I will be selling my house, leaving my job and moving 60 miles away after the wedding. Any suggestions on how to adjust to going from a city of 120,000+, to a town of 2,700, where everything closes at 7:00, and the closest big city is 30 minutes away. I am afraid I am going to go crazy. No Starbucks, no I-don't-feel-like-cooking-tonight so lets order pizza or go through a drive through, no late night run to the store because I forgot about something that is needed for school tomorrow...... no hospital just around the corner for when my son breaks another bone.
I am fortunate in that I will not need to work, and I can help out at the kids school, but I am afraid that I am going to be bored crazy. I will still look for a part time job so that I can feel like a productive member of society, but I am also well aware that it could take a long time to find something. What do people DO is such a small town? My FI grew up there, but was gone for 20 years in the military. He returned just 4 years ago and took over his parents home, but he really doesn't know anyone anymore (single guy, home-body, works night shift), so there is no ready made social circle to jump into.
Last - any suggestions on how to help the kids adjust to the move? They will be 8 and 9 1/2 years old.
Thanks