Catching up....

So where did I leave off? August 2010 when we were still living in Denver….we had begun our journey to start a family and were enjoying the newlywed life. Shortly after in September 2010 my husband’s company announced a deal to sell the division of his company he worked with and his job was going away…everyone was offered severance and their jobs went away. The same applied for hubby, unless we decided to move North of Chicago and they would offer him a job in the company’s HQs. So there began an agonizing few months of back and forth…do we stay or do we go? In the end, after many talks, drinks, tears, listing pros/cons on paper, talking with friends and family and pounding the pavement in Denver looking for a job for him we decided it was best if we moved and avoid the unemployment line. Were we happy about the move? Absolutely not. But we had to do what was right for our future family and bite the bullet. In February of 2011 Alex began his weekly commute to Chicago Mon-Fri and I joined him in May of 2011 after getting our house leased to our fantastic tenants and finishing the bulk of my Spring travel for work. We have a great house in Gurnee, which is North of the city and our street is reminiscent of our Denver neighborhood….but lacking the mountain views!

Life in the Chicago has not been bad, but it’s admittedly very different from our life in Denver. Different for a number of given reasons as Chicago and Denver are two very different places, albeit both great cities, we are finally feeling ourselves settle in to life here…meeting new friends, sightseeing with out-of-town visitors, enjoying the many amazing restaurants Chicago has to offer and so on. We miss Denver terribly, like really, really miss Denver but are trying to make the most of our time in the Midwest.

It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 months since I arrived and the last few of those months have flown by…I am sure the next 4 will also as we anticipate the arrival of our sweet baby girls! More to come on those adorable little ladies in another post but let’s just say our move to Chicago was a piece of cake when it compares to our journey to parenthood.

Here’s to making the best of the situation you’re in…always!