Thursday, March 17, 2011

Fate has Spoken

And...


Indianapolis, Indiana

will be our home for the next five years!

It was our top choice, and Matt and I both feel confident that our family will be happy in Indy. Matt and I arranged to be together when the news came, and shortly afterward the residents at Indiana University called Matt showering him with congratulations and cheers! I think he'll love the experience he gets there.

This weekend we're making a trip out there to find a house. So excited! If everything works out we plan to move our stuff out there the third weekend in May (one week before Matt graduates), so that after graduation we can hit the road (and air) for Utah and Hawaii.

Indianapolis might not seem like a great tourist destination, but don't be fooled. Here's few reasons to entice you to visit:

The world-famous motor race, known as Indy 500
The Lucas Oil Stadium which is home to the Indianapolis Colts
The Children's Museum, the largest museum of it's kind in the world
The Indianapolis Zoo with it's special interactive dolphin experience

12 comments:

Devin & Shalise said...

We are SO happy for you guys! I can't imagine the sigh of relief to find out you matched! Congrats!

Brad, Charlsie and Our Little Monkey said...

YEAH!!! I'm so excited for you guys. Good Luck finding a house and everything else.

Heidi said...

AWESOME! Way to go Matt! Hope the house hunt goes well.

Kelly said...

We're planning on visiting! I'm so happy for you guys.

VA Bradshaws said...

Congrats! I'm so happy for you guys! Good luck with everything...I'm a little sad that you aren't coming to Richmond :) But I'm sure Indianapolis is a great place. So fun to have a new adventure.

sarita said...

Hooray! Good luck with the house hunt!! I have heard amazing things about the children's museum and so many other parts of Indy (that's what the locals call it, FYI :-).

Congrats again to both you and Matt for all of your hard work! You deserve it!

Cherringtons said...

That is awesome, congrats!!! Good luck finding the perfect home for your little family!

Mark and Kyra Herbst said...

Hooray! Your top choice! That's so awesome. We will definitely look into coming to visit once you get settled.

Kelsi said...

Erin, congrats! My sister served a mission here and she absolutely loved the area and the people there. Good Luck with everything! I am so happy for you and your family!

Ben said...

Congratulations that sounds wonderful!

Megane said...

Yay for you guys! (boo for us losing your wonderful family!) Congrats!
and hey, did you know they are soon to be builing a temple there!?!?

Melissa said...

Congratulations! That is awesome that you get to go to your first choice! I hope we get that lucky too when our time comes. Good luck with the move and everything, sounds like you will have time to get settled in before your new little one arrives!