...to California! Since there's no reason for me to stay in San Francisco any longer (i.e., impending divorce and all), I flew back to Maryland last week (just got back today) for a job interview in Rockville, Maryland. The interview went well (we already had a phone interview two weeks before). About an hour later, as I was pulling up to my cousin's house in Frederick, MD, I got the phone call with a very nice offer. Of course, I accepted.
The reason I went to my cousin's house is because his wife is my realtor in Maryland. Soooo, after 3 and 1/2 days and looking at 20-25 homes, I had 3 or 4 strong possibilities for which home to put a bid on. Fortunately, my first choice's bid was selected with no counter-offer.
This time, I'm much closer to family and friends back there. My new home is within decent commuting distance from the job. I'll be living in Frederick. While the house isn't too much different from my old home in Westminster, this one doesn't have a psycho hill to mow and it has a nice large fenced-in back yard for Dashiell, my pup. It's in a nicer community, too - amenities include tennis, swimming pools, jogging/biking paths, daycare, etc.
I start the new job 2nd week in July and go to settlement on the new home June 29th. So Dash and I will be trekking across the country (most likely taking a south-easterly route (want to see the Grand Canyon, New Mexico, etc.)in about 2 to 3 weeks.
Fortunately, I'm about 80% packed - I've got to knock out the rest of the packing this week and next.
With all this going on, I'll probably miss out on the Allanois after all. I'll try to catch the next gathering, I promise!
Edited, Jun 5th 2007 8:50pm by Snorre