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Yesterday, was first offical day of summer vacation so of course I was outside working on my tan.  I needed a new book because I just finished up the Shades series so I wanted something a little more light.  I love Andy Cohen and all of the housewives so I figured why not.  The book is great so far! Andy is so funny and witty that I find myself laughing out loud.  I read three quarters of the book yesterday and hope to finish the rest today at the pool before we head over to a friend's house for a BBQ. 

DC here we come!

So it was my first graders last day today.  I cried all day long...I haven't been able to talk about it with the parents.  They must think I am crazy.  I am very emotional because we are moving to the DC area (Arlington, VA) to be exact.  I really do love my school.  It will be very tough to start over AGAIN.  I can't believe I moved to Atlanta not even a year ago and we are already moving again.  Let's back up a bit and talk about how the move even happened.

Sometime in late March, I was cooking dinner when Marc came home and said, "How would you feel about moving to DC?"  I was in shock and started to cry...tears of happiness and saddness.  My head started to spin.  What??  Why?? How did this happen??  You see, Marc wasn't interviewing or anything for this postion so it took us both by surprise.  His boss simply called him one day and offered him the job.  Marc deals well with change (especially for the better) and I don't.  I resisted because I really didn't want to leave my job.  Starting over sucks and I just did it! We discussed the pros and cons throughly.
THE PROS
4 hours from home by car
2 and some change by the speedy fast train
not having to pay millions of dollars to the airlines just to have the flight delayed/cancelled
friends, family, HOME!

being around for get togethers and celebrations

spur of the moment visits

GREAT city with good food, shopping, and history

moving up the ladder at work (Marc)

more money for Marc which means more money for me : )

....some more that I can't think of right now

THE CONS
job hunting

starting over at a new school

living in a neighborhod that isn't as great as where we are now

huge rent increase

huge rent increase

huge rent increase ..yes it's that big

MISERABLE,TERRIBLE, FREEZING winters...I have adjusted quite nicely to the southern temps.  Just look at the next 5 days!

When all was said and done, it was obvious that we would be fools not to move.  So, here we are, present day.  Classroom is all packed up, my first grade babies are now 2nd grade babies, and I am ready for summer vacation to begin.  We have 2 more teacher workdays and I am offically off until I get hired somewhere else!  You would think I would be panicked because I don't have a single clue as to where I will be working in a few months...but I'm not. I really just want to enjoy this summer.  I hope it crawls by with no stress.  Just fun, sun, friends, and family.  Yup, all those things sound good to me.