Saying Goodbye

Today is the last day of work for both Ryan and I. The feelings that we each have in relation to this event are quite different. Ryan told me this morning he has been waiting for this day for two years and two months, which is just around the time that he started working for Schwab. Ryan is a lucky man because he knows exactly what he wants to do with his life and he is taking the big steps that are necessary to get him there. Schwab was just a hurdle he had to get past and now he is ready for bigger and better things.

I on the other hand will miss the geeky place that is Interactive Intelligence. Though I have not always loved the work, the people here are one of a kind. I have built some truly wonderful friendships and I will be sad when I no longer get to see their smiling faces. Right now I am sitting in my office looking out my window as three herons bathe in the pond. In this moment it is hard to imagine a more relaxed and low key working environment, but I am excited for whatever lies ahead for me professionally.

So in conclusion, Schwab and Interactive, thanks for helping us pay our bills these last three years, at least one of us is going to miss you guys.

The Beginning

In one week the adventure will begin for our small family. We will be moving 722 miles from Fishers, Indiana to Virginia Beach, VA. This number, 722, sounds like such a large distance but when I looked at the map my trepidations began to subside. Though it is still a trek it is by no means San Francisco (where Ryan's Brother, Matt, lives) or Panama City (where Ryan's cousin, Katie, will be moving).

So for the first post on my first blog I will start off with a simple message. We are moving and here is our new address: 2205 Willow Oak Circle Apt. 306, Virginia Beach, VA 23451. This may seem like a far away place but Google assures me the trips are not unbearable.

To Indianapolis: 12 hours and 43 minutes

To Warsaw, IN: 14 hours

To Spring Lake, MI: 15 hours and 7 minutes

To Phoenix, AZ: 1 day and 14 hours

To San Francisco, CA: 2 days

To Panama, Panama: Google could not calculate this distance (sorry Katie)

The west coast may require a plane ticket.