Change is a part of life.  Change comes in many forms, but it is change nonetheless.  One of its many forms has hit the Hasson family again…after five years in SoCal, we’re on the move again.

Yes dear friends and family, it is official, we’re moving to Baltimore, Maryland.  We’re giving up our life in the O.C., replete with its sun, beautiful weather, beaches, overt materialism and plastic surgery, and heading to live “outside the beltway”.  It’s yet another cross-country move for us.  It’s our fifth, yes fifth corporate move!

My company, ADS Environmental Services, asked me to take on the largest region, in terms of revenue, in the company.  I’ve been the Region Manager in the West Region for 5 years and, even though it is geographically the largest region, it is the smallest in terms of revenue generated for the company.  We have had a great 5 year run however, improving performance in the region by almost 300% in the five years we’ve been here.  I have a great team that I have great respect for and will miss them dearly.

Our North Region (Virginia to Pennsylvania, and everything northeast from there) is fairly small geographically, but large in terms of revenue generated for the company.  As a good friend told me, I am getting “a promotion in trust”.  That really sums it up well.

My new office will be based in Sparks, MD, about 1/2 hour north of Baltimore.  We will be looking for a new home in the Towson/Hunt Valley/Cockeysville area of MD.  (Yeah, I know, funny name.  Hello, I’m Jonathan from Cockeysville!  Classic!)

It looks like we’ll finally be able to have a decent sized yard and house for the girls to play in (and Mardi and me to work in!).  We really  are looking forward to it.  The girls are looking forward to snow in the winter.  Mardi and I are not!

So, what’s the next step?  Selling our place in Irvine.  Know anyone that wants to buy 3 bedroom California contemporary in one of the greatest school districts in the nation? 

So, yet another chapter in our lives is coming to a close, and another beginning.  We’ll miss our friends here, but know we’ll make great ones in MD too.  One nice thing is that we’ll be closer to family in Mississippi.  It still is over 14 hours driving time, but hey, when you’ve been 30 hours driving time away for 5 years, 14 hours seems downright easy.

So, I’ll have to change the name of the blog.  No more “California Dreamin’” for us.  So, dear friends and family, what should the new name be?  Let me know your thoughts!  We covet your prayers during this time too!