This first blog was written October 10, 2017. We are now up and running. Run along with us, the Millers, while we explore Mexico!
On your mark. Get set. Go.
Going is the easy part.
Where are we going? A permanent
move from Texas to Mexico, at least Mexico for now. Although there are moments of doubt and maybe
even a little anxiety, the overall feeling can be described as excited anticipation
of a bold new adventure. Something we
both have awaited for a very long time.
We are Andy and Dar.
Middle aged, married couple, no kids, no pets, ready for a change. And like many things we do, the change is
going to be big. But I tell others that
it was a ‘slow burn’. We were certainly be
bopping along with our life on the wheel.
Andy had a great VP position in a cutting edge medical software firm and
I had started a small business specializing in commercial real estate services. We had a large house in a great neighborhood
with all of the accouterments. We had
lived in San Antonio for decades and have mad many friends and affiliations
over the years that afforded us healthy social lifestyle. We ate at nice restaurants, enjoyed top notch
entertainment experiences, hosted friends regularly, and enjoyed our time
together.
In October 2016 Andy was laid off at his Company. It was a terrible blow. But after some time of licking our wounds and
pointing our fingers, it was time to get down to the business of change. In our minds that change might come as a
relocation to a City that we found to be fun, exciting, and new. Seattle perhaps? Chicago perhaps? We had pretty much decided that it would be
Chicago or one of the coasts. And no
small towns would do. Andy started
serious interviews with a company in Seattle.
We got serious about researching the city and started to get very, very
excited about the possible move. We were
going to get so ‘outdoorsy’ and experience so many new things together. It was a day dreamer’s paradise, I tell
you. And here is where the burn began.
Now the blood is pumping and change is in the air. But Seattle was not to be, and the interviews
continued. The final interview came from Chicago. A city we have always loved and definitely lived
on the YES list should an opportunity come.
I think we had mixed feelings when we learned that 100% of the company
worked remotely and there would not be an immediate opportunity to be in
Chicago. The advantage? Staying in SA,
not uprooting our lives, maintaining our cost of living. All good stuff. But the burn had already taken hold. We were mentally ready for a change. And like
the single spark that ignites a flame, the idea took hold.
If we can work remotely we can be anywhere.
And so the process began.
And in April 2017, a couple of months after Andy began his new job the
discussion began. What would a move look
like? What all would we need to do to
prepare. Where would we go? Would it
really work? I think that first couple
of months working from home helped to answer the question. Yes, if I can work for my company from here,
meaning home, then home really can be anywhere.
We are invigorated. We have taken
the red pill and there is no turning back.
And why would we want to? The
future is full of exploration, growth, and new everything. And so Mexico City it is, and what a City it
is. New sites, sounds, tastes, places,
history, connections, and adventures await us in Mexico City. We have taken our mark. We are set.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_City
From a walk in closet to a one suitcase commitment, this was everything I'm packing.
These are the five boxes slated for shipping. Once we found out the cost, only one box made the cut. It included the Steelers gear.
