Jeff's studying for the GRE right now... which makes even me nervous! We have no idea what is going to happen in our lives.
For the longest time, the plan has been for us to eventually end up in Virginia, and raise our family there. But the other day I was talking with some of my friends, and I realized, I'm leaving everyone. For.. a really long time.
Don't get me wrong, I was fearless moving to Utah, but that was because I knew it wouldn't be permanent.
But I came up with a solution the other day - we could move to Oregon for Jeff to get his masters (and only his masters), and then moving to Virginia! We would only be an hour and a half from family, and I have a lot of friends in Eugene already.
I would be close to everyone when we have our first baby, and get to be close to friends I haven't seen in a long time.
The downside? It would involve us moving across the country twice. And it might be better for us to move to Virginia right away for us to become fully settled.
Neither of us really know what the best thing to do would be. Going to Virginia right away could be the most practical thing to do, but I really want to be around friends and family when I'm pregnant with our first child.
Why does the United States have to be so big?!
PS - insights/comments greatly appreciated.
It's great to have the help and support while pregnant, and the free babysitting from people you know and trust would be fantastic, but sometimes you really just need your own space and you'll make friends no matter where you are. I like being away from family, but we have an awesome ward. It made going home for Christmas a lot more fun and exciting, too!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of you guys moving to Oregon!! Besides, by the time Jeff is through with grad school you'll probably WANT to move across the country! Haha, or maybe that's just how I feel about school. It would be so fun to be close and see your babies! :] Obviously you know what my vote is, I think I've told you plenty, haha. But I agree with Katie you're going to make friends where ever you are.
ReplyDeleteThose are both really good points. I think the decision is so hard just because either way would work out fine.
ReplyDeletehahaha that always makes it so much more difficult!!
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