Two Weeks' Notice.

Here's some seriously newsy news for you.

We are moving.

We are moving back to the land of open prairies, endless skies, loads of european-decented white people, oil booms, insanely cold weather, knoephla soup, and family.

We are leaving dear friends, humidity, oceans and mountains and cities, the best fried chicken, gorgeous arrays of scenery, fun shopping, ample adventures and entertainment, getting to be outside most everyday, delicious fruit, variety of people and culture, laid-back life, and that feeling of being an outsider.

It has been our big picture plan for awhile to move closer to family, to build relationships in the years left with them. We knew our roots were not to be planted forever in South Carolina. Reminding ourselves of that is important because we do love it here. We came here after two years of marriage knowing no one, we bought a house without jobs or a plan besides Greg going to school, we knew nothing about southern culture, we bonded as a couple, we formed deep friendships, learned a ton, and we had our children, the sorrows and the joys here. We built our lives. It is not going to be easy to leave.

It's especially going to be hard doing it in such a short time! Greg will start a senior writer position with Kat Communications in Bismarck, North Dakota on August 6. That gives us a few weeks to pack, say good-bye, sell our house, and move ourselves across the country. Greg is excited to be doing writing and editing and proofing and creative things for this ad agency.

Because this is all so sudden, we will be taking over Greg's parents' basement and putting our belongings in storage for a few months, until we find a place and get adjusted. I'm excited to have help with Eli during the end of this pregnancy and for the help when baby girl arrives! Moving mid-pregnancy is NOT ideal, of course. Sadly my doctor and his practice are not willing to move with us. We are thrilled that we'll be there for the birth of our niece and for the gift our girl will get to grow up with a cousin so close in age in the same town.

There will be much processing for us in these next weeks and months to come and I plan to continue on with this here blog as an outlet for those thoughts. And of course, to share our family to those we won't get to see as often.

We also plan to visit South Carolina. Every winter.

-Heather