It has been decided that my family will move to Atlanta. I'm having so many mixed feeling about it so I thought I'd share some.
(Throwing out the negatives feelings first) I don't want to move to ATL because..
All of my close family is in Miami
All of my close friends are in Miami
My daughters AWESOME godparents live in the area
I am getting along with my in-laws but I don't want to move in with them and take a chance of ruining our relationship
I have a steady schedule as a substitute and a great chance of becoming a teacher at the school where I'm working
I have connections with the drama department where I can start helping with plays
My daughter goes to a GREAT daycare with two of her cousins
I love the relationship my daughter and nephew have (him being the same age as Alyasaa' would have been)
I want to move to ATL because..
As bad as it sounds, I think it would be a great experience to get away from my family. As much as I love them, sometimes it feels good to be away from them. Yeah that's why I live with my hubby now in our own home, but my family is so close that everyone is in everyone's business
I never went away for college so I feel like I'm going to another state for school. I feel like I'm 18 heading to college with my hs sweetheart/babydaddy lol
I think that I will be more patient with my hubby around his family.
Something I'm learning now, but I've noticed that when we were dating I knew to be calmer around his family.. I wasn't fake but just how you carry yourself differently around more mature people than the people your age
My husband is about to have surgery
Gabe is giving his uncle his kidney and giving away your kidney can increase your blood pressure. I want his life as stress-free as possible.
We'll be able to live with his family
This will allow us to save our money to get a house when we move back to Miami
I'll have more help with Riyya
I take it literally when they say "it takes a community to raise a child" that's why I love Riyya's godparents. But there are times that I'm at home and I could really use the extra help. I know I have Gabe, but he works two jobs. He will voluntarily help me, but I don't bother him because I know he needs as much rest as he can get and he helps me a lot already (believe me).
I'll have more time
I want to do so much. Gabe wants to go back to school and so do I. I want to become a counselor and I want to write. So also back to the extra help, I'll have time to go to school and write (and spend time with my family)
Speaking of spending time with my family Gabe working two jobs, there's no way he'll be able to get back into school down here. He'll have no time for school, so he'll have to drop a job. Him dropping a job will not give us enough to survive unless I get a job where I work the summer (and that's possible) but that will take away from family time.. Hmm..
I would work that extra job, but when there's that way that opens where I can spend time with my family and keep my schedule, I began to look at moving to ATL as a better decision. I love my family so they win with any decision making. So so far it looks like we're heading to ATL.. What do you think?
