Moving On...

My guess is that most of you who read the Timpest already know this (I don't know for sure because I don't know who all reads it!), but the Timpe family is moving.  Starting this fall, I'll be an associate professor at Northwest Nazarene University, outside Boise, ID.  We are very excited about the move and the new opportunities that await us.

Despite our excitemen and anticipation, there's also a strong sense of melancholy, a mood that I find myself experiencing perhaps too often.  I spent about two hours this afternoon packing my office, which was quite a saddening experience.  I boxed up the folder of kind emails and notes from students that I keep; I threw away the initial proposal for my first book; I sorted through the folders with all the chapters and articles I read for my dissertation.  I took the 2nd trimester sonogram picture of Jameson off my file cabinet and but it in a box with the fingerpainting my did that hangs in my office.  So very much has changed, both personally and professionally, during the last five years. 

My time at USD has been good to me in many, many ways.  I've had good students that I've learned a lot from, and have a number of wonderful colleagues whom I shall dearly miss.  USD also afforded me many glimpses into the culture of academia that one can't have as a student or grad student (and some of which I'd prefer not to have seen).  As a family, we've enjoyed San Diego, even though it's not the place for us.  We miss seasons and snow and real trees. 

The next few months are going to be crazy for us, and so posting here (and over at JT's blog) will likely be even more sporadic than usual.