George and I have been talking about moving out of state for many years, and I think we’re finally going to do it. 2010 or 2011. Seriously.

And now, after endless debate and reading city-data.com and changing his mind, he wants to move to… the Boston area. I know it seems sudden, but we’ve been quietly discussing this all year, and I’ve never known him to be so invested before. He already checked into finding a real estate agent for selling our house next year—and for George, that is basically like a down payment on a new house.

So yeah. Boston!

While Denver would be great in many ways, Boston is equally great with the added advantage of being closer to my family as well as staying more of a reasonable flying distance to George’s family in Hungary. It has great schools/colleges, the job market is good, and oh yeah, IT’S NEAR THE OCEAN. If there’s anything that tops my dream of living out west, it’s living near the ocean!

The only reason for staying in Ohio is that my family is here—and it’s becoming increasingly apparent that this is not enough. We don’t want to be stuck in a place with high taxes, bad economy, mediocre jobs, and suffering schools. Most of all we want better opportunities for our KIDS.

We know that we’ll still have to deal with humidity and snow. We know that we won’t get to have a bigger house with a bigger yard. We know it will upset my parents if we move anywhere at all. These are all sacrifices we’re willing to make.

If everything goes as planned, we’ll be preparing our house for selling next spring (fingers crossed that the housing market, which is also crappy here, improves by then). George would even be able to work remotely for his current job (they already have 4 other employees in Boston!), so finding an attorney position right away is not a necessity. We just want to make the move before Oliver starts school and gets attached to friends, etc.

We’re going to try a road trip to Boston with the kids next May or June (the baby will be 6-7 months old by then) and check things out.

I’m excited and scared and, at the same time, totally cool with the idea. This could get interesting.