Yesterday was my last day at the job I have held for almost 15 years.
I was offered a better opportunity (though at less money, at least initially) in North Carolina, so I decided to take it. I have already found a place to live and have secured a U-Haul so all that is left is to pack up and move. I am a bit worried about moving the cat. He hates being in the carrier and this is about two days in the car.
I am a little bittersweet about this. Yes it is a better opportunity and I am excited about the job. But it is a small town and I am not sure I will like living there. And my boyfriend of 4 years will be staying behind in Texas so that's a little sad but we have Skype.
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without a job...it's proven to be a good move. check out the NC forum; we just had a meet up of triangle DUers recently. it'll be good. it's a courageous thing you're doing. will you be near Raleigh?
ah, the cat. we had two. one spent the first few months in NC in kitchen cupboards. he was fairly traumatized by the move. the other recovered much quicker. they both made it.
NC is a big forest. a beautiful state, you just might love it. 
I grew up in PA, and we would go to the Jersey beaches ... those were cold.
I now live outside Raleigh ... and we try to go to the Outerbanks whenever we can ... we love it.
grew up swimming in the Gulf, South FL - think Homestead & Key West, and the Gulf Stream part of the Atlantic Ocean (Charleston & Myrtle Beach, SC).
So yeah, it's a little "cold" to me! I could usually deal with Wilmington most of the time.
Of course I'd give anything to be in the "cold waters" of the Outer Banks rather than this freaking Blizzard in Madison, WI right about now!
but prior to this Mad move - I was in NC for 20+ years.
Born in GA, raised in South Alabama, etc. etc... our vacations were down one side of FL and up the other. (Dad was working, we were vacationing on his per diem! ) Spent summers in and lived in Chas, SC for many many years.
Moved for spouses job. He left me (I kicked him out - depends on who's telling the story!) about 9 months later. (yay) I couldn't afford to move back right then, and then the economy tanked big time. ugh - long story.
Now *I* have a job I can't afford to quit - and a house I can't afford to sell until the market improves, but - I hope to make my way back down thataway someday!
My daughter's in DC, my brother's in VA. My older son *may* soon be in Richmond (he got a job offer!! hurray! and is going to visit there soon.)
Madison is a very very cool liberal town (except for Scott Walker!!) and I love that. BUT it gets damn cold in the winter!!
