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Saturday, April 08, 2006

Seasons Change, So do people...

Ok so this is a copy and paste from an email I shared with a friend of mine but I wanted to share with you guys...Just a little background so you can understand this all. Phil and I lived in NJ when we met ( I lived there til I was 26). My aunt went through a 2nd divorce, being a mom of 3, she decided to move to PA (where she grew up), immediately after she told me, phil and I decided to move out here also. (I am very close with her 3 daughters, and her too[sometimes..lol]) So in 2001 we loaded up our shit and move to PA. In the meantime, my brother was already living right outside of Cincinnati Ohio, and I would go out there 2x a year to visit, etc.

Now to understand my brother and his work situation, my brother was a tour manager for ALOT of big bands and groups, Cher, Cyndi Lauper, REO Speedwagon, Chicago, Tina Turner, amongst many others. Well being on the road so much took a toll on his marraige, and he decided 2 yrs ago to quit touring and took a job as a sales rep for a production company. Setting up contracts for stage set ups, ect. He dipped his toes into the business and contacted a company in Charlotte NC to interview.

Ok so my brother went for a job interview in Charlotte a few weeks back. My SIL Traci's parents live about 15 mins away from Charlotte in the top of South Carolina right over the border. So my brother got offered the job in NC, and they are selling their home in Ohio and moving to SC with her parents ASAP. My brother is going for May 1st, and Lily is going home with her mom on 4/17 and just staying down there til Traci can get down there, June 9th (once school is out).

So.... we get to talking, and Phil is here and Im on the phone with Traci, and Phil says, "Tara, lets move to SC". So at first I think he is joking, I get off the phone we talk about it, and well, we are moving too.. LOL Phil has a friend who lives just about 30 mins from Charlotte and he owns his own car dealership (this is someone Phil was in the business with for MANY years), and told Phil he has a job waiting whenever we can make it there.

So after a long ass discussion we decided that we are going to do it. Not right away of course, but we are going to get our debt situation taken care of , go down and check out houses in the area, get ready for the move, and probably go somewhere around August or Sept if not sooner. Our dream is to own our own home and we have been scrimping and saving to buy one. Technically we could have bought one by now cuz we have the downpayment, but it never felt "right" here.

Im excited and nervous at the same time. For obvious reasons, my aunt and the girls. We followed them up here from NJ, and I was lucky to have them so close and watch them grow, but I think right now as they get older it is easier for me to let go. I want to have that same bond with my niece and nephew. Of course change is always a good thing and Im sure we will be happy there.

The only problem is that Phils mom will still be in NJ so that means we are moving even further from her, and Im sure that is not going to over too easily. As for my mom, she followed us out here to PA and Im sure that is where she will stay. My brother and I would rather it that way also, but that is a whole other story..LOL

So that is where we are at... Gearing up to start a new life in a new state with new opportunities.