As one ends a new adventure always begins

Well we are coming to the end of the first chapter. We have been in Logan now for 5 years while going to school at Utah State University. This past May I finally finished my MFA in Theatre Technology, and of course it was then time to start looking for a job.
I actually started looking way back in November 2006. I sent out resume after resume and scores of portfolios of CD. By the time school ended I had phone interviews with 4 different universities looking for a Technical Dierctor, but no followup scheduled. With in a few days of my phone interview with them, I was invited out to Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for a second interview and to meet them as they showed me around and really tried to do a shmooze job on me. They made me quite a respectable offer but I ended up turning that down as it just didn't feel like the right place. turning down a job offer when there is nothing else on the line yet is really a gut wrenching feeling. You worry if you made the right decision, you worry and hope that there will be another job around the corner, you worry that the job around the corner will be at least as good as the offer declined.
I knew that I had made the right decision though, as there soon was 2 more very favorable interviews that both led to second interviews and finally (very comparable) offers on the table. I had to decide between going into the academic world of theatre or go pro. I had to decide if teaching was something I really wanted to do or do I want to just run a faculity. Both jobs had their pros and cons. The proffessional job was with Provo City's brand new still being constructed Performing Arts Center. This job would have put me compeletly in charge of the center. The other job was a brand new faculty position at Dixie State College in St. George.
Both offers came in on the same day and gave me 48 hrs to decide the fate of the rest of not just my life but the fate of Kim and the kids as well.
Well after much agonizing deliberation I chose to go to St. George. So we will see how this polar bear does in 110 heat.
I officially start July 1, but I really don't have to be there until Aug 10. It is a 9 month appointment on a 12 month pay contract. It will be nice to have my summers off to do what ever adventure we want to seek.
I am actually really excited for this job, I think it is going to turn out to be a great thing. I get to teach technical theatre and build a tech program in an allready successful acting program. I think that there is some incredible oppurtunities that lie ahead in and around St. George for me.
Kim is getting excited and Corben has accepted it and the little bears really don't care all that much. Morgan might have a bit of a hard time at first but she will recover quick and soon not even miss her little pals here in Logan.
It will be hard to leave Logan, we have all grown pretty attached to the area. This is our home, this is where we have spent our entire married life, this is where our life began together, so yes it will be hard to leave but at the same time we are all getting excited for the new adventures that lie ahead.

I will be getting some pics uploaded soon and don't forget to come back for more Bear family adventures. The fun is just beginning!