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[TarzansKat]

Guess who's going to be a lot closer to Disney World a lot sooner than she thought?

If you guessed it's me, you're right!

DH and I have been talking a lot lately about our timeline for moving back to the midwest. Originally, our plan was to move back in November of 2009.

However, after many hours of talking, we have agreed to move back earlier. Spring of '09, baby!!!

This all depends on DH getting the right job offer with a company that will relocate us on their dime. So, if you're the praying kind, please say a few for DH and me!

Phoenix has been awesome and I think it was a perfect way to start our marriage. It was just the two of us, starting a new life together. We have had many great experiences and made many true friends out here. But now that we're almost ready to start a family, it's time to move back.

I am SO excited! I miss my family and lifelong friends SOOO much. I miss spring and I miss fall. I miss snow (sometimes) and I miss downtown Chicago. I miss Chicago accents and cultural diversity. I miss it all!!! But not for long!

And you know what? Flights are MUCH cheaper from Chicago to Orlando. And much shorter also. I see much more in our future!

Congratulations hon! I will definitely say some prayers for you that everything works out! And closer to the mouse is always good.

 

[JaxJags08]

Congratulations! We live near our families and it has been really wonderful having them around our DD. They are such a big help and I love how she is so comfortable around them!

I've never been to Chicago. DH has been and wants us all to go one day. Do you have a Chicago accent?

 

[Charleston Princess]

Hurray for a sooner move!!! Being around family is one of the reasons, we will probably never move.

How long have you been in Phoenix?

 

[Native NYer]

Guess who's going to be a lot closer to Disney World a lot sooner than she thought?

If you guessed it's me, you're right!

DH and I have been talking a lot lately about our timeline for moving back to the midwest. Originally, our plan was to move back in November of 2009.

However, after many hours of talking, we have agreed to move back earlier. Spring of '09, baby!!!

This all depends on DH getting the right job offer with a company that will relocate us on their dime. So, if you're the praying kind, please say a few for DH and me!

Phoenix has been awesome and I think it was a perfect way to start our marriage. It was just the two of us, starting a new life together. We have had many great experiences and made many true friends out here. But now that we're almost ready to start a family, it's time to move back.

I am SO excited! I miss my family and lifelong friends SOOO much. I miss spring and I miss fall. I miss snow (sometimes) and I miss downtown Chicago. I miss Chicago accents and cultural diversity. I miss it all!!! But not for long!

And you know what? Flights are MUCH cheaper from Chicago to Orlando. And much shorter also. I see much more in our future!

I'm so excited for you!!!! Being close to your family will especially be important when you start a family of your own. Your kids need to be around their grandparents, who will spoil them! I will keep you and your DH in my prayers.

I've never been to Chicago. When's the best time of year to visit?

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Congratulations, and best wishes for all of this to play out just as you want it to!

I am the praying kind, so I will certainly pray for God to open all the right doors for you as you make the steps toward your move. Family is so important, and friends are, too. I know you'll keep the tried and true friendships you've made in Arizona, as well as having your family and lifelong friends to surround you and help you as you raise your children.

I know what you mean about the seasons. When I lived in Florida, we didn't have much in the way of a spring, winter, or fall. Here in Tennessee, we have four distinct seasons, and I do enjoy that. We have just a touch of snow, but not enough to hate it from having to dig out from it all the time like so many northerners do.

It must feel exciting and maybe a little scary to think about moving, but I hope in the end you will decide it was the best thing for all of you. I'm sure your family will be glad to have you closer. Jill and Brooklynn are about two hours away from me. I'd love it if they were even closer than that, but that's where John has his good job, so it is what it is. I would love to see Brooklynn more often, of course. Every time I'm down there, Jill points out houses that are for sale, but I have my job here that seems a good fit for me right now, so I guess we'll just keep things as they are for now. I'm hoping Trent and Kristi will live a little closer when they get married. Drew will be my world traveler. I see him going many places. He knows people from all over the U.S. He has a friend who is actually going to the Olympics in some kind of bike racing, and he's been riding with him and getting the fever to travel. He is thinking of joining the National Guard, too. Who knows with him. He's not much on sitting down for long. His kids will be the ones I'll get a lot of postcards from!

Cheaper flights to Disney World? That seals the deal, right there!

Keep us posted on your plans, and we'll follow you along the way!

Thank you for your always kind words, MeMom!

Wow, that's big news! What made you guys choose Phoenix anyways? I've only been to Chicago once when I was a teen but liked it. What does your dh do for work, can he be transfered within his company or does he need to find somewhere new? Will you work through an agency or an office? I think it's great that you do home visits for kids now. Bella's best friend has a 4 year old sister with Down's and they have someone come and do therapy with her. She has a huge crush on Cooper and he adores her. Congrats!

We chose Phoenix because my DH was offered a transfer to Phoenix (he's an engineer). His company first offered him a transfer to NYC, but we wanted to try a different climate, so Phoenix it was. DH now works at a different company and they don't have a Chicago office (well, they do, but not an electrical department), so he won't be able to transfer within the company. The company he used to work for would love to have him back and would move us back in a second, but he's not sure he wants to go back with them.

