Next Stop: Bloomington!

Okay, so this is a bit wordy, but it's a big enough change in our lives that it constitutes having a blog post.

Here's the concise version:

We are moving to Bloomington, Indiana this summer where Kyle is going to attend Indiana University to get a PhD in Organizational Behavior/Human Resources.

And we are happy about it!

What? You didn't see that coming? Yeah, neither did we. Here's the long version to give you some background.

The original plan was to pursue a job when Kyle graduated with his Masters in Industrial Organizational (I/O) Psychology next month.

But in November the head of the I/O Psychology department e-mailed Kyle telling him about this PhD program at IU. Kyle saw it and quickly discarded it (afterall, a PhD wasn't the direction we were thinking of going.)

Then in December Kyle's mentor e-mailed him about the same PhD program. This time Kyle and I looked into it a little bit more. The degree would come from the Kelley School of Business (ranked #1 in the country) and it looked like we could get some funding, thanks to an institute that works directly with Latin America, to help offset the PhD costs and also get a living stipend. We weighed pros and cons of attending IU (Pro: IU Basketball. Con: IU Football) and decided there was no harm in applying.

In February Kyle found out he was one of the final candidates for the program. That was exciting in and of itself since they received over 100 applications. 2 Skype interviews followed and an invitation to meet faculty and tour the campus in March was extended.

And, as of two weeks ago, Kyle received an official offer to attend. (Side note: Kyle was the only applicant they even offered a position to.)

 (This originally said "Welcome Home! We Love you! Congrats!" Apparently, Avery thought it was too boring and added a few other finishing touches.)

And, as of today, we accepted.

We honestly feel guided to this point in our lives. If Kyle hadn't lived in Argentina for 2 years as a missionary for our church, if he hadn't been accepted to IUPUI for his Masters (which is a branch of IU), if his faculty wasn't familiar with his connection to Latin America, he would have never been accepted to this program (or have even known about it.) But he now will be working personally with a world renowned expert (!!!) in OB/HR and is setup to pursue his dream of becoming a professor!

We feel extremely lucky.

So here's to 5 more years of school, moving an hour south, and many other exciting changes!