Embracing the Decision

D "quit" his job yesterday. I say "quit" because he works for such a small place, they can't truly repplace him and I imagine that he can hang out there as long as he likes. But, he had to resign otherwise they'd never replace. I guess that means we've completed STEP 1 in the Chi to IA move. Whew. i could probably sit down and moan and wail about it for a long time if I think too deeply. But, we have a lot to do and a lot of people to prepare. Right now, most of my visions for the move are on the romantic side - we'll get this sprawling place in the country that everyone wants to come visit and everyone will; we'll see the grandparents once or twice a week; I'll find a Yoga Studio a block from my farm; we'll buy a condo in downtown Chicago and frequent it whenever we want; I'll jet into the City every few months to hang out with our friends and do city things, like shop at Whole Foods and in Lincoln Square and buy real seafood and ethnic spices. I suppose I need a few months now to come to grip with reality - no Zagats, for one! And, I suppose I'll need to constantly remind myself that while we're leaving a pretty good gig, we're on to a new adventure. One where our kids will be able to be out and about more, where they may not be able to read a transit map to save their life, but a compass will prove to be much more useful, where they learn the origin of a porkchop and appreciate it and that corn doesn't come in cans and can be real stinky to grow. So what if they have no idea who Richard Daley is or can't distinguich between Picasso and O'Keefe - at least they'll be able to vote Republican OR Democrat in every election and they'll be able to learn to drive on roads that no one ever travels and a 30-mile drive or commute will take them less than an hour.

So, off we go. I made lots of lists, too, by the way. We need to get this old house ready to go back on the market. I wasn't finished with it yet and I have yet to throw that big deck party on that new edifice, but on we go. Wrap it up, move it out. Iowa here we come!!