Moving Plans

Bubba sent me a Facebook note asking about our moving plans. I didn't see it until he was already offline, so I figured I'd answer here.

We're still on track for our move to Dallas. Nicole did not get picked up to teach summer school, so we're planning on packing the last weekend in June and being in Dallas sometime around July 1. We're going to take our time driving down, factoring in a night in Memphis and tour of Graceland.

A friend of mine asked "Why Dallas?" We looked at all the things that were important to us, and Dallas seemed the best fit. We wanted to be near family, a Temple, some ethnic and cultural diversity, and to be somewhere where we could afford a house and still have money for the things that are important to our family like savings, travel and college plans.

It's not without a downside. Compared to here, Dallas is an ugly town (sorry, but we've really been spoiled here.) Nicole is having to jump through hoops to get Texas teaching certifications, so not only does she not have a job, she couldn't even teach if she did have one (we hope to have this rectified by the time we hit town).

But we prayed about it and feel this is a good decision for our family. So there you go!