Moving Timeline

Our current home in Rochester, New York. Taken December 2010 a month before James was born.

We have lived in Rochester, NY since December 2010. We moved here from Delaware because my husband had a great postdoc opportunity through Rochester Institute of Technology. We were very attracted to the region, just on the north of the Finger Lakes Region, for a number of reasons. Mainly the job, but Rochester is a very diverse city, the 3rd biggest of New York, where people are very friendly.  The country and smaller towns in the region are wonderful. I find it's a big regrettable that we haven't been able to do more camping and hiking, (I've been pregnant 1/2 the time we've lived here, plus we had a little one.)

Rochester, NY is also incredibly affordable for families. While many places are hurting in this economy, Rochester seems to actually have a fair amount of good job growth, despite the current plight of the local Eastman Kodak company. Taxes are steep, but Monroe County provides a great number of services. A native Minnesotan, I still can't get over the fact that the city plows the sidewalks, even in residential neighborhoods like ours! On the flip side of high taxes are very affordable home prices. The one that we are renting might go for $250,000 to $300,000 today - and our neighborhood is full of these Victorian Era mansions. We really love the city, local culture and the charm.

When we moved here a year and a half ago, my husband signed a 2-year employment contract that could be extended for a third year. We signed a 2-year lease on the house, but have a 3-year lease on our car. We rent half the house, two bedrooms in the back, so it's going to be a bit crowded with a family of 4 (and all the baby stuff.) While it's not totally out of the question, it looks like we will be moving and finding new jobs early this winter - either in late November around the Thanksgiving holiday, or in early December 2012.

That gives us just over 200 days to figure out what to do next, network, apply, and make all of the arrangements!