As for me and my job situation, if we move back to the same area we used to live in the burbs of Chicago, I can go right back to my first job! The first job I had right out of college was a place where i volunteered as a high school student. It is where I decided I would be a PT. And I was thrilled when I got a job there. The owner of that clinic has told me that I will always have a job there, no matter what. But that means going back to working with adults. I'll miss my kiddos, but I like adults too!

Congratulations hon! I will definitely say some prayers for you that everything works out! And closer to the mouse is always good.

Thank you for your thoughts and prayers!

Congratulations! We live near our families and it has been really wonderful having them around our DD. They are such a big help and I love how she is so comfortable around them!

I've never been to Chicago. DH has been and wants us all to go one day. Do you have a Chicago accent?

Thank you!

I am so excited to think that my children will be close (both in proximity and relationship) to my parents. DH's mom and dad live in Washington and California, respectively, so our kids won't see them as much, which makes me a little bit sad. My mom has already said she will be my daycare provider if and when I return to work after having kids!

You should definitely go to Chicago. There is SO much to do there.

I have a mix of a Chicago and Wisconsin accent. I picked up some of the Wisconsin accent during my 6 years of college/grad school in Milwaukee. Everyone in Phoenix can tell I'm not from the Western states!

Hurray for a sooner move!!! Being around family is one of the reasons, we will probably never move.

How long have you been in Phoenix?

Moving was a great experience, but I'm so happy it is only temporary!

We've been in Phoenix 2.5 years so far. We moved here 6 weeks after we got married. That was a crazy transition time for us. Getting married, living together for the first time, moving across the country, and starting new jobs all at the same time. I credit the move with making our relationship a very strong one. Having only each other to rely on at the beginning made us very close very quickly! And fights could never last very long because we didn't know anyone else to talk to around here!

I'm so excited for you!!!! Being close to your family will especially be important when you start a family of your own. Your kids need to be around their grandparents, who will spoil them! I will keep you and your DH in my prayers.

I've never been to Chicago. When's the best time of year to visit?

Thank you!

I agree that kids should be around their grandparents. Too bad my kids won't have an Aunt Jen to spoil them rotten!

I think the best time to visit Chicago is early summer or late September. It's so beautiful in the summer and fall is amazing!

 

[willwriteforears]

Hi! Just in looking at this page, I see many of my fellow Lapu Lapuettes already over here, so I know your PTR must be good. It'll take me a while to catch up, but I just wanted to let you know I'm here and reading!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Hi! Just in looking at this page, I see many of my fellow Lapu Lapuettes already over here, so I know your PTR must be good. It'll take me a while to catch up, but I just wanted to let you know I'm here and reading!

Hi! Welcome!

Thanks for stopping by!

I do have some pretty cool readers, don't I?

 

[Native NYer]

I may have to take a trip to Chicago over spring break.

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

I may have to take a trip to Chicago over spring break.

I might be living there at that point! We could both go up in the Sears Tower for the first time. (I've NEVER done that!)

 

[Native NYer]

I might be living there at that point! We could both go up in the Sears Tower for the first time. (I've NEVER done that!)

Oh a Chicago DIS meet!!!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Oh a Chicago DIS meet!!!

I think there are quite a few Chicagoans on these here boards!

 

[Native NYer]

I think there are quite a few Chicagoans on these here boards!

Ohh I think we should have meets in different cities. It'll give everyone an excuse to visit someplace new.

 

[Charleston Princess]

Hi! Just in looking at this page, I see many of my fellow Lapu Lapuettes already over here, so I know your PTR must be good. It'll take me a while to catch up, but I just wanted to let you know I'm here and reading!

I do have some pretty cool readers, don't I?

Yep, that's right.

 

[willwriteforears]

Ohh I think we should have meets in different cities. It'll give everyone an excuse to visit someplace new.

That sounds like an excellent idea!

 

[Native NYer]

That sounds like an excellent idea!

We can make trip binders for each of the meets. Hmmm maybe that would be a bit over the top

 

[troobabiee7]

Congratulations on the move, Julie! I'm so happy and excited for you guys. Definitely keep us updated and I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that DH finds the perfect job up in Chicago. Good luck!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

We can make trip binders for each of the meets. Hmmm maybe that would be a bit over the top

There would be a LOT of trip binders flying around at that meet!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Congratulations on the move, Julie! I'm so happy and excited for you guys. Definitely keep us updated and I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that DH finds the perfect job up in Chicago. Good luck!

Thank you!

I will definitely keep you updated.

 

[Native NYer]

There would be a LOT of trip binders flying around at that meet!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

I need some advice.

I talked to my mom tonight and she was asking me about the dining plan (which we have not chosen to do). After discussing this for a while, we were both left wondering "Should we do it?"

My question is this: Is it worth it to pay for the dining plan?

I simply can not decide.