Westward bound

After four stressful months, we have decided to relocate to the land of the Arch- St. Louis. I was offered a position with Pfizer Research and Development at the Chesterfield, MO site. It means a nice raise, promotion, and a fantastic relocation package!! I don't have a start date but I'm guessing I will begin around the middle of April.

Mike will officially be laid off next week. But luckily he has already received an offer in STL and has interviews with two other companies later this week. Thankfully, we did find daycare for Cole. There is a Kindercare associated with Pfizer which is only 0.5 miles from the site. It seems like a great place for him!

We figure by the end of this, we will have recieved 7 job offers between the two of us. We are sooooo blessed. We thank God for making all this happen for us! Thanks to all of you too who have prayed for us during this time. We really appreciate it!

The only downside was turning down the position in Groton which meant not moving home near Mom, Dad, Granny, Aunt Pat and Uncle Joe, Jody, and Mike. I was really looking forward to living near family again- sorry Mom- even though you are happy for us, I know I'm breaking your heart.

The decision to move to STL really made more sense for us financially, more opportunities for Mike, and for my career advancement. We are so excited about moving to STL. It is such a family-friendly city. There's the zoo, aquarium, two children's museums, science museum, football, baseball, hockey, NCAA March Madness (yeah, baby) and bunches of other stuff. Everyone should find something they want to do there- so start thinking about visiting us 8-)

We'll keep you updated as we go along. Thanks again for keeping us in your thoughts.