WHAT?!?!?!?Yep, this is our BIG SECRET I've been dying to go public with (haha), but have had to wait for various reasons. Okay, so it's not a huge secret. Several of you know already, but for those who don't, are you shocked?
Let me give a brief background/explanation before I go in depth about everything over the next few days/weeks.
We are moving to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the end of July so Jeremy can begin his Masters of Business Administration (MBA) at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. Ever since he's been in the work force, so for almost 5 years now, he's had the plan to eventually go back to school for an MBA. Almost everywhere you go requires several years of work experience, so that was the plan. Last Christmas, he and his boss started discussing that option and we felt like it was the right time (his boss got his MBA at Harvard and his been super supportive and helpful through this whole process). After lots of prayer and research, we decided to go for it, and a year later, it's official!
Like I said, I'll go into much more detail about the process and everything (and why he's quitting a great job in this economy to go back to school :), but for now, here are a few fun facts:
- The program is 2 years with an internship (which could be anywhere) during the summer in between
- The Tepper School of Business is ranked #15 among full-time MBA programs in the nation
- We applied to 4 different schools, and let's just say the decision was made easy for us which to attend (the one he got into :)
- Pittsburgh was rated the #1 most livable city in America by The Economist in 2009 - woohoo!
- Pittsburgh is a 6-hr drive away from my sister in New Jersey, a 4.5-hr drive from Jeremy's brother in Virginia (and D.C.!), and a 6-hr drive from our good friends in Kentucky!
- Jeremy flew out for an interview in November and absolutely loved everything about it - Pittsburgh, the school, the people, the landscape, etc.
- We are flying out 3 weeks after Bambino #2 comes along for a Welcome Weekend and housing search (I know, we're crazy)
- We have to [try to] sell our house in the coming months (anyone interested? ;)
- We feel so strongly like this is where we are supposed to go and we are so excited!
So there you have it. Life is going to dramatically change for us. We know it will be a challenge going from, ya know, having an income, to being starving students with 2 small children, but we are ready! Well, we're not literally ready yet; we still have a ton to do, but we are excited and have been working on getting everything ready to go! I'm excited to share all the boring details with you. Don't feel obligated to read them, but I want to document the process, so there you go. Anyway, so that's our news! Jeremy's boss knows, but no one else in his company knows, so that's why I've been waiting until it's official and Jeremy said it was okay. (So don't post anything on Jeremy's facebook about it or anything until he tells them, just fyi). But he said no one from work reads our blog, so I'm safe. :) More to come later!
(picture is of Eli wearing a Tepper lanyard that Jeremy got at his interview)
14 comments:
Holy moley!! Yes, I'm surprised!!! But how exciting! Carnegie Mellon--fancy! I know it's scary, but when you pray about something and know it's right, just go for it! Everything will work out well. Good luck with everything!
Yay! Sounds like an amazing adventure. I love those;) Just wanted you to know we are in Virginia/DC as well, so if you're here please stop by! We wish you guys all the best.
That is so fantastic! I think you'll have an awesome time! Keep us updated on all of it!
You will be about 3 1/2 hours from us! Cool!
You will have fun and do great! We love you and Jeremy and know you have a bright future ahead of you! I will miss you a ton though!
Sarah, I am SOOOO excited! Yes! I've been wanting to call you since Saturday to find out, but never did, sorry! Anyway, we welcome you to the east, and I think you'll really like Pittsburgh. Not that I've been there, but I've heard good things about it, and I know that the countryside is beautiful (we did drive through the general area last summer on our trip west. I'm glad you feel so good about it. It reminds me so much of how I felt when we knew we were coming to New Jersey (similar to you, the only school that offered a job!) but it just felt right, and I was anxious to get going. Congratulations!
Sarah,
This is the smartest thing you could do. I know. I supported Kevin through 11 years of schooling (he has a BS, MS, and PhD.) They can take away a job but they cannot ever take away the education. So it's a great idea in an economy that is struggling because it will always put him ahead. And the kids are small making it easy. It is the perfect time to make this sacrifice when your children are small and need very little to be happy and taken care of and I would not trade our time in school for anything. WE LOVED Missouri and the people and cried so much when we left. So I am excited for you! This is a great opportunity and your house will sell quickly. Do all you can to prepare it, get a good realtor and price it right. It won't last long. We sold ours in 26 days in this market in UT and I know it was because I had it clean, set and priced well. Good luck. Your cousin, Dana Day.
exciting! we almost could have been neighbors. mike's dental school decision came down to pitt and oklahoma. we're in oklahoma. bummer! he loved pittsburgh, though. (and actually, we like oklahoma, but it really would have been fun to live near friends.)
Wow! I had no idea! That is a exciting! You will be deeply missed. You guys are such a big part of the ward. But it also sounds like an exciting adventure! Best of luck to you guys!
Congratulations to Jeremy! You will have to come visit us in D.C.. We love it out here and I think it has been good for us to experience the East Coast.
Congratulations to you both! This is a very exciting time for you. You will thrive on the challenges of the next few years, and I know that you will have a wonderful experience. We still feel like the 10 years that we spent in school on the east coast were among the most formative times of our life.
Wow...that is so exciting! Congratulations Jeremy! What a fun adventure you will have. Good luck selling your house!
AH! That's CRAZY but AWESOME! so exciting! maybe we won't have a chance to play photographer after all. :) you sound insanely busy. i'm so excited for you and can't wait to hear more!!
Wow! How exciting! And Pennsylvania. Oh how I would love to live there. Permanently. It would be perfect for me. Green. Four seasons. And an occasional visit to Hershey just for the chocolate SMELL and maybe a little taste (because we all know Swiss and German chocolate are superior anyway...).
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