you to a location where you will work for 3-5 years on average, and then the company moves you again.  The idea of not choosing where we were moving and then moving again was very scary to me, especially with a new baby.  But the job felt like the right decision so we went ahead with it.

We found out we were moving to Mississippi the week after Bryce was born.  We moved down here at the end of June and now live in a town called Clinton, which is just West of Jackson.  

McKay works for a company called FAST, and he is a developer for them.  His technical title is an implementation consultant.  The company contracts with local government tax agencies to set up their tax websites.  The contract here in Mississippi is almost halfway through their project, so we will probably be here for 2-3 years at least.  

We are renting a house about 4 miles from McKays work.  It is very old and has lots of oddities, but it is very close to the church building and we have a great ward. We are enjoying the new experience and southern hospitality.  Our little next door neighbor Lexi (she is 80) brought us a pie our first week here! We have 4 bedrooms and welcome all visitors or anyone who is just passing through!