Out of Three...

Travis received offers from State University of New York at Geneseo and Northern Michigan University!! Sadly, the job at University of Dayton, was not offered to him.

After much prayer, fasting, and a trip to the temple, and with great anxiety and trepidation (butterflies in his stomach), considering expense, cost of living, retirement packages, opportunities for the girls and myself (in case I want to work again as a Physician Assistant), travel expenses (ease of visiting family), Geneseo will have at least one new family moving to town come August. The job is predominately a teaching position, but Travis will be able to do a little bit of research. This will be awesome as he'll get to do exactly what he wants to: teach and do research.

We will look to buy, as there are no rentals available for families. We don't know if we'll live closer to Geneseo, or to Rochester, which is only 30 miles away. Or, if we'll go even more rural and live over by one of the lakes in the Finger Lakes District. There is a chapel in Geneseo and it pulls people from all over the county, but is in a different stake from Rochester. And, our temple district is Palmyra! That's something I'm super excited about. 2 hours from Niagara Falls and 5 hours from New York City are also really cool.


If you know anything about buying a home, moving, or about Rochester or Geneseo, New York, I would LOVE to get any advice!

Oh, and when the were interviewing Travis, they said, "We want to hire you to retire here." So, this job is likely a permanent move. As permanent as the Lord wants it to be, I suppose! Which really could be until Travis retires. There's both fear and comfort in that. It is a tenure-track position, so he'll work hard to get tenure in about 5-6 years. Then, he'll just work hard. :)

We're excited. We're nervous. We're happy and a little sad.
I'm really glad that we have a name and a place to go!