Say Cheese!

For those of you who haven't already heard, Mike has been offered a GM position at a Hilton Garden Inn in Oshkosh, WI - and it should go without saying that he has graciously accepted their invitation.  That's right! We're moving to Wisconsin! This is a big career-step for Mike because the property is bigger than any hotel he has operated before and it will provide new and exciting challenges that he is really looking forward to (including a restaurant/lounge, a banquet hall that seats 400, and even a parking lot that accommodates aircraft!).  Check out the website to further satisfy your curiosity!  http://www.hiltongardeninn.com/en/gi/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=OSHGIGI 

We will surely miss New Orleans.  We've lived here a year-and-a-half and we've grown very fond of calling it home.  And although we're leaving behind some lifelong friends, we'll be taking with us a lot of unforgetable memories. Mike will miss hot sausage Po'Boys, fresh oysters, Abita beer, Tom Fitzmorris, and golfing in January.  I will miss palm trees, roast beef Po'Boys, the first house Madelyn called home, drive-thru daiquiris, and my friends.  Neither one of us will miss cockroaches, "Who dat", 8.5% state tax, 8.5% parish tax, or sweltering hot summers.  Maddie says she'll miss Emma, powdered sugar from Cafe DuMonde, and her bedroom.

But this isn't all sad!  This is a great move!  Not only for Mike's career but for us as a family too!  We'll live so much closer to friends and family in Michigan!  Our drive to Grand Rapids is being reduced from 17hours to 6hours!  Perfect!  And Chicago, one of our favorite cities, is a short 3hour road trip away.  We couldn't be more excited!