There's a little something that I think it's time to let you all in on.  Today marks the beginning of my last month at WSET.  I'm leaving Good Morning Virginia to take on the co-anchoring the evening news for a television station in Myrtle Beach, SC.  It's been a very trying couple of months trying to sort everything out.  I've thought about blogging about this earlier, but I had to loose ends to tie up first.

First things first:  I didn't expect to be leaving Virginia...ever.  As you know, my husband is from Lynchburg, so after we got married I pretty much thought this is where our ship would be docked.  However, like a lot of you, our small family had some unexpected events transpire -- all of which changed our preverbal "course."  As I was reporting on layoffs and downsizing in our area, my heart was going out to each and every one of those families because we were going through the same thing.  Due to economic pressures, my husbands company let him and a lot of other people go -- which sent our world into what felt like a downward spiral.  We had just gotten married for goodness sake!

I believe through the power of prayer and the drive we both have, we've come out of on top of this bleak situation.  He got a tremendous opportunity with a company based out of Orangeburg, South Carolina at the same time I was offered a job (kind of out of nowhere) working for WMBF, a new station in Myrtle Beach owned by Raycom.  This, too, is a tremendous opportunity for me.  I know God is whispering in our ears that this was the path we need to travel for now -- and sometimes you just can't ignore the signs.

We've been busy selling our home in Lynchburg and traveling to and from the Grand Strand looking for a new place to call home.  Things continue to go our way as we head into the packing up stage.  Now to the hardest part.  The saying goodbye stage. A month goes by too fast.  Between packing, finding insurance and getting a new home up and running (not to mention cleaning out the old) I have a feeling that the next 30 days will certainly be fleeting.  I leave with a heavy heart.  The ABC 13 family and viewers have embraced me and made me feel right at home from day one.  I love driving home from work and seeing the Blue Ridge Mountains, heading off to fish in the Cowpasture and James River on weekends and discovering all the reasons why Virginia is for lovers. I love my friends in the organizations I've been involved with -- from the Junior League to the humane societies to the American Heart Association and the are runners and tri-athletes.

Calling Central Virginia my home has been a pleasure.  I just hope folks down at Myrtle Beach can measure up.  So here's to one more month waking up with you every morning!  The one thing I won't miss?  Getting up at 2:00am!  There's more to come on the move -- keep it here.

Love,

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