Decisions, Decisions...

My husband's company and managers are so accommodating...When approached about the likelihood of a transfer to Vancouver, they jumped through hoops to make it happen. The question was, is this the right thing for our family and is this the right time?

Pros

1 - According to Economist Intelligence Unit (http://www.eiu.com), Vancouver is rated as World's Most Livable City!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_most_livable_cities

The Economist's World's Most Livable Cities 2010 (Top 10)
	City	Country	Rating
1	Vancouver	Canada	98.0
2	Vienna	Austria	97.9
3	Melbourne	Australia	97.5
4	Toronto	Canada	97.2
5	Calgary	Canada	96.6
6	Helsinki	Finland	96.2
7	Sydney	Australia	96.1
8	Perth	Australia	95.9
	Adelaide	Australia	95.9
10	Auckland	New Zealand	95.7

Vancouver, Canada

2 - We accepted an offer on our house in early April and are closing end of June, so we are making a change to our living arrangements anyway.

3 - Melvin's home office is rumored to be closing in the next year or so, therefore, we'd be forced to move to Chicago or Buffalo OR leave the company when that happens.

4 - Kids are still young and not in school, so they would not hate us for making them leave their friends.

5 - I am currently unemployed so I would not hate Melvin for making me leave my job/career/paycheck.

6 - Tired of the rat race!

Cons

1 - We'd be far from friends & family (but absence makes the heart grow fonder).

2 - It's scary to move to a place where you don't know anyone.

3 - Smaller living quarters as we'd want to be downtown and will be renting an apartment.

So we have it...we're moving! I have mixed feelings about it all; however, it is definitely exciting and we are hoping for many visitors, so we can share our new life with them. AND, we plan to be back because New York is New York and there's lots to miss (I'll save that for a future post).