Let's start with the travel. The week before last was school vacation week and Matt had a brand new client whose initial training happened to fall in the same week. Conveniently, this client is Wrigley in Chicago and both myself and Matt have wanted to visit this lovely city. We headed out there on the Sunday before vacation (on different flights 20 minutes apart because we had to book things separately due to his client covering costs - "Just follow me, honey!"). We headed in a cab to the hotel, the one we booked at the airport upon landing of course, which luckily happened to be on East Wacker Drive, right along the Chicago River. Immediately after arriving at the Club Quarters Hotel we headed to Wrigley Field to see the Cubs vs. the Astros. We had a great time there, very reminiscent of Fenway, but with an even more relaxed and open vibe.
For the next three days we practiced quite the touristy routines visiting the Shedd Aquarium first. I highly recommend it if you haven't been there. We saw belugas, dolphins, penguins, a 4D movie and ton of other great exhibits. We went to the Navy Pier, the Planetarium (2nd oldest in the country), the Field Museum (natural history) and headed to the top of both the Willis (Sears) Tower and the Hancock Tower. At night we hit Andy's Jazz Club, the Blue Frog and Wrigley took us out to Tavern on Rush. The hotel we stayed in while Matt was working at Wrigley was amazing, the Conrad. There was a Bose sound system, an amazing bed, a complimentary pillow menu and did I mention it was in the same building as Nordstrom? Not too shabby... All in all, a really wonderful experience in Chicago, it is an impressive city in appearance, architecture, culture, food and diversity. Definitely hope I can head back there again another time he has to travel out there.
Now onto the news that has more of an impact on the future than the present. As some of you may know I have been a long term substitute for 7th grade Geography at Groton-Dunstable Regional Middle School. I have really enjoyed having the chance to continue getting experience and teaching a new subject while I look for a position for the Fall. Groton is faced with a large budget cut so a position there was not much of a possibility. Matt and I have been waiting for either the short sale home in Nashua to sway us or a position for me to push us to one area or another for buying and settling for at least a few years. On Tuesday I had an interview at Old Rochester Regional Junior High in Mattapoisett, MA. The position was originally for the Fall, but the position now is more immediate. They were doing all their interviewing over a few days to expedite the process and on Wednesday evening, I got the call. After months of Internet searching, mailing portfolios, filling out on-line applications - I got a job I have been dreaming of. I start on May 24th and will continue to teach 7th grade, but they choose to teach Ancient History in 7th. I have not yet taught the subject, but I am really looking forward to getting back into teaching history. The faculty so far seem great and I cannot wait to start.
Based on this, we now know where we should aim our search. We are now looking around the very south shore, west of the Cape. We are sticking to towns like Mattapoisett, Marion, Fairhaven, Achusnet and Dartmouth. I am still working as the choreographer for Indian Hill Music for a month this summer up in Littleton so we will probably be looking move in August. We are really happy and excited to be looking seriously at an area and knowing where we will be for awhile. Moreover, we love the area. I am sure will have many beach days, BBQs, boating trips, etc. More updates to come as I get started at the Junior High and as we finalize out house choices.
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