When I got home from work yesterday, I had a message from our friend/neighbor Alison that they had some news to share with us. I knew that meant one of three things--1. they're moving 2. she's pregnant, or (in a distant third) 3. they'd met someone who knows us. Knowing that they've been married less than a month and while things happen, I ruled out choice 2. Choice 3 was a long-shot not because we don't know people but because it's not something that warrants a phone call.
And that leaves option 1. They are indeed moving--to St. Louis in September. While they were on their honeymoon, Alison learned that she had received a promotion and Jeff was able to transfer to the St. Louis area as well.
Of course we don't begrudge them this move--it's great in many ways for them. It's a promotion and they'll be closer to their families in the Midwest. But darn it all if every single set of couple friends we've had in Albuquerque hasn't ended up moving after a bit. Seriously, if you live in the ABQ area and you want to move, befriend us as a couple (this offer doesn't apply to couple friends we have in which one or the other of us is better friends with someone within the couple). Even couples we've been introduced to by other couple friends have moved (one set to Pittsburgh of all places).
Seriously, is it us? OK, we know it isn't but it sometimes feels that way. (And it's not that we don't have friends. It's just nice to have friends that we know and do things with as a couple.)
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Aw. That sucks. Three of our neighbors directly around us have moved in the last year. Two are couples our age with young kids. We swear we shower, but apparently we are giving off "move away" vibes as well. As replacement neighbors, we got a crotchety couple in their late 70s, a couple of empty-nesters, and a couple who are a little younger than us and buying their first house. One out of three isn't so bad, I guess. BTW, we fit all of your criteria except for the living in ABQ qualification. Bummer!
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