My kind of town

Are you annoyed yet by my blatant use of my blog and Facebook account to sell and give away my worldly possessions? Well, it is going to get worse. J and I are moving to Chicago. I didn't feel I could divulge this news publicly until he gave notice at work, which happened today. We are moving because he accepted a new position. He originally interviewed for this job before I got sick and took himself out of the running for it after my diagnosis. Late last year he emailed them to see if it was still available. It was and he re-interviewed. After negotiations over just about everything, including the kitchen sink, he begins his new job on March 2. We're renting him a little downtown apartment where he will live until after the house sells. I'm staying up here to oversee the painters, electricians, etc. I'm hoping we'll both be in Chicago by mid to late summer.

We're both excited and scared. I've lived here for 15 years and have become quite comfortable with my life and my friends. At Pilates today I realized just how much I am going to miss my classmates, my neighborhood, and all the people and places that make the Twin Cities great for me.

I'll be blogging about putting a house on the market in these uncertain times as well as my feelings about making a move to a city where I don't know many people. I'm a Myers-Briggs I, y'all. I don't meet new folks easily.

Oh, and to celebrate being cancer-free, graduating, and leaving town, we're throwing a party Memorial Day weekend. Watch for your invites.

Comments

[Squab]

I was hoping that was what was going on! Congrats to John on the new gig. It will be totally weird not having you in the Cities, but Chicago is a hell of a lot closer than some of the other places you were considering! We will reserve Memorial Day weekend for your party. You certainly deserve a BIG one.

[Shan]

I still can't believe you guys are moving to Chicago, but having lived there in the heart of the city (on the north side, in East Lakeview, between Wrigley Field and the lake, on Cornelia Ave. across the street from the temple--look it up sometime next summer!) for 6 years, I can say it's a great town, though in my opinion only if you're childless and have disposable income. But that means you! So you'll have a total blast!!!