…Deanna and I are moving to Atlanta.
Why?
Graco, Deanna’s company, is relocating there. Newell Rubbermaid, the parent corporation, is consolidating some of their companies in one corporate center.
When?
Mid-June.
But you’re getting married in July! / Are you crazy?
Yes. / You could say that.1
Have you found a place? / Have you found a job?
Not yet, but we’re working on it. / Not yet, but I’m working on it.
And before you ask: no, we’re not buying a house. Despite it being arguably a good time for buyers, we can’t afford a house yet, and we’re happy to have one fewer stress on the move. 
Are you excited?
Oh, most definitely! 
We’ve been down there twice now to make our decision, and we think it will be really good for us.
- But we won’t. ↩
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OMG!!! CONGRATS!!! i’m so excited for you guys…you deserve the absolute best!!
Eep! Going to miss you around PCH, but congratulations, and good luck! Atlanta’s a lovely place; I hope you enjoy it.
congratulations on so many things…finding each other; making it permanent; accepting your move as part of the “plan”…all will be well with you and i wish you so much happiness that you can’t quit smiling ever again!!!
cool. usually the wife relocates with her man, and there are lots of breakups because of work reasons. has been a worry point for sylvia, my girlfriend (“what if you ever get a job in another city?” “i wouldn’t take it if you couldn’t come with me”).
Thanks everyone.
Leonard: Definitely, relationships trump work. In this case, it’s a good move for both of us personally — let alone for work — and while I’ll be sad to leave my job, it will be exciting to see what awaits around the corner!
That is awesome. Pam and I did a similar thing when we moved out here to SD. Wedding was in June and we had to move out here in February before it. It all worked out and in some ways was nice as you were removed from the situation for getting things together for the wedding. Best of luck with the move.