Offer....

I had stated in my blog about Shippensburg, that Amy and Trent had told Doug that he was there number 1, but they had one more interview to do on Thursday (yesterday).

Well, Doug got a call from Trent last night offering him the job. I had not really expected to hear from them until early next week since they were interviewing the last person this week. Much to my surprise, we got the call. On the way home from PA, Doug and I were talking and had pretty much decided that Shippensburg is where we wanted to call home for a few years and now it looks like that is the case. We have not given them a final answer yet, but that is to come very soon, I believe. We do still have an offer on the table from Rome, but as I have told Doug, I don't feel like that is the right place for me to be, for many reasons. It is sad only because they are such nice people and are willing to do whatever it takes for us to come there.

It is good to finally feel like I know where we are headed. This means that we can move on to the next steps in this process. Finding a house, setting my last day of work, packing, ect. It does seem a little bitter-sweat at the moment. I am very excited about this offer and happy to be making this move in our life together. However, it is sad to know that in a very few months, 2 to be exact, I will be moving the furthest I have ever lived from my family. I know that people do it all the time, it was just never something I saw happening in my life. Although, through the sadness, I am ready to take this step. After many years of living a "college" lifestyle, I feel like we are making "adult" decisions and moving forward. I hear that my mom and mother in law are already making plans for weekend trips. That's very exciting to hear, I wasn't sure if anyone would really come up and visit us or not. I guess only time will tell.

It is also exciting that several of our other friends from vet school are going to be living in the north east, some within a few hours of us. Maybe we will not lose touch with everyone. There are some staying in Raleigh as well, so there will always be visiting options when we come home to visit NC. Although we will be away for a while, have no fear, NC will always be home to me. They say home is where the heart is, right!

Stay tuned for more updates on our move....