Taylor and I are moving to Ann Arbor, Michigan!!! About a year ago, Taylor started studying to take the GMAT, which is the standardized test that you have to take to apply to business school. At the time, I really didn't realize that this seemingly innocuous endeavor would actually amount to a big life change for us, but I'm so glad it did!
Taylor spent the entire fall working on Business School applications. In his school search process, Michigan quickly moved to the top of the list for a variety of reasons, including the fact that the program there really matches his interests and it's only about an hour away from my family! He applied to a few schools in January and was invited to interview in February. Later that month, he got admitted to Vanderbilt, which was really exciting because we both really love Nashville. Then, after many months of waiting, he got admitted to Michigan on May 10! Yay!
We could not be happer for this opportunity to move closer to family and friends and live in one of the best college towns in the country! Both of us applied to Michigan when we were considering universities for Undergrad, but for various reasons it didn't work out (good thing because we would never have met!). I've always been a Michigan fan over Ohio State, so it will be nice to become official Wolverines! Taylor even gets season football tickets (well, he gets the OPPORTUNITY, we still have to pay for them, and we only get one...bummer :).
We already have an apartment which costs about half of what we're paying in New York and is almost 3 times as big! Crazy!
I am going to continue my current job in a remote capacity, which really is phenomenal and I'm so lucky to be able to have this continuity and continue to do something I really enjoy.
So, as part of this big move, I plan to cross the following off the list:
- Move to a new city
- Get a dog - I have been wanting to do this for a long time and we'll finally have the space. We made sure that the place we picked to live allows dogs, so as soon as we get settled, we're going to start looking for a medium-to-large dog that I can take running with me! Photos will most certainly follow!
- Buy a car (new or used) that I love - This one may or not happen depending on whether the car we buy (we have to get something) is truly lovable...we'll see if the budget allows. If not, we have an opportunity to do this one after Taylor finishes school, which will be JUST before the big 3-OH.
- Spend a day at a spa - Once we get settled with all of the moving, I'm going to need a break, so I plan to spend a day at the beauty school my sister attended in Ann Arbor and get ALL of their spa treatments.
There will definitely be more things that I check off soon, but these are the ones related to the move :) Stay tuned!
