Hello friends! Okay, so probably everyone in the world knows this since our poor blog is so neglected....but our family will be moving back to Manhattan this June! Woo hoo!! Will and I are both going to be assistant professors at Kansas State University, our alma mater. Go Cats!! We are in Kansas now for Christmas and have gotten started on the house hunt. It is only slightly overwhelming how much needs to be done before we move. :)
In honor of the changes on the horizon, here are the Top 10 Things we are Excited About in our move back to Manhattan. (Coming soon: the Top 10 Things We Will Miss about Florida.)
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10. We'll be living within 2 hours of ALL grandparents!
9. No commute! Everything in town is within 5 minutes of K-State campus, 10 minutes if there is "bad traffic."
8. K-State football games...and basketball games...and volleyball...all within our fingertips....
7. Cost of living is low (word to the wise - always look at a city like Boston first. Then, everything else seems cheap!).
6. We'll get to experience the 4 seasons --> Summer, Road Construction, Still Road Construction, and Winter.
5. I think that K-State has a "no jerks" policy, at least in both of our departments - very nice faculty and colleagues!
4. Any college with a dairy barn ON CAMPUS (with LIVE COWS) is pretty darn cool. That also means...CALL HALL ICE CREAM any time we want.
3. Living in a small town really makes you appreciate amenities more. Seriously. I think that Will and I enjoyed all of the KC attractions more when we are visitors (living in Manhattan) than when we lived in KC itself!
2. Living in the same town as my sister and BIL = FABULOUS!
1. As I saw on one college review site, "You can laud it as Middle America magic, or you can write it off as institutional brainwashing, but there’s no denying that Kansas State has a way of winning the hearts of its students." :-)
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5 comments:
We are SO EXCITED to have you all in Kansas and close to the Thorntons!! It will be great seeing you without my having to plan for a flight booking weeks ahead of the visit,and for Mickey to have his cycle ride shortened from 3 days to 2+ hours. :)
The Stilson gals have taken over K-State!!
Congrats to you both. This is a wonderful thing for you and Will and your cute little family.
Love and hugs!
I'm still trying to put into words what this move of yours means to me!! I am beyond excited and so happy for all of us!!
Don't forget that there are also sheep! And greyhounds! And bugs!
I am so so so excited for you to come live here. Now we just need to find you a house. :-)
Thanks so much, everyone!! It is so incredible how everything worked out. Now, just need a house, and a daycare, and some more Bug Zoo trips. :)
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