We have some exciting/sad/happy/difficult (and many other emotions) news! We are moving back to California! Lance got a job offer with a new company and we will be moving back to San Diego. We are very excited about this for many reasons, but we also have some sad feelings as well. We have lived in Chicago for over 2 1/2 years (by the time we leave) and we have loved every minute of it! Lance and I moved here 3 months after we got married. We both agree that it was the best thing for us. We were off on our own and we grew in so many ways. We really became each others very best friend out here, even more than before. We did not know anyone and so it was up to us to find things to do, explore, have fun, and go on this adventure together. It was really so much fun to do it with each other and no one else!
It will be very sad to leave some of our friends. We were very blessed and made some friends pretty quickly and got involved in a great church and a small group. I can say that I do not look forward to our last night hanging out because I do not want to say goodbye. Well, maybe I don't have to...HOPEFULLY they will come out to California and visit us!!
Chicago is where we decided to start a family and buy our first home. Chicago is where we learned how to live in the snow and stay away from the mosquitoes. It is where we went to the Cubs, Sox, and Brewers stadiums. It is where we bought our first pieces of brand new, real furniture! There are so many first things we did out here and all of them were very exciting!
We lived in such a perfect area. We are very upset to be leaving the Naperville/Oswego neighborhoods. Downtown Naperville is so much fun and so 'us'. We love the restaurants, the river-walk, the park, the fountain, the bars, the coffee shops, the chocolate/ice-cream/cookie dough stores, the book stores, and all the other wonderful aspects of downtown Naperville. We would love to pick up downtown Napes and move it to Ca with us.
Lance will be traveling back here to Chi about once or twice a year. I am sure he will set up dinner with his buddies and will be excited to see everyone! I will be excited to get a phone call from some of you telling me your vacation to Ca is coming up and you need somewhere to stay!! I will also be excited to follow blogs, get Christmas cards, catch up on FB, exchange stories, and talk with my friends out here. It will be very hard to leave the friends I have made. They have all had an impact in my life in some way. Whether it is being a parent, being a better friend, being a wife, or being a better me, you have all helped me grow!
We are still here and look forward to more memories. We are probably moving in late May, but it could be June or July. Lets focus on the time we do have together!
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