The Specht/Shields Family is on the move.
Brooke has excepted a faculty position at Luther in Decorah, IA. The application, interview, and offer took place over a matter of 10 days finishing on Tuesday. Brooke needs to be in Decorah the third week of August leaving us 6 weeks. There are many feelings flowing through our house right now; trepidation and excitement, fear and hope, and love and support. There is much to do in a short amount of time beginning with doing one of the hardest things I've ever had to do, explain to my daughter, that we will be moving to another town where she'll make new friends. I would like to thank Stan and Jan Berenstain for aiding in these multiple conversations.
So, this weekend is being filled with rental shopping, bank shopping, and some preschool checks. Next week will be filled with house prep to have it ready for us to put it on the market. Those of you that know me, know that I am an emotional guy. I still cry when I read Amos and Boris by William Steig. I'll be going through many of the actions and motions of someone relocating their family and life but, to paraphrase my neighbor Sara, "I'll be in denial for the next couple of weeks."
Wish us luck.
I have found that moving is always emotional and difficult. It is multiplied when it is your whole family. When it was just me, moving to university was exciting, the first job and new apartment nervous but enjoyable, and then I got married. Now it was not just me making the decision or feeling the impact but also my wife. You begin to question, is this the right thing for both of us? am I pushing her to move? Then we had a child and then another and moved three times very quickly. Our last move to London has now lasted six years, and we are very happy and the kids have friends and good schools. If we were to move again it would be a monumental decision requiring a lot of discussion and soul searching, but I must say that all of the moves we have made have been good for us as a family. They bring us closer together and making us think of the things that are really important to us. Best of luck with your move.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your thoughts, I was able to relate to them in many ways. I think this move is being hard on us because we became more devoted to the community. We are much more active and aware of what is going on in it, let alone the friendships that we have made individually and as a family. Once we invested ourselves, it makes it more difficult. That is a good thing though. Thanks for your wishes Don.
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