We have spent the last three years in Iowa City, Iowa while Tyson worked on his BSN at the University of Iowa. We absolutely loved it there but when it came time for him to graduate we had some decisions to make. We could stay in Iowa; pros: close to Betsy, I had a great job teaching 1st - 3rd graders, Tyson could work at an amazing hospital, the people in Iowa are awesome. cons: the majority of the year has horrid weather, far away from the majority of our family, no 7-11s in Iowa.. so we decided to move out west to be closer to most of our family. We researched many different places and found that Bakersfield could be a good spot for us. We could afford a home on just Tyson's salary, we could be close to family and fun things to do in LA, we are a couple hours from the beach, and Bakersfield is a family oriented community. So, to make a long story short, Tyson got a great job, we packed up and headed out.
The move was easy. I would definitely recommend hiring movers to anyone moving across the country.
We have been in Bakersfield a little over a month and are really enjoying it. There is a pool in the place we are renting, so we escape the heat by swimming nearly every day.
The people seem friendly in Bakersfield and they will even let you merge whe
n you drive. (A stark contrast to Iowa drivers.)
We have also been lucky enough to find a home. Everything just seemed to fall into place with it and it seemed like the right thing to do. We close on the house at the end of the month and can move in after that. We are excited about that and are happy that our renting days are finally over.
