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Moving Back to Minnesota

As I am sure almost all of you have heard by now, Brian and I are packing up and moving back to Minnesota.  We are extremely excited.


Yes, this is out of the blue.  We literally made this decision on Saturday.  I don't hate Brooklyn.  It didn't beat me, we aren't broke or going back with our tails between our legs.  I love Brooklyn.  I think it is just time to move on.  I don't have negative things to say about New York.  We love our friends here and we will miss them.  We'll miss the bars and restaurants, the excitement and the museums.  We will be back to visit.

However, that being said, we are elated by the prospect of the following things in Minnesota:

  • Family
  • Our Minnesota friends
  • Targets that are organized, well stocked and staffed by helpful people
  • Caribou Coffee
  • Twins baseball
  • Malls that aren't packed with people
  • Parks
  • Grass
  • Trees
  • Camping
  • Hiking
  • Fishing
  • Snow
  • Grilling
  • Square footage at a reasonable price
  • Schell's beer
  • Driving distance to Duluth
  • All those 10,000 lakes
I am sure I could go on.  Most of all, I can sum up the thing I want most in one word: space.  I cannot wait for open lawns, open clear skies, and 1,000 square foot apartments.  I will actually be able to use the Google Sky Map feature on my phone to figure out what stars are above me because I will have a full view of the sky.  I'll even be able to drive to see the northern lights.

We're moving at the end of May.  We already have the truck rented and we gave notice to the landlord, Gus, who was very sad.  He's been my landlord for 5 years.  We are on the hunt for moving boxes and have already made a list of stuff we are getting rid of.  

It's exciting and I'll be blogging all about it.  

Comments

Nicole said…
Redundancy of this statement aside, I am so excited for you guys to come back to Minnesota. As you know, your list is just the tip of the iceberg of Awesome to be found here in flyover country. We should try to plan a Duluth run sometime this summer/fall!
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