Start spreading the news (da, da da da daaah)...

... I'm leaving today... I want to be a part of it, New York, New York!

Okay, so we're moving to New York City this August! Peter, Katie, the new little one (to be arriving soon - due date in 10 days!) and I will be flying out of this Nordic city and arriving in Manhattan, where we will be starting a new chapter, so to speak!

I'll be starting as a Ph.D student in political science at Columbia University! Wow, I'm intimidated, but I'm also so excited - I've got to kick my brain back into gear and get ready for some serious studying!



Meanwhile, Peter is preparing for his new stay-at-home-dad role, which he is looking forward to! I'm thinking it's going to be hard to start studying full time when Bjorn (as he's going to be called) is only 2 1/2 months old, but I know his daddy will be taking fantastic care of him while I'm over at the library. And, we'll be living in university family housing, which means I will have all of 5 minutes (walking) commute time!

We're excited - now, aside from our impending birth, there's just a few details we're sorting out here... our apartment's been sold (we're so thankful this has gone so smoothly!!), and now it's just immigration and a trans-atlantic move to wrap up! :)