Southern Girl Gets... An Armadillo?

So here's the deal... I'm pretty excited to finally share with the internet that Andrew and I will be moving to Texas this June! 

His job is an assistant professor of music at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas! Wichita Falls is north of the Dallas/ Fort Worth Area. It will be so much easier for us to get back and forth to Atlanta and Gainesboro so we're pumped. Also... THEY HAVE A TARGET THERE!!!! Target is my favorite thing ever. So, win. 

We have definitely enjoyed getting to know our colleagues, and students, and friends up here. It is bittersweet for sure. 

Here's our timeline:

Andrew is done at VCSU May 17 (commencement) and I am done teaching May 22. We're thinking about going down to look for a house that weekend. I'm excited because, well this is the second time I'm moving somewhere trusting Andrew haha so.... I'm pumped to SEE it! Plus, I've never been to Texas before, but I know it's warm there! (And TARGET)

Looking online now there seem to be plenty of affordable rental properties. We're going to definitely rent for a few years then look into buying (once we know my job situation is stable and such). The market is pretty good down there, which is excellent! 

The current plan is to try to move there the last week of June so we have some time to get settled before we start work, you know get acclimated to the town and do some traveling. Hopefully Lindsay Millirons will visit her dad and Amanda Perme won't have left Austin yet! 

Other things I'm pumped for: there are a lot of flute activities there! I could actually go to grad school for flute or music ed and there are so many amazing schools for that down there and it'll be instate and it's awesome. Also, there are a lot of school districts so I'm totally in a better position to get a job. Not just any job, hopefully a band job. 

WE'RE GONNA GET A DOG!!! If you've been following my facebook closely, which of course all of you have (hahahaha), you'll have noticed that a few weeks ago I caved and started 'liking' all of the Animal Rescue's in North Texas and even Houston. There's a North Texas Corgi Rescue!!! I really want a corgi (duh, that's an understatement) but then Andrew and I have been looking at you know mutts, good solid dogs. We definitely want to rescue one at first, give it a good home. I do need a corgi one day though. I moved to North Dakota. I will get a corgi. Also, one of my favorite corgi's named Pudge that I follow on instagram and his mom runs the corgi addict blog that I check daily, well Pudge lives in Houston so we could meet him one day. I love him. He's a fluffy. 

Here was baby Pudge: 

No lies, this is the background on my Mac. Yes it should be wedding pics... I know.. 

This is Pudge now: 

In case you didn't know, some corgi's are fluffy. Like Pudge. My dream dog. Love him. Please don't think I'm crazy, I work part-time in North Dakota, our house is still in boxes (sort of win?), this is my thing, I follow dogs on the internet. But, hey, I am married so someone chose me. 

I just reread that section, maybe I shouldn't meet Pudge. I might explode. 

There's that thing: My job situation. 

Here's the deal with that. I'm applying to like every district within an hour of Wichita Falls (fortunately there are a lot!). Currently there are no jobs posted but they all encourage you to fill out an online application because stuff opens and closes quickly so that's where I'm at... You all know applying for jobs is my fave, but it will be worth it when it's over! Send me good vibes, prayers, positive energy, whatever your thing is, please! 

We're pumped. Can't wait to share this experience with y'all. 

It's Finally March!

Finally. We have reached March. In the past, March has not necessarily been my favorite month and I'm not saying it's my favorite now but I'm glad it's here!

The past two weeks Andrew and I went to Fargo. Last week we had the privilege of judging a middle school band festival in Casselton (right outside of Fargo). It was fun to get to hear mostly 5th and 6th grade flutes all day! A lot of the young ladies I heard had a nice core to their sound, I was very impressed! However, I did hear about 80 flutes and that will tire you out. Afterwards we went to the Jade Dragon which served both Vietnamese food and Chinese food and both were delicious! We enjoyed some Pho and Sesame Chicken. Of course, no trip to Fargo is complete without a stop by Target and Caribou. Gotta get my 'bou! That's like the one thing that North Dakota has that Georgia lacks. That's right. We've got the 'bou.

Anyways, then this week we headed back for an SAI alumnae chapter meeting. I really enjoyed it! They affiliated me as a member into their chapter. It was so nice, I had been thinking of my collegiate sisters a lot lately as they approach their 15 year celebration! I so wish, I could be there to celebrate with them. I loved my years in SAI in college and I am quite thankful that I can continue my membership.

After the meeting we jetted over to the Fargo theater to see Inside Llewen Davis. Whenever we have some time in Fargo we try to see if anything decent is at the Fargo theater. If you wonder why you can scan back through the blog to see my issues with the Bison 6 cinema. Which we do still go to from time to time. I did like the movie. However, it was a bit of a downer and I'm not a huge fan of folk music. I did appreciate how well done the film was and the story was engaging.

For dinner we went to a delish pizza place called Rhombus Guys. They're sort of like Mellow Mushroom. Yum. By the way, yesterday it was COLD. Like straight up cold. Coldest March 1st on record. Ever. Ridiculous. So we're in the pizza place, enjoying our pizza in our appropriate clothing and in comes this girl in a mini dress. What? You mean she took off her parka and underneath was a mini dress? No. She was just wearing a mini dress. No leggings, not even tights. Just like a mini dress, and wedges (I guess stilettos would have been dangerous on the ice) and a light jacket. Not a pea coat even. A jacket. It was -14 and felt like -30. It was awful. I hope she got what she was looking for instead of frostbite. Whatever. Our pizza was good. I enjoyed my parka. Then, of course, we went to the 'bou. Here's some pics of Fargo.

This was before the movie. Notice my hood is off. Poor choices. I thought we were closer than we were. Also, those are not my warmest boots. 

Here is the front of the Fargo theater. One of the more recognizable landmarks in downtown Fargo. Also, it's right around the corner from the HoDo (Hotel Donaldson). 

Here I am after the movie, my hood is up and I'm by the buffalo in the snow. Buffalo belong in the snow. I do not. Ret to go. 

Happy March, everyone! Stay warm!