Running from Opportunity to Opportunity.

In the past decade I have been faced with circumstances that required me to leave an opportunity to pursue a new opportunity on several occasions.  It began with a natural progression from my hometown of Fort Wayne, IN to pursue life as a student-athlete at DePaul University in Chicago, IL.  From Chicago I made a tough decision to step away from graduate school and move to Charlotte, NC to pursue my passion for soccer and an opportunity to work alongside Performance Coach, Jeremy Boone.   A year later I chose to turn down an opportunity to play soccer overseas to pursue a career and long-term relationship with my now husband in Houston, Tx.  Three years later and with a job with Teach for America before me, we chose to leave Houston for Austin where my entrepreneurial-minded husband  fine-tuned several professional business and marketing skills.  Thankfully, my longing to teach was quickly replaced by a position at Trinity Episcopal School.  This is a school and community I quickly grew to love.

Most recently, Web has taken a marketing position with Rogue Fitness.  This job will require our family to move to Columbus, Oh.  Although I am extremely proud of him and excited to see what the future holds, for the first time ever, I have had extreme difficulty with the thought of leaving my current circumstances, even with the thought of a better life ahead.  Suddenly when there are over 500 students involved, my venturous spirit has become a bit apprehensive.  The thought of walking out of young lives is almost crippling.  Perhaps I am over estimating my influence, but the thought of letting even one kid down pulls at the strings of my heart.  My thoughts on the move have been rather dire up until the past week when we had some time to spend in Columbus.

I am thankful for having had the opportunity at a school that I love, but I am also excited at the possibilities of something great, maybe even better, at a Columbus area school.  After making some great connections with local Athletic Directors I am optimistic that I will be able to impress my passion for youth and athletics again very soon...

(1 month later)

Here am I am sitting beside Web on the couch in our new home.  We survived the 20 hour drive,  and arrived just in time for the L1 CrossFit Seminar I was slated to work at Rogue.  Christmas has come and gone, the boxes are all unpacked, I have accepted a position at Columbus School for Girls, and our new life seems to be propelling us, full-steam ahead.  Alexis is looking forward to wearing a "cheerleader outfit" (aka uniform) to her new school and is anxiously awaiting the snow!  Thank you to everyone who has supported us in this journey!