Why are you moving?

We are getting this question A LOT! We currently live in Cedar Falls, Iowa where the people are warm and wonderful, but the weather is not. In order to live the life we have always imagined and dreamed we knew we had to be somewhere warmer.

Our business in Iowa is incredible and if it was feasible we would continue to run it from a distance. Starting over in a new state 12+hours away is a little scary, but I knew deep inside, if we were to preach to our children that they could do, be and have anything that they wanted (with old fashioned good hard work of course) that we had to practice what we preached. How could we tell them to dream big and go for it, to create the life of your dreams when we were unwilling to do it ourselves?

So in mid July of 2009 we are relocating to Huntsville, Alabama. We chose Huntsville, (Not because we have family there, because we do not) but because Woody did an art show there several years ago and he liked the area. That led us to research and eventually visit and when we visited we fell in love with the area. We know that people from Iowa are wonderful, but Huntsvillians (I hope that’s a word) give them a run for their money! Everywhere we went for the week we were there, we questioned anyone we came in contact with and the one thing that we heard over and over was, “This is the best place to raise a family.”

This is not to say that we are not a little scared and overwhelmed by the whole process. It’s not easy to move your household, children, and business with no support to a totally new area. But every day I say a prayer and I know that God will open the doors for us.

Our two monkeys (playing in the snow pictured above) are the reasons we live our lives the way we do. Every decision we make is for their best interest. We want them to be proud of us! By the way the snow in the first picture of Zelle (upper left) is really that high. This winter we had over 3 feet of snowfall. We’re hoping that this is the last year we’ll need snow pants!

So, thank you to everyone we’ve worked with from Iowa, you have made this decision so hard for us to make, and we can’t wait to meet all you folks in Huntsville. We know that our family will flourish there and we can’t wait to meet you and your families. w gallerie.com