We did it- moved 2500 miles cross country- and are now living on the east coast. Everyone we knows thinks we are nuts and will be back. Really? That's a lot of work to just change our minds and move back. I figure there are 2 types of people with regards to jobs- those who stay put and find a new job at a different company and those who move to the job. Apparently we are those who move to the job. I spent my whole life before college in the same town in the same house. That's how you end up in a rut. Moving isn't a bad thing. It broadens your horizons, gives you new perspectives, forces you outside your comfort zone. Nothing wrong with that.


Things aren't perfect, but I'm still glad we moved. Our house is smaller so we've had to get rid of a lot of stuff. The schools require a physical (complete with psych eval!!) before kids can start school, so they were out longer than expected. It's rained almost every day since we've been here (What's that stuff falling from the sky? Rain? Huh. So that's what that is.). I keep getting lost in our neighborhood (it's huge with lots of winding roads), but only when I'm really trying to find something. The things they call mountains here are little more than bumps. But all in all it's not bad. I am trying to focus on the positives. I've found Target and a grocery store. The local school is supposed to be the best in the area. We have a huge yard and there are lots of other kids in the neighborhood to play with. It's only 11 hours from our families (as opposed to a 4-hr flight or 3-day drive).  And, best of all, there's a running path the goes around the entire neighborhood (and in this case I wouldn't mind getting lost).