Friday, October 05, 2007

Florida...Here We Come!!

Well, after 2 LONG weeks of deliberation trying to decide between UCLA and Univ. of Florida we have come to a decision.... (Do I need to tell you or did you already see the Gator up top?) Jake will do his 2 years of residency in FLORIDA!! It was a harder decision than we thought it would be, but we are excited and hopeful. For two weeks the spirit has been telling us Florida, but we continued to fight it. To stay here was more convenient and a bit more cost efficient, but by going to Gainesville we could possibly get into a little home (with a backyard and a washer and dryer...YEA!!) UofF's Program Director was nice enough to give Jake two weeks to think it over and when we reached our deadline, everything just screamed Florida. We will leave in June and Jake's program starts the beginning of July. We will be sad to leave UCLA. They have been really good to us and we have made lifelong friends here in good 'ol University Village. When I told Tanner the news he said, "Mom, are we going to live in a place where the garage touches the house!" If only all of us were so easily satisfied. :) Anyway, thanks to all of you who have been so excited for us. We have been getting daily phone calls and e-mails inquiring about our decision. I can't believe it's only nine months away, I better start packing...

14 comments:

The DeVito's said...

Congratulations! Florida is DEFINITELY a different world! Just remember you are definitely in the South. You'll love it. People there are very nice. I miss the food!

Stephanie said...

Wow!That's exciting. What part of Florida? Maybe I'll have to come visit...

Anonymous said...

hey celeste and jake. how are you guys. nikki gave me her blog and i saw you guys on here. your family is beautiful and even though it looks like you guys have had some challenges it looks like everyone is doing great. that's good to see. i am in vegas with my husband. we just had our first baby 6 weeks ago. she is doing great. well, i just wanted to say hello. going to florida should be fun. i actually have a friend that lives in gainesville. it's a cute college town and a cool campus. hope you guys will enjoy it. if you want to see any of our pics go to flickr.com/photos/campbellfam/

Kathy said...

I am so excited for your family. Change is always hard...you'll miss a few things about LA, but mostly you'll just miss the people (at least that's been my experience). And thankfully there are ways to stay in touch with good friends and great new friends to be made. Good luck getting ready to go. Can you believe how fast 4 years flew by? It still amazes me how your family has changed and grown since I first met you when Tanner was 2 and you were pregnant with Logan! I must say you are one of the most beautiful and strongest women I know. You are just good! We wish you the best in Florida.

The Thomases said...

Holy Cow! I can't believe you guys already have a residency program set up. That is so exciting! Congratulations!!!

Dr. Joel Henriod said...

That's not too far from us! We will definitely come visit and would love to have you come see us in Charleston. Love you guys, and congratulations!
Lindsay

Britney and Jaren Jensen said...

Wow, Florida congrats! I bet you will all love it there and do great. Clara will miss your dance class...but we'll be off in 9 mo. too! Goodluck :)

jaredandjen said...

Congratulations! We are so excited for you guys. I think you'll love it there.

Emily Andrus said...

Congratulations!! I'm sure that was a hard decision, but the program sounds perfect for your family. A garage touching the house is a huge bonus :)

Emily

betsey said...

So exciting Celeste! I bet it feels amazing to just KNOW where your little family is going to be for a little while, the wait is over!! Florida will be a ton of fun!

Nikki said...

Celeste- That's so exciting, I love Florida! My brothers wife is from there. I just got back from my 10 year reunion and everyone was asking about you :)! Wish you could have been there.

Ryan and Emily said...

Congratulations! That is so exciting for you guys! We sure will miss you but know you will be happy there, especially with a washer and dryer and a garage that touches your house :).

Anonymous said...

Congrats! Florida is great. I love it there. You will too! Nate is applying for a job in Miami, so maybe we will all end up in Florida one day! You will have another fun adventure!

Lofgrens said...

What a great decision! Congrats Jake on getting in...you guys are such a great family.

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