Chicagoland

Let me start off by saying that M and I have moved to Chicago's suburbs (just in case you didn't get the memo).

I created this blog so I can tell everyone at home, all at once, what we're up to. Obviously, some of you may get phone calls before the blog posts appear (that's you, Moms & Dads), but for the most part, we've been finding ourselves telling stories over and over again.

Here's a way for you to get the whole story and some pictures.

A lot of people didn't understand why we decided to leave our families, friends, and lives behind. I'll explain it all.

We LOVE our families and our friends, but the truth is, we weren't loving our lives. We were living in a tiny apartment in a town that never felt like home.

M was working every waking hour, weekends included. Besides snuggling together at night while he slept, we didn't really see each other, and we certainly didn't have the married life we had hoped for. 

M and I had many conversations about packing up and leaving everything behind to start somewhere fresh. The things that other people take for granted, we were excited to experience: weekends together and a job that didn't require all of M's time and energy. 

He applied for a job outside of Chicago that he really wanted. It was the creme de la creme of jobs in his field, and as it turns out, he was a perfect fit. 

M left for Chicagoland in September, and the rest is history. 

I was left in Michigan to finish 3+ months of school. 

Every 2 weeks, we saw each other for about 3 days. I don't think I need to tell you how hard it was.

Fast forward to March, and I've been here (permanently) for almost 3 weeks. 

Every time we go downtown, I'm instantly reminded that our short separation was so worth it.

We sucked it up for a few months so that we can spend the rest of our lives in a place that we love.

We're still only 4 1/2 hours from our friends and families in MI/OH, and M even has some family (that I absolutely adore) 20 minutes away. 

So if you want to check up on us to make sure we're alive and doing well, you can come to this little blog. You can also call us and not see all the pretty pictures. Or you could just come for a visit and be in the pictures...

xo Heather