I have left my beautiful mountains, desolate deserts. Now, I am in the Mid-west. Illinois! Wow! What a change! I miss my sunsets, with mountains in the foreground. The shifty weather. And what is this wet air stuff?! Hahah! I tease! I really like it here. Lower elevation, by far! Back home- in Grand Junction, CO- it's 4,593 ft. The medical staff I saw was in Denver, and sat at 5,130ft at the lowest. Now I live at (READY?!) 707ft!! So what does that mean for me? I breathe a little bit easier!
Pat was accepted to Western Illinois University this year for a Master's in Mathematics! The tail end of June we moved to Macomb, IL. Lovely little town! Population of 19,254, the school holds 12,205 students. It's about 4 hours from Chicago, 2 hours from Peoria, and 2 hours from Springfield, and the square center of McDonough county. Tallest building in town is a dorm on campus! So are the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th tallest! School takes up the majority of space in town, and definitely provides the majority of the local economy.
The move itself was pretty easy. We loaded up the car, a truck, and a trailer and headed East. We visited Macomb in May before deciding it would be our new home, and we really fell in love. OK, fine. I fell in love! It felt so much like home! The people had that Mid-Western kindness, it was a small tow, with big town feel. The school is home to many international students, mostly from the Middle East and North Africa, giving the community a diverse feel.
Once we found a house, and well before we moved in, we had the pleasure of meeting our neighbors! So warm and welcoming, we have become great friends with not only them, but their daughter and her family! We have learned that PH is in their family and that they have autoimmune disease involved as well. Kind of a miracle to find a family who can relate so fast. It has been wonderful connecting to them!
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