Settling In

As you can imagine, the last three weeks have been crazy. We packed our belongings, hauled it all to Dallas (special thanks to the Mallory men for all of their assistance) and began our new life in the Big D.

While we're not completely settled yet, we have made tremendous progress.

John and I LOVE our neighborhood too. We've got several friends nearby and they've been so great to include us when they head up to the Time Out Tavern (the bar we can WALK to) or for Thanksgiving potlucks, birthday dinners and Christmas parties.

That being said, I'm not going to lie--it was still hard to leave Waco. (If you would have told me in 2002 I would have said that, I would have thought you were crazy.) The good thing is, we'll be back frequently seeing our friends and family there. And, obviously, most major Baylor sporting events.

(John's good friends from Baylor, Ben and Nathan back for the BU/A&M game)

On my last day of work at the Waco Foundation, these two ladies swung by for a last lunch together. I'm going to miss happy hours, walks and talks with the crew.

I did, however, begin a new job in Dallas this past week. After THREE interviews, Communities Foundation of Texas (hereby known as CFT) offered me the position as Donor Services Manger, specifically overseeing special funds. For those not in the nonprofit world, it simply means I'm connecting donor's philanthropic intentions with strategic opportunities not only in the Dallas community, but across the state of Texas. More specifically, my area is scholarship, emergency and designated funds--feel free to ask more if you're really that interested.

Anywho, it's a good fit, the people are nice, the building is BEAUTIFUL, my office is sweet and I have unlimited access to soft drinks, tea, coffee and snacks. (It's the perks in life, really...)

The Hardages are officially ready for visitors! Come see us soon!