The journey is not yet over... (alternate titles: 3rd time's a charm, here we go again, we love road trips, *sigh*)

Well, friends, at the risk of seeming wishy-washy... we've moved again.  Here's the story:


We arrived in southern California last month, to begin life anew.  The weather was beautiful (although it later got quite hot).  The people were incredibly friendly, welcoming and helpful.  Alas, the jobs were not plentiful.  Luke searched and applied and searched and applied and just couldn't find a job that fit.  My job, as it turned out, was not a job that could financially support even one of us, because of the small number of students they had for me. So we fretted and worried about how we would make it work.  Then Luke found an open position that seemed like a perfect fit... in Washington, DC.  (You've already guessed the punchline, but bear with me while I finish the story.)  Within a week of applying for the position, he had gone through 2 rounds of interviews and was offered the job.  Cue 2 days of more fretting, and nausea-inducing, sleep-depriving anxiety as we tried to figure out what to do with this new possibility.  You see, we had gone to California with the idea of actually living in California.  Our minds were there, focused on making that a reality.  So, shifting to the very real possibility of going back to DC was not an easy thing.


But, as you've already guessed, we made the mental shift, packed up the car again, and headed back east.  We knew one of us would have a livable, dependable salary, we knew we'd have friends there, we missed the community!  It was a really hard decision, but we felt like it was the right one.  We still do.  We arrived last night, after cross-country road trip #2.  (We're done with road trips for awhile.)  We're staying at a friend's house for a few days, while we find a place of our own to live (finally!).  We're really looking forward to being back in a familiar place, after 7 months of trying to make things work in new and unfamiliar places.


Oh yeah, and I've got a job, too!  I'm going to be able to go back to teaching at my old school in DC - part-time, for now, with the very likely possibility of expanding to full-time once students and space become available.


So, friends, we've come full circle.  Life is funny sometimes.  I'm sure we'll laugh about all this someday.  For now, we're catching up on sleep, reuniting with friends, and searching for a place we can finally call "home".