Leaving my heart in San Francisco....

So in the next couple weeks, we'll be leaving this.....

and moving to this.....

Let's just say things have been a little crazy the past few weeks with lots of big difficult decisions on our plate! I guess the biggest news of all is that Dan was offered a great job opportunity in San Diego and so we are actually going to be moving down there over the next couple weeks. This has all been quite unexpected and it has been so tough making the decision because we are so so happy here. Dan's job has been great, we couldn't love the city we live in more, and we just love all our wonderful friends here. So even though San Diego is a wonderful place and one we definitely wouldn't mind living in someday, when this great opportunity came up it just took me by surprise and it was really tough knowing what to do. We thought about it a ton before we decided that the job in San Diego would be so great for Dan--not only would it mean an awesome promotion but it would really help him grow and learn so much in his field, hopefully opening lots more doors in the future. Plus, we thought it might be nice with me not working right now to live in a less expensive place where we could get more for our money. So we accepted the agency's offer in San Diego and Dan informed his work here that he would be leaving....that's when things really got complicated. His agency here gave him a very appealing counter offer and it was so tempting to stay, since we didn't really want to leave in the first place and since a promotion here would mean we could be a bit more financially comfortable and not have to move and leave this city we've grown to love so much. But in thinking about it over and over again it just didn't feel right. It was one of the hardest decisions I've tried to make in a really really long time, but for some reason it just kept ending up that we didn't feel quite right about staying here. I feel so torn and I'm having a really hard time with this move, but I think everything will turn out alright in the end and it will be a good thing for our family. San Francisco has just become home to me and we've had the most wonderful, exciting year here. I will never forget how special our time here was and all the amazing experiences we had. I made Dan promise me that we would come visit all the time....and who knows, maybe we'll end up back here again someday. I just had no idea how much I would love it here and how much this city can really become a part of you. But I know that we will love San Diego too, and that in time it will start to feel like home. I am really excited for Dan and proud of all his hard work that has gotten him where he is at now, and I am thrilled that he'll be in a job that will challenge him and make him happy. Plus, looking on the bright side, who can complain about living just a short distance from a real warm beach and enjoying that SoCal sunshine all the time???!! Maybe I'll finally get a tan! :)haha Doubtful! Anyhow, the plan is that Dan starts his job in Encinitas this coming Monday and then he'll come back and move us the following weekend. Then a week after that we're off to the Caribbean for a vacation--hopefully I'll survive til then! I need to stop stressing and start getting excited, but I sometimes think I hate moving more than anyone in world---ahhhhhh! Oh well, somehow we'll get through it. Wish me luck!