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Yay! I'm getting out of here!
Apr. 1st, 2010 12:05 amRight, so that Really Big News(TM) I was alluding to? Well, it's not exactly what I thought it would be, but there is still big news.
Sam's been staying with his family in North Carolina this past week and during his stay, his father was offered a possible chance to own his own restaurant (his father is a professional chef). Well, the plan fell through for this year, but he will probably do it next year.
What does this have to do with Sam and me? When his father thought he might get the restaurant, he asked if Sam would stay and assist him with running it given that Sam is still looking for a job and he has always wanted to move back to North Carolina eventually. Sam brought this up to me and suggested me moving to North Carolina as an alternative to Atlanta. I jumped at the offer for several reasons, one of them being that the cost of living is significantly lower. Tonight he told me that despite the restaurant gig falling through, he's decided to stay in North Carolina and look for work there.
I had thought that I would have to put my plans to move on hold for another year, something that has been causing significant anxiety and stress on me for obvious reasons. However, given that North Carolina is cheaper and I should have an easier time of finding a house with room for the dogs to run around (and Jack who thinks he's a dog), I believe that I can pull off a move this summer. I already know I have a potential buyer for this house, or can find someone willing to snatch up this place fairly quickly, but with North Carolina, I probably wouldn't have the pressure to sell as quickly as I would moving to some place as pricey as Atlanta. (And I do have some money stashed away anyway.)
The area I'll be looking at is around Asheville (a place I fell in love with way back in '93 when I went on a school trip). Sam's parents live about half an hour from there in a tiny little town - always nice to have family nearby - plus they know the area well and can recommend shools, jobs, etc. I don't mind living in a small town, especially not with Asheville close by and given that at least it's not this small town I'm in now. I spoke with my mother about it and she was ecstatic at the possibility of me moving there as opposed to Atlanta, and my aunt was equally excited about me being near the mountains, so having the backing of my family will be awesome.
So, that's the Really Big News. I'm finally moving, and while it's not Atlanta, I think it'll work out better for Sam and me in the long run. It helps that Sam was planning on returning to NC eventually anyway, and I've always had NC on my list of top five places to move to. Even better? I'll only be about a four and half-hour drive from my hometown, so pretty much the same as if I moved to Atlanta anyway.
I'll have more information later.
Sam's been staying with his family in North Carolina this past week and during his stay, his father was offered a possible chance to own his own restaurant (his father is a professional chef). Well, the plan fell through for this year, but he will probably do it next year.
What does this have to do with Sam and me? When his father thought he might get the restaurant, he asked if Sam would stay and assist him with running it given that Sam is still looking for a job and he has always wanted to move back to North Carolina eventually. Sam brought this up to me and suggested me moving to North Carolina as an alternative to Atlanta. I jumped at the offer for several reasons, one of them being that the cost of living is significantly lower. Tonight he told me that despite the restaurant gig falling through, he's decided to stay in North Carolina and look for work there.
I had thought that I would have to put my plans to move on hold for another year, something that has been causing significant anxiety and stress on me for obvious reasons. However, given that North Carolina is cheaper and I should have an easier time of finding a house with room for the dogs to run around (and Jack who thinks he's a dog), I believe that I can pull off a move this summer. I already know I have a potential buyer for this house, or can find someone willing to snatch up this place fairly quickly, but with North Carolina, I probably wouldn't have the pressure to sell as quickly as I would moving to some place as pricey as Atlanta. (And I do have some money stashed away anyway.)
The area I'll be looking at is around Asheville (a place I fell in love with way back in '93 when I went on a school trip). Sam's parents live about half an hour from there in a tiny little town - always nice to have family nearby - plus they know the area well and can recommend shools, jobs, etc. I don't mind living in a small town, especially not with Asheville close by and given that at least it's not this small town I'm in now. I spoke with my mother about it and she was ecstatic at the possibility of me moving there as opposed to Atlanta, and my aunt was equally excited about me being near the mountains, so having the backing of my family will be awesome.
So, that's the Really Big News. I'm finally moving, and while it's not Atlanta, I think it'll work out better for Sam and me in the long run. It helps that Sam was planning on returning to NC eventually anyway, and I've always had NC on my list of top five places to move to. Even better? I'll only be about a four and half-hour drive from my hometown, so pretty much the same as if I moved to Atlanta anyway.
I'll have more information later.
