Yes, we're Moving. Again.

Taking a short break from all the moving, packing, project-related-thingy, stuff to do.
Got a notice in the mail, and thought you'd check to see if we somehow lost our minds?

Well, no, we haven't, I'm pretty certain! LOL!! Sorry, best to leave that up to other people!

And, sure, sure, sure, we've already heard it all! If you have a new one, feel free to leave a comment below. Who knows, maybe I'll even edit this posting and add in your comment, AND give you credit!

"OMG! You're moving again?"
"What! You're moving again?"
"You should be experts by now."
"What happened?"
"You could write a book about moving, by now, huh?"
"Where are you going after that?"
"You must really like moving."
"We thought you were just kidding about the gypsy-thing."
"We're thinking about moving next year. Do you want to come and pack for us?"

We're fine, we haven't lost our freakin' minds, if that is what you were still wondering. We are in transition right now, on many different levels in our lives, but it's a good thing! When we left NM last summer, we never dreamed that we'd be uprooting our family so soon. Again. Never saw it coming, but we are realizing and seeing how it's working out just the way it's supposed to be, for this juncture in our lives. Sometimes the best laid plans....just show up to let you know that some things are never really in your "control" and then end up making you a better person for it. For that, we embrace these transitions.

We moved to Hampton, VA last summer, in a temporary apartment for a few months, for a promising job that hunted down and found Mike. Followed by a move to a rental house in Newport News, VA, where we anticipated we'd be for at least a couple of years, maybe more. Now, we're heading to South Orange, NJ, where we will be for an indeterminate amount of time.

Without going into the boring details here, let's just say we survived the housing crash, despite not being able to sell our NM house for more than 8 months, and by finally switching gears in the middle to get tenants instead. They move in the first of April. The company Mike went to work for has more internal issues than a group of drunks sipping moonshine could lie about on a breezy summer weekend. It is unlikely they will be in business at the end of this year. About that sitcom that a couple of us are always talking about writing...let's just say that we acquired a lot of juicy material in the past 9 months!

So Newport News was an "okay" stopping ground. We met lots of really nice folks here, including some friends for life. We will miss the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean and our friends here, but not much else. We are excited about moving to NJ, to a mere 20 miles from NYC (and yes, we really just said that, LOL!). Christopher is excited about getting to see some of his cousins more often, and we will get to spend quality time with Mike's parents. It's a bonus that the schools are fantastic in that neighborhood.

Sorry we missed most of you while "this close" to Virginia Beach and Williamsburg, but next time could be the charm. We probably won't be posting much online in the next few weeks. That whole packing project thing....

If you are bored and want to clean or do yard work, we know where there's some just sitting there waiting patiently for any enthusiastic sponsors!

Peace out to you and yours!